princess-anne-club-va-canvasback
Lot 3313
Princess Anne Club (VA), Canvasback
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Attributed to William Bailey Barco (1870-1947), circa 1900, carved and painted wood, branded PA CLUB.

Length 19 in.

"In the late 1930s, he carved one well-known decoy stand while working at the Princess Anne Club with Robert E. Henley, his cousin's wife." per page 35 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen. These decoys have also been attributed to the work of John Williams.

Age check on top and bottom, head is a probable earlier replacement.