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Lot 15 : OVERSIZED MERGANSER DRAKE DECOY, ROSS

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OVERSIZED MERGANSER DRAKE DECOY, ROSS
Willie Ross, carver (Chebeague Island, Maine 1878-1954)
with painted decoration, 26"long
This model of decoy was selected for a two-page spread in John Dinan's Maine chapter of "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys." The caption reads, "Merganser by Willie Ross"
Collection of G.W. Samaha
Minor paint loss at tail, some surface wear, small age separation in neck, missing ostrich plume crest.
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Realized: $2,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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