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Evans Decoy Company The Evans Ring-necked Drake

Evans Duck Decoy Co. (1921-1932) Ladysmith, WI, c. 1925

Evans Decoy Company – The Evans Ring-Necked Drake – 2023
$1,440
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Jul 2023at Copley, July 2023

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The catalog record

Evans Duck Decoy Co. (1921-1932) Ladysmith, WI, c. 1925 15 in. long

This hollow-body decoy is the only Evans example of this species known. Mix of original and repaint with heavy gunning wear, including an age line in the head.

Provenance: Terry Smart Collection

Literature: Andy Schoneich and Terry Smart, "Evans Duck Decoy Factory," Lawsonville, NC, 2017, p. 72, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: Memphis, TN, Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Heritage Center, "Evans Duck Decoy Factory: Collection of Terry Smart," 2021-2023.

Provenance

Terry Smart Collection

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