[Woodcarver] Re: Historic Value Items are a difficult field of appraisal

[SunshineCarver at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/21/2005 8:07:42 AM Central Standard Time, 
clive at ns.sympatico.ca writes:
Compared to some of the work produced on this list, I would not even consider 
this bird a particularly good carving, no detail or anything. I wonder how 
they come to such a ridiculous price.
Take care all, Clive
The value, of course is in the history. This is one of the best examples of 
early American decoy carving. I have seen very badly done decoys made by 
farmers in the 18th century that bore little resemblance to the given fowl, but due 
to their historic purity and quality they were worth a fortune.
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