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Frank A. Dolsen Canvasback Pair

Frank A. Dolsen (1900-1981) Raleigh Township, Ontario, Canada, c. 1920

Frank A. Dolsen – Canvasback Pair – 2014
$3,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $3,000–$5,000
Sold Jul 2014at Copley, July 2014

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The catalog record

Frank A. Dolsen (1900-1981) Raleigh Township, Ontario, Canada, c. 1920 A rigmate pair of decoys bearing the maker's conjoined "FAD" brand. Each is stamped with a "1" and "3" respectively; the bottoms are also stamped with the initials "MCC." Original paint with even gunning wear, touch-up to line down hen's back and on drake's head, and hen may have a replaced eye.

Provenance: Private Collection, British Columbia

Literature: R. Paul Brisco, "Waterfowl Decoys of Southwestern Ontario," Erin, ON, 1986, pp. 61-64, similar decoys illustrated.

Provenance

Private Collection, British Columbia

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