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Jul 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
Premiere Grade Blue-Winged Teal Drake
Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1915
13 in. long
In outstanding original paint with gunning wear and hairline crack in back of neck.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Russ J. Goldberger and Alan G. Haid, "Mason Decoys, A Complete Pictorial Guide," Lewes, DE, 2014, p. 56, similar decoys illustrated.
Exhibited: New York, New York, “The Art of the American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” Museum of American Folk Art, September 3–November 8, 1981.
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