EVANS Vintage Duck Decoy Competitive Grade Mallard Paint Glass Eyes
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:675384 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Duck Type: Blue Bill | Custom Bundle: No |
| Brand: Evans |
This Evans decoy duck is unmarked but unmistakably an almost perfect example of Evans work. Walter Evans produced Lathe-cut blanks, Hand painted, lightly carved decoys that were rubber stamped from the mid 1920's to 1932 in Southwest Wisconsin. This duck measures about 15 1/2 X 5 inches. Solid wood construction.Please review all the photos before bidding as these are the best descriptors or its condition. Please feel free to ask any questions or suggestions.
Walter E...vans was no longer producing decoys in the early 1930’s because of health issues, but his son-in-law (C.A. Ellingboe, an undertaker in Ladysmith) took over until 1934 when the Evans Decoy Co. ceased operation.Evans Decoys are highly sought after by Wisconsin collectors. Warman’s Duck Decoys (by Russell Lewis) lists the value range of Evans decoys from $750-$5000, while the rarest species command the highest value. *Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
Walter E...vans was no longer producing decoys in the early 1930’s because of health issues, but his son-in-law (C.A. Ellingboe, an undertaker in Ladysmith) took over until 1934 when the Evans Decoy Co. ceased operation.Evans Decoys are highly sought after by Wisconsin collectors. Warman’s Duck Decoys (by Russell Lewis) lists the value range of Evans decoys from $750-$5000, while the rarest species command the highest value. *Wisconsin Waterfowl Association
