222. Outstanding mallard drake, Enoch Reindahl, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Hollow carved with turned head, carved crossed primaries and fluted tail. Outstanding paint detail on entire decoy. “R. Haven” is carved in to the underside in approximately 1/4” tall letters. Excellent and original.
Provenance: Purchased by the consignor in Madison, Wisconsin in the early 1970s, where it sat on a fireplace mantel.
Literature: “Fish and Fowl of the Great Lakes,” Donna Tonelli, pp. 214-217. “Wildfowl Carving Collection,” Spring 1988. “Decoy Magazine,” Joe Engers editor, November/December 1989. “Field & Stream,” August 1949. (35,000 - 45,000)
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