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Verity Family Red-breasted Merganser Hen

Verity Family Long Island, NY, c. 1920

Verity Family – Red-Breasted Merganser Hen – 2010
$2,645
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,500–$3,500
Sold Jul 2010at Copley, July 2010

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SpeciesMerganserConfigHenPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Verity Family Long Island, NY, c. 1920 Classic form and hand-carved eyes highlight this "Sheldrake" decoy. Lightly scribed lines delineate the paint pattern and the original rigging is intact. In original paint with even gunning wear and an old coat of sealer. Bill is blunted and has been reset. Age line on one side of neck.

Provenance: Private Collection, Dallas, Texas

Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., "Collection of the Late William J. Mackey, Jr.," Hyannis, MA, July 10, 1974, lot 380, similar example.

Provenance

Private Collection, Dallas, Texas

Comparable sales

The 4 most recent Verity Family Mergansers to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2025—Repaint$1,080
16 Feb 2018—Original$780
Jul 2014—Repaint$300
Jul 2009GoodRepaint$288

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Verity Family sales