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BEAUTIFUL CARVED AND PAINTED MERGANSER BY DAVE FRIER WHO CONCENTRATED ON ILLINOIS RIVER STYLE WOOD DUCKS. DAVE FRIER GREW UP FISHING AND HUNTING NEAR HIS HOME IN DOWNSTATE BENTON AND HE BEGAN CARVING AND PAINTING DUCK DECOYS. HE WAS A DEVOTED ANTIQUE DEALER. HE OPENED FRIERS ANTIQUES IN MACOMB IN 1976, FILLING IT WITH HUNTING AND FISHING PIECES, POTTERY, GLASS, AND FOLK ART. DAVE FRIER PASSED AWAY IN 2010. THIS DECOY IS 14" LONG, 5 7/8" TALL, AND 5 5/8" WIDE.