Mallard Drake Salesman's Sample
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Mallard Drake Salesman's Sample
Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
An exceedingly rare, premier grade, two-thirds-size salesman's sample. This decoy exhibits all of the carved features and the paint pattern of the Mason Decoy Factory's finest Premier line, but on a smaller scale. Of the few Mason salesman's samples known to exist, only two premier grades are believed to have surfaced. For the folk art, decoy or Mason collector this lots rarity cannot be overstated.
Outstanding original paint with a tight age line along the bottom and a minor rub to the neck.
Jim and Deb Allen Collection, acquired from Alan. G. Haid
Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, "Mason Decoys, A Pictorial Guide," Lewes, DE, 1993, pp. 139-140, similar "salesman's" decoys illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, pp. 46-47, similar "salesman's"
Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
An exceedingly rare, premier grade, two-thirds-size salesman's sample. This decoy exhibits all of the carved features and the paint pattern of the Mason Decoy Factory's finest Premier line, but on a smaller scale. Of the few Mason salesman's samples known to exist, only two premier grades are believed to have surfaced. For the folk art, decoy or Mason collector this lots rarity cannot be overstated.
Outstanding original paint with a tight age line along the bottom and a minor rub to the neck.
Jim and Deb Allen Collection, acquired from Alan. G. Haid
Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, "Mason Decoys, A Pictorial Guide," Lewes, DE, 1993, pp. 139-140, similar "salesman's" decoys illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, pp. 46-47, similar "salesman's"
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Mallard Drake Salesman's Sample
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