Bob Kerr Greater Scaup Pair

Robert Kerr (b. 1935) Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1963 A pair of competition grade decoys exhibiting some of the best carving and painting of their era. The proud drake is paired with a sleeping turned-head hen; both have their original keels. The drake is signed "The Champ" by "Bill Mackey," a decoy judge in 1963. That year this broadbill drake decoy won first place at the National Decoy Contest, in Syracuse, New York. Original paint with minimal wear.

Literature: Hal Sorenson, "National Decoy Contest," Decoy Collector's Guide, Burlington, Iowa, April-June 1963, p. 6, exact drake decoy illustrated.