Restored Mason Standard Grade Glass Eye Widgeon Wigeon Duck Decoy Patrick Kane

1 Grade Mason Wigeon Decoy Restored by Patrick Kane. One of the most beautiful species created by the Mason Decoy Factory, Wigeon are a favored species by Mason collectors.

This excellent restored drake widgeon or wigeon decoy by Patrick Kane, and so branded on the bottom, is exceptional. Complete with a finely aged and antiqued surface covered with paint crackling and texture, this decoy exhibits Kane's best paint surface which is perfect fit for a decoy of this caliber. Check out the detailed photos of the painted surface, while new in age, it has the look of a decoy painted and used many moons ago. Patrick Kane is a well-known talent who specializes in restoring all grades of Mason Factory Decoys. More of his work can be seen online at kanedecoys.

In great restored condition and essentially "new" mint condition. I have done my best to document this decoy through both the text above and the photographs. I will do my best to accommodate any and all requests. The decoy you are seeing is the exact one you will be getting, therefore, there should be no surprises if you have taken the time to scroll through all the photos and read the text.

Unless the decoy is listed in 100% original paint, expect some old hunter touch-up. Almost every single decoy I have for sale was in fact a working decoy part of a larger rig and subject to typical gunning wear including rubs that were typically touched-up between hunting seasons as a way to pass the time during the off-season. Some of these decoys are more than 100 years old and over the course of many hunting seasons it is bound to happen. Though the factory had a humble beginning in a shed behind William Mason's house, the business burgeoned and moved two times before closing down. Mason did not run the factory himself, but left that responsibility in the capable hands of one of his sons, Herbert.

Many Mason decoys are still in working condition. Their continuing popularity and durability is owed to the Mason carvers who took pride in their work and created the best product possible. There is nothing fancy about Mason decoys, but the shape of a head, arch of a neck or detailed bill carving keep these decoys from being ordinary. Earlier models have chubby faces, flat bottoms and a pronounced slope of the breast.

On later models, the breast is less exaggerated and the decoys have an overall sleeker look. Over the years, the paint jobs done by hand remained consistently superior with blended colors under dotted, spattered, stippled and streaked designs. Mason's Decoy Factory produced several different grades of decoys: Premier, Challenge, No. 2 Tack Eye and No. These are the names used by the company; collectors will often refer to Nos.

I say most because as you see some decoys will have a modest/fair-market reserve. Call it down-sizing if you will.

The item "Restored Mason Standard Grade Glass Eye Widgeon Wigeon Duck Decoy Patrick Kane" is in sale since Friday, September 08, 2017. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys".