Rare and Important Solomon Beasley (NC, 1850-1935), Published Mallard

Sea Gull, North Carolina, circa 1870s, carved and painted wood, stamped Shelburne Museum Collection, published on page 250 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen and on page 44 of Art Ducko produced by the North Carolina Museum of History.

Length 18 in.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina.

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Former collection of the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont.
Exhibited at Duke University Hospital, in 2023.
Exhibited at Ducks Unlimited Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, in 2020.
Exhibited at the North Carolina Museum of History in 2008.
Exhibited at the Ward Museum from June 1996 to July 1997. The exhibit featured the best twenty known North Carolina decoys.

Solomon Beasley was a master carver and created some of the finest decoys to come out of Currituck County. They are extremely rare, difficult to find, and examples are found in the finest southern decoy collections. Beasley is known for carving a pronounced pinch where the bill meets the head.

Original paint worn to bare wood in places, damage to the right side top of head.

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