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Thu, May 16, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 390

Five Vintage Painted Working Duck Decoys

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

American, 20th century, hand painted, comprising: Mallard drake with red breast and tail, glass eyes, lead ballast; red beak and orange side detail, speckles to breast, glass eyes; striated body with black breast and tail, orange side detail, black glass eyes; striated black body with yellow beak, possibly Scoter or Coot, glass eyes, marked "Victory"; Mallard drake with glass eyes, ballast, painted wing detail; longest 17 in. 

, Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

overall working condition, possible repaint, paint loss, age cracks and weathering, loose heads consistent with use, three examples evidence of previous ballast; one Mallard drake with eye loss