AN OVERSIZED MALLARD DRAKE
Burlington, Iowa, circa 1900
Hollow carved with turned head and paddle tail, with good paint detail Original paint protected by an old coat of varnish, very minor wear, small chip in end of tail
17¼ in. long
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Believed to have been made by a member of the Scholer family, carpenters who built the famous "Swiss House" overlooking the Mississippi River in Burlington
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