Dodge Factory Robin Snipe

Jasper N. Dodge Decoy Co. (1884-1894) Detroit, MI, c. 1890 An early tack-eyed factory shorebird decoy in breeding plumage with the Mackey Collection ink stamp on the underside. Original paint with even gunning wear and in-use touch-up to bill.

Provenance: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Asa Allen Collection Private Collection

Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, Session III, 1973, lot 37, exact bird illustrated. Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge, "Detroit Decoy Dynasty: The Factory Decoys of Petersen, Dodge, and Mason," Lawsonville, NC, 2009, p. 189, similar decoy illustrated.

Provenance

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Asa Allen Collection Private Collection