Steve Brettell Eider With Mussel

Stephen Brettell (b. 1955) Kennebunkport, ME, 1990 A coastal Maine decoy with a carved mussel. Brettell is a Maine guide, who used to carve custom decoys for L.L. Bean. Signed and dated in ink on the bottom keel. In good condition with minor gunning wear, and an age line at the neck seam.

Literature: Rod Taylor, "Stephen Brettell - Turkey Decoys" Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine, Lawsonville, NC, May/June 2008, pp. 17.