George Washington O'Neal PRICE CHARTS
1869 Ocracoke, North Carolina - 1949. Known for: Decoy carving.
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George O'Neal is the oldest recognized carver from Ocracoke Island. As a teenager, he traveled in merchant ships to places like the West Indies and beyond as local jobs were very scarce. He was later... Read full biography
George O'Neal is the oldest recognized carver from Ocracoke Island. As a teenager, he traveled in merchant ships to places like the West Indies and beyond as local jobs were very scarce. He was later involved with the schooner freight business and market hunted during the winter months. George made... Read full biography
George O'Neal is the oldest recognized carver from Ocracoke Island. As a teenager, he traveled in merchant ships to places like the West Indies and beyond as local jobs were very scarce. He was later involved with the schooner freight business and market hunted during the winter months. George made a lot of decoys for the Green Island Club when it was being formed in the 1920s. His brant and geese decoys are exceptional and important.... Read full biography
George O'Neal is the oldest recognized carver from Ocracoke Island. As a teenager, he traveled in merchant ships to places like the West Indies and beyond as local jobs were very scarce. He was later involved with the schooner freight business and market hunted during the winter months. George made a lot of decoys for the Green Island Club when it was being formed in the 1920s. His brant and geese decoys are exceptional and important.
George O'Neal is the oldest recognized carver from Ocracoke Island. As a teenager, he traveled in merchant ships to places like the West Indies and beyond as local jobs were very scarce. He was later involved with the schooner freight business and market hunted during the winter months. George made a lot of decoys for the Green Island Club when it was being formed in the 1920s. His brant and geese decoys are exceptional and important.
