Featured in this lot is this Pair of Mallard Drakes & Hen Decoys by Gus Nelow. The first of the three Mallard decoys is the largest showing realistic coloring for a drake Mallard, however it also shows the most wear from use and age. The next Mallard decoy is a drake with great coloration and decoration although different in color to the wings, and tail feathers than the larger drake decoy. The hen Mallard decoy is the last with the most solid of brown coloration, hinted with beige outlines to its feathers. The mallard is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa. Gus Nelow was a prolific carver and it is estimated that he made more decoys than anyone in the Omro/Oshkosh/Lake Winnebago area. The condition of this collection of decoys is preserved with some serious structural wear to the decoy bodies and shows paint fading and chipped in sections from age and exposure to the elements. The measurements of this collection of decoys is 17" x 5 1/2" x 7" to 16" x 5" x 7". The collective weight of this collection of decoys is 8lb 10oz.