ned-burgess-nc-1868-1958-two-diver-ducks-painted-as-widgeon
Lot 1285
Ned Burgess (NC, 1868-1958), Two Diver Ducks Painted as Widgeon
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood.

Length 16 in.

The smaller decoy began its life as a redhead and the larger decoy started as a canvasback. Both decoys are in working widgeon paint.

Old gunning paint with moderate wear, one has working repair to neck, tight age checks in bodies.