doug-jester-va-1876-1961-mallard
Lot 7178
Doug Jester (VA, 1876-1961), Mallard
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, branded 101 on bottom.

Length 16.5 in.

From an Eastern Shore, Virginia Collector

"Mallards are among the rarest of all Jester decoys and they may have been the only species that features tack eyes" per Decoy Magazine March/April 2004 edition.

Original paint with moderate gunning wear, hit by shot.