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Edward Ted Mulliken Preening Mallard Drake

Edward "Ted" Mulliken (1896-1964) Old Saybrook, CT, c. 1940

Edward "Ted" Mulliken – Preening Mallard Drake – 2012
$3,738
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $2,000–$4,000
Sold 16 Jan 2012at The Winter Sale 2012 — Copley

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SpeciesMallardConfigDrakePosePreenerPaintOriginal

The catalog record

Edward "Ted" Mulliken (1896-1964) Old Saybrook, CT, c. 1940 A solid-bodied decoy with a presentation felt bottom made by Wildfowler Decoy founder Ted Mulliken. Illustrated in "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway" by Dr. Starr, in color plate 29 and sold as lot number 635 in the 1986 sale of his collection. Original paint with minor flaking and wear.

Provenance: Dr. George Ross Starr, Jr. Collection Don Stilwell Collection

Literature: George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D., "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway," Tulsa, OK, 1974, p. 61, plate 29, exact decoy illustrated.

Provenance

Dr. George Ross Starr, Jr. Collection Don Stilwell Collection

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