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Bert Graves "white-sided" Mallard Drake

Bert Graves (1880-1956) Peoria, IL, c. 1920

Bert Graves – "White-Sided" Mallard Drake – 2025
$4,200
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,500–$4,500
Sold Feb 2025at Copley, February 2025

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SpeciesMallardConfigDrakeSize17"ConditionExcellent

The catalog record

Bert Graves (1880-1956) Peoria, IL, c. 1920 17 in. long

This carving exhibits fine scratch comb feather detail. Collectors and dealers have termed this bright plumage representation as the "white-sided" Graves mallards. Excellent Graves paint with even gunning wear and a hairline crack in the back of neck.

Provenance: G. K. Schmidt Rig Masterworks of the Illinois River Collection

Provenance

G. K. Schmidt Rig Masterworks of the Illinois River Collection

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Bert Graves Mallards to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
26 Sep 2026——$2,760
24 Sep 2026—Original$2,160
23 Jul 2026—Original$900
Jul 2026MintOriginal$24,000
Jul 2026ExcellentOriginal$24,000

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