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Mason Decoy Factory Red-breasted Merganser

Mason Decoy Factory (1889-1924), Detroit, Michigan

Mason Decoy Factory – Red Breasted Merganser – 2025
$27,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $20,000–$30,000
Sold Apr 2025at Guyette & Deeter April 2025 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesRed-breasted MerganserSize17.5"PaintOriginal

The catalog record

Exceedingly rare challenge grade red breasted merganser. Early handmade style with sloped breast and extended crest. Believe to be the only challenge grade red-breasted merganser in existence. Measures 17.5" long.

Provenance

Peter and Diana Bennett collection.

Comparable sales

No other Mason Decoy Factory Red-breasted Merganser in the data yet.

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