Bidspirit auction | Patrick Vincenti Hand-Carved and Painted

Patrick Vincenti Hand-Carved and Painted Red-breasted Merganser Drake Duck Decoy, 1986 - A hand-carved and painted wooden duck decoy representing a Red-breasted Merganser drake, created by Maryland carver Patrick Vincenti. The decoy features a dark green head with a prominent spiky double crest, a red eye, and a long, tapered red bill with a black tip. The body is painted with a stippled reddish-brown breast, transitionary white collar, and gray, white, and black plumage on the back and wings. The underside is finished in white paint and includes a rectangular lead weight secured with screws and a circular metal tie-down ring. The base is signed in black ink Patrick Vincenti and dated 1986. Length: 17 inches.