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High head model bluebill drake, Nathan Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey. Hollow carved with painted eyes. Measures 13 3/4” long. Original paint with minor wear; one eye was moved when the decoy was made; strip of touch up along body seam on each side.
Provenance: Jim and Pat Doherty collection. Doherty collection sticker on underside.
Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James R. Doherty, p. 106, exact decoys pictured.
(6,000 - 10,000)
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