Tobin Meldrum High-head Redhead Drake

Tobin Meldrum Pearl Beach, MI, c. 1890 16 in. long

A featherweight decoy with a high and uplifted head. The underside of the bill is marked with an incised "A." Old working paint with gunning wear.

Provenance: Len Carnaghi Collection

Literature: Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, p. 147 and front and back end papers, related decoys illustrated. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1974, Sessions V & VI, lot 118, related example illustrated.

Provenance

Len Carnaghi Collection