Madison Mitchell (MD, 1901-1993), Goldeneye

Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1950s, carved and painted wood, signed and dated on the bottom.

Length 13.25 in.

Today, some of Mitchell's decoys are displayed at the Smithsonian Museum, but most are immortalized at the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, which he helped to found.

Original with moderate scuffing of paint, tight and stable age checks around neck.