North American Decoys at Auction November 6 & 7, 2019

Guyette & Deeter, Inc. North American Decoys At Auction November 6 & 7, 2019

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North American Decoys At Auction Talbot County Community Center 10028 Ocean Gateway Easton, Maryland 21601 50 Table Indoor Dealer Show November 5-7, 2019 In conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Preview 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Join us for complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Preview 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Auction 11:00 AM

Thursday, November 7, 2019 Preview 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM Auction 11:00 AM

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Catalog $45. Out of Country $54 Absentee, Phone & Online Bidding accepted call 410-745-0485 for arrangements For free decoy appraisal contact: Gary Guyette | gary@guyetteanddeeter.com | 410-745-0485 Jon Deeter | jdeeter@guyetteanddeeter.com | 440-610-1768

Important Notices: ■ Unofficial prices realized information will be available five business days after the auction.

Official prices realized list will be available online approximately two weeks after the auction.

■ If you would like to consign decoys to our next auction, please contact; Gary Guyette 410-7450485 gary@guyetteanddeeter.com or Jon Deeter 440-543-1416 jdeeter@guyetteanddeeter. com. Free appraisals are available with no obligation to consign, and all correspondences are strictly confidential.

■ Under no circumstances will we be responsible for damage to frames or glass, or damage caused by them. Under no circumstances will we be responsible for damage to fragile decoratives.

These items are marked in the catalog with an *.

■ Auctioneer James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine.

■ Stands are not included with the decoys or weathervanes unless specified in catalog. Plexiglass cases are not included with shotgun shell boxes.

■ All duck calls have condition reports, but are sold “As Is”.

■ Dimensions are approximate and are not guaranteed.

■ Trade Up Program - A limited numer of decoys purchased may be paid for by

consigning decoys to the next Guyette & Deeter. auction. Ask Gary or Jon for Details.

■ Pick up hours are 1pm – 5pm beginning Wednesday, November 13, 2019, or by

appointment. Please call ahead so we can have your items ready.

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Featuring decoys from the collections of Leigh Bridges

Estate of Ralph & Polly Oreman

Bruce Collins

Richard Perkins

Jim & Diane Cook

Winward Prescott, Jr.

Estate of Lynwood Herrington

Henry Stansbury

Doug & Ellen Miller

Dick Stephenson

Dr. Lloyd Newberry

Private Southern Collection

Richard Perkins | Wayzata, MN We bid a fond farewell to Richard “Perk” Perkins of Wayzata, MN who passed away April 6, 2019. Founder of Perkins Capital Management where he worked with his sons, Dick and Dan, he was instrumental in forming several private companies, and gave back to his community by offering guidance and fundraising for nonprofits. He restored and donated his Aunt Hilma’s farmhouse to the Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center in Coon Valley, Wisconsin. He never planned to retire. He always said, “This is what I do. I don’t golf.” But he did catch a lot of walleyes and shot a lot of ducks with his family and friends. Perk loved collecting antique duck decoys. He enjoyed an annual pheasant trip which began as a business but resulted in a 40-year friendship; this was Perk’s way – business which often turned into friendship.

Perk attended Guyette & Deeter auctions regularly and was often accompanied by Dana Rocheford.

He is survived by his life partner Dana Rocheford, sister Mary Ann Perkins, sons Dick and Dan Perkins, daughter Pamela Brown, and lots of extended family.

Dick Stephenson A truly good guy.

The decoy community lost one of the truly good guys of our hobby when Richard S. Stephenson passed away on April 19, 2018.

I first met Dick in the early 1990s at his restaurant, the Skilligalee in Richmond. From that first encounter, I knew immediately that I was going to like this fellow and, subsequently, we became friends.

Dick, along with his wife Jeanne, was a regular attendee and participant in our auctions. He was particularly fond of Ward brothers decoys, and through the years was able to assemble some very good examples of their work. While that was his primary collecting focus, he had a keen appreciation for decoys from other regions and, ultimately, was able to build an eclectic collection.

I rarely saw Dick without a smile on his face. While he hadn’t been active recently, his interest and love of old decoys never waned. For those of us fortunate enough to have known him, he will be sadly missed.

-Frank Schmidt

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Leigh Bridges | 1936 – 2017 | Grafton, MA. Leigh Bridges spent his career working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, where he served as Assistant Director. His love of research often took him to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and out in the field aboard State fishing boats where they conducted research on various fish species, shellfish and effects of things like red tide on marine life. His love of the outdoors and waters spilled over into his person life as well.

He was an avid fisherman of inland waters pursuing salmon on Lake Winnipesauke, Lake Sebago and Lake Ontario and frequented the salt in Narragansett Bay, Cape Cod Bay, Martha’s Vineyard and Plum Island. He pursued lifelong hobbies including collecting decoys, antique toys, and cast iron banks. He often accompanied his brother Colton “Rocky” Bridges on goose hunting trips on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He was a life-long resident of Grafton, Massachusetts and later, in retirement, wintering in Arizona where he expanded his hobbies to silversmith jewelry and eventually carving his own decoys.

Winward (Bud) Prescott Jr. | 1917 - 1978 | Swansea, MA. Bud Prescott was born and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts and spent his summers in Swansea, MA where his parents and grandparents had summer homes. Both his parents were raised in Fall River, MA. and had strong family connections to that town and the nearby coastal community of Westport.

He worked as a plant manager for the Dixon Corporation in Bristol, R.I. He greatly enjoyed working with his hands and spent much of his free time tinkering in his well equipped workshop. He was an avid shooter and had a dedicated reloading room for preparing ammunition for his Sunday competitions at the nearby Warren (RI) Rod and Gun Club.

He enjoyed hunting and, undoubtedly, acquired this interest from his uncle, Everett Mills and his cousin, Dr. Ralph French – both founding members of the Pequaw Honk Club. He would often leave the house before dawn with his boat, decoys, gear and a thermos to spend the day at the ponds of Westport and Little Compton. He enjoyed the nature and solitude of the experience and actually shooting any birds was of secondary importance.

He had a soft spot for animals and, in addition to hunting and shooting, enjoyed collecting Fall River Line steamship memorabilia, whaling implements and books. His favorite collectable however were his decoys. Although most of his collection was sold shortly after his death, some selected pieces remained with his family.

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Session One Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:00 am Lots 1 - 303

Session Two Thursday, November 7, 2019 11:00 am Lots 304 - 569

1-6 William Gibian 7 - 12 Maryland 13 - 18 Ward Brother Decoratives 19 - 34 Virginia 35 - 38 Jim Schmiedlin 39 - 52 Delaware River 53 - 58 Louisiana 59 - 65 Miniatures 66 - 85A Fish 86 - 93 Ward Brothers Factory 94 - 104B Canada 105 - 120 Sporting Art 121 - 127 Frank Finney 128 - 137 Swans 138 - 143 Bronze Sculptures 144 - 148 Shorebirds 149 - 161 New York State 162 - 168 Items of Interest 169 - 181 Elmer Crowell 181A - 205 Miniatures 206 - 213 Corbin Reed 214 - 218 Sporting Art 220 - 239 Contemporary 240 - 250 North Carolina 251 - 255 Duck Stamp Prints 256 - 266 Maryland 267 - 278 Shorebirds 279 -291 Contemporary 292 - 303

Decoratives 304 New England 325 George Strunk 342 Virginia Shorebirds 351 Midwest 354 Firearms 365 New Jersey Shorebirds 371 Decoratives 384 Ward Brothers 397 Maryland 408B Contemporary 418 New England Shorebirds 429 Ward Brothers Decoratives 447 New Jersey 454 Delbert “Cigar� Daisey 479 Virginia 485 Miscellaneous Decoys 508 Maryland 511 Dove & Crow 527 Decoratives 533 Contemporary 545 Maryland 557

- 324 - 341 - 350 - 353 - 364 - 370 - 383 - 396 - 408A - 417 - 428 - 446 - 453 - 478 - 484 - 507 - 510A - 526 -532 - 544 - 556 - 569

Please read conditions of sale in the back of catalog

SESSION ONE Wednesday, November 6, 2019 - 11:00 am

William Gibian Onancock, Virginia Born in New Jersey, it was around third grade that young Bill and those around him started to recognize his talents as an artist. His exposure to waterfowl and wildlife came mostly through his grandfather who was an avid birdwatcher. His grandfather’s book, “National Geographic Book of Birds”, exposed him to the abundance of birds beyond his local wetlands. After relocating to Virginia in 1981 he began carving full time on the Eastern shore.

His personal standards for carving were formulated after seeing works by William Bowman and Elmer Crowell.

Bill loved the muscle structure on a Bowman decoy and the incredible paint on a Crowell decoy. Bills work can be quite animated, turned heads, raised wings open mouths and so on. He has stated that the carving came easier than the painting but few would argue that Gibian is one of today’s finest painters. Bill works without the use of patterns so each of his carvings is “original”. After a design is conceptualized he goes to work, first with a band saw then with hand tools and brushes until the work is complete. Bill has become a regular at the Easton Waterfowl Festival. He can usually be seen standing behind a booth of his carvings all marked “sold”.

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Full size widgeon on carved wooden base, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed. 17” tall. Carved

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Rare ruffed grouse, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Exceptionally well carved, mounted on multilevel base

crossed wingtips, slightly turned head.

that includes a carved and painted

Carved clam shell on the wooden

leaf. Grouse’s feet are staggered and

base. Very good and original.

head is slightly turned. Exceptional

(1,750 - 2,250)

paint. Excellent original paint; very small tip missing from crest at top of head.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Full size walking curlew, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Very animated walking position with dropped,

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Excellent flying snipe, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside of body. Card

carved wing on one side. Bird appears to be hunting in

on underside indicates “Made 12/02, this is my first flying

the tidal flats. Mounted on fancy base with carved oyster

common snipe.” Mounted to fancy carved and painted

shell. 10” tall. Very small area of paint flaking on one

base. Wings are spread. Fan tail is open and feet are

foot, otherwise excellent and original.

trailing. Snipe’s head is raised and slightly turned, with open beak to simulate a calling bird. Wing spread is

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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Raised wing curlew, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside of body. Dated

Provenance: Perkins collection.

2005. Mounted on fancy base that includes clam shell.

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Bird has raised extended single wing, and is grooming.

Flying ruddy turnstone, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside of body.

Feather has been inserted into the beak. All wingtips are

Mounted to fancy bracket and base. Wings are extend-

carved. Excellent paint. 20.5” tall. Excellent and original.

ed to simulate flight. Carved tail with raised primaries and

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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18.5”, height is 13”. Excellent and original.

(1,200 - 1,500)

uplifted head. Wingspan is 14”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Maryland Captain Ben Dye 1827 - 1896 Perryville, Maryland

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No other wall plaques are known to have been made by Ben Dye. Whether made for his own home, a gift, or a gun club, one can only guess. The simplicity in its design and scale combined with the mellow color pallet, that has nearly one hundred and fifty years of nearly perfect patina and oxidation, make it an outstanding non decoy piece by this important and famous maker.

Ben Dye

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Outstanding and early wall plaque, Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland, last half 19th century. A pair of 2/3 size redheads mounted against a fully painted and framed board that illustrates plant life and water, into a rising sky. 15” x 25”. Painted background is dark from age; wear at edge of frame; crack in upper righthand side of backboard.

Provenance: Stansbury collection. Last sold as part of the John Delph collection, April 2004, lot 733.

Literature: “Waterfowling on the Chesapeake, 1819-1936,” C. John Sullivan.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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Ruddy duck, Captain Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. 9.5” long. Tack eyes and “WW” carved in the underside for Wilson

Very rare canvasback drake wingduck, Charles Nelson Barnard, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. 14” long. Original paint with

Whitley. Appealing old in use repaint; repair

good patina; minor discoloration and

to a thin crack in the neck; several small

wear; filler has popped out above the nail

dents.

Literature: “Decoys of the Midatlantic

in top of head.

Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (4,000 - 6,000)

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Canvasback drake, James T. Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. 16” long. Dry original paint with so called angel wings on back; rough spot at tip of bill; putty loss at back of head; one gouge in body; small red paint drip on one side of body.

Provenance: Stansbury collection. Formerly in collection of Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.

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Rare redhead wooden sink box decoy, Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland. Decoy is made so that it emulates motion with turned head and offset breast paint. Fine feather painting. Slightly upswept tail. 13” long. Strong original paint; some white paint spatter on body; a few small areas of paint loss.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Last sold as part of the John Delph collection, April 2004, lot 743.

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(2,500 - 3,500)

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Canvasback drake, Joseph Barnard, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Appealing old in use paint; structurally very good.

(1,500 - 2,500)

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Canvasback drake from the Upper Chesapeake Bay. So called “Pancake” style. Very wide with a sharp side edge and small thin tail. Original paint with minor wear; minor roughness to one edge of bill and top of head.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

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Ward Brothers Decoratives Crisfield, Maryland

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Very rare pair of decorative gadwall, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed “Made for Norris E. Pratt collection L.T. Ward 1963”. Drake has slightly turned head and lifted wings. Hen is in preening pose with carved lifted wings.

12.5” long. Very good and original.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

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(9,500 - 12,500)

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Pair of decorative mergansers, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed “Made special for Dr. James Thompson collection Lem Ward 1967.” Both have turned heads, drake’s is lifted slightly. Both have carved primaries and secondaries as well as a fluted tail. Very good and original.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Old squaw drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1968. Also, it says, “one of two old squaw in summer plumage.” Excellent body carving. Slightly turned and uplifted head.

Sprig tail is split with fine feather detailing. 20” long. Original paint has mellowed nicely; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

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(7,000 - 10,000)

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3/4 size 1936 model pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 13.5” long.

Slightly turned and lifted head. Near mint original paint with good detail; structurally excellent.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Pair of balsa body hooded mergansers, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed “Made for Norris Pratt collection. L.T. Ward Crisfield, Maryland. 1961.” Carved, crossed wingtips and fluted tail. Slightly turned heads.

13” long. Near mint original paint; tiny rough spot on one of hen’s tail feathers.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

(5,000 - 7,000)

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Superb hollow decorative Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1977.

Carved in preening pose with highly detailed feathering, raised wings, and finely sculpted head. A Polaroid photograph of Lem Ward holding another Canada goose is taped on the underside. 21” long. A couple of very minor chips on side of the tail; two very thin tight drying cracks in the breast; overall superb original condition with a nice mellowed surface.

(15,000 - 20,000)

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Black duck, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Good scratch paint detail. Fluted tail.

17.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; thin crack in head.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Excellent brant, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Tack eyes with exquisite paint blending on sides of body. Excellent original paint; tight crack in neck; small rub at tip of bill; wear on edge of tail.

Provenance: Stansbury collection. (5,000 - 8,000)

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Very rare pair of widgeon, carved by Miles Hancock, in original paint by Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. 14.5” long. Tack eyes. Good scratch paint detail. Original paint with minor wear on hen, minor to moderate wear on drake; both bodies are made from two pieces of wood and have slight separation where wood meets; crack through hen’s neck; chip missing from one edge of drake’s neck; chip missing from one side of drake’s bill.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Roy Bull, Bull brand in underside.

Literature: “Chesapeake Bay 21

Decoys,” Bobby Richardson, p. 181, exact decoy pictured. (3,500 - 4,500)

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Crook neck Canada goose, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 27” long. Original paint with very slight wear; professional repair to a chip at the tip of the bill; several small dents and shot marks.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Pair of canvasbacks, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with very

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minor discoloration and wear; a few tiny dents.

with minor wear on the hen, moderate wear on

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Rare pair of hooded mergansers, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 15”

Rare pair of buffleheads, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 12” long. Original paint drake; a few small dents.

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Brant, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 18.5” long. Original paint with very minor

long. Original paint with a few rubs; very slight

wear; four cracks in body; one crack through neck;

roughness to top and bottom of hen’s crest; very

lightly hit by shot.

(600 - 900)

small chip missing from top of drake’s tail.

(1,000 - 1,400)

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Widgeon drake, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 14” long. Original paint with minor wear; crack in one side.

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Rigmate pair of pintails, Norman Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Drake is 19” long. Both have original paint with moderate wear; drake has two thin cracks in lower sides; hen has several cracks in body.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Literature: “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury, p. 83, exact decoys pictured.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Merganser hen from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Very deep “V” style body carving. Carved wooden crest. 13” long. Paint appears to be original; head has been off and reset; minor wear; age split in underside.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Cobb Island, Virginia A barrier island off the coast of Virginia, Cobb Island was probably first called Sand Shoals (Island). This was to change with the arrival of an ambitious, hard-working, and prolific family.

The patriarch of this clan, Nathan Cobb, Sr., was born on December 15, 1797 in Eastham on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He arrived in Northampton County, Virginia with his family in October of 1837. He soon opened a “Yankee sore” (original spelling). In 1838, he purchased what was to become Cobb Island from “Hard Time Fitchett” for $100 and a two-horse wagon load of salt. There were no buildings on the island, and Nathan had a structure framed in Massachusetts and transported there. He was married three times and lived to see 62 children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Ad for the Cobb Island Hotel

The extended family eventually established a successful hotel on the tiny island which hosted visiting sportsman. In addition, they gunned for the market, raised their own vegetables, and guided. The hotel was well received and did a very good business as noted by one visiting guest in 1874.

“The main hotel is surrounded by grand old willows, and a large grape arbor is in front, where boarders sit and smoke after gathering figs from the trees around the house, and watermelons and cantaloupes from the vines.

A few rods from the house the beach is seen, where the surf bathing, for which the island is famous, can be had at all hours.

The fishing and yachting is splendid here, but the gunning is the wonder of our party. Duck, snipe, plover, willets, and a new bird, the ‘bost,’ were shot by our young nimrods. We live on game shot the same day, fish just out of the water, and soft crabs and oysters pulled from their briny homes an hour before they are cooked.”

Wreck of the Cobb Island Hotel, 1896

In addition to this prosperous venture, the family eagerly participated in the lucrative wrecking business. Numerous vessels were lost off the barrier islands, and the Cobbs were quick to respond to any possible rescue of the crews and salvage of the cargos. This was the predecessor to the Life Saving Station that was eventually located on the island.

Unfortunately, all of this was to succumb to an inevitable fate. A series of storms swept the island, and all of the buildings were eventually lost as the land was reclaimed by the sea. The island today is a bird sanctuary.

A few artifacts from the hotel and the life saving station remain as mementos of the Cobb’s rich history, but it is the artful decoys carved by the family that serve as a fitting tribute to their lives on the island.

Although these decoys often contain the brand of various family members, many believe that they all may have been carved by Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 – 1905).

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Nathan Cobb, Jr. and wife, Sally

Arthur Cobb 1870 - 1951 Cobb Island, Virginia

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Solid body black duck, Arthur Cobb, Cobb Island, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving and inlet head. Carved eyes. 16.5” long. Appealing old in use repaint; thin cracks in head, neck, and body.

Provenance: Originally found in a home in Machipongo, Virginia around 1980.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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Merganser hen from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Inlet neck. Raised “V” wingtip carving. 15” long. Worn original paint; several cracks; minor roughness to tail.

(6,000 - 8,000)

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Brant from Cobb Island, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Slightly turned head with inserted bill. Old in use repaint; cracks in head and neck; filler added to a fairly large chip at the neck base.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Sam Dyke, Salisbury, Maryland.

Dyke collection stamp on underside. Dyke acquired from William J. Mackey, Jr. in 1970.

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(3,000 - 5,000)

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Round body bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Fluted tail. 15” long.

Good comb paint detail. Original paint; minor to moderate wear; crack partway through neck base.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Goldeneye hen, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930. Football body shape.

Branded “P” on underside for Bill Purnell. 14” long. Original paint on head and most of body; white on breast and underside appears to be early working repaint; rough area at tip of bill; iron eyes have deteriorated some; nail has been added to secure crack in neck; rubs and paint loss.

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Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,800 - 2,200)

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Rare goldeneye drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. 12” long. Original paint with good patina and almost no wear; structurally good.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Merganser drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Carved, extended comb and serrated bill.

Early style head carving, similar to those found at the Gargatha Auction. 15” long. Retains much of the original paint; a light wash appears to have been removed from the lower half of the body.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

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(1,500 - 2,500)

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Jim Schmiedlin 1945 - 2015 Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania Very rare preening pintail drake with slightly lifted wing, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded, along with Jim’s “Reward for return” label on

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underside. 19.5” long. Several tiny scuffs; otherwise very good and original.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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Goldeneye drake in content pose, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and written in pencil it says, “Made for my own gunning rig but

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never hit the water” with Jims signature. Dated 1997. Relief wing carving. Incised feather carving on primaries, secondaries, and tail. Excellent.

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(3,500 - 4,000)

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Gadwall drake, Jim Schmiedlin Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Signed and branded. Dated 2002. One of four. Very good form with Slightly turned head. Relief wing carving. Excellent and original.

(3,500 - 4,000)

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Canvasback hen, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 9/86. Very small paint smudge at one wingtip, otherwise very good and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Outstanding English/Dawson mallard hen, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Exceptional paint by John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey. 15.5� long. Very minor wear; area on body underneath the tail where seven small dents were touched up a long time ago.

Provenance: Recently obtained from an old collection from Florida.

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(16,000 - 20,000)

Born into a family of early American settlers, John Dawson was one of four sons belonging to Thomas and Julie Dawson. The family’s residence was in the 600 block of Centre Street in Trenton, New Jersey. Dawson worked primarily as a kiln operator at the Scammel Pottery Company for most of his life.

Like many that grew up along the Delaware River, John enjoyed the outdoors – duck hunting included. Around 1900, when he was in his twenties, his uncle gave him a rig of decoys that needed “sprucing up.” These decoys are now known as the English/Dawson decoys. Carved and originally painted by John English, John Dawson “tuned them up” for another round of hunting. Some of the decoys were stripped and painted, and some were just John Dawson

painted over the old surface. The painting was skillfully executed combing and bold geometric patterns that display a striking influence to the Art Nouveau movement that was the style of the day – no doubt a technique that was employed but the painters at the pottery factory where he worked.

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Pair of canvasbacks, John Dawson, Trenton, New Jersey. Both are stamped “JD”.

Original paint with minor fading and discoloration; structurally very good.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight.

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(5,000 - 7,000)

Black duck, Jess Heisler, Burlington, New Jersey. Good loop feather paint detail.

Original paint; with several tiny dents; small chip missing form one edge of tail; tiny spot of tou-

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chup on one lower side.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of John Hillman, Hillman collection stamp on underside.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight.

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(2,500 - 3,500)

Oversize canvasback drake, Clark Madera, Pitman, New Jersey. 18.5” long.

Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dave Campbell.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James 40B

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Doherty Jr., p 161 exact decoy pictured.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Rare English/Dawson mallard drake, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Exceptional paint by John Dawson; thin crack partway through neck; several small tail chips.

Provenance: Recently obtained from an old collection from Florida.

Literature: “The Classic Decoy Series,” Milt Weiler, exact decoy pictured as being made by Dan English.

Professionally mounted and framed.

The page is included with the decoy, with inscription “Don: a really great

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bird, lets thank Peggy. MC Weiler.”

(12,000 - 15,000)

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Black duck, Jess Heisler, Burlington, New Jersey. Nestled head with raised, carved wingtips, carved tail, and feather looping over entire body. From the rig of A. Hounslow, “66 Union Street Bordentown New Jersey” painted on underside. 14” long. Strong original paint with a few shot scars and light edge wear.

(1,500 - 2,500)

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Greenwing teal drake, Philadelphia School or John Blair, Sr. Hollow with raised neck seat and shoe button eyes.

Four pegs in underside joining the body halves. 12” long. Worn original paint on much of the body; about 3/4 of the neck appears to be an old replacement.

Provenance: Mackey collection. Mackey collection stamp on underside.

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Delicate mallard drake, unknown carver, Delaware River, 1st quarter 20th century. Hollow carved, two piece body. Tack eyes and slightly raised neck seat. Tail is upswept. Aluminum tag on underside is stamped “T. Scott Bristol, Pennsylvania.” Bob White collection stamp on underside. 16” long. Dry original paint that has flaked on head and body; tight crack around neck.

Literature: “North American Survey,” Gene and Linda Kangas, p. 200, exact decoy

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pictured.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

Very early mallard drake, unknown carver, Delaware River, last quarter 19th century. Nestled head with raised wingtip carving and very unusual carved wooden curled tail. Carved feather detail on underside of decoy. Shoe button eyes.

15” long. Strong original paint that is worn slightly on top of head and tips of tail; tail sprig appears to have been reglued at some point.

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(4,000 - 6,000)

John Blair, Sr.

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Important bufflehead drake, John Blair, Sr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Classic style.

Hollow two piece body, raised neck seat. Mackey stamp on underside. 13” long. Paint is a mix of old working and some original; a few small dents in underside and rough area to bill and head; structurally good.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight, p. 36, rigmate pictured.

(6,000 - 10,000)

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Black duck, William Quinn, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. 16.5” long. “W. Quinn, Tullytown” is

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Black duck, Reg Marter, Burlington, New Jersey. Tucked head with early style raised wing carv-

stamped in the weight. Small tail chip repair, otherwise

ing and carved tail. 15” long. Original paint; a few

original and good.

small rubs and scratches.

(3,000 - 5,000)

Early black duck, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Delanco, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Slightly

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tucked head with single raised and extended wingtips.

(800 - 1,200)

Classic style widgeon drake, John Blair, Sr., 3rd quarter 19th century. 15” long. Paint has been professionally restored in Blair style by Bob Seabrook.

15” long. Original paint with feather loop detail on

(1,250 - 1,750)

back and feather painting on head; flaking to some small areas of body; slight seam separation at both neck and body.

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(800 - 1,200)

Resting canvasback drake, John McLoughlin, Bordentown, New Jersey. Signed and dated 1972. 16” long with relief wingtip carving and fluted tail. Repair to a crack in the bill; otherwise very good and original.

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Provenance: Miller collection.

(500 - 800)

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Hollow carved black duck, John Blair, Sr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Classic Blair form and pegged construction. 18” long. Original pad weight. Feather paint detail. Original paint with very slight wear; the surface, which was treated with linseed oil by the Blair family in the 1940s, was professionally cleaned; several small areas of flaking on the head and neck where touched up at that time; tiny chip missing from one side of tail.

Provenance: Originally sold in November 1998 by Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. for the Blair Family.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight.

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(6,000 - 9,000)

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Pintail drake, Mark Whipple, Bourg, Louisiana. 18.5” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; bill has been broken off and reattached.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

Literature: “Louisiana Lures and Legends,” Brian Cheramie.

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Canvasback drake, Mark Whipple, Bourg, Louisiana. 17” long. Wide body style. Bill is a professional replacement with touchup in that area; surface crack in underside, otherwise structurally good.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

Literature: “Louisiana Lures and Legends,” Brian Cheramie.

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(3,000 - 5,000)

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Pintail drake, Reme Roussel, Raceland, Louisiana. 16” long. Several paint flakes missing from one side of head, otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Pair of bluewing teal, Dewey Pertuit, Raceland, Louisiana. 12” long. Relief wing carving and glass eyes. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

Literature: “Louisiana Lures and Legends,” Brian Cheramie.

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(950 - 1,250)

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Pair of bluewing teal, Reme Roussel, Raceland, Louisiana. 11.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Pintail drake, Whipple Family. 15” long. A mix of old in use repaint and worn original paint; neck chip repair on one side of neck base.

(500 - 800)

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12 1/4 size carvings by Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland and 2 by David Blackstone. Signed. All

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have slightly turned heads. Lengths vary from 8” to 10.5” swan. Very good and original.

crazing, mostly on back.

Five 1/4 size carvings, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Four of his earlier birds, made to sell at the Duck House around 1960. They are balsa and 8.5” long.

Also a larger swan, signed and dated 2011 that is 11.5” long. All have slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

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(1,400 - 1,800)

(2,000 - 3,000) 60B

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Miniature godwit plover, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire. 5.25” long. Original paint with minor

(1,400 - 1,800)

Miniature jack snipe, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire. 4.25” long. Original paint; very minor wear; touchup at tip of bill.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Four miniatures, Dennis Schroeder, Trinity Alps, California. Signed. One is dated 1994, another 1999,

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Pair of miniature redheads, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Just under 6” long. Original

and another 2000. Lengths vary from 4.5” to 6”. All

paint with a few small scuffs; structurally good.

have carved crossed wingtips and good detail. Very

(900 - 1,200)

good and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

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Miniature gull, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1960. Raised crossed wingtips. 10.5”

(1,000 - 1,400)

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sides stamped “CL. H. Perdew, Henry Illinois.” 6.25” long. Three very small spots of touchup on drake’s breast, several more on head; structurally good.

length. Strong original paint; tiny chip from underside

of tail.

Provenance: Stansbury collection. Acquired from the Tyler family.

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Literature: “Lloyd Tyler: Folk Artist, Decoy Maker,”

heads. 4.5” long. Canvasbacks have strong original

(400 - 600)

paint; both have mellowed, crazing on base, each has a rub to bare wood on head; redheads have original

Rare miniature canvasback, Ed Parsons, Oxford, Maryland. Mounted to wooden base. Wide body

paint, drake has crack in neck; hen has small areas of flaking on one side of body, drake has small area of

with extended tail and subtle ridge line to extended tail. 6.5” long. Original paint; a few scars; mild discoloration; crack in neck; rub at tip of bill.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(800 - 1,200)

Two pairs of miniatures, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. All four mounted on original McGaw bases. Pair of canvasbacks and pair of red-

Henry Stansbury, p. 46, exact decoy pictured.

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Pair of miniature mallards, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Paint by Edna Perdew. Metal plate on under-

wood filler loss at top of head.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,000 - 1,400)

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Very rare brown trout plaque, Hardy artist, Harry Ashford, London. Ashford was one of the earliest model artists at Hardy, this is the earliest hand marked Hardy brown trout known. Plaque is 26” long, fish is 21” long. Marked “Windermere 16th May 2007, 3 lb. 5 oz.

HHN.” Inserted ivory Hardy company plaque in lower left. Very good and original.

Literature: Fish Models Plaques & Effigies Book,” Ronald Swanson, p. 158, exaxt fish.

(5,000 - 7,000)

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Rare and unique working sturgeon fish decoy, John Zachman, 1952. A large sizing decoy measuring 41” long. Inserted metal fin and belly weight on underside. A well executed carving that displays sturgeon side

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and top armor. Carved gills and carved eyes. Natural wood crack in underside; very small bend at tip of metal tail, otherwise very good and original.

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(2,500 - 3,500)

Wall display case with 16 fresh water fish carvings. Fish are labeled and have good detail. They vary in length from 8” - 5”. Case is 19” x 27.5”. The display appears to be from the 1940s. From a hardware store in Southeastern, Massachusetts. Very good and original.

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(2,500 - 3,500)

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Relief carved bluegill plaque, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 7” x 10 5/8”. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Carved wooden plaque of owl in tree with two smaller birds, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 9 7/8” x 5 5/8”. Tacked on metal straps across back. Original paint with significant crazing, mostly on raised areas; structurally good.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of John Delph.

(4,500 - 6,500)

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Walleye fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Carved eye style. 9” long x 7/8” wide x 1.5” tall Strong original paint; protected by a coat of varnish; some paint loss at top of fin and under belly.

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(5,000 - 7,000)

Rare and unusual red spotted walleye, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Carved eye model. 9” long x 7/8” wide x 1 1/2” tall. Strong original paint; small paint loss to edges of fins and belly.

Literature: “Michigan’s Master Carver, Oscar W. Peterson, 1887-1951,” Ron Fritz, p. 27 and p.

52, exact fish pictured.

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Brown trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. 10” long x .75” wide x 1.5” tall. Strong original paint protected by a light coat of varnish; paint loss at belly weight.

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(5,000 - 7,000)

(4,000 - 6,000)

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Brook trout, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 9” long x 6/8” wide x 1.5” tall. Original paint protected by an old coat of varnish; some paint loss to fins; disturbed surface on one side of face, possibly due to heat.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

Rainbow trout, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st half 20th century. Tack eyes.

9” long x 3/4” wide x 1.25” tall. Strong original paint; light coat of varnish; light paint loss at eyes; small rub on side of body.

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(2,500 - 3,500)

Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eye model. 9.25” long x 1” wide x 1.5” tall. Strong original paint; protected by a light coat of varnish.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Brown trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 6.75” long x .5” wide x 1.25” tall. Original paint with very slight flaking, mostly on metal fins and weights; two tiny spots of touchup on the dorsal fin; worn spot

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(2,000 - 3,000)

Brook trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 8.25” long x .5” wide x 1.25” tall. Original paint with very minor flaking and wear; mostly at the weights; thin crack in underside.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Perch fish spearing decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 5” long x .3” wide x 1” tall. Good curved body. Near mint original paint; several tiny chips have been touched up on dorsal fin; several paint flakes missing on underside near weight. (900 - 1,200)

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Natural sided fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 8.5” long x .75” wide x 1.5” tall. Metal anal fin is missing, otherwise good.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 5” long x .25” wide x .75” tall. Original paint with minor wear; mostly on metal areas; structurally good. (750 - 950)

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Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 8.5” long x .75” wide x 1.75” tall. Original paint with moderate wear; chip missing from the top and bottom of tail.

(650 - 950)

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Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 9” long. Original paint with wear on the tail, parts of the fins, and the weights; small amount of touchup to parts of the eyes.

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Brown trout, fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 8” long x .75” wide x 1.25” tall. Original paint; moderate wear; tiny amount of touchup at tack eyes.

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Fish decoy, Leroy Howell, Hinckley, Minnesota. 7.25” long x .75” wide x 1.25” tall. Red with unusual multiple flower application on body as well as metal fins and tail. Original and good.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Fish decoy, Leroy Howell, Hinckley, Minnesota. 8.5” long x 1.25” wide x 2” tall. Red and white with exaggerated metal fins and tail. Minor flaking on one side of tail; a few tiny scratches, otherwise excellent and original. (400 - 600) 85A

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Crisfield, Maryland “A City Built Upon Shells” Located at the junction of the Annemessex River and Tangier Sound, today’s Crisfield (once known as Somers Cove) received its name when Congressman John Woodland Crisfield (1808 – 1897) fell through the decking of the town docks when surveying the area for an extension of the Eastern Shore Railway from Salisbury to Crisfield. In order to soothe the wrath of the Congressman, and to get the valuable railroad extension, the town fathers rechristened the town in his name. This was a pivotal event because, in 1854, large and productive oyster beds were discovered in Tangier Sound and the railroad was necessary to quickly ship this valuable and perishable cargo to distant markets.

Much of the land mass of Crisfield was marshland and many of the early buildings were constructed on pilings above the water. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of bushels of oysters were shucked in the town’s many packing houses and the shells were simply tossed under the homes or docks.

With time, today’s downtown Crisfield grew on what was “man-made ground”, built upon the backs of years of accumulated shells. In addition to the oyster, by about the time of the Civil War, townsfolks, in an attempt to augment their

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seasonal income, began to market something that, until then, had only been eaten in hard times – the blue crab.

Oystering, and shell fishing in general, in the 19th century was a nasty business.

Shellfish harvest was fiercely competitive, prices were high, and little heed was paid to harvesting regulations (or the “Oyster Navy” attempting to enforce them). People killed over access to oysters and the money they represented and, in general, anarchy prevailed. Nevertheless, the town prospered and at one point it was the second largest city in Maryland, only being surpassed by Baltimore.

Even in the midst of all these commercial interests, the baymen and watermen could not ignore the yearly passing of astonishing numbers of migrating waterfowl. These were of interest not only to the locals for food and additional revenue, but the migration also drew the attention of many visiting sportsmen from Baltimore and elsewhere. Decoys were in demand and local carvers

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such as the Sterlings, Tylers, and others were quick to supply them. The Ward Brothers’ fame, however, was particularly pronounced and their ever-evolving carvings were shipped to numerous gunners and hunting clubs which spread Crisfield’s reputation across the entire country.

Crab boats, Crisfield, MD

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Crisfield oyster house c1891

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Important humpback style pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1926. Also inscribed in underside is “Made for Senator Elwood Dize”. 19.5” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; two spots of touchup on underside of tail; several small spots of touchup to white area at neck; some paint shrinkage on breast.

(70,000 - 90,000)

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Pair of shooting stool model buffleheads, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1964. Hen’s head is nestled and drake is alert with slightly turned head. 11.5” long. Very good and original.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Pair of hollow carved shooting stool model redheads, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1966. 14.5” long. With turned heads. Very good and original.

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(3,500 - 4,500)

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Pair of shooting stool model black ducks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1969. Both have turned heads.

15.5” long. Feather paint detail. Very good and original.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Pair of shooting stool model canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1972. Both have slightly turned heads. 18” long. Near mint original paint; small crack in underside of drake, otherwise structurally very good.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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Exceptional rigmate pair of 1936 model bluebills, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Thick stippled paint.

15.5” long. Slightly turned heads. Original paint with very slight wear; filler at top of hen’s head has a very small piece missing.

(15,000 - 25,000)

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Bluebill hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 model with slightly turned head and Ward ink stamp on underside.

15.5” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; slight roughness to edges of the end of the bill; shallow worn area in the wood on one edge of the underside.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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1936 model canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. 16” long. Original paint with slight wear; bill has been replaced.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Bluewing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Premier grade.

12.5” long. Strong original paint; a few shot scars; very small seam separation; rough edge at tail; some paint crazing at top of back and back of head.

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(3,500 - 4,500)

Rare merganser hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Premier grade.

20” long. Original paint with minor wear; a few tiny dents; most of the bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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Rigmate pair of bluewing teal, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. 13” long. Original paint; very slight wear; structurally very good.

Provenance: From an estate in on Long Island, New York.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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Yellowlegs with glass eyes, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. 12” long. Original paint; minor wear; some sort of shellac has been applied to the back and shows up off white with a black light, the paint is original; a few small dents.

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(1,750 - 2,250)

Black bellied plover, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. This exact decoy was lot 142 in the McCleery sale. Tack eyes with iron bill. 10.5” high. Paint appears to be a mix of original and old working paint that was added a very long time ago, which includes white dots on head and feathering on back.

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Provenance: Perkins collectionFormerly in the Dr. James McCleery collection. McCleery stamp on underside.

(800 - 1,200)

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Yellowlegs, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Silhouette style with tack eyes. Likely a salesman sample. Pencil writing on one side indicates $2 per dozen.

Each side is painted in a different plumage. This was lot 139 in the McCleery sale. 9” tall. Original paint with slight flaking to areas on bill.

Provenance: Perkins collection. Formerly in the Dr. James McCleery collection.

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Pair of wood ducks, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Signed by Charles Birdsall, also signed, “Painted by Doc Clayton 1968. Both have slightly turned heads. 15.5” long. Very good and original.

(900 - 1,200)

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Redhead hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Premier grade. Strong feather painting on back. 15” long. Strong original paint; crack running length of one side of body, with a few small rubs in that area.

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

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Mason model pair of mergansers, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Hollow pine. Point Pleasant stamp in underside. Signed and dated 1973 by Charles Birdsall. 18” long. Very good and original. (950 - 1,250)

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Pair of redheads, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade.

15” long. Original paint with minor wear; body seam on drake has separated slightly; a few small dents.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Goldeneye drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan.

Standard grade with tack eyes. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; hairline surface crack in one side; neck filler is intact.

(900 - 1,200)

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Mallard V-boards, in original dovetailed box, Chicago, Illinois. Box is 22”

Coudon stamp in decoys. 16.75” long.

long. Decoys excellent; box fair.

Original paint; minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

Literature: “North American Factory Decoys: A Pictorial Identification & Reference Guide,” Ken Trayer.

Rare mallard V-board set, Joseph Coudon, Aiken, Maryland, circa 1900.

(950 - 1,250)

Literature: “North American Factory Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 96, exact decoys pictured.

(900 - 1,200)

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Short body style canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario.

Hollow carved. 16.5” long. Very good comb paint detail with feather painting on lower sides. Near mint original paint; hairline crack partway through the neck; lightly hit by shot on one side; small shallow rough spot approximately .25” square on one side where there is a defect in the wood.

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Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gates.

(7,000 - 9,000)

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Rigmate pair of buffleheads, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario, 1st half 20th century. Good feather rasping on heads. Each is signed by Anger on underside.

Hen is slightly smaller than drake.

Drake is 10.5” and hen is 9.5” in length. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Hollow carved redhead drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. Branded “HMJ” for Harry Jewett, St. Clair Flats Club member and branded “WLM” for Ledyard Mitchell. 16.25” long. Original paint; very minor wear; structurally very good.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Pair of redheads, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. 14” long. Original paint with minor wear; crack most of the way through drake’s bill.

(1,500 - 2,500)

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Hollow carved lowhead black duck, George Warin, Toronto, Ontario. Marked “JSH” on underside for John Strathearn Hendrie, Hamilton, Ontario. Hendrie was the lieutenant governor of Ontario 191419 and member of the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company 1886-1919. 15”

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long. Old paint appears to be original; minor wear; a few small dents.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Duncan Ducharme Delta Marsh, Manitoba JAMES FORD BELL 1879 – 1961 Minneapolis, Minnesota James Bell was a very successful Minneapolis businessman and philanthropist. He was a passionate duck hunter who helped pioneer waterfowl research in the 1930s.

After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1901, he went to work as a salesman for his father’s relatively small flour milling company. By 1925, he became president of the firm and, in 1928, he formed the General Mills Corporation by consolidating four other milling companies from around the country with his own.

His success continued, and he became a leader in his community. He was Trustee of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, a Trustee of the Dunwoody Institute of Minneapolis, and a Trustee of the Carnegie Foundation in Washington, DC. He was a Regent of the University of Minnesota, and he donated the building on campus which houses the Bell Museum of Natural History. He amassed an important personal collection of rare books which he also donated to the University and these formed the focus for the James Ford Bell Library there, again, financed by Bell.

Mr. Bell was an avid sportsman and duck hunter. Two of his favorite hunting areas were at Heron Lake and at Ten Mile Pass. By 1934, he became very concerned about the reduction in numbers of his favorite quarry – the canvasback. He subsequently bought 40,000 acres of marsh at the lower end of Lake Manitoba. Eventually he donated this property and provided the finances for the establishment of what would become the famous Delta Waterfowl Research Station at Delta Marsh. To aid in his conservation efforts, he hired Aldo Leopold, widely regarded as the father of American wildlife management, to assist him. Leopold, in turn, hired one of his graduate students, Albert Hochbaum, to head up the research station at Delta. Hochbaum went on to author several classic studies on waterfowl based on his work there.

James Ford Bell should certainly be considered as one of the unsung heroes of waterfowl conservation in North America.

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Bell and H. Albert Hochbaum (1911 – 1988)

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Canvasback drake, Duncan Ducharme, Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada, 1st half 20th century. Retains original keel. Well rounded head.

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12.5” long. Original paint shows light gunning wear; several cracks in body.

Canvasback drake, Duncan Ducharme, Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada, 1st half 20th century. Interesting keel construction where body has the underside of the body. 12.5” long. Original

(1,500 - 2,000)

paint with light wear; shot scar in bill.

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Immature Canvasback drake, Duncan Ducharme, Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada, 1st half 20th century. Retains original keel. Early

(800 - 1,200)

style body. 11” long. Worn original paint; wood

Rigmate pair of canvasbacks, Duncan, Ducharme, Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada 1st half 20th century. Both retain original keels.

imperfection in one side of bill; small chip missing

13” long. Strong original paint; hen has two shot

from side of one body; three cracks in body.

scars; light wear; crack in back of drake.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

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113A

113B

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113C

115

113A Merganser drake from Chester Basin, Nova

113C Pair of bluebills, Ken Anger, Dunnville,

Scotia, 1st quarter 20th century. Leather crest.

Ontario. 15” long. Original paint with minor dis-

Relief wing carving. Head is turned approximately

coloration and wear; one shot mark in lower side

90 degrees to one side. 15.5” long. Tail is made

of hen.

from a separate piece of wood. Original paint; minor wear; professional repair to a chip missing form one side of tail.

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(1,250 - 1,750)

(800 - 1,200)

Pair of black ducks, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. 17” long. Original paint with very minor wear; 17 tiny worm holes in one head.

113B

Small goldeneye hen from Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. Detailed feather carving. 13” long. Small crack in tail, otherwise all original and good.

(650 - 950)

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Rigmate pair of canvasbacks, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario, circa 1940. 16” long. Strong original paint; light gunning wear.

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Provenance: Perkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

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Pair of bluebills, Orel Leboeuf, St. Anicet, Quebec. Hen is 15.5” long.

Both have highly detailed feather carving. Subtle combing on backs of both. Original paint; with very slight wear; small amount of glue is visible at hen’s neck seam; hairline crack in one side of hen; several tiny rough spots in feathering from when the decoys were made.

(2,250 - 2,750) 116

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Pair of goldeneyes, Bill Cooper, Verdun, Quebec, circa 1930. Hen has slightly turned

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Rigmate pair of canvasbacks. Each is branded “JFB” for James Ford Bell. Classic exaggerated

head. Both have carved bill detail and feather

sweeping neck and breast with bobbed tail. 12.5”

carving detail on back. 12.5” long. Original paint

long. Strong original paint; hen has crack on one

with minor wear; drake has several small dents; hen

side of body.

has small chip missing from one side of the neck.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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Mallard hen, Duncan Ducharme, Delta Marsh, Manitoba, Canada, 1st half 20th century. Collection stamp on underside from T.J.

(1,500 - 2,500)

Literature: “Waterfowl Decoys from the Shores of Suroit to the Region of Sorel: Decoys from the Montreal Region,” Michel Belisle and Franscois St-Onge.

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(1,000 - 1,500)

Goldeneye drake, Orel Leboeuf, St. Anicet, Quebec. 15” long. Highly detailed feather carving on back and tail. Very good and original.

O’Connor. 15.5” long. Strong original paint; small area of wood imperfection on one side; light wear.

(600 - 800)

Literature: “Decoys - A North American Survey,” Gene and Linda Kangas.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Sporting Art George Browne 1918 - 1958

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Born in New York City in 1918, George Browne was the

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Oil on canvas, George Browne. Titled,

son of the noted artist, mountaineer, and sportsman,

“Canvasbacks Swinging the Channel

Belmore Browne, 1880-1954. In the late 1940s, he

- Chesapeake Bay.” Image size 24” x

established a reputation as a painter of game birds,

36”. Excellent and original. (20,000 - 24,000)

executing such pictures as Startled Mallards and Canvasbacks Swinging the Channel: Chesapeake Bay. In 1950, he had his first one-man show at a prominent gallery in New York City, and he made connections with other galleries in the following years.

In 1954, he moved from California to Connecticut in order to be closer to galleries in New York City and Boston, and to upland game and waterfowl habitats of the Mid-Atlantic states and New England. Though a premature death resulting from a firearms accident at the age of 40 cut short his promising career, George Browne is acknowledged by collectors today as one of the century’s finest sporting artists and bird painters.

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Oil on canvas, George Browne. Titled, “Dropping in - Barrows Goldeneye.” Signed. 15.75” x 19”. Excellent and original.

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(6,000 - 9,000)

An outdoors enthusiast and conservationist, Aiden Lassell Ripley adapted his early painting style and subject matter to suit his personal passion and, in so doing, became one the of the masters of sporting art in America.

As Ripley’s national reputation grew, so did the number of commissions he received, especially those from wealthy sportsmen. Ripley’s particular skill in depicting waterfowl and upland birds took him to New England during the summer and fall before traveling to the South during the winter months.

In South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, he recorded traditional sporting activity, often with near photographic precision, on private plantations, while using his down time to paint local genre scenes.

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Watercolor of an upland game hunter with dog, Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896 - 1969). Signed and dated 1937. Image size approximately 16” x 22”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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124

Large oil on canvas, Edmund Osthaus (1858 - 1928), Toledo, Ohio.

Signed lower right. Image of three ruffed grouse in a forest landscape with rocks and pond. Image size 59.5” x 44”. Canvas has been professionally restretched with a few small areas of inpainting around edges.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor in 1991 at Sotheby’s.

(14,000 - 18,000)

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Born in Hildesheim, Germany, Osthaus studied at the Royal Academy of Arts in Dusseldorf between 1874 and 1882, immigrating to the United States in 1883. He became the director of the Toledo Academy of Fine Arts between 1886-1893, eventually leaving to devote himself fulltime to painting, shooting and following field trials. He was a charter member of the National Field Trial Association formed at Newton, North Carolina in November 1895.

As one of the top American sporting painters in his time, he was greatly admired by wealthy families such as the Vanderbilts and the Morgans. These families and great art collectors commissioned paintings in order to decorate large and spacious walls in their grand homes.

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Guy Harvey is a unique blend of artist, scientist, diver, angler, and conservationist. Growing up in Jamaica, Guy spent many hours fishing and diving with his father along the island’s south coast. He was obsessed with the creatures of the sea and began drawing pictures of the many different fish he observed.Guy’s artwork can be found in art exhibits, stores, galleries, restaurants, and at fishing tournaments. Harvey’s artistic style is mostly to realistically depict warm water marine sport fish in dynamic poses in their natural settings. Guy began painting full time, and by 1988, began providing custom artwork regularly for use on a variety of products.

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Watercolor, Guy Harvey (b. 1955). Titled, “Gatun’s Giant.” Dated February 2005. Image of tarpon chasing peacock bass. Measures 20” x 26”. Professionally matted and framed so that edges of paper are visible. Signed lower right. Excellent and original.

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(4,000 - 5,000)

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Watercolor on paper, Guy Harvey (b. 1955). Titled, “Peacock Bass.” Peacock bass chasing baitfish under lily pads. Image measures 21.5” x 17.5”. Signed lower left. Professionally matted and framed. Dated February 2005. Image is excellent and original; paper has slipped slightly inside of frame to where edges are visible.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Watercolor on paper, Guy Harvey (b. 1955). Titled,

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“Rooster Fish.” Image of rooster fish chasing mullet and grunt. Signed “Guy Harvey” lower center. Image measures 20” x 17”. Professionally matted and framed. Dated June 2006. Excellent and original.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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127A

127A “Into the Shallows” an oil on board by David Maass. Signed. Image size 26” x 42”.

Subject matter is a group of Canada geese landing in a marsh with other geese flying in the background. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor at Wild Wings Gallery in Minneapolis in the 1980s.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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127B

127B

127B

Two sets of nine framed original illustrations of fishing scenes, R. Grinnell. Both are professionally matted and framed. In one, the drawings are 4.75” x 6.75”. The other is 6.25” x 8.75”. One is excellent and original; the other 127C

has some discoloration on the matting.

(1,000 - 1,400)

127C Oil on board, Harry Antis.

Signed and dated 1982. Subject matter is seven Canada geese in flight. Image size 30” x 19.5”.

Very good and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

127D

127D “Duck camp” watercolor, Roy Martell

Mason (1886-1972). With hunters returning to camp in a small duck boat. Two other boats pulled onto the bank and decoys not in use waiting on the roof of the camp.

Signed lower left. Sight size 21” by 29 3/4”.

Two short creases to paper in center cloud, otherwise very good.

(1,800 - 2,200)

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Decoratives by Frank Finney Cape Charles, Virginia

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Full size peregrine falcon, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Poised on base, with Finney’s initial. Head is slightly turned, mouth is open, and tongue is extended. Wings are lifted away from body. Wings are split and tail is dropped. 18” tall. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Life size red tail hawk, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Bird appears to be calling with slightly turned head and open mouth. Wings are lifted away from body. Tail is carved and slightly dropped.

Bird is clutched to a finish base. “FF” is carved in one side. 21.5” tall. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(2,000 - 3,000) 130

Full size calling ring-neck pheasant, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Signed on base. 38” long.

Feather carving detail. Very good and original.

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(2,500 - 3,000)

Full size ruffed grouse Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Mounted on signed base. Carved, dropped wings.

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Raised fan tail. Slightly turned head. In a walking motion. 11” tall. Excellent and original.

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Provenance: Perkins collection.

(1,500 - 1,800)

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136

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137

Full size flying woodcock, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Mounted on a wall hanging

135

Two full size songbirds, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. A chipping sparrow and

plaque that is signed on the back. Woodcock has

Bohemian waxwing. Both are signed. 6.5” long.

shoebutton eyes. Spread wings with detailed feather

Good carving detail. Small rough area on one edge

carving. Extended feet. 16”. Excellent and original.

of sparrow’s tail; otherwise excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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(800 - 1,200)

(800 - 1,200)

Slightly oversize woodcock, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Mounted on fancy

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Sickle billed curlew, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Signed. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Detailed feather carving and

base that is signed. Tail is raised, dropped wings

turned head. 14” tall. Very good and original.

are spread. Woodcock is hollow carved. Head is

(1,250 - 1,750)

turned to one side. Strong feather painting. Height is 8”. Excellent and original.

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Provenance: Perkins collection.

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Two woodcocks, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Each is mounted on signed base. Both

(800 - 1,200)

Standing canvasback drake, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Signed. 15” tall. Detailed feather carving with raised wingtips. Very good and original.

(1,200 - 1,500)

have carved dropped wings and turned heads. 7.5” and 5.5” tall. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(600 - 800)

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Swans

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Swan, Al Bell, Baltimore, Maryland. Neck and head are set back to create a racy look. Angular body cuts add to the very appealing style. 29” long. Illegible collection stamp on underside. Multiple coats of white paint; flaking and crazing evenly over body; crack extending through back; crack in underside.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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139

Rare swan decoy, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st half 20th century. One of only two known. Slightly raised neck seat.

Displays Jester’s slight hump in back that is forward of tail. Head is positioned high and in an almost sentry or alert style. 27” long. Multiple coats of old paint; several nails securing head to body; roughly half of the bill has been replaced; imperfections in wood rubs, chips, and rough areas in body.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(7,000 - 10,000)

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139A

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140

139A Two large swan from Baltimore, Maryland. 49” long. Made from carved wood, bodies are covered in fiber glass. Made approximately 50 years ago. Original paint that has discolored with age; one has about 2” of bill missing otherwise structurally good; significant discoloration on bodies.

(2,000 - 3,000) 140

Tundra swan, John Vickers, Cambridge, Maryland. 32” long. Original paint with a few small scraps; some of filler has come out at top of neck dowel; a few tiny dents.

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(1,500 - 2,000)

Swan, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 33” long. Dry original paint; light discoloration or staining that can probably be cleaned; flaking to knot at one side of body; very tight crack near neck seam.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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(1,000 - 1,500)

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Tundra swan decoy, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. 33” long. Relief wing carving and detailed bill carving. Four tiny dents on top of tail, otherwise excellent and original.

(3,000 - 4,000)

143

Sleeping swan, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 31” long. Swinging barn door keel.

Signed and dated 1980 with Electro Pen. Original paint with few tiny scuffs; structurally good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Bronze Sculptures

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Bronze sculpture of three swimming bluebills, Wiliam Turner. Signed and dated 1982. Limited edition 3/25. Mounted on wooden base. 33� wide.

Very good and original.

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Bronze sculpture of a pheasant, David Turner. Signed. Limited edition 26/100. 26� long. Very good and original.

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(1,250 - 1,750)

(650 - 950)

146

Bronze sculpture of a kingfisher with a fish in bill, David Turner. Signed and dated 1995 and numbered 25/75. 21” tall. Very good and original.

(750 - 950)

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147

Bronze sculpture of a stag leaping over a log, Bill Turner. Stag is 20.5” long.

Limited edition 11/25. Signed and dated 1983. Very good and original.

(750 - 950)

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Bronze sculpture of two doves, David Turner. Signed. Numbered 24/100. 15.5” tall. Very good and original.

(750 - 950)

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Shorebird Decoys Daniel DeMott

His entire life was spent in Hempstead, which

was the fourth of

is comprised of a number of separate villages

seven children

and hamlets, all with their own unique names.

born to Michael

By 1870, his occupation was listed as “miller,” a

DeMott and his wife,

profession he would rely on for about the next

Emaline Johnson.

40 years. During this period, his millwork included

The family was living

both “feed” as well as “wood.” As late as 1905,

in the Rockville

he was listed as living in the East Rockaway

Centre section

section of the town, employed as a “miller.” By

of Hempstead,

1910, however, while still living in Hempstead, he

and Michael’s

listed his occupation as “house carpenter” and

occupation was

would list “carpenter” as his primary field of work

listed as “farmer.”

for approximately the next 20 years. It is believed

The rural nature of his father’s profession and

that he carved his first decoys as early as 1865 to

his proximity to Jamaica Bay and the beaches

be used as necessary tools in his market hunting

and marshes of the Atlantic Ocean probably

ventures which, presumably, were a supplement

instilled a love of nature in the young Daniel.

to his other sources of income. His carpentry

The area around his early home was once one

experience certainly would have given him the

of the largest oyster producing regions in the

materials, tools, and skills needed to produce

world and supported an active community

some of the finest decoys carved on Long Island.

of baymen and, ultimately, tourists, and yearround homes.

His wife died in 1926, and he retired shortly after that date and took up residence in the home of

At the age of 21 he married Anna Augusta,

his brother-in-law in Oceanside, one of the many

and the couple had three children; Alma,

Hempstead villages. He is buried in Lynbrook

Robert, and Perry.

Village, Hempstead, NY.

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Exceptional black bellied plover, Daniel Demott, Long Island, New York. 10.75” long. Fine feather detail,

150

Plump robin snipe, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. 10.5” long x

carved eyes, and finely chined beetle

2.75” wide. Carved eyes and wing carv-

head style. Original paint; very minor

ing. Original paint with minor discolor-

discoloration and wear; structurally very

ation and wear; hit by shot; bill is an old

good.

replacement.

(10,000 - 15,000)

Provenance: Formerly in the John Hillman collection, Hillman stamp under tail.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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William Bowman 1824 - 1906 Lawrence, Long Island, New York

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Greater yellowlegs in content pose, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. In resting pose. Wide body with relief wing carving and extended tips. Shoe button eyes. 12.25” long. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear; tiny chip missing from one wingtip; larger chip missing from the other; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

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(25,000 - 35,000)

Lesser yellowlegs, William Bowman Lawrence, Long Island, New York, circa 1900. Good round form with relief wing carving and extended wingtips. 10.25” long. Very small name stamped in underside appears to read, “HOMAN.” Original paint with minor wear; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor directly from Bud Ward 35 years ago.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “Decoys of Long Island,” Geoffrey Fleming and Alan Haid.

(15,000 - 20,000)

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Black bellied plover from the South Shore of Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Carrying

155

Chip carved yellowlegs from Hampton Bay, New York. 12.5” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; bill is an old replacement.

hole through tail. “JHB” is carved into the underside

(600 - 900)

for John Henry Birch. 10” long. Original paint with very little wear on much of the decoy; some paint

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shrinkage on upper breast; structurally good.

(1,500 - 2,000)

Cork body yellowlegs, Thomas Gelston, Quogue, Long Island, New York. 12” long. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; bill appears to be an old replacement.

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Dowitcher from Long Island, New York state. Carved eyes and relief wing carving. 11” long. “JHB” carved under the tail for John Henry

Plover from Seaford, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes and relief wing

Birch. Original paint with moderate discoloration

carving. 10.25” long. Original paint with significant

and wear; small defect in wood in underside.

wear; roughness to end of bill; lightly hit by shot;

(1,500 - 2,500)

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(500 - 800)

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minor roughness to body.

(650 - 950)

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Curlew by a member of the Verity Family, Seaford, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. 14.5” long. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Original paint with moderate wear; small dents.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of John Dunham and so stamped.

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(4,500 - 5,500)

Dowitcher in transitional plumage, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York. Fine feather paint detail. 10” long. Original paint with minor wear on most of the decoy; moderate wear on one side of head and neck; structurally good.

Provenance: Harold Haertel collection stamp on underside.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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159

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Obediah Verity 1813 - 1901 Seaford, Long Island, New York

159A

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159A Exceptional black bellied plo-

ver, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long, Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. 10.5” long. Extra fine form with deep wing carving and large carved eyes that are facing somewhat forward. Good, wide beetle head style. Near mint original paint with very good patina; several tiny shot marks.

(35,000 - 45,000)

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Golden plover in winter plumage, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving.

Fine paint detail and good patina.

11” long. Original paint with very minor wear; a few tiny dents and shot marks.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (20,000 - 30,000)

JF Lansdowne Print Book Plate Art, American Golden Plover

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Yellowlegs, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. 12.5” long. Fine feather paint detail and shoebutton eyes. Bill is made from two pieces of wood. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

(10,000 - 14,000)

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New York State

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167

High necked pintail drake, George Combs, Sr., Long Island, New York. Two piece body construc-

165

Hollow carved black duck, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York. Inlet head

tion. Original paint with minor wear; several small

and glass eyes. Branded “Edgar”. 17.25” long. Paint

dents.

has been restored in the Bowman style; lightly hit by

(2,000 - 2,500)

shot.

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Merganser hen, Captain George W. Combs I, Freeport, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Branded “C.T. Sprague”. 15.25” long.

166

(1,000 - 1,500)

Pair of bluebills, George Combs, Sr. Branded “GW Combs.” 14” long. Appealing old in use repaint probably by the maker; small dents and shot marks.

Worn original paint; numerous cracks. (1,750 - 2,250)

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Bluebill drake, Stevens Brothers, Weedsport, New York, last quarter 19th century. Head is loose and swivels as it should. Comb painting on

Pair of mergansers from Long Island, New York, 1st quarter 20th century. One of several pair

back. 15” long. Strong original paint with restora-

found by Jim Andrews in the 1990s. Inlet heads and

tion to two areas of back and one side of tail; paint

carved wooden crest. Original paint with minor flak-

chips and flaking and wear.

ing and wear; a few small cracks.

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(1,800 - 2,200)

Provenance: Formerly in the Jim Andrews collection.

(950 - 1,250)

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Very rare sleeping black duck, by a member of the Verity family, Seaford, Long Island, New York. “John Verity, Seaford 1860” is written on underside. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Paint appears to be an old second coat; small rough spot on end of tail and top of head; one shot mark on side.

(7,500 - 9,500)

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Items of Interest

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169

Impressive full body copper weathervane of a swordfish, 1st half 20th century. Measuring an outstanding 68” in length. Inset glass eyes. Detailed dorsel and pectoral fins that are applied and hollow. Bill measures 21.5” in length. Original surface that retains gold gilding and has worn naturally from outdoor exposure.

Provenance: Found in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, where it was displayed at a seafood processing business. Billfish processors were very popular in this area during the 1st half 20th century.

(25,000 - 35,000)

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on back. 18-1/2” long. Carved fins, tail and baleen

Folk art carving of a heron head with iron holding base, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed “McNair” and dated 2017. Natural

with carved and painted eyes. Deeply cut pleats

wood finish with carved feathers, eyes, and bill. With

extend from the bottom of the mouth to approxi-

base measures 27” tall.

Rare blue whale, Clark Voorhees Jr., Old Lyme, Connecticut. Voorhees’ stamp and carved initials

mately one third of the distance to the tail past the

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

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Provenance: Purchased from the Whaling Museum in

Three wooden ears of corn and two boxes of duck collars for live decoys. Lathe turned. 9”

New Bedford, Massachusetts around 1960. Carving

long. Patent Decoy Duck Collar Company, Little

retains the original Whaling Museum label on the

Rock, Arkansas. Corn has worn original paint; one

back.

has a rough spot in one end; small cracks; duck col-

pectoral fin. Small chip in fluke was professionally reattached, otherwise excellent and original.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

lars are unopened, original and good.

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Full bodied copper weathervane of an eagle on an arrow. Shows some age. Wingspan is 21”.

Original and good.

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(600 - 900)

(700 - 900)

(500 - 700)

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180A

Carved wooden basset hound. Seated with

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alert head. Oversize solid with realistic personali-

some age. 24’ tall. Original surface; minor wear

ty. The basset is a scent hound that was originally

to some of the sharper edges of his beard, etc.;

bred for hunting hare. 18.5” tall. Naturally worn

small dents.

wooden surface.

(1,200 - 1,500)

Two carved wooden slingshots from Florida, circa 1900. 11” long. One has a snake and a

surface. Age split in underside extending a short

long horned cow carved on it, the other has an

way up each side. Several small cracks.

Indian chief and some symbols.

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(800 - 1,200)

180A A wooden carving entitled, “My Little

Two stylized carved black figurines. The

Angel.” Good detail. 14” tall. Thin cracks in

backs are flat. Carving only on one side. 10.5”

back; minor roughness on one lower side; wear

and 8.5” tall. Both appear to have some age.

to the edges of the vest.

Original and good.

(500 - 700) 181

178

(1,000 - 1,500)

Wooden carving of a dog. 24” tall. Original

180 176

Wooden carving of a Santa Claus. Shows

A wooden carving of Santa Claus riding on a duck. 14” tall. Original surface; small cracks.

(500 - 700)

(400 - 600)

Vase with carved fish on the sides made in the manner of Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan by Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. 10.25” tall. Signed. Very good and original.

(400 - 600)

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Elmer Crowell East Harwich, Massachusetts

Quicksand Pond is a salt pond located in the Town of Little Compton, R.I. It is 390 acres in size and is separated from the Atlantic by a narrow, cobble barrier beach. In the early 1900’s, it supported two gunning stands and at least one private blind. The largest of these stands was the Pequaw Honk Club. While the majority of the club’s grounds were in Little Compton, access was only available through adjacent Westport, MA. The club consisted of a lengthy, brushed, breastworks and a small, comfortable camp located in the scrub behind. The club also maintained a number of individual blinds and refuge areas.

The club’s founders were Dr. Ralph W. French and businessman Everett Mills, both from the nearby city of Fall River, MA. At various times, membership fluctuated between 5 and 9 members but there were frequent guests.

Live decoys were heavily utilized as were a large number of wooden decoys, most of which were carved by Elmer Crowell. Crowell was also employed to do any necessary yearly maintenance on the wooden birds. Both Elmer and his son Cleon shot at the camps on the pond and their signatures appear in the log book of Pequaw Honk on Oct. 20th, 1930. The club hired a caretaker and called upon as many as five local men as guides.

Reduced bag limits and increasing regulations ultimately led to the collapse of the club shortly after 1936, Dr. French went on to purchase Elmer Crowell’s stand on Bushy Pond on Cape Cod. The 1938 hurricane erased what was once Pequaw Honk and the area where it stood is now the location of a number of lovely seaside homes.

Crowell did a number of these “shooting stand” paintings, usually for favored clients. All are strikingly similar and are a romanticized depiction of a way of life he cherished.

Sketch of Pequaw Honk by J.C.Peck on the cover of Dr. French’s Christmas card

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Live decoys being set out on Quicksand Pond

Sign that hung on approach to Pequaw Honk

181A

181A Oil on canvas of hunting stand, Elmer

Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, circa 1910. Image of hunting stand at the Pequaw Honk Club on Quicksand Pond in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Image size 12” x 16”. Signed. Slight darkening to varnish on surface.

Provenance: Prescott estate.

Literature: “The Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity, p. 107, similar painting titled, “Oldham Pond Shooting Stand.” A second Crowell painting of a hunting scene is in the collection of the Shelburne Museum, and it is titled, “I Built this Stand.” We believe only three of such images are known.

(14,000 - 18,000)

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Decoratives by Elmer Crowell 1862 - 1952 East Harwich, Massachusetts

181B

Full size lesser yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Signed and dated 1942. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside of the base. Slightly turned head. 8.5� tall. Very good and original.

Provenance: Prescott estate. From the estate of Florence Gifford, Fall River, Massachusetts and Westport, Massachusetts to her granddaughter.

(6,500 - 9,500)

181B

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Bobwhite quail, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Mounted to burled wooden base.

Carved crest, split wingtips and tail. Appears to be 1st quarter 20th century. 7.5” tall. Paint is good and original.

Provenance: Formerly in the Joe French collection.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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183

Content kingfisher, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, 1st half 20th century. Mounted on carved base. With nicely carved and painted perch nested in its beak.

Tucked tail, carved crest, and glass eyes. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Joe French.

(8,000 - 10,000)

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183A Full size woodcock, Elmer

Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. 9.5” long.

Mounted on stained driftwood base. Signed “AE Crowell” on underside. Extra fine paint detail. Some of the gesso is missing from feet, otherwise excellent and original.

(16,000 - 20,000)

183A

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Miniatures by Elmer Crowell East Harwich, Massachusetts

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187

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188

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189

Miniature bluewing teal, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp on

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Miniature gull, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Split wing and tail. Rectangular

underside and “blue teal” written in pencil. 4.25”

stamp on underside. 5.75” long. Excellent and

long. Excellent and original.

original.

(1,500 - 2,000)

Rare miniature American merganser, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular

188

(1,500 - 2,000)

Miniature bluebill hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp

stamp on underside. In pencil is written, “Goosehender.”

on underside. Split wing and tail. 3.5” long. Small

Slightly wide body. Split tail and wings. 5”

amount of crazing on head, otherwise excellent

long. Excellent and original.

186

187

(1,500 - 2,000)

Miniature greenwing teal drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Retains rectangular

and original.

189

(1,500 - 2,000)

Miniature Canada goose, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp on

stamp on underside of base, along with the number

underside. Split wing and tail. 5.5” long. Excellent

“15”. Wing and tail are split. 4” long. Excellent and

and original with very small area of paint loss at tip

original.

of tail and one side of bill.

(1,500 - 2,000)

(1,500 - 2,000)

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193

191

194

192

195

190

Miniature bufflehead drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp on

underside and number “24” in pencil. 4” long. Very

underside. Split wing and tail. 3” long. Excellent and

ration between the eye and bill on one side of face.

original.

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good and original with a very small amount of resto(1,200 - 1,500)

(1,500 - 2,000)

Miniature pintail drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp on

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gular stamp is in the base. 3.75” tall. Very good and

underside. 5” long. Excellent and original.

original.

(1,500 - 2,000) 192

Miniature tern, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Blue label on underside. Split tail

Miniature wood duck drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectan-

195

(1,200 - 1,500)

Miniature partridge on stump base, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s

with dropped and split wings. 5” long. Excellent and

rectangular stamp is in the underside. 5.25”

original.

tall. Original paint with good detail; no wear; cracks

(1,500 - 2,000)

in stump base, otherwise very good and original.

193

Miniature widgeon drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp in

(1,200 - 1,500)

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196

197A

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200

Miniature yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Rectangular stamp

201

199

Miniature flicker, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is

in base. Also “JF” for Joe French. Split tail. 4”

on the underside. 2.1” tall Bill has been very slightly

long. Original paint with crazing and in painting in

blunted, otherwise very good and original.

three spots; where face meets bill, front of neck, and back area near tail.

(1,250 - 1,750)

(1,500 - 2,000) 200

197

Miniature least sandpiper, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular

angular stamp is under the base. Drake is 4.75”

stamp is on the underside. 2.25” tall. Very good and original.

long. Very good and original.

201

Miniature merganser drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s round

East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectan-

ink stamp is on underside of base. 3” tall. Very good

gular stamp under the base. 4” tall. Very good and

and original.

original.

(2,000 - 2,500)

Miniature running brant, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. 5.75” long. Rectangular stamp under the base. Very good and original.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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(2,500 - 3,500)

(1,750 - 2,250)

197A Larger than typical yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell,

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Pair of miniature canvasbacks, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rect-

(1,500 - 2,000)

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206

204

207

202

Miniature mallard hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s

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Two miniatures. A mallard drake by Elmer Crowell with rectangular stamp and a bluew-

rectangular stamp is under the base. 4.75”

ing teal by Waterfield. Teal is 5” tall. Teal is

tall. Very good and original.

good; drake has touchup on parts of head

(1,250 - 1,750)

and slight shrinkage on breast. (1,000 - 1,400) 203

Running black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s

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rectangular stamp is under the base. 5.75” long. Very good and original.

(1,250 - 1,750)

Very rare miniature golden plover, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and numbered 11. 3.25” tall. Very good and original.

204

Goldeneye drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is under the base. 2.75” tall.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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(800 - 1,200)

Miniature nuthatch, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and numbered 235. 2.5” tall. Very good and original.

(600 - 900)

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Miniatures by Jess Blackstone 1911 - 1988 Concord, New Hampshire

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211

209

212

210

213

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Very rare miniature ruddy turnstone, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Unsigned and numbered 39. 2 5/8” tall. Very good and original.

211

(600 - 900)

Miniature Kentucky warbler, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Unsigned and numbered 2.

Carved dropped wings. 2 7/8” tall. Very good and original.

209

Miniature wren, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and numbered 28.

(600 - 900)

3” tall. Carved dropped wings. Very good and

Miniature tree sparrow, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and

original.

numbered 39. Carved dropped wings. 2”

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(600 - 900)

tall. Very good and original.

210

Miniature kinglet, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and numbered 71.

2.5” tall. Very good and original.

(600 - 900)

213

(600 - 900)

Miniature white throated sparrow, Jess Blackstone, Concord, New Hampshire. Signed and numbered 134.

2.75” tall. Very good and original.

(600 - 900)

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James Corbin Reed 1897 - 1987 Cape Charles, Virginia 214.

Pair of canvasbacks, Corbin Reed, Cape Charles, Virginia. Stamped. Hen has slightly turned head. Drake is in sleeping pose. Both have relief wing carving and carved tucked feet. Hen is 16” long. Very good and original.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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215

215

217

216

218

Pair of hooded mergansers, Corbin Reed, Cape Charles, Virginia. 12” long. Both are stamped, signed,

217

Resting black duck, Corbin Reed, Cape Charles, Virginia. On driftwood base. 13” long. Sleepy eyes and

and dated 1979. Both have slightly turned heads and

carved wingtips. Feet are real duck feet, one is slightly

relief wingtip carving. Very good and original.

damaged.

(800 - 1,200)

(1,000 - 1,400) 218 216

Wood duck drake with turned head and carved feet, Corbin Reed, Cape Charles, Virginia. Stamped “J.C. Reed” in underside. 15” long.

Bufflehead drake, Corbin Reed, Cape Charles, Virginia. Stamped, signed, and dated 1979. 12” long.

Slightly turned head and relief wing carving. Near mint original paint; structurally good.

(500 - 700)

Relief wing carving. Very good and original.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Sporting Art

Frost’s knack for portraying any type of scene, comedic or otherwise, made him an ideally flexible artist. His first illustrations were produced for Max Adler’s book, Out of the Hurly Burly. The book’s popularity was a surprise to all involved, and luckily launched Frost’s fruitful career as a well-known and soughtafter illustrator, opening the door to illustration opportunities for magazines and newspapers.

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Watercolor by Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928). Titled, “The Argument.” Signed. Professionally matted and framed image size approximately 14” x 19”. Excellent and original

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

Literature: “Colliers Magazine,” August 1919, illustrated.

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(6,000 - 9,000)

In 1876, Harper & Brothers publishing house was the first company to hire the artist.

This syndicate employed some of the decade’s most prolific artists such as Howard Pyle (1853-1911), E. W. Kemble (1861-1933), Frederic Remington (1861-1909), and C. S. Reinhardt (1844-1896), and ran stories by some of the 19th century’s most significant writers, including Herman Melville (1819-1891) and Mark Twain (18351910). Frost would go on to publish illustrations for Harper’s Weekly, Punch, Scribner’s, Colliers, and, most notably, Life magazine.

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Watercolor by Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928). Titled, “A Common Cause.” Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 13” x 15”. Very good and original

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection. Sold in a January 29, 1964 ParkeBernet auction as being from a Philadelphia private collector.

Literature: “Colliers Magazine,” August 1919, illustrated.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Charcoal on paper, Dino Paravano (b. 1935). Titled, “Cheetahs in the Grass.” Three cheetahs in African plains landscape. Dated 1986. Professionally matted and framed. 20” x 28”.

With burl wood frame.

(1,500 - 2,500)

223

Oil on canvas, Ray “Paco” Young (1958-2005). Titled,

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“A Day in the Field: Pointer & Setter.” Signed lower right.

Image of bird hunter with flushing grouse. Measures 24” x 36”. Professionally matted and framed.

(1,500 - 2,500)

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224

Oil on canvas, Jorge Mayol (b.1948). Titled, “Seeking the Scent: Timber Wolves.” Two timber wolves. Signed lower right.

Measures 13.5” x 19.5”.

Professionally matted and framed. Excellent.

(1,000 - 1,500)

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225 225

Oil on canvas by Hugh Monahan (19141970). Titled, “Black Ducks.” Signed and dated 1953. Subject matter is black ducks landing in marsh. Image size 23.5” x 29.5”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Jim and Diane Cook collection.

(1,500 - 2,200)

226 226

Oil on canvas, Hugh Monahan (19141970). Titled, “Near Stuttgart Arkansas.” Signed and dated 1956 in lower right. A classic timber mallard scene. Professionally framed. Measures 19” x 23.5”. Abercrombie and Fitch, Madison Avenue, New York sticker on back of canvas. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Jim and Diane Cook collection.

(1,500 - 2,200)

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228

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Large watercolor of canvasbacks, Art Lamay (b. 1938), York, Pennsylvania. Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size 23.5” x 52”. Very good and original.

(2,500 - 3,500)

228

Watercolor of five hooded mergansers, Art Lamay (b.1938). Depicts five, swimming hooded mergansers. Signed lower right. Sight size 14” by 34 ¼”. Discoloration from moisture on upper right side of matting and minor spotting from humidity in image, otherwise very good.

(1,200 - 1,600)

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230

Oil on board by Ray “Paco” Young (1958-2005). Titled, “Field Study Mount Rainer.” September 26, 1990. Image size 15” x 11”. Excellent and original.

230

(500 - 800)

Original watercolor, John Seerey-Lester (b. 1946). Dated 1990. A study for “Denali Family.”

Image of three brown bears. Measures 14” x 11.5”. Professionally matted and framed.

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Oil on paper board, Beth Erlund. Titled, “Snow Owl.” Signed. Image measures 14.5” x 17”.

Professionally matted and framed.

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(700 - 1,000)

(700 - 1,200)

Oil on canvas John Seerey-Lester (b. 1946). Titled, “Study for Cougar Run.” Dated 1989. 10.5” x 13.5”. Professionally matted and framed. Excellent and original.

(800 - 1,100)

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233

Oil on canvas, Daryl Poulin (b.

1947). Signed in the lower left. Trail of buffalo with shaded pines in background.

Professional fancy frame. Measures 23.5” x 48”. Excellent and origi-

nal.

Provenance: Jim and Diane Cook collection.

(1,600 - 1,800)

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234

Oil on canvas John Seerey-Lester (b.

1946). Short hair setter on point. Signed and dated lower right, 1996. Measures 8.5” x 11.5”. Professionally matted and fram ed.

235

(450 - 650)

Oil on board of a scene on the Virginia coast, William Crockett. Signed and dated 1993. Professionally framed. Image size 24” x 36”. Very good and original.

(500 - 800)

234 236

Oval painting of redheads in the water, Kate Curtis. Signed and dated 1985.

Professionally framed. Image size 19” x 15.5”. Very good and original.

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(350 - 450)

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237

238 237

Two oil on boards of the Virginia coast, William Crockett. Signed.

Both are professionally framed.

Image size 11.5” x 24”. Very good and original.

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(500 - 700)

Oil on canvas of redheads flying over water, Daniel Loge. Signed.

Professionally framed. Image size 13.25” x 19.25”. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

239 239

“Vanishing Giants,” R. Grinnell.

Painting of three engangered freshwater species: allilgator gar, paddefish, and white sturgeon. Signed.

Image size 20” x 28”. Very good and original.

(900 - 1,200)

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Contemporary carvings

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241

Black bellied plover, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. Lifted wingtips have been pinned on. 10.5” long. Very good and original.

241

(800 - 1,200)

shot marks.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

243

Tern with split tail, Mark McNair, Craddockville Virginia. Signed.14” long. Original paint that has

Long billed curlew, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Copy of the Phillips rig curlew that was the world record in 1983. Signed “McNair” on underside. 23” long. Excellent and

been aged; structurally good.

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original, stressed to appear as if it has aged; tight crack in one side of body.

242

Cobb Island style, with splined bills through back of heads, split tails. Signed “McNair” on underside. 12” in length. Paint is stressed to show age; one pair has

Yellowlegs with bone bill, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. Relief wing carvhas been aged; structurally good.

245

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244

(500 - 800)

Running dowitcher, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed “MSM”. 14” long. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good.

(400 - 600)

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243

(650 - 950)

ing and carved eyes. 13” long. Original paint that

(800 - 1,200)

Two pair of robin snipe, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. All are carved in the

(800 - 1,200)

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246

247

249

248

250

246

Wall plaque of flying black ducks, Marty Hanson, Hayward, Wisconsin. Marty’s Prior

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Lake stamp is on the back. Made in 1998/ Plaque

carved wingtips and fluted tail. 21.5” long. Very

is 44” long. Both ducks have fine paint and carving

good and original.

detail. Very good and original.

Swimming merganser carved in the style of Elmer Crowell, Keith Mueller, Killingsworth, Connecticut. Two Mueller stamps in underside.

24” long. Carved crossed wingtips and fluted tail. Very good and original.

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(1,750 - 2,250)

(1,750 - 2,250) 250

247

Canada goose, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. Slightly turned head. Raised

Hollow carved sleeping black duck, Keith Mueller, Killingsworth, Connecticut. Very good form and fine paint detail. 15” long. A little wear on underside, otherwise excellent and original.

(1,500 - 2,500)

(900 - 1,200)

Monhegan Island style merganser drake, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed.

Relief wing craving. Open bill with mussel in it. 15” long. Original and good.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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North Carolina 251

Canvasback drake, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Good form with slightly lifted head. Original paint with moderate wear; several thin

cracks in underside.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Tillford Wade, branded “TBW”.

(1,500 - 2,000)

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252

Two pintail drakes, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. One has a crack through the neck; both have thin cracks in the underside; one has a crack down the back; both have a mix of original paint and some in use touchup.

(1,750 - 2,250) 252

253

Redhead drake from North Carolina. Branded “TCGO”. Worn old paint; crack through neck; small chips on head.

(800 - 1,200)

253

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254

Lot 255 is from the Jodie William’s hunting stand, southwest end of the lake near Hodges Fork. Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. sold one of these geese in 2004 that was consigned by Justin Glide, Brick, New Jersey. Gary Guyette obtained two of them from Mr. Glide in 1981, and sold them privately. All three were purchased in 1968

by Mr. Glide from Carrol Williams, who lived near Swan Quarter, North Carolina.

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254

Ruddy duck, Bailey Barco, Deal Island, North Carolina. Old in use repaint; two cracks in back; professional bill replacement; small amount of wood filler applied to one side of body.

Provenance: Meyer collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (4,500 - 6,500) 255

Stick up Canada goose from North Carolina. Carved eyes and tin tail. Appealing old in use repaint; age split in each lower side; underside has been planed; small cracks; lightly hit by shot; small hole in one side; 1/4 of original tail has broken off and has been slid under the1/4 still attached.

Provenance: Old New Hampshire collection. (6,500 - 9,500)

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255A

255A Only known colored lithograph of the Seneca Point Club near Charlestown, Maryland. Scene shows two men hunting out of a double sinkbox, clubhouse and grounds, and two small sailing vessels.

In upper corners are additional photos of the house. One has people playing croquet in the backyard.

Drawn by Henry W. Green. Lithograph by T. Sinclair and Son, Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Professionally framed. Image size 21.5” x 27.5”. Some discoloration on the white border, otherwise good.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

255B

(2,000 - 3,000)

255B

Audubon, John James (1785-1851), Mallard Duck, plate 2-1 from the second folio edition of The Birds of America, chromolithograph printed in colors by J. Bien, New York, 1860. The full sheet, visiable paper size 25.5” x 38”. Generally in good condition with some fading.

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(3,000 - 5,000)

Duck Stamp Prints

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258

259

257

256

1934 Federal duck stamp print, first in the federal series, J.N. Darling. Professionally

1937 Federal duck stamp print, J.D. Knap. Professionally framed and matted.

framed and matted. Signed below the

Image of bluebills. Signed lower right by artist.

etching. Includes uncanceled federal

Edition limited to 260 proofs. Includes uncan-

stamp. Excellent and original.

celed stamp. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection. (2,000 - 3,000) 257

258

1959 Federal duck stamp print, Maynard Reece. Professionally framed and matted.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

259

1938 Federal duck stamp print, Roland Clark. Professionally framed and matted.

(500 - 800)

Signed lower right in etching. This famous

Image of two dropping pintails. Signed by

stamp is known as “King Buck.” Includes

artist in the lower right. Includes uncanceled

uncanceled stamp. Excellent and original.

stamp. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection. (1,200 - 1,800)

Provenance: Perkins collection. (1,200 - 1,800)

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260

Group of six Federal duck stamp prints. 1946

by Bob Hines, 1952 by Clayton Seagers, 1947

by Jack Murray, 1945 by Owen Gromme, 1944 by Walter Weber, and a different edition 1944 by Walter Weber. All signed lower right by artist. Professionally framed and matted. All framed with uncanceled stamps. Excellent.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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261

261

262

1936 Federal duck stamp, Richard Bishop. Professionally framed and matted. Includes

263

1940 Federal duck stamp print, Francis Lee Jaques. Professionally framed and matted. Signed lower right by artist. Image of two flying black duck

Richard Bishop lower right, lower left says Federal

includes uncanceled stamp. Excellent and original.

displaying leg band. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

1939 Federal duck stamp print, Lynn Bogue Hunt. Professionally framed and matted. Image of greenwing teal, signed by artist lower right. Includes uncanceled stamp. “ED. 2 number 27”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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signed etching and uncanceled stamp. Signed duck stamp design. Image of three geese flying, one

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(1,200 - 1,500)

(800 - 1,200)

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

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264

264

1942 Federal duck stamp print, artist Aiden Lassell Ripley. Professionally framed and mat-

Two Federal duck stamp prints. 1941 by E.R. Kalmbach and 1943 Walter Bohl. Professionally framed and matted. Both include uncanceled

by Ripley and includes an uncanceled migratory

stamp. Excellent and original.

and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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266

265

ted. Image of widgeon in marsh. Etching is signed gamebird stamp from the same year. Excellent

265

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

(500 - 800)

266

266

Group of three Federal duck stamp prints, Maynard Reece. 1948, 1951, and 1969. Professionally framed and matted. All signed by artist. Image from 1948 was signed by Maynard Reece and etching shows slight darkening.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(500 - 800)

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Maryland

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268

267

270

268

271

269

272

Pair of pintails, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1988. Drake is 21”

270

long. Both have slightly turned heads and relief wing

Slightly turned heads. Relief wing carving. Very

carving. Very good and original.

good and original.

(1,000 - 1,400)

Rare pair of harlequin ducks, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed. Both have slightly

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turned heads. 13.5” long. Very good and original.

Pair of redheads, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1987. Both

Pair of canvasbacks, Oliver Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1987. Both have long. Very good and original.

272

(950 - 1,250)

Pair of cinnamon teal, Oliver Lawson Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. Both have

have slightly turned heads and relief wing carv-

slightly turned heads and relief wing carving. A few

ing. Excellent and original.

tiny scuffs on top of drake’s head, otherwise excel-

(950 - 1,250)

lent and original.

130

(950 - 1,250)

slightly turned heads and relief wing carving. 15”

(950 - 1,250) 269

Pair of bluebills, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1987. 12.5” long.

(950 - 1,250)

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276

274

277

275

278

273

Canvasback hen, Sam Barnes, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. 16.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; crack in underside and neck base.

276

(1,250 - 1,750)

Canvasback drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. From the Carroll’s Island Club. Club brand in underside. Old in use repaint; neck crack repair; small cracks and dents.

274

Canada goose, Captain Ed Phillips, Cambridge, Maryland, 1st half 20th century. 28” long. Some original paint with mostly working repaint; several knots in body; tight crack; slight

Canvasback drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. “Reckless” brand in underside. 14”

separation where neck meets body.

long. Old repaint; small dents and shot marks;

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crack in neck.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

275

Swimming pintail drake from Crisfield, Maryland. Lifted metal wings and tack eyes. 20.5”

Maryland.

From a home in Mardela Springs,

Pair of buffleheads, unknown maker, possibly Talbot County, Maryland. 12” long. Original paint on hen; head has been reset; white on drake

long. Near mint original paint; structurally good.

Provenance:

(800 - 1,200)

(1,200 - 1,500) 278

(800 - 1,200)

appears to be a second coat.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(800 - 1,200)

(900 - 1,200)

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Shorebird Decoys

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282

280

283

281

284

279

Large black bellied plover from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 11.5” long.

282

Lumberyard yellowlegs, New Jersey. Slightly oversize. Body is made by joining two pieces of

Carved eyes. Most of the paint is missing,

wood, secured by two dowels. Indented eye

except for the breast which is old touchup; thin

groove with dropped tail. Stamped “French” on

crack in underside; a few small dents.

underside. Original paint that is flaked and worn.

(800 - 1,200) 280

Golden plover from Nantucket, Massachusetts. Sharply chinned bottom

(600 - 800) 283

Plover from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, last quarter 19th century. 10” long. Original

edge. Branded “Gardner”. Taken down to

paint with good patina and minor wear; bill may

original paint with minor to moderate wear and

be an old replacement.

(650 - 950)

traces of old overpaint; structurally good.

(650 - 950) 281

Curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 15.5” long. Old paint appears to be original; structurally good.

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(600 - 900)

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Black bellied plover, Rhodes Truex, Absecon, New Jersey. Original paint; minor wear; bill is an old replacement.

(600 - 900)

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Running yellowlegs from Massachusetts. Shoebutton eyes. Old

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Robin snipe form Virginia. Relief wing carving. 9” long. Paint has been restored;

paint with minor wear; structurally good.

slight roughness to tail.

(400 - 600)

(600 - 900)

Flat sided curlew. 15” long. Slightly turned

Sandpiper from Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Iron bill. Worn

head. Original paint with very minor wear;

original paint; small crack in back.

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lightly hit by shot.

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(600 - 900)

Black bellied plover with iron bill. Original paint with minor wear; chip where bill joins head; bill is probably an old replacement.

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(600 - 900)

Godwit from Massachusetts, circa 1900. Original paint with minor wear; slight

Provenance: Mackey family collection.

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Large curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 17” long. Appears to be 40 or so years old. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; crack in head and neck; body seam has separated slightly.

(400 - 600)

roughness at tip of tail; a number of small dents in the breast.

(400 - 600)

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“Decoys: Sixty Living and Outstanding North

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American Carvers,” Loy Harrell

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Wood duck drake with lifted head, Ron Moreland. Signed and dated 2006. Near

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mint original paint; structurally excellent.

carved crossed wingtips. Very good and original.

Literature: “Decoys: Sixty Living and Outstanding North American Carvers,” Loy Harrell, exact decoy pictured.

(350 - 550)

Wood duck drake, Bob Seabrook. Signed. In swimming pose with

Literature: “Decoys: Sixty Living and Outstanding North American Carvers,” Loy Harrell, exact decoy pictured.

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Wood duck drake, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed. Slightly turned head. 15” long. Very good and original.

Literature: “Decoys: Sixty Living and Outstanding North American Carvers,” Loy Harrell, exact decoy pictured.

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(400 - 600)

(400 - 600)

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Heron with removable head, George Combs, Jr. 29” long. Original paint with minor wear on

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long. Very good and original.

head, moderate wear on body; structurally good.

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Two doves, one by Madison Mitchell and one

by Bill Collins. Both are signed. 13” long. Original and good.

Pair of wood ducks, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed. Drake is 14.5” (500 - 800)

Pair of wood ducks, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. 13.5” long. Both have raised “V” wingtip carving. Hen has turned head. Large “C” stamped in underside. Written on underside is,

(300 - 500)

“Made for Dr. Bob, 1998.” Very good and original.

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Dove with carved wings and clothespin for attaching to tree limb. Never painted; good patina; slight roughness to bill; crack in one side.

weighted. One has a wooden keel. The simpler one has a tiny chip missing under the bill and minor wear

Pair of mallards, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. Large “C” stamped in undercarved wingtips. Very good and original.

(500 - 700)

Two decoys, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. A ruddy duck stamped “Pete” and a merganser drake stamped “Pete” and signed and dated 1984. Merganser has slightly turned head.

Merganser is 20.5” long. Very good and original.

(500 - 800)

Two wood duck drake, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. 15.75” and 16” long.

Both have large “C” stamped in underside. Both are

(350 - 450)

side. Hen has slightly tuned head. Both have raised

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Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Adele Earnest, Earnest stamp on underside.

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(500 - 700)

to the tail and wingtips.

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(500 - 800)

Pair of morning dove, Bob White, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. Split carved tails and tucked heads.

Mounted on base, 10.5”. Small chip to tail on one dove otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(400 - 600)

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SESSION TWO Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 11:00 am

Decoratives by Captain John Glen 1876 - 1954 Rock Hall, Maryland

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Exceptional flying full size mallard drake, Capt. John Glenn, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. 21” long. With carved feet, extended wings and metal tail sprig. Base is original. Original paint with slight crazing and wear; crack in the back was filled when the decoy was made.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(5,000 - 8,000) 304

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Rare and desirable pair of flying canvasbacks, Capt. John Glenn, Rock Hall, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Both are mounted on Glenn’s iconic bases. Both are in in-flight position with spread, applied wings, and feet trailing behind body. Necks are extended straight out. Detailed feather painting on backs, which includes fanciful wet on wet blending on drake. 14” long. Strong original paint; small rub on neck of drake and slight separation at neck seam; rough area to one side of hen’s bill; each has small area of wood loss at one wingtip.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Well executed full size standing black duck, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930. Carved wooden feet are mounted to base. Head is slightly turned in an alert position. Wing separation carving in back, with delicate tail feather extension. Paint has mellowed nicely, especially in green wing patch area. 13.5” tall. Strong original paint with some damage to extended tail feathers, some of which are broken and missing.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Full size standing greenwing teal pair, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Both are mounted to base. Each displays the very desirable peach basket stave wings added to the back, similar to what the Wards were doing in the same time period. Both have slightly turned heads, hen’s is lifted somewhat. 11” tall. Strong original paint; minor discoloration at top where they have been exposed to light; a glue repair to crack in peach crate stave on hen; mild amount of shrinkage near hen’s tail.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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Shoveler drake, Jude Brunet, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed and dated 1995. Also burned into underside, “World champion 1993 and 1995.”

14” long. Carved crossed wingtips and slightly turned head. Finely detailed feather paint. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Exceptional pair of hooded mergansers, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1976, “Made for Dr. J.L. Herrington.” Both have very detailed feather, wing, and tail carving. Extended carved crests. Slightly turned heads. 13” long. Excellent and original; a couple of small stain spots on one side of drake’s breast; rough edge to small area on crest of hen.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

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(2,000 - 3,000)

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Widgeon drake, Pat Godin. Signed and dated 1997. 15.5” long with slightly turned head and carved, crossed wingtips. Very good and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Black duck hen, Pat Godin. Signed and dated “1999 world champion.” In feeding pose with turned head. Carved, crossed wingtips and fluted tail. Good paint detail. 15” long. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Pair of buffleheads, Tan Brunet, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed. Burned in underside with remarque is “Butterball, 5/25/1998 collection of Ralph and Polly Orman.”

12.5” long. Both have slightly turned head and carved crossed wingtips. Fine subtle paint detail. Very good and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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Exceptional bluebill hen, Tan Brunet, Galliano, Louisiana. Dated 4/1/1986 on underside. Slightly turned and raised head. Crossed wingtips and extended fanned tail. Incredible feather carving creates a soft puffy feel and look over the entire body. Exceptional “Tan” quality paint. Crossed wingtips. Accompanied by a miniature bluebill hen made by Tan, as well as a base made in January 1986.

11.5” long. Tiny chip missing from two wingtip feathers, with a crack running through the remaining portion, otherwise excellent original paint.

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(5,000 - 8,000)

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Set of six life size songbird carvings, Ernie Muehlmatt. Signed. All are 5” - 6” long. Good feather carving detail. Original paint with very slight wear; structurally good.

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(1,500 - 2,500)

Swimming cinnamon teal drake, Dennis Schroeder, Trinity Alps, California. Signed and dated April 1995.

15” long. Carved, crossed wingtips and fine paint detail.

Bill is open slightly. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Life size carving of a quail, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1968. Marked “Exhibited at Salisbury Oct. ‘68”. 6.5” tall.

Slightly turned head. Detailed wingtip and tail carving. Fine paint detail. Very good and original.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Pintail drake head and tail on wooden block, Jimmie Vizier, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed and dated 1992. 11”

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Good feather carving detail. Very good and

tall. Very good and original.

original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

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Wonderfully carved northern lapwing plover, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside

(1,000 - 1,400)

of body. Single wing is extended up. Bird is preening with feather in mouth. Mounted on clam shell fancy base. Measures 14” in height. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection. (1,200 - 1,500)

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Full size preening dove, Eddie Wozny, Cambridge, Maryland. Signed. 11” long.

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(800 - 1,200)

Outstanding pair of whimbrels, Marty Hanson, Hayward, Wisconsin. These are the only whimbrel that Marty made. Mounted on base. Each bird has shoulder separation carving. Split carved wings and tail. Excellent paint detail. Upright bird has slightly turned head. Base is signed “Marty Hanson, Prior Lake, Minnesota.” Each bird has “MH” carved in underside. 15” tall.

Provenance: Perkins collection. (1,200 - 1,500)

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Exceptional preening gadwall drake, Jimmie Vizier, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed, “The Northern Nationals competition Best of the North by Jimmie Vizier 1998.” In preening pose with fanned tail and carved crossed wingtips. 14” long. Fine paint detail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(1,500 - 2,000)

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Preening widgeon drake, Jimmie Vizier, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed and dated 1998. Carved, crossed wingtips and fine paint detail. 14” long. Very good and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Pair of redheads, Jim Foote, Detroit, Michigan. Both are

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signed and dated 1977. Hen indicates “First place International Decoy Show, Davenport, Iowa, 1977.” Both were made for J.L. Herrington, Jr. Hen has tucked and slightly turned head.

Excellent detail carving. Strong original paint with a small rough area to one side of tail; drake has tucked and slightly turned head, raised wing primaries; original and good.

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Provenance: Herrington collection.

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(1,200 - 1,500)

Preening pintail drake, Jimmie Vizier, Galliano, Louisiana. Signed and dated 1977. Raised, carved wingtips and fluted tail. Very good form and detail. Custom base included. 16” long. Very good and original.

Provenance: Oreman estate.

(1,000 - 1,400)

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Pair of old squaw, Leigh Witherspoon, North Haven, Maine. 13” long. Carved eyes and inlet heads. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; two short hairline cracks in underside of hen; crack in one side of hen’s lower neck.

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

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Pair of mergansers, Allen Stuart, Edgartown, Massachusetts. 18” long. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; very slight roughness and a small crack on drake’s tail; drake has been very lightly hit by shot; some of filler at drake’s neck seam has fallen out.

Provenance: Exhibited at the Morris Museum of Art, “Decoys from the Collection of Dr Lloyd Newberry” exhibit.

Literature: “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,” Stanley Murphy.

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Elmer Crowell 1862 - 1952 East Harwich, Massachusetts

Charles W. Whittier (Massachusetts) was a member at the Swan Island Club in North Carolina in the last quarter of the 19th century.

Whittier’s rig consisted mostly of widgeon and pintails, most of which are repainted. Bill Mackey is credited with finding most of the Crowell decoys shipped to the club when buying in the area around 1960.

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Early pintail drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, circa 1900. Pre-Crowell brand.

Branded “Whittier” on underside, and “CWW”. Used at the Currituck Gun Club. Carved and crossed wingtips.

Secondary tail feather carving. Carved and fluted tail. Paint surface is old and is a blend between original paint with very old strengthening to black area of tail and some black areas on the back; as well as a neck crack repair where paint was added to that area.

Provenance: Hal Sorensen purchased from William Mackey, Jr. in 1966. This was the first decoy that Sorensen bought from Mackey.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Lot 328. Oval brand, circa 1925

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Rigmate pair of red breasted mergansers, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Oval brand with swimming heads which display rasp carving.

Excellent paint feathering. 19” long. Strong original paint; both show light gunning wear; small rough area around tip of tail and edge of bill; very small area of paint restoration to side of bill on both decoys.

(25,000 - 35,000)

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Off the Massachusetts coast, as they swim and dive in search of their next meal, mergansers seem to be in constant motion.

Elmer Crowell was obviously well aware of this as his “shelldrakes,” or “goosanders” as he referred to them, were purposely designed to accurately imitate this activity. In the vast majority of his working decoys, he seldom departed from a standard decoy posture. Occasionally, there may be a tucked head pose or similar minor digression from his norm, but, with their outstretched necks and heads with rasping to mimic the species laid back crest, he managed to capture the natural motion of a swimming merganser. Coupled with his outstanding paint, these mergansers are some of his most iconic decoys.

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Black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside.

16.75” long. Feather paint detail. Original paint with minor wear; small area of touchup on one lower side and on edge of tail.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Gunning black duck in unusual pose with head slightly down beginning to feed, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Fluted tail. Original paint; very minor wear and good, but subtle feather detail; numerous tiny dents; several shot marks in one side; crack under the tail.

(3,000 - 4,000) 330

330A Redhead drake, Keyes

Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, middle carving period.

Slightly turned head and glass eyes. Branded “WP”. Someone has added Foote carved to underside with a Dremel. 13.75” long. Original paint with very slight wear; crack in lower side and underside.

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Provenance: Prescott collection.

(1,500 - 2,000)

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Pair of mergansers from Maine. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; old touchup on white areas; tip of hen’s bill is missing.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Fluted tail. Feather paint detail. Original paint; very minor wear; several tiny dents and shot marks; thin crack partway down one side.

(2,250 - 2,750)

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Scoter from Brooklyn, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century. 15” long. Relief carved wings with crossed wingtips. Inlet head attached to the body with three oak dowels. Carved eyes. Original paint with minor wear; small dents; defect in wood in underside that extends to be visible on the lower breast; hit by shot.

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

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Literature: “American Bird Decoys,” William J. Mackey, Jr., p.

93.

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(1,500 - 2,500)

Monhegan Island style scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Inlet head, carved eyes, and relief wing carving. 17” long. Appealing old in use repaint; crack in one side of head.

Provenance: Written on underside “Found 1977 on Beals Island.”

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Literature: “Great Book of Decoys,” Joe Engers, editor.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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334A

334A Pair of yellowlegs on base with

wooden background made to simulate grass, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. 19” wide. Shorebirds have wire legs. Fine feather paint detail and raised extended wingtips. This is one of the shorebird pairs displayed at the top of Wheeler’s booth in the 1946 New York City Sportsmen’s Show. Minor damage to three spots in carved wooden grass tips in background, otherwise excellent and original.

Literature: “Shang,” Dixon Merkt, p. 27, exact carving.

Exact carving on display on top shelf.

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(9,000 - 12,000)

Albert Laing 1811 - 1866 Stratford, Connecticut

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Very rare hollow carved black duck, Albert Laing, 3rd quarter 19th century. Reared back head on raised neck seat. Eggshell thin hollow construction.

15” long. Old paint; minor wear; several small cracks in underside; tail has been replaced; reglued crack in neck; a couple of filled nail holes under the tail.

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood.

(8,000 - 12,000)

334B

Although Laing spent most of his working life in New York, he is best remembered as the father of the Stratford School of Carving. As noted by Connecticut collector and author, Henry Chitwood: “Among collectors today, no name is held in higher esteem than Albert Laing. He is acclaimed as the father of the Stratford School and recognized as one of the greatest decoy carvers who ever lived.”

Laing was an innovator, both in the style and construction of his decoys. Men such as Ben Holmes, Charles (Shang) Wheeler, Disbrow, Rathmell, and a host of others for generations to follow admired his artistry and emulated his work. Bill Mackey stated that: “No single individual ever exerted a more direct or lasting influence on the design and making of decoys. Albert Laing must be ranked as one of our greatest decoy makers, if only because he showed others the way.”

Laing actually carved a very limited number of decoys – his total output has been estimated at no

more than 150 decoys. Although he produced lures for a number of species, he seems to have lavished particular attention on the wary black duck. This species was abundant in both New York and along the shores of the Housatonic River and the Connecticut shoreline. When discussing a black duck decoy by Laing in his “American Bird Decoys,” Bill Mackey stated: “The black duck by him in plate 46 is to a decoy collection what a Rembrandt is to an art museum.”

In 1863, he purchased 10 acres on the shore of the Housatonic River and enjoyed his retirement as a gentleman farmer, going on no more than 5 hunts per season. Albert Laing apparently gave up all hunting by 1871. He was a childless bachelor and, by age 75, was going blind and becoming increasingly despondent. Albert Laing died from a single, self-inflicted gunshot from his own duck gun.

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Oversize black duck, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts. Slight carving between shoulders.

Extended tail and fat cheek. Very appealing style.

crack in underside.

(1,000 - 1,400)

Branded “WP” on underside. 18” long. Fine original paint; two knots in body; a few shot scars; small rub areas; protected by a very slight coat of varnish, nearly transparent.

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(1,800 - 2,200)

Bluebill drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Slightly turned

was made; small dent in each side.

filled crack on one side; cracks in underside.

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underside. 17” long with turned head. Paint has been restored in the Crowell style; structurally good;

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(950 - 1,250)

Early greenwing teal hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Pre brand. Slightly turned head. 13” long. Original paint with minor discoloration

(800 - 1,200)

Pintail drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the

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

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

Large black duck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving, carved eyes, and inlet head. 18” long. Original paint; minor wear; fairly short

head. Original paint minor flaking and wear; filled crack in back appears to be from when the decoy

Provenance: Mackey collection stamp on underside.

and wear; some touchup at neck seat and bill.

Provenance: Prescott estate.

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(1,250 - 1,750)

Merganser drake from Massachusetts. Glass eyes. 17.5” long. A mixture of old repaint and original paint; small cracks and dents.

(500 - 700)

Gus Wilson 1864 - 1950 South Portland, Maine

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Incredibly well sculpted scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. His Monhegan Island style with inlet head, relief wing carving, and carved eyes.

16” long. Original paint with very minor wear; two small cracks in tail; small knot in one side; small shot scar on top of tail; small dent in one side.

Provenance: Robert Laurent estate.

(17,500 - 22,500)

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Pair of gadwalls, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and stamped. Both are magnum premier grade. Hen has slightly lifted head with open bill. Drake is preening with bill slightly under feathers. Both have relief wing carving with extended tips, as well as fluted tails. Hen is 20.5” long. Excellent and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Pair of standing wood ducks, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. 12.5” tall. Both have carved, crossed wingtips and fluted tails. Very slightly turned heads.

Signed. Excellent and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Pair of canvasbacks, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and dated 2010.

Strunk stamp in weight. Both are his premier grade magnum size decoys.

Hen is sleeping with bill buried in feathers, drake is preening with open bill. Both have raised wingtips and fluted tails. 17” long. Very good and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Pair of bluewing teal, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and stamped. Also marked, “From my personal rig.” Both are premier grade. Drake is sleeping. Hen has slightly turned and lifted head. Both have carved crossed wingtips and fluted tails. Both have a few paint rubs form use, otherwise original and very good. (1,000 - 1,400)

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Carved striped bass on wooden plaque, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed. Plaque size 35” x 15.5”. Very good and original.

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Pair of ruddy ducks, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and stamped. Both have slightly turned head and

(1,200 - 1,500)

feather carving detail. Drake is 13.5” long. Very good and original.

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Snipe pulling worm out of mud, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and stamped. Extended wingtips. Bill is open slightly

Pair of preening mergansers, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. “G. Strunk”

to grasp the worm. 8.25” tall. Excellent and

stamped in weight. Hollow carved. Good feath-

original.

er carving detail. 16” long. Very good and

(650 - 950)

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original.

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(800 - 1,200)

(800 - 1,200)

Standing ruddy turnstone, George Strunk Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and stamped.

7.5” tall. On wooden base with carved feet. Very good and original.

(600 - 800)

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Important group of five yellowlegs from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Unknown maker.

First photographed by William Mackey, Jr. and Quintina Colio, an example from this rig is pictured in “American Decoys,” by Colio. Mounted on custom base. Each unique decoy has been made with a different head and body position. 12” tall. Each decoy is in strong original paint; sap bled to the back of one; one has a bill that has been shaved down slightly.

Provenance: Stansbury collection. Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Jr. (10,000 - 14,000)

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Running plover, Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Large “D” carved under tail. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Paint has almost completely worn off; roughness at stick hole; lightly hit by shot; hairline cracks in body and head.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Sandpiper, Dave “Umbrella” Watson, Chincoteague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. 6.5” long. Raised wingtip carving. Original paint with minor wear; surface crack in one side; scratch on head; hit by shot on other side.

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(6,000 - 9,000)

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Mallard hen, Charles Walker, Princeton, Illinois, 1st half 20th century. Number “6” on underside indicates property of Stanley Brown, member of the Princeton Gun Club.

Flat bottom style. Slightly turned head.

Unusual painted feather tips. Dowel has pushed slightly at top of head; structurally good; original paint; restoration to one side of neck, breast and part of side.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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

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(2,000 - 3,000)

Mallard drake, Charles Walker, Princeton, Illinois, 1st quarter 20th century. Flat bottom. The number “6” painted on the underside for Stanley Brown, a member at the Princeton Gun Club.

Slightly turned head. Comb feather painting on back. Retains original weight. 16” long. Good old original paint with strengthening to head and bill and areas of black near tail; dowel at top of head has raised slightly; a few small shot marks and rubs.

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Provenance: Perkins collection.

(1,800 - 2,200) 356

Bluebill hen, Frank Buchner, Erie, Pennsylvania, circa 1900. Retains copper tag on underside that is stamped “Frank Buchner, 124 Chestnut, Erie, Pennsylvania”.

A classic style Buchner with large anchor motif. Carved in back combined with carved speculums and tail feathers which extend onto tail. Alert head with narrows under exaggerated cheeks. 14.5” long. Worn original paint; crack running through base of neck with visible glue; eyes have disintegrated slightly; chip at tail;

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many rubs and dents in wood.

(1,500 - 2,000) 357

Bluebill drake from the Kankakee Marshes, last quarter 19th century. 14” long. Very slightly turned head with flared bill. Original paint; minor wear; small amount of flaking on one side of breast; darkened with age.

Provenance: This bluebill was in the original burlap bag given as a gift from Trinosky to the family that helped him clean out his 357

barn. From the same gunning rig as the Kankakee marsh high neck pintails in the July 2019 sale.

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(1,250 - 1,750)

Robert Elliston 1849 - 1915 Bureau, Illinios

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Rare round body style bluebill drake, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois, circa 1880s. 13” long. Original paint protected by an old coat of varnish; small shot scar on back; several tiny dents.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery, sold by Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. July 1997.

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

(7,000 - 9,000)

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Pair of pintails, Cline McAlpin, Chicago, Illinois. Each is signed and dated on under-

separation at body halves and tail area, which

side, 1971. Feather combing on back of

finish nails; a few shot scars and rubs.

drake. Slightly turned heads on both. 14” long. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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Pair of mallards from the midwest, 1st quarter 20th century. Solid body. 17” long.

(800 - 1,000)

has been secured a very long time ago with

Provenance: Perkins collection.

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been broken off and reattached.

(650 - 950)

had numerous holes drilled in the front half of

Rare bluebill drake, Kenneth Cleland, Northfield, Minnesota. Retains original

the underside to make them float better; the

weight. Extended paddle tail. Glass eyes.13”

hen has had conditional wood chiseled out

long. Strong original paint that has crazed

where the holes are.

slightly; a few small rubs and dents.

paint with minor to moderate wear; both have

363

(650 - 950)

Bluewing teal drake, Wendell Smith, Chicago, Illinois, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing but subtle feather combing on back. 11” long. Good original paint; seam

162

Hollow carved Canada goose from the St. Clair Flats. Removable top. 18” long. Appealing old in use repaint; bill has

Inserted tails. Hen is in feeding pose. Original

361

(500 - 800)

Provenance: Perkins collection.

364

(700 - 900)

Greenwing teal hen similar to the carving of William Finch. 10.5” long. Several tiny dents, otherwise very good and original.

(400 - 600)

364A Pair of bluebills, Dewitt

Wakefield, Fremont, Wisconsin, last quarter 20th century. Both are stamped “WP” and have a brass tag with “D513” on it. 13.5” long.

Original paint; minor wear; three shot scars on drake; one appears to have been darkened a little.

Provenance: Prescott estate.

(2,000 - 2,500)

364B

Pair of goldeneyes from Upstate New York or possibly Wisconsin.

13” long. Both have a weight that folds up into a slot in the body. Both have an ice groove behind the neck and fluting on the underside of the tails. Original paint; minor discoloration and wear; a thin crack in lower side of hen.

Provenance: Prescott estate.

(2,500 - 3,000)

364C Pair of canvasbacks, Mason

Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Seneca Lake models. 16” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small cracks and shot marks; larger crack in underside of drake extending a short way up the breast and tail.

(950 - 1,250)

163

Firearms

365

Wesley Richards percussion shotgun, London, England. 51.25” long,

365

365

34” barrels. Engraved lock plates with flying ducks. Checkered forestock.

Marked “W. Richards, England.”

Barrels marked “W. Richards, London.

Laminated Steel.” Original and good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

366

366

8 gauge breech loading shotgun, last quarter 19th century.

Barrell is 34-1/8” long. Stamped “Chesapeake Club” in lock plate.

Some checkering on stock. Crack through stock at back end of lock plate, otherwise good.

(3,000 - 4,000)

164

366

367 367

Large early market gun. Single shot percussion with ram rod. Appears to be very old. Measures 69”. Gun has seen a lot of use; cracks in stock; barrel is rusted.

(700 - 900)

368 368

Winchester shotgun, 10 gauge. Lever action with hammer. “WRA” logo on side plate. Damascus steel barrel.

Serial number 61753. 50” in length.

(800 - 1,200)

369 369

12 gauge double barrel shotgun. Stamped on barrel “W. Richards, London”. Laminated steel. Engraved image of pheasant on side plate, both sides. Double trigger and double hammer.

Checkering on stock and forearm with metal inlay. Action is almost fully engraved. Barrel measures 31.75”. Full length is 4’.

370

(800 - 1,200)

Two piece buff box with full wrap label, Leroy L. Leland, 12 ga. Shotgun shell box, Baltimore, Maryland. Two piece box. On one side marked “No. 9 shot.” Edge wear on corners.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

370

165

New Jersey Shorebirds

372

371

371

Pair of dowitchers from New Jersey. 11.25” long. Good paint detail. Original paint with very minor wear; one has been lightly hit by shot.

(5,000 - 7,000)

372

Curlew, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 12.5” long.

Very plump body. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; several very small nail holes on each side grouped together and appear to be from having actual wings attached to the decoy at one time; three small shot marks on breast; small dent in back.

166

(4,000 - 5,000)

374

373

373

Black bellied plover, Daniel Lake Leeds, Pleasantville, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving. 10” long.

374

long. Good wide body and detailed feather

Highly detailed feather paint. Near mint origi-

paint. Original paint with very minor wear;

nal paint; structurally excellent.

mostly on the bill; three shot marks on one side; hairline crack in upper breast that was

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of

filled when the decoy was made.

Somers Headley. Formerly in the collection of

John Hillman.

Robin snipe in spring plumage, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 9”

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

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” Jim Doherty, Jr.

(6,500 - 9,500)

(7,500 - 9,500)

167

375

378

376

379

377

380

375

Ruddy turnstone, unknown maker, New Jersey, last half 19th century. Bill is splined through back of

378

Large curlew, John McAnney, New Gretna, New Jersey, circa 1900. 15” long. Original paint with

head. Retains Mackey stamp under tail. 9” long. Very

minor wear on most of the bird; minor to moderate

thick paint, which may be original; crazed evenly over

wear on one side; lightly hit by shot.

the body to create an appealing surface; bill is a professional replacement by Cameron McIntyre; several dents

Provenance: Branded “JH” under the tail for John Hillman collection.

in underside where it was probably used to drive shorebird stakes in the ground.

379

Literature: “American Decoys,” Quintina Colio, p. 47 exact decoy pictured.

(1,800 - 2,200)

(1,500 - 2,500)

Curlew, Joe Lippincott, Wading River, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. 16.5” long.

Branded “JSL” on underside. Near mint original paint with good patina; bill is a professional replacement.

376

Yellowlegs, Harry V. Shourds Tuckerton, New Jersey, circa 1900. 11” long. Original paint with some shrinkage and wear; structurally good.

377

(1,250 - 1,750)

380

Black bellied plover, Samuel Schute, Cape May, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving and beetle head. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; lightly hit by shot; structurally good.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James Doherty, p. 183, plate 413.

168

(1,200 - 1,500)

(1,250 - 1,750)

Wide body curlew, James Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey, circa 1900. 16.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; split in lower breast; bill is a replacement.

Provenance: Inscription on underside reads “Mort Hanson bought 1965 from Bill Mackey and owned from 1965 -1993.”

(1,500 - 2,000)

382

381 383

381

Yellowlegs, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 10.5” long. Original paint

383

Sandpiper from Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. 7.5”

with good patina and minor wear; lightly hit

long. Near mint original paint with good

by shot on one side; wear on bill; small and

patina, a little wear at tip of bill; minor dis-

very short crack at top of center edge of

coloration on underside.

bill; minor discoloration on breast.

(3,500 - 4,500)

Provenance: Bridges collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

382

Running yellowlegs, William Southard, Seaford, New York, last quarter 19th century. 12.25” long. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Original paint with moderate wear; bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen; hit by shot on one side.

(2,500 - 3,500)

169

Decoratives

384

384

Mallard drake, Norman Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1950. Exceptional form with turned, reaching head and applied teardrop shaped wings that are outstretched from body. Tail is fanned. Body exhibits excellent wet on wet paint blending and combing. 15” long. Strong original paint that has been protected by a coat of varnish; tight crack around neck; at one time was probably mounted to a board which allowed it to hang from the wall; varnish has crazed over top of surface to create an appealing alligator look.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Literature: “Ira D. Hudson and Family, Chincoteague Carvers,” Henry Stansbury, p. 148, exact decoy pictured.

(5,000 - 8,000)

385

Rare and desirable walking mallard drake, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. With classic Hudson lead feet and applied wings, stretched and cut to each side.

Appealing thick paint that is swirled around the breast, with wet on wet blending at top of back and wings. 17” wing spread. Original paint; area of filler missing where wing is attached to body; small rub at back of head.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

170

(6,000 - 8,000)

385

385A

385A

385B

385A Flying pintail drake and flying mallard drake,

Hudson Family, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1950s. Applied wings and attached wooden feet.

385B

Full size flying pintail drake, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Marland. 19.5” wingspan. Fine paint detail. Signed on back of plaque, “Made in 1959 at

28” wingspans. Good scratch feather paint detail.

old shop at father-in-law’s shed. Oliver Lawson.” Thin

Both have tack eyes. Near mint original paint; mal-

crack in one tail spring, otherwise very good and

lard has an age split in the underside; slight separa-

original.

(2,500 - 3,000)

tion at the neck seam; and a fairly small scuff on the back; both have wings that are a little bit loose.

(4,500 - 6,500)

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385C

385C Group of seven animated yellowlegs,

Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. One nestled sleeper sitting below six stretched and reaching. All mounted on wooden base.

Group measures 15” tall. All are in original paint.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Literature: “Lloyd Tyler: Folk Artist, Decoy Maker,” Henry Stansbury, p. 25, exact group.

385D

(1,750 - 2,250)

385D Full size standing bluewing teal hen,

Ben Heinemann, Durham County, North Carolina. Signed and dated 2008. 9.75” long. Fine feather paint detail. Very good and original.

385E

(800 - 1,200)

Egret on driftwood base, George Combs, Jr. Bird is 28” long. Original paint that has been artificially aged; structurally good.

385E

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(350 - 450)

385F

Three egrets on a piece of drift wood, Cindy Lewis and Mark Holland, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 36” tall. Original and good.

(750 - 1,250)

285G Standing tall egret, Lloyd Tyler,

Crisfield, Maryland, 2nd half 20th century. Legs are inserted into painted wooden base. 41.5” tall. Strong original paint that has mellowed slightly; head has been broken and reattached.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

387

Gull with lifted wings, Long Island, New York. 12” tall. Mounted on wooden base with “1885” carved in it. Original paint with

385F

very minor wear and good patina; structurally good.

385G

(3,000 - 4,000)

387

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Jack Franco In 1983, Franco took first in the Professional Life size Decorative Seabirds Category with a stunning rendition of the common tern. In the same contest, he took first in the Shorebirds category of the Decorative Miniatures contest and third in world with an upland curlew.

388

Sparrow hawk on driftwood, Jack Franco, Assonet, Massachusetts. Signed and dated 1988. Mounted on hardwood base. 22.5” tall. Fine paint detail. Carved crossed wingtips. Excellent and original.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

(1,000 - 1,400)

388

389

Whimbrel on beach, Jack Franco, Assonet, Massachusetts. Signed and dated 1987. 14.5” tall. Turned head.

Carved, crossed wingtips and fine detail. Very good and original.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

174

(950 - 1,250)

389

390

392

391

393

390

Sandpiper on post at beach, Jack Franco, Assonet, Massachusetts. Signed and dated

Full size quail on driftwood hardwood base, Jack Franco, Assonet, Massachusetts. Signed

1988. Head is turned back. Fine paint and feather

and dated 1987. 11” tall. Turned head. Fine

carving detail. 21” tall. Very good and original.

detail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

391

392

(950 - 1,250)

Greater yellowlegs on beach, Jack Franco, Assonet, Massachusetts. Mounted on hard-

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

393

(950 - 1,250)

Yellowlegs on wooden base, Dennis Schroeder, Trinity Alps, California. 10” tall.

wood base. Signed and dated 1988. 13.5” long.

Carved crossed wingtips and slightly turned

Carved crossed wingtips fine detail. Slightly turned

head. Very good and original.

(1,200 - 1,500)

head.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

(950 - 1,250)

175

Charles Hart 1862 - 1960 Glouchester, Massachusetts A stone mason by trade, Charles Hart was an individual who did things his own way. He carved a variety of decoys, both solid and hollow. In addition to floating models, he also produced standing examples, including one with remarkable flapping wings. He occasionally would sell some of his decoys through sporting goods and hardware stores in nearby Boston. He also carved a number of folky songbirds and folk figures. His talents were extensive,

C. Hart after a hunt

and he is known to have been highly recognized for the violins and mandolins that he produced. He was an avid hunter who would brag that he held the local record for the most game birds shot.

He might be described as having been somewhat eccentric. He developed a fascination with the exploits of Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s expeditions to

Admiral Byrd onboard ship and in Antarctica in 1947

the artic regions of the globe. This obsession led to his carving a staggering array of penguins of varying species and heights ranging from tiny three inch examples to monumental, larger than life, four foot specimens. These were intended as shelf pieces, finials, or porch decorations. Two four foot examples resided on his own front porch and, in 1935, he presented Admiral Byrd with one of his medium size penguins. By his own estimation, he carved over 1,500 examples of these flightless birds. He carved and displayed so many of these that, by 1935, his home was referred to locally as “The Penguin House.” One of his final artistic ventures was the carving of the four granite corner stones that mark his own grave.

394

Emperor penguin, Charles Hart, Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1935. 7” tall. Original paint with slight discoloration and no wear; feet are replaced.

(2,000 - 3,000)

394

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395

395

396

Emperor penguin, Charles Hart, Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1935. Mounted on wooden base. 10”

396

Very rare Adelie penguin, Charles Hart, Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1935. 6.75” tall. Tack eyes. Good

tall. Original paint with good patina; sev-

form. Near mint original paint; structurally

eral hairline cracks in base; well carved

very good.

body and wings.

(5,500 - 7,500)

(5,500 - 7,500)

177

Ward Brothers Crisfield, Maryland

397

Mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 model. Slightly turned and lifted head. “VL&A” stamp under the tail. 17.5” long. Missing wood filler at top of head was replaced

by Russ Allen, otherwise very good and original.

(10,000 - 14,000)

397

The Von Lengerke & Antoine Partnership, or V L & A, was formed in early 1891 and quickly became a very prominent sporting goods retailer in Chicago, located, ultimately, at 335 Wabash Avenue. The V L & A Partnership was formed as an extension of a New York sporting goods retail company known as Von Lengerke & DeMond which was started a short time prior to V L & A. Like Abercrombie & Fitch, the Von Lengerke & Antoine products were from the finest manufacturers and appealed to an upscale clientele. In 1938, the V L & A Chicago Company, after losing faith in the public eye, was bought out by Abercrombie & Fitch who continued to operate under the V L & A name until the closing of the store in the early 1960s.

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398

398

Pair of 1936 model greenwing teal, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Both have slightly turned heads. 12” long. Strong original paint; very minor wear; each has a crack in the underside; both have professional bill restoration by Russ Allen; drake has most of bill replaced; hen has had a cracked bill, reset and touched up.

Provenance: From the estate of John H. Moore, New York, New York.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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399

400

399

1948 model black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa

Pair of 1948 model mallards, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa

body with raised tail, slightly turned cedar

bodies with inserted cedar tails and turned

head. 19” long. Original paint; very minor

cedar heads. 18” long. Good feather paint

wear; small dents in body; slight separa-

detail. Original paint with very minor wear;

tion at one side of neck seam.

each has several small dents and minor

(2,000 - 2,500)

180

400

separation at neck seams.

(4,000 - 6,000)

401

401

Exceptional 1930 model black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned and cocked head. Fine feather paint detail. 18” long. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; several tiny dents; tiny chip missing from tip of bill; small amount of neck filler missing from back of neck seam.

Provenance: Part of a rig of black ducks and mallards found in the basement of a home in Flint, Michigan by early collector Ed De Navare.

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

(10,000 - 14,000)

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402

403

402

Bluebill hen and drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 models with slightly turned heads. 15” long. Black areas and bill

Rigmate pair of 1948 model pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa.

Drake has slightly turned head. 17”

have been repainted on the drake; bill and

long. Original paint; minor wear; small dents;

brown areas have been repainted on hen;

a few shot marks; separation at drake’s neck

hen has a crack in underside; each has a

seat.

small tail chip; hen has a crack through neck; drake lightly hit by shot.

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403

(4,000 - 6,000)

(4,000 - 6,000)

Glenn Luther Martin (January 17, 1886 – December 5, 1955) was an American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot. He founded his own aircraft company in 1912, which today, through several mergers, is known as the Lockheed Martin Company.

In 1928, the Glenn L. Martin Company moved to Maryland, bringing hundreds of jobs, an airport, and a booming aviation industry.

Martin owned more than one duck club, but the most famous is now known as Remington Farms.

404

404

Canvasback hen from the Glenn L. Martin rig, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1932. Branded “GLM” in the underside. 18” long. Original paint with very minor wear and a few dark smudges; neck seam has separated very slightly; very slight wear on one edge of bill.

(12,000 - 15,000)

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405

Pair of bluebills, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Each is signed and dated 1972 on underside. Both have turned heads. Drake has stippling to white area on back. 15” long. Excellent.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

405

406

(3,000 - 4,000)

1936 model black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. 18” long. Original paint with good detail and minor wear; crack through neck; bill repair with touchup in that area.

(3,000 - 4,000)

406

407

Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 24.5” long. Made circa 1930, repainted by Lem Ward in 1966; one eye is missing.

(2,000 - 3,000)

407

408

1948 model mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa body with inserted cedar tail and slightly turned cedar head. 17.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; a few tiny dents in the balsa.

408

184

(2,500 - 3,500)

Photo from Cranbrook exhibition catalog.

Dust jacket cover for, “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, 1989. Ron Gard shown holding this exact decoy.

408A

408A Rare “fatjaw” or “humpback” style

goldeneye hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa late 1920s. Slightly turned head. Very wide cheek carving. Paddle tail.

15.5” long. Original paint with moderate wear; two cracks in head; small dents.

Provenance: Mike and July Hall collection.

Featured in “The Decoy as Folk Sculpture,” exhibit, Cranbrook Academy of Art, 1987, figure 43.

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

(10,000 - 14,000)

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Maryland

408B

408C

408D

408E

408E

408B

Swan, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1950. Flat bottom style. 29”

408D Cast iron sinkbox decoy, modeled after

a James Holly Canvasback hen. 16.5”

long. Original paint; some rubs and slight discoloration.

long. Original and good.

(400 - 600)

(1,000 - 1,500) 408E

408C Cast iron sinkbox decoy patterned after

Two large swan from Baltimore, Maryland. Both have slightly turned heads.

a Will Heverin canvasback. 16.5” long.

46” long. Carved wood, bodies are covered

Original paint; Very minor wear and some rust;

with fiberglass. Original paint that has dark-

structurally good.

ened with age; someone has tired to grind

(400 - 600)

the fiberglass off of the top half of the bodies.

186

(2,000 - 3,000)

Noah Sterling Crisfield, Maryland

In the early to mid 1900s, the Sterlings, Tylers, Lawsons, Wards, Tawes and Joneses were the dominant families in the small, rural, waterfront community of Crisfield, Maryland. Early carvers, such as Noah Sterling, were reportedly carving decoys at the same time that Travis Ward (b. 1864), Lem and Steve’s father, was carving. These carvers produced a limited number of decoys for their own or local use, and it should come as no surprise then, that they had a strong influence on the next generation of carvers to follow. Noah Sterling was the son of John W. and Sallie Ann Sterling. From 1900 to 1930, his occupation was listed as “oystering and crabbing,” or “laborer or fisherman in the seafood industry.” He married in 1910 but was divorced by the 1940 federal census when his occupation was listed as “caregiver.”

409

409

Very rare canvasback drake, Noah Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. 16” long.

Very wide body style, 8.25” wide.

Inscription on underside reads, “Made

by Noah D. Sterling Crisfield, Maryland.

Painted by Lem Ward, 1920 vintage.” Original paint with minor wear on one side, moderate wear on other; crack in back; two thin cracks in one side; thin vertical crack in one side of neck seat.

(12,500 - 17,500)

187

410

Early pair of buffleheads, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Gunning rig pair. Hen has turned head.

Each have extended paddle tails. Drake has artistically shaped teardrop wing painting and short, appropriately carved bills. 11” long. Original paint with gunning wear that includes several rubs and shot scars; paint loss at cracks

410

in body.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(2,000 - 2,500)

411

Large pintail drake, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head.

19” long. Original paint with minor wear on some of the decoy; paint restoration on white and black areas and a few other spots; wear on both edges of tail; crack in underside.

(2,000 - 3,000)

411

412

Rare pair of wood ducks, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1977 with ElectroPen. Both have slightly turned heads. 14.5” long. Very good and original.

(1,750 - 2,250)

412

413

Unusual mallard hen, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland, 1st half 20th century. In a rare calling pose. Balsa construction.

Carved open mouth, head is slightly reared back and tilted skyward. Signed on underside, “Lloyd S Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland.” 14” long. Two small areas of restoration to body.

413

188

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,500 - 2,000)

414

Rare pair of widgeon by a member of the Sterling Family, Crisfield, Maryland. Drake is 16.5” long. Second coat of paint with minor to moderate wear; numerous small cracks; tail chip missing from drake.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(2,500 - 3,500) 414

415

Swimming goldeneye drake, Noah Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head.

16.75” long. Worn original paint; numerous cracks; age split in underside.

(3,500 - 5,500)

415 416

Canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa late 1920s. Slightly turned head. Paint has been restored; eyes are replaced; two neck crack repairs and shot holes filled.

(2,000 - 3,000)

416

417

Canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 model with balsa body and slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. 16” long. Original paint with minor wear; thin crack through bill.

(2,000 - 3,000)

417

189

Contemporary

418

418

419

421

420

422

Exceptional and dramatic double winged Canada goose weathervane, Cameron McIntyre, New Church, Virginia. Carved “CTM” in underside.

420

Downeast style scoter with mussel in mouth, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Relief wing carving and inlet head. 17.5” long. Very good and original.

Carving simulates a flying Canada goose with head

(1,200 - 1,500)

outstretched, and mouth open as if it were calling. 25” stressed to create age; includes mounting base from

Large curlew, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. 19” long with slightly turned head.

McIntyre.

Removable head. Original stand is included. Excellent

tall x 34” long. Original paint that has been muted and

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

419

Folding wooden yellowlegs with removable head that fits inside the body, Steve Weaver. Signed and

and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

dated 2002. 11” long. Very good and original.

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421

(800 - 1,200)

422

(1,000 - 1,400)

Hollow carved standing mallard drake with wings that flap when wire is pulled, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed. Made as a replica of a standing Charles Hart black duck. 18” long. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

423

426

424

427

425

428

423

Pair of bluewing teal, Marty Hanson, Hayward, Wisconsin, circa 1990. Hollow

stamp on the underside. Slightly turned

signed by Hanson on underside and brand-

head with open bill. 21” long. Very good

ed “MH”. 12.5” long. Excellent and original.

and original.

427

Full size killdeer, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian”

10/14. Excellent and original.

and original.

428

Provenance: Perkins collection. (800 - 1,000)

Carved eyes. 28” long. Very good and original.

(950 - 1,250)

Full body calling willet, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside of body. Mounted on fancy base. Wingtips are carved, raised, and

Oversize swimming merganser drake, Marty Collins. Branded “MD Collins.”

Relief wing carving and leather crest.

Large godwit, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed. 17.5” long wingtips. Good paint detail. Very good

wooden base. Raised and split wingtips.

Excellent paint detail. 8.5” tall. Dated

(800 - 1,200)

with relief wing carving and extended

on underside of body. Mounted on

425

Swimming black duck, Marty Hanson, Hayward, Wisconsin. Marty’s Prior Lake

carved. Excellent feather painting. Each is

Provenance: Perkins collection. (800 - 1,000) 424

426

split. Beak is open to simulate calling. 12” tall. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Perkins collection. (800 - 1,200)

(650 - 950)

191

New England Shorebirds George Boyd 1873 - 1941 Seabrook, New Hampshire

430

429

429

Black bellied plover, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1st quarter 20th century. 11” long. Strong feather painting with several spots of restoration to body.

(5,000 - 7,000)

192

430

Yellowlegs, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1st quarter 20th century. 10.5” long. Original paint; bill repair; tight crack and small amount of in painting around neck and on bill.

(3,000 - 5,000)

430A

433

431

434

432

435

430A Upland plover attributed to Lothrop Holmes,

Kingston, Massachusetts. Tack eyes and

Golden plover, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts. Tack eyes. 9.5” long. Original

metal bill. Wet on wet paint blending. Branded

paint with good patina and minor wear; mostly

“HP Smith”. 11” long. Original paint with minor

on top of head; small chip out of tail; small dents.

433

discoloration and wear; chip missing from top of tail.

(1,000 - 1,400)

(2,250 - 2,750)

Root head yellowlegs with iron bill, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. 10”

Complete set of 12 yellowlegs with original sticks and in original box, Strator and Sohier, Boston, Massachusetts. Decoys are

long. Original paint with moderate wear; cracks

stamped “PAT. Oct. 27, 1874.” Very good and

in one side.

original.

434 431

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Adele Earnest, Earnest collection stamp on underside.

Old tag on underside reads, “Downs family, Tuckerton, New Jersey.”

432

(1,750 - 2,250)

Lincoln type yellowlegs, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. 11” long. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; bill is an old replacement.

(1,250 - 1,750)

435

(1,200 - 1,500)

Dowitcher from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. 10” long. Shoe button eyes. Original paint; minor wear on most of the decoy; moderate wear on one side of breast; bill appears to be a replacement; small amount of filler added with touchup at back of head.

(1,250 - 1,750)

193

436

438A

437

439

440

438

436

Curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes. 15”

438A Curlew from Cape May, New Jersey, last quar-

ter 19th century. 16” long. Tack eyes with curved

long. Original paint with moderate wear; crack

bill. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally

through neck; small cracks in body; slight roughness

good.

(1,250 - 1,750)

to edge of tail; very lightly hit by shot; three small nails were added to the back of the neck.

439

(1,200 - 1,500) 437

Yellowlegs, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1st quarter 20th century. 10.5”

Yellowlegs form the Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, New York, 1st quarter 20th century. 13” long. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few tiny dents.

(800 - 1,200)

being near a fire, bubbled on one side; approxi-

Yellowlegs, Rhodes Truex, Absecon, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Shoe button

mately 2/3 of bill is a replacement.

eyes. 10.5” long. Original paint with minor discolor-

long. Original paint that has been darkened from (1,000 - 1,500)

440

ation and wear; hairline surface crack in one side; 438

Hollow black bellied plover from Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes and applied head. 10.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; shallow chip under tail; bill is a replacement.

194

(800 - 1,200)

two shot marks in the other side.

(800 - 1,200)

441

444

442

445

443

446

441

Lesser yellowlegs by a member of the Barkelow family, Forked River, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. 8.5”

444

long. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

long. Original and good.

(800 - 1,200)

(800 - 1,200)

Black bellied plover in running pose, 1st quarter 20th century. Relief wing carving.

Golden plover from New Jersey, last quarter 19th century, 1st quarter 20th century. 11.5” long. Old tag on underside

9.5” long. Original paint that has darkened

reads, “Lloyd Johnson collection.” Original

with age; minor wear; a few tiny dents.

paint with minor discoloration and shrinkage,

445 442

Black bellied plover, Lou Barkelow, Forked River, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Slightly flat sided. 9.5”

(800 - 1,200)

structurally very good.

(800 - 1,200)

443

Golden plover, Frank Adams, Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. 9.25” long. Original

446

Black bellied plover from Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Shoe button

paint with minor wear and flaking; structurally

eyes. 10.25” long. Original paint; good patina

good.

and very minor wear; structurally good.

Literature: “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,”

(800 - 1,200)

Stanley Murphy.

Provenance: Bridges collection.

(650 - 950)

195

Decoratives by the Ward Brothers Crisfield, Maryland

447

447

Pair of decorative pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Each is signed and dated on underside, “One of 50, made for my personal friend Roy Walsh.” Dated 1967. Both are carved from one block of wood. Heads are reaching back and preening under lifted wing. Extended wingtips. 16” long. Very good and original; one very small chip of paint missing from drake’s wing.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

196

(12,000 - 17,000)

448

448

Pair of decorative widgeon, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Each is dated 1969 on underside, and signed. Drake in inscribed, “My best widgeon in 51 years of bird carving.” Hen reads, “my best widgeon in 51 years of bird carving.” Each is carved from a single piece of wood. Both heads are reaching behind and under a lifted wing. While the opposite wing is extended and dropped. Tails are fanned. Excellent original paint; small amount of crazing due to pitch bleed on top of drake’s back.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

(10,000 - 14,000)

197

449

Decorative ruddy duck drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed “1 of 12. One of the finest ruddy’s my hands have ever made Lem Ward 1969.” Slightly turned head and detailed wing carving. 12” long. Very good and original.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

(3,500 - 4,500)

449

450

Mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. Detailed feather carving on primaries and secondaries.

Fluted tail. Signed and dated 1968.

Hollow carved. 16” long. Small paint rub on two tail feathers; otherwise very good and original.

(3,500 - 5,500)

450

451

Pair of calling Canada goose bookends, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 9.5” tall. One has near mint original paint; the other has minor wear on the textured areas of the neck.

(3,000 - 4,000)

451

452

Rare full body standing bobwhite quail, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. Carved crest and carved feet. Well executed feather painting on body. Signed “LT Ward Bro Crisfield, Maryland,” under tail.

8” high. Strong original paint; small chip to one side of tail; tip of beak has been very slightly blunted.

452

198

Provenance: Perkins collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

453

453

Decorative snow goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed “Special made for Edward Fitzgerald collection 1967, Lem Ward.” Turned head, fluted tail, and raised carved primaries and secondaries. 19” long. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

Provenance: Herrington collection.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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New Jersey Charles McCoy Tuckerton, New Jersey Very little is known about Charles McCoy. In Fleckenstein’s “New Jersey Decoys,” the author states that McCoy was from Tuckerton, New Jersey and was employed in the Life Saving Service at the Island Beach station. Jim Doherty briefly states that he was from Tuckerton and gives his dates as 1869 – 1931. Federal and State of New Jersey census records disclose that, in 1905, a Charles Ellis McCoy (born 1887/88) lived in Tuckerton and worked for the Life Saving Service as a “surfman.” He and his wife Mary had three children, Estella, Frederick, and Charles W. Between 1910 and 1915, Mary had passed away and he had taken in his mother, Rhoda, who served as housekeeper. By this date, the Life Saving Service had become part of the US Coast Guard. By 1930, he had remarried and was the head officer at the USCG Station at Cape May with a crew of 8. By 1940, he was no longer associated with the USCG, and he and two of his sons and their families were living in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey employed as carpenters. A Charles E. McCoy died in New Jersey in April, 1949.

454 454

Very rare pair of greenwing teal, Charles McCoy, Tuckerton, New Jersey, circa 1920. 12.5” long. Original paint with very minor wear on the drake, minor wear on hen.

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

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McCoy and friend holding two of his decoys at a duck club, 1935.

(6,500 - 9,500)

Shourd’s inventiveness led him to attempt the ultimate in realism in decoys – flyers. With their outstretched wings, these were meant to be used as tall stick-ups or designed to slide down a wire over the rig. These decoys obviously required more time and steps to produce. They would have been cumbersome to transport and time consuming to set up. Despite the ingenuity displayed in these decoys, for all of the above reasons their scarcity today would indicate that few were made, and these did not work out as expected.

455

The importance and uniqueness of these flying brant, however, has been recognized by a number of decoy authorities and historians. They are pictured and discussed in the writings of Bill Mackey (p. 128), “Doc” Starr (p. 103), Henry Fleckenstein (p.

98) and Jim Doherty (p. 38). Realizing their important place in the history of decoys, an example was purchased by the Shelburne Museum in Vermont for inclusion in their permanent collections and is pictured on page 140 of “Birds of a Feather.”

455

Flying brant, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 24” long with canvas over wire wings. Original paint with minor wear; crack in back.

Provenance: Session IV of the William J. Mackey, Jr. sale, October 1973. Mackey collection stamp on underside.

Literature: “American Bird Decoys,” William J. Mackey, Jr., p. 128, exact decoy pictured.

(4,000 - 6,000)

456

Exceptional hollow carved black duck, Lloyd Johnson, Bay Head, New Jersey. Slightly turned head. Fine feather paint detail. Lloyd Johnson stamped in underside. 17.5” long. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

(1,500 - 2,500)

456

457

Wood duck hen and drake, Lloyd Johnson, Bay Head, New Jersey. Both are signed. Drake is dated 1957. Both are in calling pose. Both have raised carved wingtips. Drake is 16.5” long. Tiny chip missing from hen’s tail.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

(2,000 - 3,000)

457

458

Pair of greenwing teal, Lloyd Johnson, Bay Head, New Jersey. Both are stamped “Lloyd Johnson”. Drake is signed and dated 1963. Both have turned heads, hen is in feeding pose. Both have raised carved wingtips and fluted tails. 10” long. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

458

Provenance: Formerly in collection of Dave Campbell.

459

(2,500 - 3,500)

Bufflehead hen, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Original paint on body; professional repair to a shallow chip in underside of bill; discoloration around nails in underside.

(2,000 - 3,000)

459

202

Stanley Grant 1877 - 1953 Barnegat, New Jersey

460

460

Canada goose, Stanley Grant, Barnegat, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. 24” long. Near mint original paint; very slight discoloration; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dave Campbell.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” Jim Doherty, Jr. p. 146, exact decoy pictured.

(5,000 - 7,000)

203

461

461

464

462

465

463

466

Canada goose, John Cornelius, Bayhead, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Body halves are joined by two wooden dowels. 23” long. Appealing old paint appears to be original; traces of old coat of var-

464

nal paint; a few tiny dents.

465

Russell B Holst and Fred Ellenberg.”

Black duck, Claude Trader, Bordentown, New Jersey. Trader brass label on underside. 17.5” very good.

(1,200 - 1,500)

462

(1,200 - 1,500)

long. Original paint with almost no wear; structurally

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 110, exact decoy pictured.

Literature: John Hillman collection catalog, Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., lot 453.

nish; small dents.

Provenance: Inscription on underside reads, “Collection

Blair school black duck. 15.5” long. Near mint origi-

Early and rare old squaw hen, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. From the Haertel collection

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dave Campbell, Cambell stamp on underside.

(1,000 - 1,400)

that has flaked away in some areas; crack in neck; filler

Very rare pair of pintails, Harry Mitchell Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Part of a special order rig

has partially fallen out of body seam.

of 12 for Mr. Cast Webster of Salem City in 1927. 19”

with Haertel stamp on underside. Old working repaint (1,500 - 2,000)

466

long. In use repaint; crack in drake’s neck; thin crack in 463

Hollow carved stick up black duck, Lloyd Johnson, Bay Head, New Jersey. In resting pose with incised wing feather carving. 17” long. Original paint with minor wear; small gouge on underside was filled a long time ago.

204

(1,250 - 1,750)

drake’s back.

(900 - 1,200)

Harry V. Shourds 1861 - 1920 Tuckerton, New Jersey

467

467

Redhead drake, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 19th century . 14.25” long. Original paint; very minor wear; thin crack through neck.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dave Campbell.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” Jim Doherty, Jr.

(14,000 - 18,000)

205

Nathan Rowley Horner 1881 - 1942 West Creek, New Jersey 468

Very rare goldeneye hen, Nathan Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. 13” long. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Jack Conover, Absecon, New Jersey.

Formerly in collection of Dave Campbell.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 138, exact decoy pictured.

468

Nathan Rowley Horner with son, Watson Horner. (Photograph collection of Dr. Jack Conover)

206

(6,500 - 9,500)

469

469

Brant, Nathan Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint; very minor wear; two small paint rubs on back; some paint flaking under the tail.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of Dave Campbell, stamped “DSC”.

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

(6,500 - 9,500)

207

470

471

470

Black duck, Nathan Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 17” long. Original paint with

471

Canada goose, Nathan Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. 25” long. Original paint with minor

a few small rubs; several scratches; structurally

discoloration and wear; very small chip missing

good.

at tip of tail; neck crack repair; surface crack in

(3,500 - 4,500)

one side of head.

Provenance: Underside reads, “Bought directly from Chris Sprague by Mort Hanson.”

(3,500 - 4,500)

208

472

472

Rare merganser drake, Mark Kears, Sr., Northfield, New Jersey, circa 1900. 16” long. Kears lived next door to Mark English and his pattern style not only influenced English but later makers such as Clark Madera, Eugene Hendrickson, and Mark Kears, Jr. The elder Kears was in the lifesaving service and became the captain of the Longport, New Jersey station. He also was a noted maker of sneakboxes. Original paint with minor to moderate flaking and wear; small tail chip missing; small chip missing from one side of the tip of the bill; several tiny dents; some discoloration on the underside.

Provenance: This decoy is one of two discovered by George Elmer while doing electrical work in Elmer, New Jersey around 1995.

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

(6,500 - 9,500)

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473

476

474

477

475

478

473

Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 24.5” long. Old in use repaint with

476

some original showing on the sides; crack through neck.

474

475

side. Original paint with minor war; small crack in tail.

(800 - 1,200)

Pair of goldeneye, Bill Hammel, Leeds Point, New Jersey. 16” long. Old in use repaint; crack through drake’s neck.

Black duck, Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey. Sprague’s brass name tag on under(800 - 1,200)

477

(800 - 1,200)

Swimming Canada goose, Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey. Signed and dated 1953. 27” long. Original paint with minor shrinkage on lower breast; short hairline crack in underside; never rigged.

(900 - 1,200)

Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. 23” long. Appealing old in use repaint; small crack in underside.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of Hal Sorenson.

(650 - 950) 478

Hollow carved grey heron, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. 32” long. “H. Conklin” stamped in underside. Original stand included.

(800 - 1,200)

210

Delbert “Cigar” Daisey 1928 - 2017 Chincoteague, Virginia

479

482

480

483

481

484

479

Ruddy duck, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Relief wingtip

482

Reproduction of a Nathan Cobb redhead, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Inlet

carving and fluted tail. 11” long. Very good

head. Serifed “N” carved in underside. 15”

and original.

long. Original paint that has been aged; small

(400 - 600)

cracks.

480

Cork body brant, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Slightly turned head.

16.5” long. Signed and dated 1969. Small chip

Cork body mallard, Cigar Daisey Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded “Cigar”

missing from cork in front of neck; several cracks

on one side of the wooden keel, signed on the

in cork near head.

other side. Cedar head. 18” long. Very good

483

(600 - 900)

and original.

481

(650 - 950)

Pair of cork body black ducks, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded

(400 - 600)

16” long. Also included is one Daisey weight

Reproduction of a Nathan Cobb curlew, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia . Serifed “N” carved in underside.

and two head templates that have been

17.5” long. Original paint that has been aged;

signed. Very good and original.

structurally good.

and signed. Drake has slightly turned head.

(900 - 1,200)

484

(400 - 600)

211

Virginia Ira Hudson 1876 - 1949 Chincoteague, Virginia

212

485

Hissing Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. 25” long. Good feather paint detail. Ice groove behind neck and tack eyes. Original paint with very minor wear; rectangular plug in underside from when the decoy was made, plug was used where there was a defect in the wood; some filler fell out in an area near the plug, that area has been restored by Russ Allen; two spots, one 2” x 3” other is approximately 2.5” x 4”.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury.

(10,000 - 14,000)

485

213

486

487

486

Bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Carved eyes with strong

487

Cork body merganser drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Cedar tail and cedar head. Two pieces of cork

feather swirling around edges of breast.

joined by small wooden dowels. 15”

14” long. Original paint that has crazed on

long. Thin crack through neck; paint

black areas on head, breast, and tip of tail;

appears to be a second coat by Hudson;

rough area to one edge of tail; crack on

some work done on crest and tail by Mark

underside of body.

McNair in the 1980s.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Literature: “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury, p. 60, exact decoy pictured.

(2,500 - 3,500)

214

488

489

488

Hollow carved black duck, Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, Virginia. Original paint by

489

Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Football body

Norman Hudson. 17.5” long. Tack eyes, line

style. Ice groove carved behind head, which is

carving in tail. Good paint detail. Original paint

slightly turned. 24” long. Strong original paint

with very slight wear; mostly on extremeties,

that has been strengthened on front and sides

structurally good.

of breast area by Mark McNair; crack in neck;

(1,400 - 1,800)

several cracks in body; a few rubs and rough area at tail.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

215

Group of three special order black ducks from the same rig as this lot. The three above have more exaggerated turned heads, tails and slanted ice grove carving in back, circa 1930.

The tight scratch feather paint pattern is Hudson’s finest effort.

216

490

490

Important cottonwood black duck with turned tail, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930s.

One of a group of 12 special order black ducks, sometimes referred to as circle ducks because of the turned tail and some have slightly turned heads. Hudson’s finest scratch paint detail. Original paint with slight crazing, mostly on underside; roughly half of neck replaced; hairline crack in back; small dent in back and one side of tail.

Provenance: From a rig of 12 which included the 3 Hudson decoys pictured on the preceeding page.

Literature: “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury.

“Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (9,000 - 12,000)

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John Williams 1857 - 1937 Cedar Island, Virginia

490A

490A Oversize canvasback drake, John

Williams, Cedar Island, Virginia.

Branded “PACU__”. Old in use repaint; age split in underside; numerous cracks; several inches of the neck have been replaced.

218

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (10,000 - 14,000)

Charles Birch 1867 - 1956 Willis Wharf, Virginia

491

491

Hollow carved Canada goose, Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, Virginia. Inserted hardwood bill splined through to the back of head.

Raised neck seat and tack eyes. 23” long. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Meyer collection.

(8,000 - 12,000)

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492

495

493

496

494

497

492

Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st half 20th century. At some point used

494

as a field stick up goose. 21” long. Paint is a mix of Ira Hudson and Lem Ward, who partially restored it, probably in the 1960s; numerous cracks in body and head;

Rare redhead drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. 15” long. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; structurally good; never used.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (900 - 1,200)

rubs and flaking to bare wood; small chip in tail.

495

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Literature: “Ira D. Hudson and Family, Chincoteague

Mallard drake, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1960. 17.5” long. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

Carvers,” Henry Stansbury, p. 98, exact decoy.

(750 - 1,250)

(800 - 1,200) 493

Black duck, Ike Phillips, Wachapreague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Elongated teardrop

496

on much of the decoy; working repaint on lower sides;

shaped body with Phillips’ extended forward neck shelf

several tiny dents and shot marks.

head attached by square nails. 16” long. Most of the paint is worn off to expose weathered oxidized surface; a few age cracks; one on side of body has been resecured with two square nails; wood grain has raised over much of head to create a very appealing look.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

220

(800 - 1,000)

Canada goose, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. 24” long. Original paint with moderate wear

497

(600 - 900)

Brant from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Inserted bill.

18” long. Old in use repaint; head has been off and reattched; rough spot on wingtips; wooden plug on one side from when the decoy was made.

(1,200 - 1,500)

497A Greenwing teal drake, Ira

Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. 10” long. Paint has been restored by Ian McNair and artificially aged; several tiny dents.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(900 - 1,200)

497A

498

Black duck made from cotton wood, Chincoteague, Virginia. 18” long. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents.

(1,750 - 2,250)

498

499

Rigmate pair of Canada geese, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930. Both with well sculpted and turned heads. 22” long. Old dry paint is a mix of multiple coats; numerous cracks in neck and body; flaking and areas worn to bare wood.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

500

499

Brant from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Raised “V” wingtip carving and inserted bill. 17” long. Appealing old in use repaint; thin crack in back.

(2,000 - 2,400)

500

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500A Hollow carved black duck, Elkanah Cobb,

Cobb Island, Virginia. Large serifed “E” carved in underside. Inlet head and raised “V” wingtip carving. 16.5” long. Paint has been restored; thin cracks in underside; numerous small dents.

(5,000 - 8,000)

500A

500B

Black duck, Doughty Family, Oyster, Virginia. 16” long. Inlet head. Appealing old in use repaint; several cracks and dents.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (4,000 - 6,000)

500B

500A

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500C

500C

500C A wonderful, weathered pair of egrets, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge,

Virginia. Both retain carved “C” in underside. Each has strong shoulder carving, with unique head positions. Both have a excellent dry, weathered surface. 36” long. Original paint with age cracks and small areas of paint loss from weather.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,200 - 1,500)

500D Bluebill drake, Ira Hudson,

Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing round body style, with neck seat nestled in to front of body. Well carved head. Scratch painting on back. 13” long. Strong original paint that has flaked evenly over with rubs and other areas and slight

500D

shrinkage to neck filler; professional restoration to tight crack in back.

(600 - 900)

500E

Hooded merganser hen, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia.

Old in use repaint; cracks in body.

(1,000 - 1,500)

500E 501

Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930. Unusual raised tail carving.

Ice groove carved behind neck. 21” long. Multiple coats of old paint; crack in neck; heavy gunning wear.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(800 - 1,000)

501

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505

502

502

503

506

504

507

Brant, Dave “Umbrella” Watson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Two piece hollow

505

body. Grooved eyebrow. Slightly carved out tail. 17”

Black duck form the Jeffers rig, Hog Island, Virginia. Inlet head. 18” long. Old in use repaint; crack through neck; small crack in head.

(500 - 800)

long. Very old working paint that has worn evenly over back and sides of body; some flaking on breast and

506

head.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

503

Brant, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 2nd quarter 20th century. 15.5” long. Old in use repaint; cracks in body.

504

224

(650 - 950)

Canada goose from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. 22” long. Old in use repaint; minor roughness.

repaint with some original showing; crack through neck

(800 - 1,000)

crack through neck; age split in underside; several small

(650 - 950)

Bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 2nd quarter 20th century. 14” long. Old in use and two cracks in underside.

507

(400 - 600)

Merganser drake, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia, 2nd quarter 20th century. 18” long. Original paint with minor wear; a few very small dents.

(400 - 600)

Miscellaneous Decoys

508

Pair of mallards, Emile Lamidel, Baie de Somme, France. Both are hollow

508

carved and have slightly turned heads. 14.5” long. Original paint with minor wear; numerous cracks in drakes neck.

Literature: “Oiseaux de Bois,” Michel Masson and Claude Wadoux.

509

509

(3,000 - 4,000)

510

510A

Stick up gull, Captain George Combs, Sr., Freeport, Long Island, New York. Raised wingtips.

510A. Bluebill drake, John English, Florence, New Jersey,

Last quarter 19th century. 14” long. Old in use

20” long. Original paint with minor wear; each wingtip

repaint; worn to original paint in some spots to bare

has small chip missing from it.

wood and in others; few small dents and shot marks.

(650 - 950)

(400 - 500) 510

Widgeon hen, Bob White, Tullytown, Pennsylvania.

Signed and dated 1969, also stamped. Slightly turned head and relief wing carving with feather detail at the wingtips. 16” long. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

225

Maryland John Graham 1822 - 1912 Charlestown, Maryland John B. Graham was born in 1822 in Charlestown,

Havre de Grace style. The decoys most often

Maryland, one of 12 children born to Zachariah

associated with Cecil County exhibit a distinct

and Rebecca Lewis Graham. Like his father and

shelf and paddle tail. However, while this style

grandfather, John became a cabinet maker and

was found on most of the earliest decoys from

undertaker – a business that the family remained

either side of the Susquehanna, the Havre de

in for nearly 120 years. Upon his father’s death,

Grace style evolved to eliminate both the paddle

John took over the business and expanded it to

tail and neck shelf. This rare and possibly unique

include the sale of sand, coal, and fish, as well as

canvasback hen in strong original paint, was

boat building and duck decoy carving.

initially confused as having being made by John

John Graham is generally considered to be the originator of the style of decoys from the Cecil County side of the Susquehanna Flats, while John “Daddy” Holly is given credit for the

“Daddy” Holly. It’s easy to understand why Henry Fleckenstein identified it as a Holly decoy in “Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region,” published in 1979. The confusion existed because it was made with the same characteristics as the earliest “Daddy” Holly decoys and was even painted with the so called “angle wings.” Said to be one of Fleckensteins favorite decoys, it is pictured twice in his book. A correction to the real maker was made when this decoy was then illustrated in “Bird Decoys of North America,” by Robert Shaw in 2010.

511

226

511

Extremely rare canvasback hen, John Graham, Charlestown, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. Tack eyes. 14.75” long. Orignal paint; minor wear, mostly on extremities; a few small dents; very small piece of wood used to correct a defect in the wood at the lower breast.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “F” brand in underside.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr.

(9,000 - 12,000)

227

513

516

514

517

515

518

513

Pair of goldeneye attributed to member of Sterling Family, Crisfield, Maryland. Glass eyes and relief wing carving. 18” long. Original paint

Canvasback drake, John Graham, Charlestown, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. “L Pinnock” brand in underside. 13.5”

with minor to moderate wear; repaint to the white

long. Old repaint; neck crack repair; a few small

on underside of drake going up the sides a little

dents.

ways; numerous thin cracks.

514

(1,250 - 1,750)

Humpback pintail with turned head, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa late 1920s.

17” long. Signed and dated 1926. Branded “MK” for

515

Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. 516

Mort Kramer, also stamped “MD Kramer collection

Full size replica of a Ward Brothers pintail, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed. long. Very good and original.

of the paint has worn off; eyes are missing; piece missing; several areas of dry rot on underside.

(650 - 950)

Slightly turned head and feather paint detail. 16”

6/29/72.” Found in marsh by Bobby Ford 1972. Most added to large chip at neck base; end of tail is

Literature: “Decoys of the Midatlantic Region,”

517

(900 - 1,200)

(650 - 950)

Canvasback drake, Capt. Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. Branded “W_O” in underside. 15.5” long. Old repaint; minor roughness to bill; a few small dents.

518

(650 - 950)

Redhead drake, Capt. Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. 13” long.

Old in use repaint by Severin Hall; structurally good.

228

(650 - 950)

518A

519

521

520

522

518A Gull decoy, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield,

Maryland. Full body standing. Slightly turned head. Mounted on vintage base. 17” long. Very

520

Brant, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1980 with ElectroPen. 21” long. Original and good.

strong original paint.

(600 - 900)

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

Maker,” Henry Stansbury, p. 28, exact decoy pic-

Merganser drake, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1985. Slightly

tured.

turned head. 15.5” long. Very good and origi-

Literature: “Lloyd Tyler: Folk Artist, Decoy

521

(1,500 - 2,000)

nal.

519

Canvasback drake, Henry Lockard, Elk Neck, Maryland, circa 1900. Slightly lifted

(600 - 900)

head. 15” long. Old in use repaint by Severin

Rare black duck, George “Wash” Barnes, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 16” long. Old

Hall; thin crack through neck.

paint; small cracks; old repair to part of the bill.

(650 - 950)

522

(650 - 950)

229

523

High head model canvasback drake, Taylor Boyd, Perryville, Maryland, first quarter 20th century. 16.5” long. Original paint; moderate wear; body made with 2 pieces of wood; seam has separated somewhat; crack partway through neck; small crack in one side.

523

Literature: “Decoys: A North American Survey,” Gene and Linda Kangas, p.

196, exact decoy. (1,750 - 2,250) 524

Racey Canada goose, circa 1900, possibly Hooper’s Island, Maryland. Slightly raised neck seat with forward tilting head, elongated teardrop shaped body, and upswept tail. Stamped “H.H.” in underside. 22” long. Multiple coats of in use paint; numerous cracks in body and neck; additional nails have been used to resecure neck; small areas of wood rot.

524

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(1,200 - 1,500)

525

Canvasback drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Two brands on underside which have been mostly gouged out. 14.5” long. Old repaint; a few small dents and shotmarks.

(1,500 - 2,000)

525

526

Redhead drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Carroll’s Island brand in underside. 13” long. Repainted; a few small dents.

(1,750 - 2,250)

526

230

Doves and Crows

527

530

528

531

529

532

527

Pair of doves, Long Island, New York. Relief wing carving with some feather carving in

Carved wooden crow decoy, Herter’s Decoy Factory, Waseca, Minnesota. 15”

back. Each has a carrying hole through tail. 10”

long. Original and good.

530

(350 - 450)

long. One has been hit by shot; both are original paint with very little wear.

528

(900 - 1,200)

531

Pair of doves from Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. 9.5” long. Original

Hollow carved crow, Roger Dolson, Kent, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. 17” long. Old in use repaint; minor roughness to bill; small dents.

(350 - 550)

paint with minor wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: One has the Adele Earnest collection stamp on the underside.

529

532

(800 - 1,200)

bill. Old paint with minor wear; rough spot on one wing; cracks in underside.

Owl decoy. 15” long. Glass eyes with metal rings around them. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks.

(400 - 600)

Crow with metal feet, 1st quarter 20th century. 16.5” long. Raised wingtips and open

Provenance: Adele Earnest collection stamp on underside.

(800 - 1,200)

231

Decoratives

533

533

536

534

537

535

538

Greenwing teal hen, J.B. Garton, Smiths Falls, Ontario. Signed and dated 1970 on underside. Slightly turned head with detailed wingtip, tail, and side pocket

Bluewing teal trinket box with sliding removable back, Eugene Cuffee or William Henry Bennety, Long Island, New York. 9.5” long. Crack in bill; tou-

carving. Excellent and subtle feathering on sides and

chup on a small part of the bill extending up a little ways

breast. 10.5” long. Excellent and original.

between eyes; also touchup up underside of bill and

537

(800 - 1,000)

front part of upper neck; touchup to very tip of one wing.

534

Full size standing pheasant, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed and dated 1952. 31” long. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

(550 - 850) 538

(650 - 950)

Very unusual walking mallard, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Probably one of a kind

by Hudson. Made with a decorative hardwood, per-

535

Carved wooden plaque of a hanging wood duck drake, Roger Mitchell. Plaque is 17.5” tall. Detailed

haps mahogany. Turned and stretched head with

feather caving. Very good and original.

an additional square nail to assist in balance. 20”

inset stretched and cupped wings. Lead feet with

(400 - 600)

long. Protected by a light coat of varnish; appears to 536

1/4 size rooster on wooden base, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Signed in marker on underside. Detailed feather carving. 6.5” tall. Very good and original.

232

(550 - 850)

have discolored slightly, perhaps rain drops; chip in neck that has been restored.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(600 - 800)

539

542

540

543

541

544

539

Standing pintail drake, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. 10” long. Slightly turned head. Small

542

crack in one side, hairline crack in neck base, other-

Greenwing teal drake, John Garton, Smiths Falls, Ontario. Slightly turned head. Relief wing carving. 10” long. Very good and original.

wise original and good.

(650 - 950)

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

540

Half size black duck with four smaller heads swimming in framed body of water. 13.25”

(650 - 950)

541

long. Slight wear; structurally good.

(400 - 600)

Decorative robin snipe in fall plumage, Lloyd Johnson. Signed and dated 1958. Mounted on burl base. Slightly raised wingtips with extended wing-

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

Literature: “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury, exact item pictured.

Greenwing teal, Pat Godin. Signed and dated 1980. Slightly turned head. Relief wing carving. 12”

long. Very good and original.

543

544

(800 - 1,200)

Decorative snipe, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Stamped and signed under the base.

Relief carved wingtips. 8.5” tall. Very good and original.

(450 - 650)

tips. 5.5” tall. Good paint detail. Small spot of paint shrinkage on one side of neck and on top of tail; structurally good.

Provenance: From an estate on Long Island, New York.

(800 - 1,200)

233

Contemporary Carvings

545

548

546

549

547

550

545

546

Pair of bluebills, Mary Hanson, Hayward Wisconsin. Marty’s Prior Lake stamp is on the underside. Solid bodies. 15” long. Relief wingtip

Yellowlegs with relief wing carving and removable dovetailed head, Marty Collins. Unsigned. 10.5” long. Very good and

carving. Very good and original.

original.

548

(650 - 950)

Bufflehead drake carved in the style of the Stevens Brothers, Leo McIntosh. Signed. 11.5”

549

(600 - 900)

Snipe, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed “Gibian” on underside of body.

long. Original paint that has been aged; struc-

Mounted on base. Carved raised wings. Excellent

turally good.

paint feathering. Slightly turned head. 9.5”

(650 - 950)

tall. Excellent and original.

547

Preening yellowlegs, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed. Relief wing carving and raised wingtips. Twisted muscle structure in neck. 10” long. Very good and original.

(600 - 900)

Provenance: Perkins collection.

550

Dove, Cameron McIntyre, New Church, Virginia. Stylish carving with whittle marks still

(600 - 800)

present. Splined bill through the back of the head. Dropped tail and carved shoulders. “CTM” initials carved in underside. Fence post stand

234

included. 11” long. Excellent and original.

(500 - 700)

551

554

552

555

553

556

551

Full size standing grouse, Mark Holland, Brewster, Massachusetts. Mounted on base.

Full size standing woodcock, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Mounted on signed

Grouse is strutting with fanned tail and dropped

base. Carved, dropped wings with slightly turned

spread wings. Well executed carving with good

head and raised tail. 7.75” tall. Excellent and

feather paint detail. 13” tall. Excellent and original.

original.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

552

554

(500 - 700)

Canada goose, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Slightly turned head. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Original and good.

Provenance: Perkins collection.

555

Pintail drake carved in the Delaware River style, Clarence Fennimore. Signed and

(600 - 900)

(500 - 700)

stamped. Hollow carved. 18” long. Used for the 2003 New Jersey duck stamp print. Copy of print

553

Pair of mergansers, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed. Drake has inlet head. Both are hollow carved, have relief wing carving, and carved wooden crests. Drake is 17”

included.

556

(400 - 600)

Hollow carved heron, Jamie Hand. 39” long. Original and good.

(300 - 400)

long. Both have been artificially aged; structurally good.

(500 - 800)

235

Maryland

557

560

558

561

559

562

557

Greenwing teal drake, George “Wash” Barnes, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 12” long. Old in use repaint; small dents.

558

560

(500 - 800)

Early redhead drake, Captain Ben Dye, Perryville, Maryland, circa 1880. There is a

2/3 size mallard, Jim Currier, Havre de Grace, Maryland. 11” long. Very good and original.

(300 - 500)

brand in the underside which is not completely

Canvasback drake, Scott Jackson, Charlestown, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. 14” long. “UGW” is carved in the

legible. 13” long. Old repaint; multiple coats of

underside. Old paint; small cracks and dents.

561

old paint; cracks at base of neck; a few shot

(500 - 700)

scars and rough areas at top of head and edge of bill.

559

(500 - 700)

Pintail drake, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. 20” long. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks; underside has old in use repa int.

236

(500 - 800)

562

Canvasback drake, John Graham, Charlestown, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. 15” long. Old repaint; numerous small cracks; filled crack in underside.

(500 - 800)

563

565

564

566

567

563

568

Redhead drake, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. Original paint

569

567

with very slight wear; a couple tiny dents.

1962. Original paint with minor wear; weight has

(500 - 800) 564

Working dove decoy, Elliott Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 9.5” long. Original paint

been removed.

568

with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good.

Early wooden wing duck attributed to James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. 15” long. Old working repaint shows average wear; old repair to the bill; a few shot marks.

566

(300 - 500)

Black duck, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. 20” long. Original paint with very minor wear; hairline crack in back.

(300 - 500)

(500 - 700) 569

565

Sleeping Canada goose, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated

Cast iron wing duck, probably from eastern Shore of Maryland. 13.5” long. Traces of old paint with pitted surface.

Provenance: Stansbury collection.

(200 - 400)

(500 - 800)

Canvasback drake from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. 12” long. Turned head. “Worth Parks Parksley Virginia” is written in pencil under the tail. Near mint original paint; crack in back.

(400 - 600)

End of Session Two 237

Index of Carvers Adams, Frank.................................................................. 443 Anger, Ken........................................ 106,108,113C,114,115 Antis, Harry................................................................... 127C Audubon, John J.......................................................... 255B Barco, Bailey................................................................... 254 Barkelow, Lou................................................................. 444 Barkelow Family ............................................................ 441 Barnard, Joseph............................................................... 11 Barnard, Charles Nelson.. ................................................ 8A Barnes, Sam.................................................................... 273 Barnes, George....................................................... 522,557 Bell, Al.. ............................................................................ 138 Benson, Frank.. ................................................................ 239 Birch, Charles.................................................................. 491 Birch, Reggie.. ...................................... 181,293,300,422,553 Bishop, Richard............................................................... 261 Blackstone, Jess.. ..................................................... 206-213 Blair, Sr., John.. ....................................................43,46,50,52 Bowman, William...............................................151,152,165 Boyd, George......................................60A,60B,429,430,437 Boyd, Taylor.................................................................... 523 Browne, George...................................................... 121,122 Brunet, Jude.. .................................................................. 308 Brunet, Tan............................................................... 312,313 Buchner, Frank................................................................ 356 Burgess, Ned............................................................ 251,252 Chadwick, Keyes................................................... 330A,336 Chambers, Tom....................................................... 105,107 Chesser, Grayson.. .................................298A,301,302,500C Clark, Roland.................................................................. 259 Cleland, Kenneth........................................................... 363 Cobb, Arthur..................................................................... 28 Cobb, Elkanah.. ............................................................500A Collins, Marty........................................................... 425,548 Combs, I, George........................................................... 163 Combs, Jr., George................................................295,385E Combs, Sr., George...........................................162,166,509 Conklin, Hurley................................................................ 478 Cooper, Bill..................................................................... 117 Cornelius, John............................................................... 461 Coudon, Joseph........................................................... 104B Crockett, ................................................................ 235,237 Crowell, Elmer...................... 181A-204,327-330,332,337,339 Cuffee, Eugene.............................................................. 537 Currier, Jim...................................................................... 560 Curtis, Kate.. .................................................................... 236 Daisey, Cigar........................................................... 479-484 Darling, J.N... ................................................................... 256 Dawson, John................................................................... 40

Demott, Daniel............................................................... 149 Dilley, John............................................................... 159-161 Doughty Family, ..........................................................500D Ducharme, Duncan....................................110-113,119,120 Dye, Ben.................................................. 7,8,10,517,518,558 Elliott Brothers, ............................................................... 564 Elliston, Robert................................................................ 358 English, John.................................................................510A English/Dawson, ........................................................ 39,41 Erlund, Beth..................................................................... 231 Fennimore, Clarence..................................................... 555 Finney, Frank........................................ 128-137,420,536,554 Fitzpatrick, Thomas........................................................... 48 Foote, Jim....................................................................... 323 Franco, Jack............................................................ 388-392 Frost, Arthur Burdett................................................. 220,221 Garton, J.B...................................................................... 533 Garton, John................................................................... 542 Gelston, Thomas............................................................. 156 Gibian, William.........................1-6,318,424,427,428,547,549 Glenn, John............................................................. 304,305 Godin, Pat..........................................................310,311,543 Graham, John....................................................511,515,562 Grant, Stanley................................................................. 460 Grinnell, R............................................................... 127B,239 Hammel, Bill.................................................................... 474 Hancock, Miles........................................ 21-27,469,507,534 Hand, Jamie................................................................... 556 Hanson, Marty...................................... 246,320,423,426,545 Hardy, .............................................................................. 66 Hart, Charles............................................................ 394-396 Harvey, Guy............................................................. 125-127 Heinemann, Ben...........................................................385D Heisler, Jess................................................................40A,42 Herter’s Decoy Factory, ............................................... 530 Holland, Mark.........................................................385F,551 Holly, James................................................................. 9,565 Holly, John............................................ 276,277,519,525,526 Holmes, Lothrop............................................................430A Horner, Nathan Rowley........................................... 468-471 Howell, Leroy.............................................................85,85A Hudson, Delbert....................................................... 385,495 Hudson, Ira...................... 19,20,31,32,34,485-490,492,467A, 501,503,506,538 Hudson, Norman......................................................27A,384 Hunt, Lynn Bogue........................................................... 262 Jackson, Scott................................................................ 561 Jaques, Francis Lee........................................................ 263 Jester, Doug.........................................................33,139,494

Johnson, Lloyd............................................456-458,463,541 Kears, Sr., Mark............................................................... 472 Knap, J.D.. ....................................................................... 258 Laing, Albert................................................................. 334B Lamay, Art............................................................... 227,228 Lamidel, Emile.. ............................................................... 508 Lawson, Oliver..... 59,60,142,267-272,309,316,385B,516,521 Leboeuf, Orel.. ......................................................... 116,118 Leeds, Daniel Lake......................................................... 373 Lincoln, Joseph........................................................ 335,433 Lippincott, Joe.. .............................................................. 379 Loge, Daniel.. .................................................................. 238 Maass, David................................................................127A Madera, Clark.. ............................................................... 40B Marter, Reg....................................................................... 49 Mason, Roy Martell.......................................................127D Mason Decoy Factory . . ............... 94-99,101,103,104,364C Mayol, Jorge.. ................................................................. 224 McAlpin, Cline................................................................ 359 McAnney, John.............................................................. 378 McCoy, Charles.. ............................................................ 454 McGaw, Robert........................................................... 63,65 McIntyre, Cameron................................................. 418,550 McLoughlin, John............................................................. 51 McNair, Mark................................ 173,240-245,248,249,421 Mitchell, Madison................. 141,143,296,408B,412,520,567 Mitchell, Roger.. .............................................................. 535 Monahan, Hugh...................................................... 225,226 Moreland, Ron................................................................ 292 Muehlmatt, Ernie............................................................ 314 Mueller, Keith........................................................... 247,250 Osthaus, Edmund........................................................... 124 Paravano, Dino.. ............................................................. 222 Parsons, Ed........................................................................ 62 Perdew, Charles............................................................... 64 Pertuit, Dewey.................................................................. 56 Peterson, Oscar........................................................... 69-84 Peterson, Pete................................................................ 299 Phillips, Ed.. ...................................................................... 274 Phillips, Ike....................................................................... 493 Poulin, Daryl.................................................................... 233 Pryor, Leonard................................................................ 514 Quinn, William................................................................... 47 Reece, Maynard..................................................... 257,266 Reed, Corbin........................................................... 214-218 Reynolds, JW.. ...............................................................104A Ripley, Aiden Lassell................................................ 123,264 Roussel, Reme.. ............................................................ 55,57 Schmiedlin, Jim............................................................ 35-38 Schroeder, Dennis............................................ 60C,315,393

Schute, Samuel............................................................... 377 Seabrook, Bob................................................................ 294 Seerey-Lester, John...........................................230,232,234 Shourds, Harry M............................................................. 466 Shourds, Harry V..................... 372,374,376,381,455,459,462, 467,473,477 Smith, Wendell................................................................ 361 Southard, William............................................................ 382 Sprague, James.............................................................. 380 Sprague, Chris......................................................... 475,476 Sterling, Lloyd.............................................. 306,307,411,413 Sterling, Noah................................................................. 409 Sterling Family ........................................................ 414,513 Stevens Brothers, .................................................... 164,546 Strator and Sohier ......................................................... 434 Strunk, George............................................342-350,544,552 Stuart, Allen..................................................................... 326 Trade, Claude................................................................. 465 Truex, Rhodes........................................................... 284,440 Turner, William................................................................. 144 Turner, David......................................................145,146,148 Turner, William................................................................. 147 Tyler, Lloyd.......... 61,385C,385G,410,518A,539,559,563,568 Verity, Obediah..................................................... 150,159A Verity Family, .......................................................... 158,168 Vickers, John................................................................... 140 Vizier, Jimmie.............................................. 317,321,322,324 Voorhees, Jr., Clark........................................................ 170 Wakefield, Dewitt.........................................................364A Walker, Charles........................................................ 354,355 Ward Brothers ....... 13-18,86-93,397-408A,415-417,448-453 Warin, George................................................................ 109 Watson, Dave.......................................................... 353,502 Weaver, Steve................................................................ 419 Wheeler, Shang............................................................334A Whipple, Mark.............................................................. 53,54 Whipple Family ............................................................... 58 White, Bob............................................................... 303,510 Wildfowler Decoy Factory, .................................... 100,102 Williams, John...............................................................490A Wilson, Gus.........................................................334,338,341 Witherspoon, Leigh......................................................... 325 Wozny, Eddie.................................................................. 319 Young, Ray............................................................... 223,229 Zachman, John................................................................. 67

Additional information references Lot 28

1 Chesser, Grayson. 1998. “Cobb Island – A Hunters Paradise.” Decoy Magazine. Nov./Dec. 1998. Lewes DE 2 http://eshore.iath.Virginia.edu/node/2156 3 http://eshore.iath.virginia.edu/node/5402 4 http://eshore.iath.virginia.edu/node/5740

Lot 39

1 Decoy Magazine John Dawson by Allen Linkchorst, Jan-Feb 2003.

Lot 86

1 Berkey, Robert and V. and R. Berkey.1977. “Pioneer Decoy Carvers – A Biography of Lemuel and Stephen Ward.” Tidewater Publishers.

Cambridge, MD. 2 Dyke, Sam. 1994. “What’s in a Name – The Oft-Misidentified Decoys of Noah Bernard Sterling.” Decoy Magazine. May/June 1994. Lewes.

DE. 3 Stansbury, Henry H. 1995. “Lloyd Tyler – Folk Artist.” Decoy Magazine Pub. Burtonville, MD. 4 https://crabcapital.com/a-short-history-of-crisfield/ craboat 5 https://www.crisfield.com/History/history.htm honersbla 6 https://thecrisfieldstoryprojectcomsite.wordpress.com/ oyster shells

Lot 110

1 https://deltawaterfowl.org/history/ 2 https://www.lib.umn.edu/pdf/BellHistory.pdf 3 http://www.startribune.com/james-ford-bell-s-waterfowlinglegacy/279478022/?refresh=true

Lot 149

1 Sieger, Timothy et al. 2010. “The Decoys of Long Island.” Long Island Decoy Collectors Association. Water Mill, NY. 2 1906. Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Nassau for the fiscal year 1905. Pilot Press, Oyster Bay, NY. 3 www.ancestry.com US Federal Census records, NY state census, City Directories, Grave index.

Lot 334B 1 Chitwood, Henry C. 1987. “Connecticut Decoys – Carvers and Gun-

ners.” Schiffer Publishing Ltd. West Chester, PA. 2 Mackey, William J. Jr. 1965. “American Bird Decoys.” Bonanza Books.

3 Shaw Robert. 2010. “Bird Decoys of North America - Nature, History, and Art.” Sterling Publishing. New York and London.

4 Swanson, Ronald S. 1995. “Albert D. Laing – A Decoy Maker Unequaled in His Day.” July/August Decoy Magazine. Decoy Magazine Pub. Burtonsville, MD.

Lot 394

1 Eaton, Allen H. 1949. “Handicrafts of New England.” Harper and Bros Publishers. New York.

2 Oakes, Donald. 1991. “Charles Hart – North Shore Massachusetts Carver.” Decoy Magazine, July/Aug 1991. Lewes, DE. 3 https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-E-Byrd

Lot 409

1 Dyke, Sam. 1994. “What’s in a Name. The Oft-Misidentified decoys of Noah Bernard Sterling.” Decoy Magazine, May/June, 1994. Lewes DE. 2 Sullivan, John C. 2003. “Waterfowling on the Chesapeake 1819 – 1936”. John Hopkins University Press. Baltimore and London.

3 www.ancestry.com

Lot 454

1 Doherty, James R. “Classic New Jersey Decoys.” Privately printed.

2 Fleckenstein, Henry A., Jr. 1983. “New Jersey Decoys.” Schiffer Pub. Ltd. Exton, PA. 3 https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/04/2001772780/-1/-1/0/ISLANDBEACH.PDF

Lot 455

1 Doughty, James R. 2011. “Classic New Jersey Decoys.” Privately Published.

2 Fleckenstein, Henry A. 1983. “New Jersey Decoys.” Schiffer Pub. Inc. Exton, PA. 3 French, Joe. 1996. “Harry V. Shourds – New Jerseys Greatest Professional Decoy Maker”. Decoy Magazine, May/June 1996. Lewes DE. 4 Mackey, William J. 1965. “American Bird Decoys.” Bonanza Books.

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5 Rogers, Kory, W. 2017. “Birds of a Feather – Wildfowl Decoys at the Shelburne Museum”. Skira Rizzoli Pub Inc. New York, NY. 6 Starr, George Ross Jr. M.D. 1974. “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway”.

Winchester Press. New York, NY.

Lot 511

“Decoy Magazine,” July/August , 1997 “The Grahams of Charlestown,” C. John Sullivan, Jr.

Lot 181A 1 Connett, Eugene V. 1967. “Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater” (Cape Cod Memories by Crowell). Bonanza Books, NY. 2 Cullity, Brian. 1992. “The Songless Aviary – The World of A.E. Crowell and Son.” Privately printed. Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, MA. 3 Log of the Pequaw Honk Club - private collection, read at Westport Decoy Show.

4 Prescott family photo 5.Private collection or correspondence 6 “A Prospectus of Goosewing Beach in West Acoaxet, Massachusetts and Little Compton.” Privately printed (attributed to Dr Truesdale) 7 “75th Anniversary of the Acoaxet Club 1919- 1994.” Privately printed – The Acoaxet Club,” Westport, MA.

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The Gardner Dexter Shorebirds Come Home THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN BIRD ART invites you to join us at a special event at the LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 548 West Main Road, Little Compton, Rhode Island SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1-5pm Remarks by curator Gigi Hopkins, 3pm Wine and cheese reception, 3-5pm

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CONDITIONS OF SALE ‑- PLEASE READ 1.

GUARANTEE ‑ We have made a consistent effort in correctly cataloging and describing the property to be sold. The decoys and paintings have guaranteed condition reports. Should the need arise, the auctioneer reserves the right to make verbal corrections and provide additional information from the block, at the time of the sale. Absentee bids will not be executed on items that are found to be other than described in the catalog. Since opinions can differ, particularly in the matter of condition, the auctioneer will be sole judge in the matter of refunds.

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DURATION OF GUARANTEE ‑ Request for refund for items purchased IN PERSON at the auction must be made with‑ in 3 days of the sale. If you are an absentee or phone bidder it is your responsibility to examine the lot immediately upon receipt. On items purchased absentee, the guarantee will end 3 days from the date of delivery. Therefore, all guarantees on items purchased will become null and void 7 calendar days from the date of shipment. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IF YOU PAY LATE, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GUARANTEE. Payment must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the auction.

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PROTESTED BIDS ‑ In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer is the sole determinant as to who the successful bidder is, and at his discretion, may reoffer and resell the article in dispute. If a dispute arises after the sale, the auctioneer’s sales records shall be conclusive as to who the purchaser was, and the purchase price.

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BIDDING - Bidding usually starts below the low estimate and advances in increments of approximately 10% of the open‑ ing bid subject to the auctioneer’s discretion. The auctioneer reserves the right, at his sole discretion, to refuse any bids that he deems unreasonable. The minimum bid increment guideline is as follows: $500 to $1000 - $25 $10,000 to $20,000 - $500 $100,000 and above - $2,000 $1000 to $10,000 - $100 $20,000 to $100,000 - $1,000 5.

ABSENTEE BIDS ‑ Phone or mail bids, at the discretion of the Auctioneer, will be accepted with a 20% deposit. In such case, the bookkeeper will execute such bids competitively. Absentee bids are executed by the bookkeeper on behalf of the bidder in accordance with the bid increment policy shown above. Please review the rules governing both absentee and phone bids in the back of the catalog.

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TERMS ‑ All items are to be paid for in U.S. funds on the day of the auction. No items will be released until they are paid for. Those who have not established an account with us and wish to pay by check, must do so prior to the beginning of the auction, by presenting a current letter of reference from their bank, or by providing references, that are suitable to the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check, until the check has cleared the bank. Phone and absentee bidders ‑ You will be notified one week after the auction of your bids/results.

PAYMENT IS DUE UPON RECEIPT. A late charge will be accessed on all balances not paid, at the rate of 12% A.P.R. commencing 30 days after the auction. If any accounts become more than 60 days overdue, the consignor will be given the name of the buyer who is responsible for holding up their funds. Guyette & Deeter will not carry insurance on items that are not paid for within 35 days of the auction. Also, the auctioneer may retain and/or recover the deposit specified as liquidated damages. In addition, the property can be resold at public or private sale without further notice. Any defi‑ ciency resulting from such resale shall be paid to the auctioneer by the defaulting buyer, together with all charges, fees, and expenses incurred by such resale, or the enforcement of the obligation hereunder. Buyer agrees to pay all charges and expenses incurred by reason of any breach of the Terms and Conditions of Sale, including without limitation, reasonable attorney fees.

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PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES MAY BE MADE WITH VISA , MASTERCARD, CASH, CHECK, OR WIRE TRANSFER. 8.

BUYERS PREMIUM- The buyer’s premium, assessed on each selling lot, is 20% of the hammer price up to and including $1,000,000, plus 10% on any amount in excess of $1,000,000. For payments made using Visa or MasterCard, the buyer’s premium is 23% up to and including $1,000,000, plus 13% on any amount in excess of $1,000,000.

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TAX ‑ THERE IS A 6% SALES TAX IN MARYLAND. Tax is waived if buyer presents a valid resale certificate from any state or has purchases shipped outSIDE of MARYLAND. 10. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS ‑ Bidding on any articles in this catalog indicates your acceptance of all the above items.

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BIDDING AGENT RESPONSIBILITY ‑ If you are registering for someone or if you execute a bid for someone else under your number, you are responsible for the settlement of that account. You are also responsible for examining the decoy(s) for your client regarding the guarantee.

12. WITHDRAWAL ‑ We reserve the right to withdraw any property before the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal.

13. TITLE ‑ Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. It will then be the responsibility of the buyer to make full payment prior to removing the goods from the premises. Removal is at both the buyer’s risk and expense, and must be made at the conclusion of the sale, unless other arrangements are made with the Guyette & Deeter staff. Any lots we might make arrangements for moving or storing are solely at the risk of the owner, and any damage or loss occurring after the fall of the hammer becomes that of the buyer.

14. LEGAL DISPUTE ‑ Any legal disputes arising from this auction shall be settled in the court system of the State of Maine.

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE - The Maine Uniform Commercial Code, Title II, Section 2328 applies to this auction.

15. All calls are sold “As Is”.

THE OFFICE WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL TUESDAY AFTER THE AUCTION.

ABSENTEE, PHONE, AND ONLINE BIDS 1. Absentee bids are a service provided to our customers free of charge. Every effort is made to execute all absentee bids, however, in the event of an error or omission, or failure to properly execute absentee bids, the Auctioneer shall not be held liable.

2. All absentee bids must be accompanied by a 20% deposit, which will be refunded immediately after the auction if your bid is unsuccessful. If your bid is successful, the deposit will be applied to the purchase price and the balance due upon presentation of your bill. All absentee bidders are notified by mail, whether successful or unsuccessful.

3. Visa and Mastercard numbers can be given in place of a check deposit, if your bid is submitted by phone. Your card number will not be used to make payments for purchases, it is only used as collateral. Your card number will only be used to make payment for purchases if you default on payment.

4. To execute an absentee bid, fill out the enclosed form listing catalog number, description, and your top bid price (not including the 20% buyer’s premium). Send this together with your deposit as soon as possible. If your bids are sent seven days or less prior to the auction, you should call our office three days prior to the auction, to confirm that we have received your bids. If they have not been received at that point in time, we will take your bid over the phone. We cannot guarantee that bids received after the auction has started will be executed.

5. If two or more bids are received on the same item from different people, the bidding will open at the next logical raise above the second highest bid. If two absentee bids are received with the exact same amount, the first one received will take precedence.

6. All bids must be in even dollar amounts. Bids in fractions of dollars will be considered the next lower even dollar amount.

7. Bid increments: The bid increment policy, which also applies to both absentee and phone bidders, is listed under “CONDITIONS OF SALE” (item #4), in the front of the catalog.

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 8 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.

This works as follows: the top bid submitted might be $1,000, but not wishing to lose the lot for simply $25 more, the party might bid $1,000 + 1 bid if they definitely don’t want to go over a certain price, they would indicate $1,000 +1 ($1,025) (NOTE: One possible problem that occasionally arises with absentee bids is when someone in the audience bids exactly the amount, which you specify is your limit. In such a case, we would not go one extra bid unless your bid sheet indicates “plus one” bid.).

9. If you are a successful bidder, a bill will be sent one week after the auction. Purchasers should indicate their desired method of shipment, if such is necessary. There is a charge for shipping, labor, materials, and insurance. Please provide notice in writing if items are covered under your own insurance policy. Shipping is done on a first come, first serve basis, and can take up to 4 weeks. Please note that a certified check, Visa, Mastercard, or any other form of guaranteed funds will expedite shipping.

10. According to UPS regulations, we must now crate all paintings. In addition, for expensive oil paintings and delicate carvings, we need a written statement from the purchaser, assuming the responsibility of pursuing any claims, in the event of damage incurred during shipping. Valuable lots need to be sent 2 day air UPS due to values. Under no circumstances will we be liable for damage to glass or frames, or fragile decoratives, regardless of cause.

11. TERMS — Phone and absentee bidders — You will be notified one week after the auction of your results. Payment is due upon receipt. Interest will be charged on all balances not paid within 30 days after the bill is sent at the rate of 12% APR. If any accounts become more than 60 days overdue, the consignor will be given the name of the buyer who is responsible for holding up their funds. If an account is 75 days overdue, the items may be returned to the consignor and overdue buyer will pay the buyers premium and commission from the sale, if they wish to participate in future Guyette and Deeter auctions.

12. Bidding on any article(s) indicates your acceptance of these terms above.

13. If you would like any additional information on any of the lots, please contact: Gary Guyette at (410) 745-0485 or Jon Deeter at (440) 610-1768. nd

If you have any questions concerning absentee bids, please call us.

OFFICE:

PO Box 1170 St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-0485 Fax 410-745-0487 decoys@guyetteanddeeter.com

I desire to bid on the following items in the sale. The bids are to be executed by Guyette & Deeter, up to but not exceeding the amount(s) specified on the below bids. All bids will be executed and accepted subject to the Terms of Sale and Absentee Bids Procedure outlined in the catalog. (Please be sure that you understand our procedures before using this Absentee and Phone Bid Form.) Office will not be open until Wednesday after the auction.

A PREMIUM OF 20% WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL ITEMS SOLD, TO BE PAID BY THE BUYER

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