Mark McNair Canada Goose

Mark S. McNair (b. 1950) Craddockville, VA, 1983 28 1/2 in. long

This grand carving's spokeshave finish, elegant paint, and hollow construction place this among the maker's finest goose decoys. The underside bears an incised "M S McNAIR," a penciled remark "Island Neck, Craddockville, Virginia, 1983," and the maker's signature. Original paint with light wear and hairline crack in neck.