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436 Detail
435 Detail
435. Very rare special order robin snipe in spring plumage, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. Elaborate paint detail suggests that decoy is a salesman sample. Glass eye model with extra fine feather paint detail and painted wings. Original paint with minor wear; in factory hairline crack in lower breast. (6,500 - 9,500)
436. Rare dunlin in spring plumage, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Glass eye model. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; thin crack in one side; hit by shot.
Provenance: Formerly in collection of Joe French. Small “JB French” stamp under the tail. (5,000 - 8,000)
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