David W. Nichol Green-winged Teal Drake

David W. Nichol (1890-1977) Smith Falls, ON, Canada, c. 1950 A fine teal decoy with carved wing primaries and carved tail feathers. Coggled bill detail, signed in paint by Nichol on the bottom, never rigged. In original paint with light patina and a minor rub to tail. Faint age line along one side of bottom.

Literature: Larry Lunman, "David W. Nichol and the Decoys of the Rideall Canal Waterway" Louisville, KY, 2009. Bernie Gates, Jeff Mewburn, William C. Reeve, "Nichols Decoys: The Smith Falls School of Carving" Kingston, ON, 2009, pp. 156-157, plates 148 and 149.