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Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Pair of Pintails
Richard "Fresh Air Dick" Janson (1872-1951)
Sonoma, CA, 1930
17 1/2 in. long
A matched pair of classic West Coast decoys with glass eyes and their original rigging. Carved from West Coast redwood, with bill detail, and layered primary feathers. The drake's head is slightly turned.
Janson decoys are the gold standard for Pacific Coast decoys. These birds are from the "Barrel Birds" rig found on the north coast of California in the early 1990's.
Near mint condition, black smudge on neck of drake.
Provenance: "Barrel Birds" Rig
Private Collection, New York
Literature: Michael R. Miller and Frederick W. Hanson, "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast," Davis, CA, 1986, cover and pp. 142-152 similar birds illustrated
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