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Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. Preening Mallard Hen

Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. (a.1932- 1948) Chicago, IL, c. 1932

Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. – Preening Mallard Hen – 2010
$288
Brought, including buyer's premium
Sold Jul 2010at Copley, July 2010

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SpeciesMallardConfigHenPosePreener

The catalog record

Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. (a.1932- 1948) Chicago, IL, c. 1932 An early prototype decoy by Alfred E. Ries, founder of "Tru-Dux." Canvas stretched over cork with a cedar head.

Original condition.

Literature: Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis, "Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois," DeKalb, IL, 1969, p. 83, plate 50.

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. Mallard to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jul 2013—Original$115

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Tru-Dux Wood Products Co. sales