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John Hyatt Mallard Drake

John Hyatt (1891-1964) (attributed) Perkin, IL, c. 1930

John Hyatt – Mallard Drake – 2008
$460
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $600–$900under estimate
Sold Jul 2008at Copley, July 2008

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SpeciesMallardConfigDrakePaintOriginal

The catalog record

John Hyatt (1891-1964) (attributed) Perkin, IL, c. 1930 Nice solid bodied decoy with comb painted detail. Original paint with appealing craquelure, rubs, and age cracks along the bottom and through the neck; still rigged.

Literature: Stephen O'Brien, Jr., and Julie Carlson, Masterworks of the Illinois River, Boston, MA, 2005, p. 145.

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