Roy Conklin Three Miniature Flying Ducks

Roy A. Conklin, Jr. (1909-1967) Alexandria Bay, NY, c. 1935 Three eight-inch half-bodied flyers including a goldeneye hen, a gadwall, and a blue-winged teal drake. Conklin learned his craft from his town's master decoy carvers, Frank Coombs and Chauncey Wheeler. Each is faintly identified in pencil on the back, and ink stamped "Roy Conklin Jr." and "copyright R. A. C." Original condition; the gadwall has had the top of its head reset.

Provenance: Don Snyder Collection Private Collection, Connecticut

Provenance

Don Snyder Collection Private Collection, Connecticut