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Lot 2095
Dexter Snow Swan, Canvas Over Wire
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Dexter Snow (1893-1976), Powells Point, North Carolina. Dexter was an accomplished waterfowl hunter and made a living as a market hunter until it became outlawed in 1918. In 1940, he became superintendent for the Whalehead Club. Dexter typically used three swan decoys in his hunting spread. This exact decoy is published on page 228 of Gunnin' Birds by Kroghie Andresen.

Length 29.5"

From the Personal Collection of Mr. Kroghie Andresen, Charlotte, North Carolina

Old gunning paint; flaking to paint on the head and paint discoloration at base of the neck.