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Alvin Gunner Meekins Red-breasted Merganser Pair

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins Hoopers Island, MD, c. 1960

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins – Red-Breasted Merganser Pair – 2009
$230
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $200–$400
Sold Jul 2009at Copley, July 2009

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The catalog record

Alvin "Gunner" Meekins Hoopers Island, MD, c. 1960 Drake is weighted with an old forged skate blade and the hen with links of chain. Original paint has worn to bare wood in many places, primarily on the sides, tails and bills. The hen has an age split on one side.

Provenance: Private Collection, New Hampshire

Provenance

Private Collection, New Hampshire

Comparable sales

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

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2014—Original$300

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