Hello Duff Tweed Enthusiasts! Welcome back...we missed you!
We’ve had a rather busy summer here at Duff Tweed Carvings, and wanted
to report two individual sales that occurred on Ebay in July and August. We have had fellow collectors contacting us
and sharing their carvings, but all of them have been previously pictured in
this blog.
First up we
have our favorite three golfers, probably Duff’s most commonly carved
set. As a result, the set does not bring
in as much as some of the less common carvings.
This
particular set of three, dated 1964, is in well maintained condition with
exception of the broken golf club which the seller still had and included in
the sale. The seller kglassgirl had it
listed as a “1969” carving, but it sure looks like 1964 to us. You be the judge.
Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
r***y
(7649) US $102.50 Aug-5-14 19:28 PDT
u***s (1664) US $100.00 Jul-30-14 13:25 PDT
Starting
Price US $99.00 Jul-29-14 19:52 PDT
As you can
see the Duffy golf set sold FORE! $102.50 plus shipping and handling which we
estimate to be at least $30 additional.
Hoping a new collector picked it up. Now we're leaving the Country Club to go to the Yacht club.
Let's now go to the Tweeduff Yacht Club *wink * to visit with one of our oldest
and dearest friends which we refer to as the Boatman with a Life
Preserver. How original, eh? We should really come up with proper names
for these characters, but I don’t have the heart to change or distort Duff’s
vision for his characters. (For example,
we know the drunkard Duff carved was affectionately named Double Jigger Jack Grant.) This boat guy screams out “Mortie” to me, but
for all we know, his name is Gonzo or Willie…so with out further pomp and
circumstance, we bring you the Boatman in Blue!
The piece
had some nails missing from the back and a few other issues, but the carving
looked to be in OK condition with several nicks in the character.
Remember, these are soft pine wood carvings done over 50 years ago in
most cases. It is amazing how well they
hold up over time. The seller, chazaz2
had this to say about the piece:
"Got this DUFF TWEED, PASADENA
Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
u***s
(1664) US $49.40 Aug-08-14 12:32:55 PDT
t***e (458) US $48.40 Aug-06-14 20:20:41
PDT
Starting Price US $38.00 Aug-06-14 17:47:00
PDT
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| Duff Tweed' Boatman with Life Preserver in Blue shirt! |
As you can
see, he is dressed in a neatly painted blue shirt and anchor logo.
All the previously seen Boatmen with Life Preservers have white painted
shirts making this guy a bit more collectible.
Duff Tweed Carvings actually placed the original bid of $48.40 in this
auction, but were outbid by a friendly fellow collector and decided to share
the wealth and not counter bid.
You can’t collect ‘em all,
and we really want you to go out and be a part of the collecting fun! These
carvings are fun to collect, to share and to display. They seem to get more attention in my home
than some of our more contemporary higher priced art. That’s because there is always some sort of
action portrayed in Duff’s works.
In our next
post, we’re going fishing for Duff Tweeds.
You won’t want to miss this one!
We’ll be sharing with you a never before seen carving by the Captain of
the blog, Duffield Tweed. Talk about
action, this one is full of it. You’re
going to love it.
Be back
real soon!
All the
best!
Joe
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