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Feb 17, 2017 - Feb 18, 2017
Miniature Red-Breasted Merganser Pair
George H. Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH c. 1920
4 1/2 in. long
Original paint with craquelure, hen has a replaced bill and some minor touch-up to small indentations in the head.
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Far Hills, New Jersey, Drake acquired from RJG Antiques
LITERATURE: Jim Cullen, "Finely Carved & Nicely Painted: The Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd," Rye, NH, 2009, p. 61, related examples illustrated.
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