Two Early Chincoteague Mergansers

Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1910, carved and painted wood.

Length 15 in.

Private Collection, Chincoteague, Virginia

Old warriors.

Paint worn to bare wood with heavy gunning wear, the smaller bird having a loose head and heaving wood loss on the back of the head, the larger bird having a working neck repair with wood loss, age checks in both decoys.

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