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Alvin Gunner Meekins Red-breasted Merganser

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins (1883-1960) Hoopers Island, MD, c. 1950

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins – Red-Breasted Merganser – 2014
$300
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $300–$500
Sold Jul 2014at Copley, July 2014

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SpeciesMerganserPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins (1883-1960) Hoopers Island, MD, c. 1950 Branded with an outline of a bull on the bottom. This brand denotes that this decoy was collected by Roy Bull (1911-1982) of Townsend, Virginia. Original paint with even gunning wear.

Provenance: Roy Bull Collection Private Collection

Provenance

Roy Bull Collection Private Collection

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Alvin Gunner Meekins Merganser to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2009—Original$230

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Alvin Gunner Meekins sales