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An early, rare, hollow plump model decoy with an oversize body. According to Cape May carver and historian Jamie Hand, early collectors Jack Conover and Dick Morton collected decoys from this rig. The circumference of the body is over twenty-two inches.
Provenance: Richard and Lynn Gove Collection
Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "New Jersey Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, p.51, plate 61, related decoy illustrated.
Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., "American Bird Decoys From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr." Boston, MA, July 1973, lot 554, related decoy illustrated.
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