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Marty Collins Preening Bufflehead

Marty Collins (b. 1960) East Wareham, MA, c. 2000

Marty Collins – Preening Bufflehead – 2009
$403
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $400–$600
Sold Jul 2009at Copley, July 2009

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SpeciesBuffleheadConfigDrakePosePreener

The catalog record

Marty Collins (b. 1960) East Wareham, MA, c. 2000 A "butterball" drake with accurately-carved raised-wings and a turned head. Branded "M. D. Collins" on the bottom. In very good original condition.

Literature: M.C. Turner, "Marty Collins," Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, May/June, 1994, pp. 36-37.

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Marty Collins Buffleheads to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Feb 2026—Original$240
Dec 2023Excellent—$660
25 Jul 2015—Original$600
21 Jan 2013—Original$288
17 Jan 2011—Original$288

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Marty Collins sales