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Jul 10, 2025
Merganser Pair
Doug Jester (1876-1961)
Chincoteague, VA, c. 1930
drake is 13 in. long
An early pair that appears to never have been gunned, each has a very old rectangular paper collector's tag tacked to the underside.
Both are in excellent dry original paint with light wear. Hen with three small dents in bill tip.
Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "Southern Decoys of Virginia and The Carolinas," Exton, PA, 1983, pp. 46, 90-92, related hooded mergansers illustrated.
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