unsigned, hissing drake and alert hen, solid bodies, three-piece construction, hen with turned head, well carved with high backs and plump heads, incised at base of bills, deeply incised nostrils, glass eyes, dry paint surface, lead ring weights and rigging loops at base, tape labels at base; drake: 7 x 28 x 7 in., hen: 11-3/4 x 21-1/2 x 6-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: This lot is illustrated in "Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections" by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine, May 1999, p. 741, pl. XVI.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
both have flaking paint with losses: drake with large drying crack at base, slight separation at head seam; hen with drying cracks at left side, separations at head and neck seam, wear at tip of tail, small areas of retouch
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