Richard "Fresh Air Dick" Janson Canvasback Drake
A super rare and highly sought after solid carved redwood all original canvasback drake by Richard “Fresh Air Dick” Janson (Sonoma, CA) ca. 1920s. Robust and early example with the three raised primary carved wing tips and the classic skeg. See pages 118-121 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for similar examples. Measures 15.5” in length. Note the shot scar to the right side, stable neck crack and loss of paint on the lower right side. Examples such as this do not come available often.
A super rare and highly sought after solid carved redwood all original canvasback drake by Richard “Fresh Air Dick” Janson (Sonoma, CA) ca. 1920s. Robust and early example with the three raised primary carved wing tips and the classic skeg. See pages 118-121 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for similar examples. Measures 15.5” in length. Note the shot scar to the right side, stable neck crack and loss of paint on the lower right side. Examples such as this do not come available often.
A super rare and highly sought after solid carved redwood all original canvasback drake by Richard “Fresh Air Dick” Janson (Sonoma, CA) ca. 1920s. Robust and early example with the three raised primary carved wing tips and the classic skeg. See pages 118-121 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for similar examples. Measures 15.5” in length. Note the shot scar to the right side, stable neck crack and loss of paint on the lower right side. Examples such as this do not come available often.