Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Premier Grade Redheads

Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924) Detroit, MI, c. 1920 A rare pair of hollow, low-head redhead decoys. The hen is in original paint with light even gunning wear; some neck filler missing, mostly from front left side. The drake is in original paint, covered with an old coat of sealer; even gunning wear; tight age crack along top of body. Redhead Hen has working touch up to bill

Provenance: William J. Butler, Jr. Collection

Literature: John and Shirley Delph, Factory Decoys, 1980, p. 118, rigmate pictured. Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings, New York, NY, 1965, plate 120.

Provenance

William J. Butler, Jr. Collection