Unknown pair of Golden Eye Decoys
2 Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. Drake: 6" x 12" x 6". Hen: 6" x 12" x 5.75". 2nd Quarter 20th Century. Painted wood. Paint appears to be original Nichol paint with significant gunning wear. Structurally fair. Hunter repair to neck crack on hen as well as an unrepaired bill crack. Significant neck crack on drake with hunter repair using nails and exposed glue. Drake has several grain cracks. From the Burchell Collection. Marked Burchell B on Bottom.
Condition
Paint appears to be original Nichol paint with significant gunning wear. Structurally fair. Hunter repair to neck crack on hen as well as an unrepaired bill crack. Significant neck crack on drake with hunter repair using nails and exposed glue. Drake has several grain cracks.
2 Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. Drake: 6" x 12" x 6". Hen: 6" x 12" x 5.75". 2nd Quarter 20th Century. Painted wood. Paint appears to be original Nichol paint with significant gunning wear. Structurally fair. Hunter repair to neck crack on hen as well as an unrepaired bill crack. Significant neck crack on drake with hunter repair using nails and exposed glue. Drake has several grain cracks. From the Burchell Collection. Marked Burchell B on Bottom.
Condition
Paint appears to be original Nichol paint with significant gunning wear. Structurally fair. Hunter repair to neck crack on hen as well as an unrepaired bill crack. Significant neck crack on drake with hunter repair using nails and exposed glue. Drake has several grain cracks.
