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Doug Jester Merganser Hen

Doug Jester (1876-1961) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920

Doug Jester – Merganser Hen – 2013
$345
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $300–$500
Sold Jul 2013at Copley, July 2013

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The catalog record

Doug Jester (1876-1961) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920 A red-breasted merganser with painted eyes, a carved crest, and its original rigging. In a mixture of in-use repaint and original paint with gunning wear to include flaking, a neck crack, a reset crest tine, and a mostly replaced bill.

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Doug Jester Mergansers to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
26 Sep 2026——$420
26 Sep 2026——$300
2 Jul 2026—Repaint$300
Jul 2026GoodOriginal$5,100
Jul 2026—Original$2,400

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Doug Jester sales