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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Early Swimming Pintail Drake
John R. Wells (1860-1953)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c. 1890
18 in. long
An exceptional pintail drake with an exceedingly rare swimming posture. Very few decoys from this region are found in this position. The hollow body features expertly comb-blended paint. This is one of the finest pintail decoys to come out of the region.
Excellent original paint with two rubs to left side, a reset tail chip and neck seam have minor touch-up.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
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