George Stevens Canvasback

George Stevens (1856-1905) Weedsport, NY, c. 1900 18 in. long

A canvasback drake bearing the Mackey ink stamp on the underside.

As found.

Provenance: William J. Mackey Collection Private Collection

Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1974, Session III, lot 273, exact decoy illustrated. Dr. Peter J. Muller and Peggy Lane Muller, “The Stevens Brothers,” Lewes, DE, 2009, p. 317, related examples illustrated.

Provenance

William J. Mackey Collection Private Collection