Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 2 - 10th November 2021
Lot 825
A CANADIAN PAINTED PINE EIDER DRAKE DUCK DECOY
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £480
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Description
A CANADIAN PAINTED PINE EIDER DRAKE DUCK DECOY
ATTRIBUTED TO LESLIE BURT, SPYRBACK BAY NOVA SCOTIA, C.1930
the underside with two leather loops and a printed label
13.7cm high, 36.2cm long
Provenance
By repute, this decoy duck was found on a hunting trip near Truro Nova Scotia.
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Literature
See Dale and Gary Guyette, 'Decoys of Maritime Canada' where this lot is illustrated.