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C. Richard Drescher Rig of Six Black Ducks

C. Richard Drescher Cambridge, MD, c. 1988

C. Richard Drescher – Rig of Six Black Ducks – 2008
$1,840
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$2,500under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesBlack DuckConfigRigQuantity6Signedyes

The catalog record

C. Richard Drescher Cambridge, MD, c. 1988 A rig of six decoys with each head carved in a different position. Fine bill, wing and tail carving with painted feather detail. Rigged with a cast lead ear of corn weight. Signed in ink on the bottom and branded “SLN” designating Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry’s rig. Of this rig, the carver writes to Dr. Newbury on June 17th 1988: “I believe this is a great black duck rig – the best I’ve done so far.”

Provenance: Provenance: Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry Collection

Provenance

Provenance: Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry Collection

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