Set of Two American Mason Challenge Grade Painted Wood Bluebill Duck Decoys lamp shade Businessman and banker Edward Dean

Businessman and banker Edward Dean Adams commissioned the bookplate in 1902

25 Height 18 inches

Width 57 Depth 19 Height 34 inches

artist Rembrandt

and there is an embossed owner's label on front endpaper

Set of Two American Mason Challenge Grade Painted Wood Bluebill Duck Decoys lamp shade Businessman and banker Edward DeanDETAILS Challenge Grade was Mason's second best line of decoys. Round bottomed. Glass eyes. STYLE Folk Art COLOR(S) Black, brown, gray PLACE OF ORIGIN United States MAKER Mason Decoy Factory (Detroit, Michigan, 1896 1924) Founder(s): William James Mason (American, ? 1905). Business sold to the Pratt Company (1924). MARKS Unmarked. Old dealer sticker label (base): C145 Pair Mason Broad bills, Chall enge Grade PERIOD Early 20th century DATE Circa 1910