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Carriage-House Mallard Drake Decoy, Brink Lane (attr.)
Carriage-House Mallard Drake Decoy, Brink Lane (attr.)
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Carriage-House Mallard Drake
Brink Lane (attr.)
Lacon, IL, c. 1890
14 1/2 in. long

A stylish mallard drake with a cocked-back head and delicate bill and tail carving. This carving is believed to be from a rig found in a carriage house on the Ernest Lehmann estate, in Lake Villa, Illinois. A feather-light hollow, two-piece body with a hollow wooden head, fastened together with 19th-century furniture "T" nails.
Original paint with even gunning wear and head is slightly loose.

Provenance: Carriage House Rig
Private Collection

Literature: Gary Lane Meister, "Brink Lane," Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine, May/June 2002, pp. 26-32, July/August 2002, pp. 40-45.
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Carriage-House Mallard Drake Decoy, Brink Lane (attr.)

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
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Starting Price $750
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