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Mason Decoy Factory Pair of American Mergansers

Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan

Mason Decoy Factory – Pair of American Mergansers – 2023
$42,000
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $30,000–$50,000
Sold Aug 2023at Guyette & Deeter Summer 2023 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesPair of American MergansersConfigPairSize17"PaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Challenge grade with incised bill carving and extended crests. Extra feather detailing on drake’s wings. The unusual white-throated hen is an accurate depiction of an American merganser. A signed Limited Edition copy of “Mason Decoys: A Complete Pictorial Guide”, Russ J. Goldberger and Alan G. Haid is included with the decoys. Measure 17” long.

Provenance

Ex Dick Clark collection. Ex Dave Shobe collection. Purchased privately in 1990. Russ and Karen Goldberger collection.

Comparable sales

The 2 most recent Mason Decoy Factory Pair of American Mergansers to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Nov 2025ExcellentOriginal$96,000
Apr 2024ExcellentOriginal$66,000

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Mason Decoy Factory sales