North American Decoys at Auction - February 14, 2014

Guyette & Deeter North American Decoys At Auction February 14, 2014

Charleston, South Carolina

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Pheasant Run Resort St. Charles, Illinois

In Conjunction with the Midwestern Decoy Collector’s Association Show

Featuring Decoys from the Collections of: Richard Clayton William Grossman James “Spann” Jeffers Jim Rose Enrique Sajor

Ray Kuntz Carelton & Ann Willey Preston Coiner Dr. Warren Sims Preston Coiner

James “Spann” Jeffers James “Spann” Jeffers was born in Alabama. During WWII, he was in the Signal Corps and stationed in Fort Monmouth, NJ where he met and married Anna-Louise Campbell.

After the war, he joined the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). He lived in Red Bank, New Jersey, but worked much of the time out of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

He spent quite a bit of time hunting in North Carolina, Long Island, Virginia, Maryland, Alabama and Massachusetts in the late 1940s and early 1950s. During his many hunting trips, he collected decoys (usually single examples) as mementos. These were displayed in his office where many were mounted on the walls.

In 1952, he corresponded with early decoy collector Carter Smith. Smith told him about a William Basnight swan that he bought out of Raymond Rodgers’ barn loft in Wanchese, North Carolina. Smith said there were four swans left – two with heads and two without heads. He suggested that “Spann” send a letter to Rodgers if he wanted one of them.

In later correspondence, Smith said that “the little Butler girl said you picked up the swan decoy. Give me the details.” He also gave “Spann” some advice, “When I say collect, I mean ‘for free’ or 2 bucks max – to hell with expensive stuff.”

On September 15, 1957, “Spann,” along with 27 other people, died when the plane they were in crashed at the New Bedford Massachusetts airport on a return flight from Martha’s Vineyard. His wife, Anna-Louise, was one of three survivors. She wrapped “Spann’s” decoys in newspaper and packed them in cardboard boxes where they remained until this spring when her daughter-in-law mentioned to Zac Cote at our Freeport, Maine gallery that they had some old decoys to sell, and that some were stamped, “Elmer Crowell.”

That day, Gary was on the phone getting details. The following day, he drove to the son and daughter’s Connecticut home where the boxes of decoys had recently been hauled down from the attic for him to look at.

“Spann” collected at time when the very few decoys collectors that there were, didn’t pay much attention to original paint. So, Gary began pulling repainted New Jersey blackducks out of boxes along with original paint Crowells and Hudsons. Each time he stuck his hand back in the boxes, he had no idea what he’d be grabbing next. It was one of those exciting times to be in the decoy auction business. He kept thinking about how this man was picking out Hudson decoys in Chincoteague and ruddy ducks on Knott’s Island before Bill Mackey went there, and Ward Brothers decoys in Crisfield a few years before Somers Headly started picking there.

James “Spann” Jeffers

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Table of Contents Friday, February 14, 2014 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Contemporary 1-9 Virginia 10-15 Ward Brothers 16-29 Mason Decoy Factory 30-43 Miniatures 44-50 New Jersey 51-56 Illinois River 57-59 Maryland 60-69 New England 70-78 Shorebirds 78A-78F Miscellaneous Decoys 79-85 Decoratives 86-92 Virginia 93-107 Shorebirds 108-129 Items of Interest 130-138 North Carolina 139-158 Mason Decoy Factory 159-176 Ward Brothers 177-182 Maryland 183-196 Louisiana 197-202 Miscellaneous Decoys 203-218

Contemporary Carvings

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Pair of willets, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. One has a slightly turned head. Both are on original bases that are signed by McNair. Very good and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Hollow golden plover carved in the Nantucket style, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Ivory escutcheon at stick hole. Relief wing carving. Very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

3.

Small peep carved in style of Obediah Verity, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Original paint that has been aged; lightly hit by shot.

(500 - 800)

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(950 - 1,250)

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Pair of mergansers carved in style of Oscar Bibber, RJ. Mitchell, Kingston, Massachusetts. Mitchell stamp on underside. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

5.

Three decoys, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. A pair of brant and a black duck. Each has a large “C” carved in the underside and raised “V” wing tip carving. Original paint with very slight wear; some paint shrinkage on some lower sides of black ducks. (650 - 950)

(400 - 600)

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Rigmate pair of hollow mergansers, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Made in 1992 for Barry Stavis.

Stavis collection information carved in underside by McNair. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Bluewing teal drake, Mark McNair Craddockville, Virginia. Relief wing carving with layered, extended wing tips. Very good and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Oversize merganser drake carved in the Downeast style, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Inlet head, carved eyes and horse hair crest.

Original paint that has been aged; thin surface cracks.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Large swan, Frank Finney, Virginia Beach, Virginia. 42” tall. Signed.

Glass eyes and detailed bill carving. Very good and original.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Virginia

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Three decoys, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Pair of hooded mergansers and bufflehead hen. Description and maker written on underside with date 1953 presumably by “Spann” Jeffers. Each has a second coat of paint by Jester. Hooded merganser has a crack in the underside.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(950 - 1,250)

11. Bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Round body style with fluted tail. Good scratch paint detail. Original paint with moderate wear; small dents; small defect in wood on one side.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 67.

(650 - 950)

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Doughty Family bluebill drake, last quarter 19th century. Inlet head. Rigmate to lot 165 in our November 2013 auction. Appealing old in use repaint; small chip missing

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from one side of bill; a few small dents.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(950 - 1,250)

13. Large pintail drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Unused. Moderate discoloration; two small holes in one side from where it was mounted on the wall of Jeffers’ office.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.,

p. 91.

(800 - 1,200) 14.

Two goldeneye drakes, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Each has an ice dip behind the head and a fluted tail. Old in use repaint with moderate wear; each has an age split in the underside; numerous cracks and dents.

(650 - 950)

Ira Hudson

1876 - 1949 Chincoteague, Virginia

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Exceptional brant, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Very early, circa 1920. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small crack at neck base; it is very unusual to find Hudson decoys of this style in original paint.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. p. 52.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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The Ward Brothers Crisfield, Maryland

16. Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930. Slightly turned head. Ice groove behind neck and detailed bill carving. Old in use repaint; crack through neck; several cracks and dents in body.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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17. 1948 model Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa body signed and dated 1948. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small dents in balsa; small rough area that has been touched up on one side of tail; bill chip repair.

(2,000 - 3,000)

17 18. Canvasback hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1932. Slightly turned head.

Exceptional form. Worn original paint; cracks through neck; small chip missing from one of those cracks; crack in back; lightly hit by shot.

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Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Pair of shooting stool model bluebills, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed 1 of 50 with a poem on the underside. Both have slightly turned heads. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Very rare classic 1936 model greenwing teal drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. “LT Ward and Bro” ink stamp on underside. Slightly turned head. Near mint original paint with good patina; most of bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen.

Provenance: John H. Moore collection, New York, New York.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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1936 model black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Branded “T.P.G.” in underside. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; old touch up on the back half of decoy under the tail.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

Literature: “Ward Brothers,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, p. 83.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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26 22. Pair of canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Drake is in sleeping pose. Hen has slightly turned head. Each is signed and dated 1973 with a poem written on the underside. Hen has significant paint shrinkage on breast and one side of tail, otherwise original and good.

(2,000 - 3,000) 23.

Canada goose, Norris Pratt, Pennsylvania. Painted

by Lem Ward. Good feather paint detail. Signed by Ward. Neck crack repair; otherwise original and good.

(500 - 800)

24. Redhead drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and stamped. 1948 model with balsa body, slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with minor wear on much of the decoy; black areas may be old repaint; a few small dents; crack through one glass eye.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

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(1,500 - 2,500)

25. 1948 model canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa body with slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with minor wear on most of the decoy; white areas on lower sides appear to have old working touch up; a few small dents.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

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Bufflehead drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland.

Signed and dated 1966. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear, mostly on tail; professional repair to a chip in end of bill by Russ Allen.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Blackduck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 model with balsa body, slightly turned cedar head, and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with minor wear; filler has been added where tail joins body and to fix a fairly large chip in one side of tail; small dents.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Mallard hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1958. Balsa body with slightly turned cedar head and raised, carved wing tips. Near mint original paint with good detail and patina; a few tiny dents.

(5,500 - 7,500)

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Rare shooting stool model Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Turned head with open mouth. Inscription on underside reads “From the collection of Steve Ward, 1960,” along with a poem. Very good and original.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

(5,500 - 8,500) 11

Mason Decoy Factory 1896 - 1924 Detroit, Michigan

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Rare pintail drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Branded “W.W. Knight”. Strong original paint with minor wear; thin crack in back has been professionally filled.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Very rare rigmate pair of American mergansers, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Early premier grade, circa 1910. Worn original paint; old touch up on speculums; small dents and cracks.

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Provenance: Rose collection.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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32. Rare rigmate pair of pintails, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; crack in underside of hen; much of the neck filler is missing on the hen, some is missing on drake.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Extremely rare and important old squaw drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint that has darkened with age; minor discoloration and wear; paint flake missing at defect in wood behind one eye; approximately 1/2 of neck filler is missing; slight roughness around weight in underside.

Provenance: Recently found on the South Shore of Massachusetts.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 91.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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Very rare widgeon hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor wear; filled crack in underside; most of the neck filler has been professionally replaced and touched up.

Provenance: Rose collection.

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Extremely rare scoter, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes, very early, circa 1905. Original paint with minor wear; hairline surface crack in one side; most of the neck filler has been replaced, some has flaked away.

Provenance: Rose collection.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

(1,750 - 2,250)

Pair of canvasbacks, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade, Seneca lake models. Both are branded “AOG” in the undersides. Original paint with minor wear; each has a crack in the underside; hen has a thin crack in the neck; drake has a tiny chip missing from

the tail; both have been lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

37. Bluewing teal, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small dents; slight separation at body seam.

(2,000 - 2,500) 38.

Golden plover in fall plumage, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. Tack eye model. Original paint with minor wear; a few tiny dents; pitting on iron bill.

(1,200 - 1,600) 39. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Original paint with minor wear; short in factory cracks in back; several small defects in wood when decoy was made; small rough spot on one edge of bill.

(1,500 - 2,500)

40. Exceptional mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Very early premier grade model, circa 1905. Strong original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; hairline crack in one side; factory filled defect in wood in underside.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Early premier grade style, circa 1905. Original paint with minor wear; small crack partway through neck base; a few tiny dents.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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42. Greenwing teal hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade with snakey head style. Original paint with minor wear on most of the decoy; much of the dark areas on the back have working touch up; small tail chip missing; small crack in one side.

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Provenance: tion.

Grossman collec(2,000 - 3,000)

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Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade with premier ink stamp on underside. Strong original paint; small amount of filler and old touch up at defect at bottom edge; a few small dents.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Miniatures

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Exceptional and very rare pair of miniature turkeys, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. On burl base that is signed. Quite large for King carvings, cock turkey stands almost 5” tall. Fine paint detail, patina, and carving. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

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Pair of miniature Bob White quail, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. Mounted on burl base that is signed. Fine paint and carving detail. Very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

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(3,000 - 5,000)

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Exceptional pair of miniature ruffed grouse, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. Signed. Mounted on burl base that is signed. Fine paint and carving detail.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

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Rare pair of miniature scaled quail, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. Both are mounted on wooden base that is signed. Fine paint and carving detail.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

(2,000 - 3,000)

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50 47A. Pair of 1/4 size canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Both are signed on the underside and have slightly turned heads. Approximately 9” long. Original paint with almost no wear; good patina.

(800 - 1,200) 48.

Miniature mallard drake on wooden base, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Signed under base. Carving is fairly large, approximately 4.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; bill has been blunted with small cracks extending into it; minor roughness to tail.

(650 - 950)

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Extremely rare miniature pair of pileated woodpeckers and a flicker, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. On wooden branch. Signed on hardwood back board. Very good and original; good paint and carving detail.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

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Three miniature ducks, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Black duck and goldeneye drake with Crowell’s rectangular stamp on underside and mallard drake that is signed. Reglued crack in black duck’s neck; a few small paint rubs; otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

(3,500 - 4,500) 17

New Jersey

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55 Pair of Canada geese, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. One has the Conklin brand in the underside. Both are in swimming pose. One with an open mouth. Original paint with minor very wear; a few small dents.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Feeding brant, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. His earlier hunting model decoy. Separation at body seam; otherwise very good and original; never used.

(350 - 550) 53.

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Rigmate pair of hooded mergansers, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Branded “H. Conklin”.

Both have slightly turned heads and incised wing carving. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; minor paint shrinkage on part of hen’s breast. (450 - 650) 54. Rigmate pair of mergansers, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Both are branded, have incised wing carving, and slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

(500 - 800) 55.

Swimming Canada goose, Eugene Hendrickson, Lower Bank, New Jersey. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; separation at front of body seam; a few small dents.

(350 - 450)

Harry V. Shourds

1861 - 1920 Tuckerton, New Jersey

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Classic redhead drake, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear on most of the decoy; old in use touch up on the black areas; a few small dents and shot marks; hairline crack at one side of neck base.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Illinois River

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“Pusher” at an Illinois River hunting club

“Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles,” Donna Tonelli

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Pintail drake, Bert Graves, Peoria, Illinois. His earlier style with a rounded, more streamline form. Fine feather paint detail on back and sides. Strong combing. Second coat of paint by Graves with just a few small scrapes and dents; weight has been removed.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid.

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(3,000 - 4,000)

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Classic mallard drake, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Retains Perdew weight. Near mint original paint protected by its original coat of varnish; structurally very good.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid.

“Charles Perdew,” Anne Tandy Lacey.

(4,000 - 6,000) 59.

Rare early round body style mallard drake, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois. Retains Elliston weight. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear, mostly on top of head; old overpaint was added to part of underside as part of an identification mark, most flaked away.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Maryland

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Pair of finely painted black ducks, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. Glass eye models. Very good and original.

(1,000 - 1,500)

61. Pair of mallards, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Glass eye models. Signed. A few small dents, otherwise very good and original.

(1,000 - 1,500) 62.

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Flat bottom style pair of pintails, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Both are signed and dated.

Slightly turned heads. Keels. Additional information on undersides says made in 1975. Several very small paint scuffs, otherwise very good and original; drake has small separation at the back of neck seat.

(1,000 - 1,400)

63. Pair of widgeon, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. Glass eye models. Hen has slightly turned head. Original paint with minor discoloration.

(950 - 1,250) 64.

Rare pair of redheads, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland, circa 1950s. Signed and dated 1951 at a later date by Joiner. Original paint with minor wear; each has a small neck crack and small dents; drake has two thin surface cracks in underside.

(800 - 1,200)

65. Pair of redheads, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. A few tiny scrapes and dents, otherwise very good and original.

(650 - 950)

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Rare “high neck” style canvasback drake, Captain Ed Phillips, Cambridge, Maryland. Original paint with moderate flaking and wear on front of neck; small cracks at neck base.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (3,000 - 4,000)

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67. Widgeon drake with turned head, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland. Original paint with moderate discoloration and wear; age split in one side; eyes are missing; neck is lifted slightly.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(1,500 - 2,500)

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Very rare pair of wood ducks, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Flat bottom style signed and dated 1985. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Very rare pair of sleeping bluebills, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. Original paint with minor discoloration on undersides and a few small scuffs; structurally good.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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New England Shang Wheeler

1872 - 1949 Stratford, Connecticut

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Black duck, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut, circa late 1920s. Well executed bill carving and scratch painting on head. Original paint with very light wear; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Part of a rig taken to the Cleveland/ Lake Marian area and used by a former member of Norwalk, Connecticut club.

Literature: “Shang,” Dixon Merkt. “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood, p. 50.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Large eider drake from the South Shore of Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Approximately 19” long.

Made with removable head.

Found with the Mason Factory old squaw drake in this auction. Original paint with minor to moderate discoloration and wear; small defects in wood in underside.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Elmer Crowell

1862 - 1952 East Harwich, Massachusetts

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73 72. Large mallard drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Carved crossed wing tips and fluted tail. Slightly turned head. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is on the underside three times. Signed and dated 1939. Two 1 1/2” circular lead weights poured in to the underside. Near mint original paint; crack in underside; indentation approximately 4” long and three screw holes in one side where decoy was attached to a wall at one time.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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73. Full size bluebill drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Made as a door stop. Inset circular weights in underside. Slightly turned head and good feather paint detail. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear; crack and wear in underside.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(4,000 - 6,000) 25

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Oversize black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is on the underside.

Slightly turned and lifted head. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; very small defect to wood in one side; a few small dents; old in use repaint on underside.

sides; small crack through neck; crack in underside.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Stuart Gregory, lot 610 in the July 1978 Richard Bourne decoy auction.

(1,500 - 2,000)

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Canada goose, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts, circa 1920s. Branded “Holmes” in underside. Tag on underside reads “From the collection of Linda and Gene Kangas, purchased at Bourne auction July 1975.” Paint has been restored; filled age split in one side and filled crack in one lower side.

(600 - 900)

76. Classic Canada goose, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Branded “Leon Hatch”. Old in use repaint on much of the decoy; original paint on white cheek patches and grey areas on 26

Redhead drake with lifted head, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand in the underside. Old in use repaint; a few small dents.

(600 - 900)

78. Bluebill drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small dents and shot marks; slight separation at neck seat; one eye is missing; chips missing from the other eye.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph.

(800 - 1,200)

Shorebirds

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78B Detail

78A Detail

78A. Large black bellied plover, Verity Family, Seaford, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. An extra well carved example of this type of decoy. Carved eyes and relief wing carving with inserted hard wood bill that is splined through to back of head. Original paint with two small worn areas on one wing; and slight wear on breast; the rest has almost no wear; two small shot marks on breast; black wing tips and breast usually have a second coat with these decoys, but this one appears to be all original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

78B. Gunning yellowlegs, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, circa 1900. Extra fine feather paint detail.

Original paint with minor discoloration and very minor wear; crack through neck; small dent in top of head.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

(4,000 - 6,000)

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78C. Yellowlegs, Rhodes Truex, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Good original paint with minor wear; the bill is a late replacement; overall good structurally.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James Doherty, p. 174.

(950 - 1,250)

78C

78D. Robin snipe, Nate Frazier, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Slightly flat sided.

Original paint with very minor wear; two tiny shot marks that have been touched up; slight discoloration near stick hole.

(2,000 - 3,000)

78D

78E. Snipe in fall plumage, Nate Frazier, Tuckerton New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear.

Provenance: Form in collection of John Dunham, Golden, Colorado, Dunham collection brand in underside.

(800 - 1,200)

78E

78F. Feeding sanderling, Otis Seaman, Somerspoint, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Two of John Hillman’s tag staples are in the underside. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; bill has been widdled down a little; two tiny holes near stick hole.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Miscellaneous Decoys

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Mallard hen, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Incised wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; very lightly hit by shot.

(800 - 1,200)

79A. Unusual mechanical black duck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving, carved eyes, and inlet head. Brass mechanism is on the underside to make the head swivel with wave motion. Original paint with minor wear; small dents; small cracks in top of head; small crack in back.

(1,000 - 1,400) 80.

Bluebill hen, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Slightly turned head. Mackey collection stamp on underside. Original paint with minor wear; small chip missing from edge of tail; several tiny dents.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(350 - 550)

81. Miniature swan, Dan Brown, Salisbury, Maryland. Signed and dated 1974 on underside of base.

Approximately 5” tall with good carving detail and slightly turned head. Very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(300 - 400)

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Large pair of miniature mergansers, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. On original wooden bases. His earlier style. Approximately 6” long. Slight wear at each bill tip, otherwise very good and original.

(300 - 400)

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Classic brant, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Old in use repaint on much of the decoy; paint on back and top of tail is original with moderate wear; crack through neck; bill chip repair.

(400 - 600)

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Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Worn old in use repaint; crack through neck; chip missing from underside of bill.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Jr., Mackey collection stamped twice on underside.

(350 - 450)

85.

English wood pigeon, William Jaggard, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 2nd quarter 20th century. Iron bill and glass eyes. Relief wing carving. Approximately 14” long. Original paint with slight wear; crack through one eye.

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Decoratives

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1/4 size whistling swan, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Approximately 12” long. Signed. Original paint with good feather detail and minor discoloration; structurally very good.

(1,000 - 1,500)

87.

1/4 size ringneck pheasant, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is on underside of base. Very slight roughness to tip of bill and each crest; otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

88.

Bluebill hen on original wooden base, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Good feather paint detail. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

Literature: “Decoys of Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 92.

(1,000 - 1,500)

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(1,250 - 1,750)

89.

Two full size Carolina wrens, Ernie Muhlmatt. Signed and dated 1981 and 1983. Fine carving detail. Chip missing from top of one beak, otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

90.

(650 - 950)

Four decorative carvings, B.F. Annis, Bloxom, Virginia. A full size rail and marsh hen, 1/4 size wood duck, and 1/8 size Canada goose. Fairly large chip missing from marsh hen’s tail, otherwise very good and original.

(500 - 800)

William Gibian

Onancock, Virginia

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Exceptional pair of full size standing canvasbacks, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed.

Both are on wooden base with carved clam shells attached. Fine paint detail and feather carving. Each has a slightly turned head. Minor paint loss on metal legs, otherwise excellent and original.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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Very rare set of three 1/3 size curlews on driftwood base, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed. In various poses. Several tiny scrapes, otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(800 - 1,200)

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Pair of black ducks, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with scratch feather detail and moderate wear; one has a crack in the back; the other has a very small old chip repair to one side of the neck base; small dents and shot marks.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.

(500 - 700) 94. Black duck, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with moderate wear; old touch up to white area of speculums; small dents.

(650 - 950) 95.

Bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930s. Flat bottom style with fluted tail. Second coat of paint by Hudson with very minor wear; tiny chip missing from underside of tail.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 67 (600 - 900)

96.

Brant from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Reheaded and repainted in the early 1900s; lightly hit by shot; crack in one side.

(500 - 800)

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97. Bluebill drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Extra wide body style. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

(500 - 700) 98.

Goldeneye drake from the Eastern shore of Virginia, circa 1930s. Raised neck seat. Original paint with moderate discoloration and wear; several small cracks; lightly hit by shot.

(300 - 500)

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Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Old repaint; neck repair; age split in underside; cracks in body.

(400 - 600)

100. Black duck, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear on most the decoy; moderate wear on one side.

(300 - 400) 101. Canvasback drake from the Potomac River, 2nd quarter 20th century Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents; several small cracks in body.

(300 - 500)

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106 102. Hollow carved bluebill drake, Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, Virginia. Original paint with moderate wear; filler was added a long time ago at a separation to body seam.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 142.

(1,500 - 2,000)

103. Early black duck from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Head is inletted slightly. Braded “JBR” in underside. Old in use repaint; small cracks and dents; old initials that look like “EIC” were partially carved out of the underside years ago.

(2,000 - 3,000) 104. Brant, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Flat bottom style. Original paint with moderate discoloration and wear; rough area on one side and underside; crack in breast; bill is slightly blunted.

(800 - 1,200)

105. Two bluebill hens and goldeneye hen, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. One bluebill has a replaced bill; both have worn original paint; small cracks and dents; goldeneye hen has a second coat of paint, probably

by Hancock; also a crack through the neck. (800 - 1,200) 106. Black duck, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

107. Four buffleheads, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Drake is in original paint with minor discoloration and wear; three hens have old in use repaint; one has a neck crack repair and has been hit by shot; all have small dents.

(1,000 - 1,400)

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Shorebirds John Dilley

William Bowman

Quogue, New York

1824 - 1906 Lawrence, New York

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108 Detail 108. Yellowlegs, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Fine feather paint detail and shoe button eyes. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(6,500 - 9,500)

109. Classic dowitcher, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving with raised, carved wing tips. Bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen; tiny chip missing from each wing tip; original paint with minor to moderate wear; a few small dents.

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Provenance: William Baldwin estate.

(8,000 - 12,000)

Elmer Crowell

1862 - 1952 East Harwich, Massachusetts

Elmer Crowell in his workshop, c. 1933.

“The Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity

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110. Rare golden plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, circa 1900. Carved primaries and shoe button eyes. Original paint with minor wear; small chip repair and old touch up on top of head; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.

(7,500 - 9,500)

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Root head yellowlegs, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Two piece body construction. Worn original paint; cracks in underside; bill is an old replacement.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(650 - 950)

112. So called Brigantine plover, New Jersey, circa 1900. Original paint with moderate wear, mostly on one side; small crack in bill; a few tiny dents.

(650 - 950) 113. Large curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Hardwood bill is splined through to back of head. Good old paint with moderate wear; small crack in one side; minor roughness at top of head; professional repair to end of bill.

(750 - 950) 114. Yellowlegs, Seaford, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; bill is missing; lightly 36

hit by shot.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(800 - 1,200)

115. Plover, Luther Nottingham, Cape Charles, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes and raised “V” wing tip carving. “L.L.N.” carved in underside. No paint; small cracks; bill appears to be an old replacement; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of William J. Mackey, Jr. Mackey collection stamp in underside. (1,500 - 2,500)

116. Running curlew, Robert Andrews, Accomack, Virginia. Raised “V” wing carving. “R.A.” was cut out of the underside a long time ago. Most of the paint is missing; bill is an old replacement; lightly hit by shot; damage to back of head; small cracks in underside.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(1,500 - 2,500)

117. Golden plover from Nantucket, last quarter 19th century. In rare winter plumage. Two piece body construction with applied head. Original paint with minor wear on much of the decoy; moderate wear under tail.

Provenance: tion.

Grossman collec(1,500 - 2,000)

117 118. Black bellied plover, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving and carved eyes.

Very wide beetle head style. Worn original paint on most of back and head; white area has old in use repaint; crack in one side; lightly hit by shot; bill is probably an old replacement.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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119. Curlew from Accomack, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Hardwood bill has been splined through to back of the head. Worn original paint; small holes from where bird wings were attached at one time.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

119 120. Classic dowitcher, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Bill and eyes are professional replacements by Russ Allen; original paint with minor to moderate wear; small chips missing from each wing tip; numerous small dents in one side; small area behind stick hole with old touch up; neck crack repair.

Provenance: estate.

William Baldwin (4,000 - 6,000)

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Very round body curlew from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Shoe button eyes. Approximately 15” long and over 4” wide. Decoy was refinished a long time ago; bill is an old replacement; bottom was planed slightly at stick hole a long time ago, this was repaired around 20 years ago; crack in filled chip in tail.

(500 - 800)

122. Flat sided yellowlegs with shoe button eyes, last quarter 19th century. Appears to be from Long Island, New York. Original paint with moderate wear on much of the decoy; some touch up on head; bill is probably an old replacement; filler added to where bill joins head.

(400 - 600) 123. Robin snipe, Joe King, Manahawkin, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with moderate 38

wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

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Robin snipe in spring plumage, Morris, North Carolina, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; numerous dents; professional repair to a chip in one side and front of head; square nail bill is a professional replacement.

(500 - 700)

(400 - 600)

125. Black bellied plover from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes Original paint with minor wear; minor roughness to wing tips and tail.

(1,500 - 2,500) 126. Peep from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, circa 1900.

Original paint with minor to moderate wear; tight crack through neck.

(800 - 1,200)

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127. Five folding tin shorebirds, Strater and Sohier, Boston, Massachusetts. Four plover and a dunlin. Two plover are very good and original, two have some overpaint; dunlin has shot marks and wear; four sticks included.

(350 - 450)

129. Rare folding tin ruddy turnstone, Strater and Sohier, Boston, Massachusetts. 1874 patent date stamped on inside. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

(300 - 400)

128. Six folding tin yellowlegs, Strater and Sohier, Boston, Massachusetts. Original and good.

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Items of Interest

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130. Large watercolor of Canada geese, Art LaMay. Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 22” x 32”. Very good and original. (2,500 - 3,500) 131. Watercolor of fisherman, Milt Weiler. Image size approximately 11” x 13.5”. Included is a the book, “Elementary Fishing,” Joseph D. Bates, Jr., which this was the cover illustration for. Original and good.

(1,500 - 2,000) 132. Watercolor of hunter with decoys. Professionally mat40

ted and framed. Image size approximately 11.5” x 16”.

Original and good.

(300 - 500) 133. Oil on board of hanging yellowlegs. Signed D.X. Fulcher ‘78. Image size approximately 11.5” x 17.5”. A few minor water marks otherwise very good and original.

(200 - 300) 133A. Pencil drawing of hunting dog and flying mallards, Minnesota award winning artist Jim Killem.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 8.5” x 6.5”.

(500 - 800)

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138 Detail 134. Swimming alligator cane, 1st quarter 20th century.

Southern. Cane shows alligator in motion. Original and good.

(300 - 400) 135. Pair of bamboo canes with alligators on handles, circa 1920. Southern. Items that were sold to tourists in Florida.

Original and good.

(300 - 400) 136. Alligator and bird cane with carved leaves, 1st quarter 20th century. Southern. Half moon, woman’s boot, bird, and other images carved on shaft of cane. Original and good.

(350 - 550)

137. Cane with steer head, acorn, snake, alligator, lizard, frog, and woman’s boot with hand, circa 1920’s.

Southern. Carved hand with black shirt cuff grasping top half of cane. A few paint drips on one end, otherwise original and good.

(500 - 800) 138. Vintage cane with carved cross on the shaft. Southern.

The handle is a green alligator or serpent with glass eyes, eating an African American boy. Original and good.

(500 - 800)

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139. Bluebill hen battery duck, John Austin, Corolla, North Carolina. Worn old paint; numerous cracks; some dry rot on underside.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, p. 254.

(800 - 1,200) 140. Pintail hen, Charlie McWilliams. “D.T.” carved in underside. Worn original paint; cracks in body; head is old replacement by McWilliams.

Literature: “Mattamuskeet and Ocracoke Waterfowl Heritage,” Jack Dudley, p. 128, exact decoy. (650 - 950)

141. Oversize bluebill hen, Lynnwood Dudley, Knott’s Island, North Carolina. Old in use repaint; numerous cracks and dents.

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Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andreson. “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (650 - 950)

142. Grey coot with glass eyes, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear; small crack in bill; eyes may have been added at a later date.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, p. 124.

(650 - 950) 143. Redhead drake, A.H. Gaskill, Stacy, North Carolina, circa 1930s. Original paint with minor wear; crack in one side.

(500 - 800) 144. Root head merganser, North Carolina, circa 1900. Old overpaint has been taken off to show traces of original paint; small dents.

(450 - 650)

Lee Dudley

1860 - 1942 Knott’s Island, North Carolina

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145. Exceptionally well sculpted bluebill, Lee Dudley, Knott’s Island, North Carolina, circa 1900. Only traces of paint remain; bill is all original which is very unusual for Dudley decoys; small cracks; neck crack repair; “LD” brand in underside was mostly carved out a long time ago.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, p. 82.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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146. Two decoys, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Brant and black duck. Original paint with moderate wear; brant has small cracks and shot marks.

(600 - 900) 147. Two decoys, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia.

Bluebill drake and canvasback. Old in use repaint; cracks; bill on bluebill appears to be a professional replacement.

(250 - 350) 148. Canvas over wire frame Canada goose from North Carolina. Tag on underside reads, “The decoy was made and used at the New Bern Marsh Duck Club.” Original paint with minor wear; slight rust at nails.

(350 - 550) 149. Bluebill battery duck from North Carolina, circa 1900.

Old repaint; cracks; hit by shot; chips missing on side of head and neck from exit wounds.

(250 - 350) 150. Canada 44

goose,

Miles

Hancock,

Chincoteague

Virginia. Old in use repaint appears to be by Hancock, cracks through neck and through body; moderate wear; small rough area.

(250 - 350) 151. Pintail hen, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Worn old paint; crack through neck; small cracks in body.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, p. 124.

(300 - 400) 152. Pintail drake, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Old in use repaint with some original showing; crack through neck; cracks and small rough area on underside.

(300 - 400) 153. Two redhead drakes, North Carolina. Restored; small cracks and shot marks.

(200 - 300)

Ned Burgess

1863 - 1956 Churches Island, North Carolina

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153A Detail

153A. Very rare black duck, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina, circa 1930’s. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; professional neck crack repair by Stuart Critcher.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andreson, p. 157, exact decoy, photo reversed.

(5,000 - 7,000)

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154. Ruddy duck, North Carolina, circa 1900. Worn old paint; large area of back and one lower side have been sanded; tail chips missing; crack through neck; lightly hit by shot.

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Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

155. Very rare cast iron ruddy duck sink box decoy, North Carolina. Pitted and worn; structurally good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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156. Large bluebill drake, Alvin Harris, Atlantic, North Carolina. “A.H.” carved in underside. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents.

(350 - 550)

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158. Canvas over wooden frame pintail drake from North Carolina, 1st quarter 20th century. Working repaint; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Jeffers collection.

(400 - 600)

157. Rare canvas over wire frame brant, North Carolina. Appealing old in use repaint with minor wear; small old patch in canvas.

(450 - 650)

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Mason Decoy Factory 1896 - 1924 Detroit, Michigan

159. Bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Very strong original paint with a few small rubs; shallow dent in side of head; small crack in one eye; a few tiny dents.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Very rare widgeon drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear, mostly on underside; small crack in underside; a few small dents.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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161. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with detailed loop feather paint. Original paint with very minor wear; thin crack in underside; small crack and several tiny chips in neck filler; a few small dents.

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Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Rigmate pair of bluebills, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with very wide “spoon” bills. Original paint with minor wear; small dents; traces of an old coat of varnish on head; hen’s eyes are replaced.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Gene Konopasek.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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163. Exceptional rigmate pair of mallards, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Loop feather painting. Strong original paint with good patina and very minor wear; small crack partway through hen’s neck; small reglued tail chip on drake; a few tiny dents.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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164. Oversize Back Bay model mallard hen and drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Hen is branded “FCCG” for False Cape Gun Club, Back Bay, Virginia. Paint has been restored in the Mason style; small cracks and dents.

Provenance: Formerly in the Chincoteague Refuge Museum collection.

(400 - 600)

165. Mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; old touch up on part of breast; minor roughness to end of bill; crack in underside of head; small tail chip repair.

(600 - 800) 166. Bluewing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Worn original paint; lightly hit by shot; small crack in back and small dent in top of head; defect in wood on one lower side.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(800 - 1,200)

167. Pair of black ducks, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Point 50

170 Pleasant, New Jersey. Unstamped. One is in rare sleeping pose. Very good and original.

(400 - 600) 168. Rigmate pair of pintails, Pascagoula Decoy Company, (PADCO). Their supreme grade, circa 1950. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear, mostly on drake’s head; a few small dents.

Literature: “North American Factory Decoys,” Ken Trayer, p. 283.

(300 - 500)

169. Mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with moderate wear; a few small dents; head has been off and glued back on.

(300 - 400) 170.

Bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Challenge grade. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small dents; small crack in underside.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(350 - 450)

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175 171. Pintail drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Original paint with minor to moderate discoloration and wear; professional touch up to white areas on the head and upper breast; small dents.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

172. Mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Branded “C.O.” twice in underside. Original paint with minor wear; numerous small dents and shot marks; crack through neck; professional tail chip repair.

Provenance: Grossman collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

173. Redhead drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small crack in underside; hairline surface crack in one side; several tiny dents.

174. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Early premier grade, circa 1905. Original paint with moderate wear; tail chip repair; small dents.

(1,250 - 1,750) 175. Rare rigmate pair of goldeneyes, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small dents; much of the neck filler has been replaced on drake; hen has a small crack and a few tiny chips missing from neck filler and small crack in underside; both had a circular lead weight in the underside that has fallen out.

Provenance: Rose collection.

(1,000 - 2,000)

176. Mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with moderate wear; crack in back; small tail chip repair. (800 - 1,200)

Provenance: Grossman collection. Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Jr., Mackey collection stamp on underside.

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The Ward Brothers Crisfield, Maryland

177. Very rare “knot head” canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930. Original paint with moderate discoloration and wear; working touch up on black areas of breast; crack through neck; filler added a long time ago to crack at neck base.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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178. 1936 model canvasback hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. New York sportsman show ink stamp under tail. Professional repair to a thin crack partway through neck; very minor roughness to bill; much of the paint has been professionally restored.

(3,500 - 5,500)

178 179. Canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 model with turned head. Signed on the underside, also stamped “L.T. Ward and Bro” near tail. Original paint on much of the decoy; large tail chip repair; hit by shot; old touch up on much of the black area.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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180. Pair of shooting stool model canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1973. Hen has slightly turned head and drake is in sleeping pose. Original paint that has darkened with age; a few small scuffs; structurally good.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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181. Pair of decorative widgeon, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa bodies with cedar heads, wing tips and tails.

Both have slightly turned heads. Detailed feather carving and raised carved wing tips. Signed and dated 1960. Original paint with a few small scuffs; there is a thin crack through one wing tip with a small amount of touch up at one end of crack; very minor roughness at another wingtip with small touch up there; a few tiny dents.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

(6,500 - 9,500)

182. Rigmate pair of canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1952. Both have balsa bodies with slightly turned cedar heads. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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Maryland 183. 1948 model balsa body bluebill drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Signed and dated 1952. Original paint with very minor wear and a few tiny dents.

Provenance: Clayton collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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184. Pair of redheads, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated 1990. Original paint with very minor wear; minor discoloration on drake’s breast.

(650 - 950)

186. Pair of bluewing teal, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1975 with electro pen. Drake has filled defect in one lower side, otherwise original and good.

(550 - 850)

185. Rare flat bottom style mallard drake, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated June 1970.

Glass eyes and slightly turned head. Very good and original.

(500 - 700)

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Oversize pair of “upriver” model canvasbacks, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1954, but appear to be made in the 1970s. Original paint with very minor wear; small crack in hen’s tail; a few small dents.

(500 - 800)

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188. Cast iron canvasback drake wing duck from Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Modeled after a John Graham decoy. Hollowed out from underside. Old paint.

(400 - 600) 189. Pair of redheads, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1976. Hen has turned head. Original and good.

(400 - 600) 190. Pair of widgeon, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Both are signed and dated 1960 with marker on the underside. Both have slightly turned heads. Original paint with very minor wear; drake has weight removed; hen has filled defect in wood under tail.

(400 - 600) 191. Pair of pintails, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1958, but appear to be much later. Both have slightly turned heads. Original and good.

(450 - 650) 192. Oversize preening ruddy duck, attributed to Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Original paint

with minor discoloration and wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

(450 - 750)

193. Pair of oversize “upriver” model redheads, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Both have slightly turned heads and signed 1976. Original paint with very slight wear; a few tiny dents; small crack in drakes neck.

(450 - 650) 194. Mallard drake, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. Paint eye model. Very good and original.

(450 - 650) 195. Pair of canvasbacks, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1954, but appear to be much newer. Original paint very minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

(350 - 550) 196. Canvasback drake, John Graham, Charlestown, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Old in use repaint; minor roughness to edge of bill.

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197. Two greenwing teal hens, Xavier Bourg, Larose, Louisiana, circa 1930s. Original paint with very minor wear; one has a bill chip and tail chip repair.

(1,200 - 1,500) 198. Two pintail drakes, Whipple Family, Bourg, Louisiana. Worn old paint; eyes are missing; small cracks and dents.

(650 - 950) 199.

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Three coot, Dewey Pertuit, Raceland, Louisiana. Original paint worn to the primer in some areas; one has a crack through the neck; the other two have cracks in the bodies; lightly hit by shot.

(1,200 - 1,500)

202 200. Grey coot Xavier Bourg, Larose, Louisiana, circa 1930s. Slightly turned head. Appealing old in use repaint; tail chip and bill chip repair.

Literature: Cheramie.

“Louisiana: Lures and Legends,” Brian (300 - 500)

201. Ringbill hen, Xavier Bourg, Larose, Louisiana, circa 1930s. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; professional repair to a chip at the end of the bill; lightly hit by shot.

(500 - 700) 202.

Mallard drake, Xavier Borg, Larose, Louisiana. Turned head. Original paint on some of the decoy but much has been restored; crack through neck; small dents.

(400 - 700)

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203. Very rare dove on original base, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Base is inscribed “The Lonesome Dove, Delbert Cigar Daisey, 2007.” Relief wing carving. Very good and original.

(450 - 650) 204. Ruddy duck hen, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Extra carving detail with fluted tail and wing tip carving. Small paint flake missing from one side of breast; tiny paint scrape on top of bill, otherwise very good and original.

(350 - 550) 205.

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Black duck with cork body, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed and branded on wooden keep. Very good and original.

(350 - 450)

206. Ruddy duck hen, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Original and good.

(350 - 450) 207. Pair of ringbills, Roger Legaux, Braithwaite, Loui-

siana. Signed and dated 2005. Fine carving detail with crossed wing tips and fluted tails. Very good and original.

(400 - 600) 208. Ruddy turnstone, William Gibian, Virginia. Very good and original.

Onancock,

(300 - 400)

Provenance: Grossman collection.

209. Well made copy of a Ward Brothers 1936 model bluebill hen. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear, mostly under tail; crack in underside; a few tiny dents.

(350 - 550) 210. Full size swan decoy, Ed Green, Baltimore, Maryland. Signed and dated 1987. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few small dents.

(500 - 700) 211. Preening brant carved in style of Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Age split in underside; crack in one side; paint is original and good.

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212. Bufflehead drake and grey coot, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Bufflehead has slightly turned head. Coot is signed and dated 1970. Very good and original; coot has very minor discoloration on back.

(500 - 700)

216. Pair of bluebills, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Branded “F.R.M.” Signed and dated 1965. Original paint covered with an old coat of varnish; some wear to varnish on sides of drake; structurally good.

(300 - 500)

213. Well made reproduction of a Doug Jester pintail drake. Original paint that has been worn and aged; structurally good.

(300 - 400)

217. Ringbill drake, Reme Roussel, Raceland, Louisiana. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; structurally very good; never used.

(300 - 500)

214. Full size heron on wooden base, circa 1960. Weathered and worn; cracks; rough area on head; legs are replacements.

(550 - 850)

218. Great horned owl with glass eyes, bear claw bill and tin horns. Approximately 18” long. Original paint with slight wear; small cracks.

(150 - 250)

215. Three contemporary decoys. Running curlew, Michael Johnson, Charleston, South Carolina, signed dated 2007.

And pair of bluewing teal, James Britton, signed. Very good and original.

(500 - 700) 58

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8. Open bids, bids with no set top amount, or orders to just simply buy the lot, cannot be accepted. You must have a definite top limit before we can execute your bid. Alternatives to this are as follows: a. To bid over the telephone. This can be done by simply sending a 20% deposit for what you wish to bid on the object. This will bind whatever bid amount you wish to bid over the telephone. (NOTE: There are only 7 phone lines into the auction room and phone bids will be handled on a first come, first serve basis.) b. Some bidders concerned that a lot might just go for one bid above their top limit, leave a top bid plus one bid.

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Auction - Lot 181