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Red breasted merganser hen by Arthur Bamford (186

Currency:USD Category:Sporting Goods Start Price:2,750.00 USD Estimated At:5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Red breasted merganser hen by Arthur Bamford (186
Red breasted merganser hen by Arthur Bamford (1864-1938). Bamford was an accomplished boat builder, taxidermist, and decoy maker from Marblehead, MA. Few of these mergansers exist in any condition. In XOC except for a light over coat of white on the wing patches and possibly the bottom. Structually sound. Struck by a few shot. Very detailed bill carving is amazingly all original. Quality taxidermy glass eyes. Fitted with a keel for fast water. "Arthur Bamford, Marblehead, Mass" written on the bottom in pencil. (decoy)