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My neighbor was twelve at the time. I outfitted him and put him in a stream near Highlands. Yes, that’s my old fly fishing hat from which he is selecting his next fly. And yes, the fly line is cut on purpose - it’s an artistic t

Leading Bid: $2,400Value: $4,700Item #: 101Bids: 1

Item #: 101Leading Bid: $2400

Deckhand

After my first year at University of Virginia Law, I needed money. I lived in a house in the Charlottesville countryside with four guys, including me. One was from New Orleans, and as a learned, the truly unassuming lad came from good stock

Opening Bid: $2,750Value: $4,300Item #: 102

Item #: 102Opening Bid: $2750

First Call

You almost have to be a duck hunter to understand the finer point of this relief. The accomplished caller is my cousin. The young anxious dog is Buster, my pup. Unfortunately Buster has moved too early and the mallard pair is flaring away.

Opening Bid: $950Value: $2,150Item #: 103

Item #: 103Opening Bid: $950

First Cast

AVAILABLE 5/25 (5:30 PM - 9:30 PM) ONLY Gullahs can send a throw net with almost no effort. The image is a high arching cast that promises a bounty. Sensing the shadow of the net, the water is alive with scattering shrimp. The marsh in the

Leading Bid: $1,250Value: $2,150Item #: 104Bids: 3

Item #: 104Leading Bid: $1250

Inscrutable

When first I saw her, I couldn’t take in her exotic face for the fact that she was wearing a full black wig. I asked her if she would take off the wig and she was reluctant and embarrassed. Of course her shaved head was much more inte

Opening Bid: $950Value: $2,100Item #: 105

Item #: 105Opening Bid: $950

Juanita

AVAILABLE 5/25 - 6/3 at 5:30 PM This piece was done in the Cherrylion Studios before I went to Florence. The head of the studio is a very accomplished sculptor named Marty Dawe. Through the years we have enjoyed our friendship and he has be

Opening Bid: $400Value: $950Item #: 106

Item #: 106Opening Bid: $400

Kings Tree Trials

Each November, McCutchen Farm near Kingstree has quarter horse races called the Kings Tree Trials. Horses are ridden by stable hands. It is a rowdy affair. Jockeys, while not polished, are competitive and enthusiastic. Shown here is the fin

Opening Bid: $1,750Value: $4,500Item #: 107

Item #: 107Opening Bid: $1750

Mayor Joe Riley

AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 6 at 5:30 PM Bronze with bronze base. 25” high; 10” diameter. Edition of five. Current auction is #2 of 5 My first image of this pose was for a maquette for a life-sized Riley throwing out the first pitch

Opening Bid: $5,500Value: $10,500Item #: 108

Item #: 108Opening Bid: $5500

Ms. V

You would never know that the serene Ms. V was involved in a moped accident coming to model. Nothing too bad. Bandaged leg. Terracotta is Italian for “baked clay”. I like the wash on the piece.

Opening Bid: $850Value: $1,350Item #: 109

Item #: 109Opening Bid: $850

Pelican

AVAILABLE 5/25 (5:30 PM - 9:30 PM) ONLY I was sitting on a dock creekside on Bald Head Island watching the pelicans dive. They had a pattern. They would pull up; look down; fold their wings and plummet. This piece tries to capture the momen

Leading Bid: $400Value: PricelessItem #: 110Bids: 1

Item #: 110Leading Bid: $400

Railsplitter

I was talking with an old timer near Clayton, Georgia about supplying me split locust logs. He said the price was what it was because splitting a rail fence was the hardest job he’d ever tackled. So when the model walked into my studi

Opening Bid: $600Value: $1,550Item #: 111

Item #: 111Opening Bid: $600

St. George Slaying the Dragon

St. George is the patron saint of the Armor and Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army. This division maintains a robust museum gallery located within the Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia. The original of this piece is a commission for t

Opening Bid: $7,500Value: $15,500Item #: 112

Item #: 112Opening Bid: $7500

Steersman

The image captured in the maquette shows the Steersman navigating on a Foggy Night. A Steersman is second in command to the Captain. He’s not as good a boat driver as the Captain, as he demonstrated the night we hit the Sun Oil Docks

Opening Bid: $2,750Value: $4,300Item #: 113

Item #: 113Opening Bid: $2750

The Cook

The cook’s name was Elmo. Other than the Deckhand, he was the only black man on the Motor Vessel Hamilton which pushed barges up the Mississippi but which was inexplicably called a “towboat”. Elmo was an excellent cook. A

Opening Bid: $2,750Value: $4,300Item #: 114

Item #: 114Opening Bid: $2750

Whoa!

This hombre has his hands full. The horse model for this piece was living large on a farm in Aiken, S.C. She knew it, too.

Leading Bid: $800Value: $1,650Item #: 115Bids: 1

Item #: 115Leading Bid: $800

Young St. George

As the story goes, St. George was a young (maybe 18) cavalry soldier in the Roman Army when he rescued the daughter of the town mayor from being eaten by the dragon. Most images shown St. George as a much more mature knight dispatching the

Opening Bid: $2,100Value: $4,500Item #: 116

Item #: 116Opening Bid: $2100