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Edward Keller Mallard Pair

Edward Keller (1888-1963) Bartonville, IL, c. 1930

Edward Keller – Mallard Pair – 2014
$1,440
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$3,000under estimate
Sold Jul 2014at Copley, July 2014

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SpeciesMallardConfigPairPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Edward Keller (1888-1963) Bartonville, IL, c. 1930 A hollow pair of Illinois River decoys from the maker's personal rig with his painted "EK" initials on the bottom. Original paint with light gunning wear, the drake's bill has been reset.

Literature: Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis, "Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois," DeKalb, IL, 1969, pp. 340-345, plate 298, similar decoys illustrated. Stephen B. O'Brien, Jr. and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, pp. 118-119, similar decoys illustrated.

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