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ONE OF A KIND hollow double oversize hooded merga

Currency:USD Category:Sporting Goods Start Price:12,500.00 USD Estimated At:25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
ONE OF A KIND hollow double oversize hooded merga
ONE OF A KIND hollow double oversize hooded mergansers ca 1890-1910 by Arthur Tuell from Westport, MA. Eyes are carved ovals with raised and painted pupils. Tuell made a small rig of outstanding birds for his own use. These hooded mergansers were touched up yearly by Tuell and they are the only surviving pair known. They are also the only pair of working Massachusetts hooded mergansers that exist to date. Minor surface dings and chips to paint on body and the bill tip of the drake. It is said that the drake was nailed to the head of a wooden floatation V shaped board with two decoys attached to each end. Museum quality decoys. (decoy)