1296 GUS WILSON TURNED HEAD DUCK DECOY.

SOLD
850.00USDto floor+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2023 Aug 29 @ 13:45UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Collectibles
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 400.00 USD
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD

Pleasing decoy with artfully turned head and brown glass eyes are joined to the elongated body. Gus Wilson was a lighthouse keeper at the Spring Point Ledge lighthouse in Maine. He spent much of his days carving Eiders, Black Ducks, Scotters and Mergansers. He was a prolific and creative carver, some of his works have sold for as much as $330,000. SIZE: 7" h x 15 1/2" l. CONDITION: decoy has old repainted surfaces. One of original weights remain along the bottom. Good. (05-331/TG). $800-1,200.