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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023

Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 57

Mason Decoy Factory Challenge Redhead Drake

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910, Challenge Grade, round bottom style, strong paint, incised at base of bill, glass eyes, Sotheby's sticker on base with collector's stamp, 7-1/4 x 14 x 5-1/2 in.

Condition

some chipping and loss to paint, professional restoration on neck, some scratching and filled in hairlines to back, some abrasions and cracks to one side, base with some dents and chips, one large round hole filled in and retouched

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Guyette and Schmidt/Sotheby's, New York, Sale 7419, lot 588, The James M. McCleery Collection, January 22-23, 2000, $2,070 (accompanied by a copy of the page from the sale catalog); Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow