john-lewark-nc-1842-1906-canvasback
Lot 4201
John Lewark (NC, 1842-1906), Canvasback
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Penny's Hill, North Carolina, circa 1880s, carved and painted wood.

Length 14.75 in.

John Lewark was one of the early settlers of the Penny Hill area. He bought a sixty-two acre track which was strategically located near the marshes of Swan Island and Monkey Island Club. Few of his decoys survived the rigors of time, rare.

Old gunning paint, scuffing to paint on head and body, hit by shot.