Property from a Private Collection, Bridgehampton, NY

Description:

3 Vintage Painted Wood Duck Decoys, comprising a carved and painted wood decoy with black feathers and white tipped wings, unmarked with old rod weight on bottom (age crack to neck, head slightly loose, weight loose and with pitting to metal), a carved and painted wood decoy with yellow beak and stamped '409' on underside (age crack to neck, and horizontal crack around entire body), and a carved and painted wood decoy with white tipped wings and typed label on bottom reading 'Turn of century white wing scoter from Long Island' (separation to seam on neck, later paint in one area on underside).

Measurements: Height: of duck with weight 8 3/4 in. x Width: 13 in. x Depth: 8 in.

Condition:

Overall good vintage condition, all with general old marks and scratches to wood decoys, wear and losses to painted surfaces, see description for details.

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