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Lot 502: Early pair of red breasted mergansers George

Est: $9,500 USD - $12,500 USD
Guyette & DeeterEaston, MD, USNovember 13, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Early pair of red breasted mergansers, George Huey, Friendship, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century.
The drake is hollow. Both exhibit Huey's characteristic inlet head and caved eyes.

Artist or Maker

Condition Report

Both birds have had some old working overpaint applied early on, which has worn considerably, but much of what remains is the original surface; each of the birds has several thin cracks in the body; the drake has a tight crack in the neck; with a thin pie

Auction Details

2008 Decoys at Auction: Day II

by
Guyette & Deeter
November 13, 2008, 10:00 AM EST

Talbot County Community Center, Easton, MD, 21601, US