Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Hand Carved

A Pair of Hand Carved and Painted Miniature Mallard Decoys by Doc Holland - This lot features two hand-carved and painted wooden miniature duck decoys, depicting a Mallard drake and a Mallard hen. Each bird is mounted on a natural wood branch segment, which is set atop a tiered, oval wooden display base. The Mallard drake is decorated with a characteristic iridescent green head, yellow bill, and gray and brown body plumage. The Mallard hen features mottled brown plumage with a reddish-orange bill. Both figures display intricate wood-burned feather detailing and blue speculum accents. The drake is signed on the side of its wood log mount with a wood-burned script reading by Doc HOLLAND. The underside of the drake base features a black ink stamp reading WILDLIFE CREATIONS Hand Carved Decoys 6282 Vernon Lake Dr. Dunwoody, GA 30338. Below this stamp is a wood-burned inscription reading No. 164-6 by Doc Holland. The underside of the hen base features the same black ink stamp and a wood-burned inscription reading No. 189-7 MALLARD-HEN. Overall width of the pair as staged is approximately 16 inches; individual bases measure approximately 7.5 to 8 inches in length.