Frank Gaskill (NC, 1879 or 1880-1942), Important Brant

Portsmouth Island, North Carolina, circa 1910, carved and painted wood. Length 20.5 in. x 9 x 7 A rig mate is on permanent display at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center. Voted the best brant decoy at the Core Sound Decoy Festival in 2020 and published in Decoy Magazine. Frank Gaskill decoys are highly desired by collectors. His work influenced many other waterman who served at the Life Saving Station on Portsmouth Island. Most of his decoys were carved in s swimming posture which provides the collector with a sense of movement while the decoy rests on the shelf. This is one of the finest Gaskill brant decoys to come to market. Original paint, working repair to the neck.

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