VINTAGE MASON FACTORY PREMIER GRADE BLUEBILL DRAKE DUCK DECOY PAINT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:27398015 | Brand: MASON |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States | Duck Type: BLUEBILL |
| Features: Antique, Hollow Body |
Up for auction is a very good Drake Mallard made by the Wildfowler factory. The deeply cut carving around the mandible would suggest this one was made at Old Saybrook, ca. 1940s, however there is no factory stamp. The decoy is in original paint although there is touch-up to the green on the head. This working decoy does have some wear including rubs to the bill, top of the head, end of the tail as well as marks around the neck from the anchor tie-line b...eing wrapped around it. It has a shot mark on the right side of the body and a very tight hairline check in the breast along a seam. The decoy still has its rigging with a weighted keel and anchor tie-line. This is a really good example of Wildfowler early production with its original glass eyes in tact. Measures 15-1/4” long; 6-3/4” wide; and 6” tall not including the keel. Please ask questions or for more pictures. Shipping includes insurance and is higher outside of the USA. Thanks for looking.On Aug-02-20 at 18:43:55 PDT, seller added the following information:OK...I'm sure many of you have realized that we managed to post the wrong description of this Mason decoy. So here is the correct one. Sorry for any confusion.
Up for auction is an excellent, hollow-carved Premier Grade Drake Bluebill made by the Mason decoy factory, Detroit, ca. 1910. The decoy is in original paint with some moderate wear from use including typical rubs to the edges of the bill, top of the head and end of the tail. There are a couple very small spots of touch-up on the right side of the head as well as around the neck seam likely covering filler replacement. There is a tight crack in the neck and a tight check on the left side of the bill that looks to have been secured from below by a small brad. The bird shows some slight separation at the midline body seam on the right side. Putty has raised slightly on a few of the nails that secure the two halves of the body. The paint is very strong on this 100+ year old decoy with beautiful scalloping around the breast and those coveted painter’s brush swirls are still very clear. Plus strong feather loops on the back toward the tail. Both old glass eyes are good and original. The decoy carries the “Starr Collection” stamp. This is simply a great example of Mason’s highest grade output. NOTE: We also have a HEN Bluebill posted for sale this week that is a terrific mate to this Drake. Measures 13-3/4” long; 5-1/2” wide; and 5-3/4” tall. Please ask questions or for more pictures. Shipping includes insurance and is higher outside of the USA. Thanks for looking.
Up for auction is an excellent, hollow-carved Premier Grade Drake Bluebill made by the Mason decoy factory, Detroit, ca. 1910. The decoy is in original paint with some moderate wear from use including typical rubs to the edges of the bill, top of the head and end of the tail. There are a couple very small spots of touch-up on the right side of the head as well as around the neck seam likely covering filler replacement. There is a tight crack in the neck and a tight check on the left side of the bill that looks to have been secured from below by a small brad. The bird shows some slight separation at the midline body seam on the right side. Putty has raised slightly on a few of the nails that secure the two halves of the body. The paint is very strong on this 100+ year old decoy with beautiful scalloping around the breast and those coveted painter’s brush swirls are still very clear. Plus strong feather loops on the back toward the tail. Both old glass eyes are good and original. The decoy carries the “Starr Collection” stamp. This is simply a great example of Mason’s highest grade output. NOTE: We also have a HEN Bluebill posted for sale this week that is a terrific mate to this Drake. Measures 13-3/4” long; 5-1/2” wide; and 5-3/4” tall. Please ask questions or for more pictures. Shipping includes insurance and is higher outside of the USA. Thanks for looking.
