john-austin-nc-1891-1981-redhead
Lot 1048
John Austin (NC, 1891-1981), Redhead
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Corolla, North Carolina, a spectacular example.

Length 14.5 in.

His sculptural forms with flat foreheads are some of the most iconic decoys from the south. John served in the first world war and thereafter became a commercial fisherman and hunting guide.

Old gunning paint; tight neck crack.