North American Decoys at Auction - November 6 & 7, 2013

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332. Two decoys, Joe King, Manahawkin, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. A bluebill and black duck. Appealing old in use repaint; bluebill has bill chip repair; black duck has neck crack repair and small dents.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(500 - 800)

333. Two decoys. Hollow black duck, Lester “Dipper” Ortley, Point Pleasant, New Jersey and Hollow black duck, John Updike, Green Bank, New Jersey Updike is is working repaint shows average wear; good structurally; Ortley has dry original near mint condition.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(500 - 900)

334. Two decoys. Bluebill drake by Lloyd Parker and black duck by Chris Sprague. Noyse collection stamp on underside. Both have old in use repaint, crack in neck; blackduck has rough area on edge of tail.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(300 - 500)

335. Brant with lifted tail, last quarter 19th century. Old in use repaint; small rough area on one side of bill; small cracks. Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(300 - 500)

336. Canada goose, Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey. Appealing old in use repaint; small cracks in neck and bill.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(300 - 500)

337. Black duck, Ezra Hankins, Lovelandtown, New Jersey. Slight turned head. Old in use repaint; neck crack repair; small dents.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(300 - 400)

338. Black duck, Cleave Dabler, Cape May, New Jersey, circa 1940s. Original paint with good scratch feather detail and very slight wear; slight crack in breast and neck base; a few small dents. (300 - 400) 339. Black duck, Rube Corliss, Manahawkin, New Jersey, circa 1940s. Very slight roughness to edges of bill, otherwise very good and original. (300 - 400) 340. Pair of bluebills carved in the New Jersey tradition, Pat Sabatini, Levittown, Pennsylvania. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; structurally very good.

Provenance: Bartlett collection.

(300 - 500) 117


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