Mason challenge grade decoys from RJG Antiques

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About Mason Challenge Grade Decoys The Mason Decoy Company (Detroit, MI; 1896-1924) was the most successful commercial maker of gunning decoys. The decoys are cedar; carved on a pattern lathe in a readily identifiable, pleasing form; finished by hand, and painted in elaborate patterns by hand. The Challenge Grade was Mason�s second best. Decoys are generally solid and round bottomed. Learn more about Mason Decoys.
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	Mason Challenge Broadbill Drake Decoy Ca. 1910 Snakey headed with a flared bill in untouched original condition. Missing a tiny bit of neck filler and no cracks. See "Mason Decoys," page 42, for a nearly identical example.
	14" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$5,500 ITEM #16391
	HOLLOW Mason Challenge Atlantic Brant Decoy Ca. 1905 Oversized in excellent original condition. Original paint patterns exhibit unusual speculums and back feathering, and thick paint swirls. Some rubbing on left side and a professionally filled shot scar on the top of the head. First example I have seen!
	20" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$7,500 ITEM #16296
	Early Mason Challenge Goldeneye Hen Decoy Ca. 1900 Stylish snakey headed example with slightly turned head in exceptional original condition. Some neck filler replaced and a couple of darkened flakes.
	14 1/2" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$9,500 ITEM #16209
	A Mint Mason Challenge Black Duck Decoy Ca. 1910 Fresh-to-the-market in nearly mint original condition. NO tail chip. Minor filler replacement at neck seat and along factory side seam. Tight hairline age shrinkage neck crack. Trace of a "Challenge" stamp. As good as they come!
	17" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$9,500 ITEM #16178
	Mason Challenge Mallard Drake Decoy Ca. 1910 Fresh from a Montana gunning rig in superb original condition. One eye is replaced, a bare spot on one side of the bill has been darkened, and some staining was removed on one side. NO tail chip.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$5,800 ITEM #16172
	Early Oversized Mason Challenge Atlantic Brant Decoy Ca. 1905 Strong original paint with no body cracks. From the "Hard" rig on Long Island, whose owner shortened the ends of the bills. This was professionally restored, as was an age shrinkage neck crack. Exactly like the examples show in "Mason Decoys," p. 82-83.
	21" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$6,850 ITEM #16104
	Mason Challenge Mallard Hen Decoy Ca. 1910 Hard-to-find example in untouched original condition. Strong original paint with the deepest orange breast color. Tiny chip on the left side of the tail. Neck filler is missing. Tight hairline cracks in the base. Small shot scar on underside of the bill.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$7,800 ITEM #16100
	Mason Challenge Goldeneye Drake Decoy Ca. 1910 Mason's best snakey headed style in superb original condition. Professionally filled crack in base and a tiny amount of neck filler replaced. Exceptionally hard-to-find!
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$7,800 ITEM #16099
	HOLLOW Mason Challenge Mallard Hen Decoy Ca. 1905 Mason's best snakey head style in excellent original paint. A couple of shot marks, a small tail chip repair and some replaced neck filler. Exact decoy pictured in Delph's "Factory Decoys" book, page 69.
	17" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$8,500 ITEM #16053
	Rare Mason Challenge Lowhead Bluebill Hen Decoy Ca. 1905 Excellent original condition with some flaking at the neck seat and top of head. Strong original paint. No cracks. Exact decoy pictured in "Mason Decoys," page 39.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$11,500 ITEM #15952
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