North American Decoys at Auction November 10, 2016

Guyette & Deeter, Inc. North American Decoys At Auction November 10, 2016

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North American Decoys At Auction Talbot County Community Center 10028 Ocean Gateway Easton, Maryland 21601 50 Table Indoor Buy, Sell, Swap November 8 - 10 In conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

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Featuring Decoys From The Collections Of: John Baker Dr. Lloyd Griffith Joseph Hegarty Porter and Patti Hopkins Paul Tudor Jones II Doug and Ellen Miller

Harold and Nancy O’Connor Carl Olson Gene and Dianne Orgeron Greg Stanley Bruce Williams

Carl Olson Carl Olson lived in Seneca Lake in upstate New York. He was a duck and goose hunter, and a member of Ducks Unlimited. He collected Mason Factory, Ontario, and New York State decoys beginning around 1990. Carl was a regular at the Clayton Show and the Midwest Decoy Collector’s Show.

Gene and Dianne Orgeron Long time friends of the Brunets and most other Louisiana carvers of the era, Gene and Diane Orgeron traveled from Louisiana with the Brunets to help with the logistics of setting up and manning their booths at various decoy shows around the United States. They purchased the decoys in this auction directly from Tan, Jett and Jude Brunet, and Jimmie Vizier

John Baker John Baker was involved with the Ward Foundation for many years where he volunmteered as a tour guide. He collected Charlie Joiner decoys.

C. A. Porter and Patricia L. Hopkins The Ward Museum is pleased to announce that C. A. Porter and Patricia L. Hopkins have generously pledged a gift of the majority of their decoy collection to the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. This gift of several hundred antique and working decoys is the largest ever private donation of decoys made to the Ward Museum.

Porter built this collection over the course of his life time through his own passion for duck hunting and waterfowling heritage. It includes numerous examples of antique decoys from the Maritime Providences, New England, and Mid-Atlantic coastal communities. Hopkins became fascinated with duck hunting on the Chesapeake in the 1950s, and had the opportunity to meet, and was inspired by, Lem and Steve Ward.

Through these passions, he has been a long-time supporter of the Ward Foundation, having served on its Board of Directors and advisory committees. Previous gifts from his decoy collection are on permanent display in the Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr Decoy Study Gallery.

Knowing that the Ward Museum could not keep all of these examples in its permanent collection, the Hopkins worked with the Museum to establish the Patti and Porter Hopkins Acquisitions Fund. The funds generated from sales of the Hopkins collection will be used to benefit acquisitions of new art and artifacts for the museum permanent collection. Keeping with the Hopkins’ collecting interests, these funds are restricted for acquisitions that showcase Waterfowling Heritage 1960 and prior.

The November 2016 Guyette and Deeter Auction Company includes 26 lots that will benefit the Patti and Porter Hopkins Acquisitions Fund at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. The Ward Museum is honored to benefit from the generosity of foresight of this gift. Thank you to Porter and Patti for this opportunity to grow the museum collection so that generations to come can appreciate waterfowling heritage and its rich history.

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Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:00 am Maine Gus Wilson 1864 - 1950 South Portland, Maine

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Preening blackduck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving.

Carved eyes and inlet head. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; tight crack in one side of head.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Very rare gull, Pennell Alexander, Harpswell Maine, last quarter 19th century. Large serifed “PA” carved in underside. Relief carved wingtips. Body has been hollowed out from the top. Original paint with moderate wear; numerous cracks; head and body are made from the same piece of wood.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

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Rocking head black duck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.

Carved eyes and relief wing carving. When the decoy was made, several wooden plugs were added to fill defects in wood. Original paint with minor wear; very lightly hit by shot; crack through neck.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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Oversize merganser hen, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. Carved in Gus Wilson’s early Monhegan Island style. Inlet head, carved eyes, and large wide body style with relief wing carving. This decoy was made as a replica of the Wilson merganser on the cover of Jeff Waingrow’s book, “American Folk Sculpture.” Original paint that has been aged; thin crack partway down back and in underside.

(4,500 - 6,500)

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Rigmate pair of wood ducks, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded “JAS” on underside and dated 10/1997. Writing on underside of hen indicates it was used at Kelly’s Island, Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania in 1997. In pencil writing indicates drake was not used. Both have detailed carving in backs and tails. Turned heads. Excellent and original; slight rub at edge of hen’s bill and tail.

(6,000 - 8,000)

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Greenwing teal hen and drake, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Drake is branded. Hen is branded, signed, and dated 1972. Both have slightly raised wingtips. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

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Hollow carved pintail drake, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and dated 1966.

Slightly turned head. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

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Yellowlegs with minnow in throat, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Relief wing carving and split tail. Signed and branded ‘Cigar’. Excellent and original.

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Pair of buffleheads, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Hunting grade with “Cigar” brand in underside.

Hen has slightly turned head. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

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Pair of ruddy ducks, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed 1989. Both have carved primaries and secondaries. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

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Black bellied plover, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Signed. Original paint that has been aged; small crack in breast and underside.

(800 - 1,200)

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Full size carving of three hummingbirds at a honeysuckle bush, Frank Finney, Capeville, Virginia. Signed and dated 1996 on base.

Approximately 14” tall. Intricate carving with good detail. Used to cast a limited edition of 15 bronzes. One hummingbird wing has been restored by Russ Allen.

(4,000 - 5,000)

Life size carving of a pair of flying buffleheads, George Strunk. Glendora, New Jersey. Signed. Good form and paint detail. Excellent and original. (900 - 1,200)

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Delaware River John English 1852 - 1915

Florence, New Jersey

Sculling boat on the Delaware River

Only a small handful of John English decoys in original paint have survived. Born in 1852 and credited as the “father of the Delaware River style,� his decoys display consistent quality and style techniques. Characterized with two piece bodies, most have relaxed or resting head poses, carved wingtips, and carved, rounded tails. English set the standard for decoys made in his area, not only out of pride and ability, but also necessity. The hunting technique used on the Delaware River was known as sculling, which required that the decoys be lifelike so that the ducks would land and stay with the rig, until the hunter, anchored up stream, could drift down and flush the ducks at a close distance.

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Important and very rare canvasback hen, John English, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Hollow carved with fluted tail and detailed wing feather carving. A few very small scrapes, otherwise near mint original paint structurally excellent.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight. (40,000 - 60,000)

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High head model black duck, William Quinn, Yardley, Pennsylvania. “W. Quinn, Yardley, Pennsylvania” is painted on underside. Raised “V” wingtip carving, fluted tail, and feather carving in back. Very good and original.

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Black duck, Dan English, Bordentown, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Raised “V” wingtip carving.

Stamped “G. Winter” twice in the weight and once in the underside.

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

(3,500 - 4,500)

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

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

(3,000 - 4,000)

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Rare Blair school gadwall drake, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Solid body style with tack eyes. Original paint with very minor wear; a few tiny dents.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Black duck, Tom Fitzpatrick, Delanco, New Jersey, 2nd quarter 20th century. Near mint original paint; slight wear and roughness to tail. (1,250 - 1,750)

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Goldeneye drake, Clark Madera, Pitman, New Jersey. Hollow carved with ice dip behind neck. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; slight paint shrinkage at neck base and on one wing.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (1,750 - 2,250)

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Pair of pintails, Clark Madera, Pitman, New Jersey. Both have a second coat of paint by Lem Ward; very minor wear; thin crack in hen’s head; both have slight separation at the neck seam.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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John Blair, Sr. 1942 - 1927

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

John Blair, Sr.

Classic John Blair, Sr. decoys can be described as having oval shaped, two piece bodies joined at the midline and secured with four dowels. Neck seats are always raised and tack eyes are most commonly used. Heads have full cheeks with smooth strong bills. Bodies lack wing and tail carving.

When John Blair, Jr. was interviewed by Joel Barber, he stated that the decoys made by his father were painted by a famous Philadelphia portrait painter.

The identity of the painter has remained a mystery.

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Classic hollow carved black duck, John Blair, Sr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3rd quarter 19th century. Body halves are joined with small wooden dowels. Typical Blair pad weight attached with tiny square nails. Subtle loop feather paint. Near mint original paint that has darkened somewhat with age; a few tiny dents.

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

(25,000 - 35,000)

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Blair school mallard drake, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Solid body style. Appealing old in use repaint; crack through neck.

(650 - 950)

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Ringbill drake, Charles Burkley, Bordentown, New Jersey. Signed. Slightly turned head and relief wingtip carving and fluted tail. Very good and original. (650 - 950)

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Low head style black duck, Jess Heisler, Burlington, New Jersey. Raised “V” wingtip carving and fluted tail. Original paint that has darkened with age; a few tiny dents.

(650 - 950)

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Swimming Blair School bluebill drake, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Hollow carved.

Branded “WH. Ruddach” twice in the underside. Small cracks and dents; appealing old in use repaint with some original showing.

(650 - 950)

Pair of bluebills, Reg Marter, Burlington, New Jersey. Raised “V” wingtip carving and fluted tails. Mostly old in use repaint; grey area on back of drake is original; minor shrinkage and wear; structurally good.

(800 - 1,200)

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Philadelphia school black duck, circa 1900. Hollow carved with raised neck seat. Near mint original paint; structurally good.

Provenance: Hillman collection stamp on underside and Hillman’s staple on lower breast.

(800 - 1,200)

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10 pair of 1/4 size decoys, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. All are signed and dated. All have slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

Provenance: Baker collection.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Two miniatures on wooden bases, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. A black duck and mallard hen. Thin crack through black duck’s neck; neck seat is raised slightly on mallard, otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

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Pair of 1/3 size pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1957. Balsa bodies. Very good and original.

(1,000 - 1,400)

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Pair of 1/4 size bluebills, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Each has a slightly turned head. Near mint original paint with good patina; structurally good.

(400 - 600)

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Pair of miniature canvasbacks, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Original paint with slight wear on top of hen’s head and drake’s back; crack through hen’s neck.

(400 - 600)

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Pair of miniature pintails, Tom Fitzpatrick, Delanco, New Jersey. Both have raised “V” wingtip carving.

Approximately 5” long. Very good and original.

(350 - 450)

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1/4 size Canada goose, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Approximately 9” long. Very good and original.

(350 - 450)

36. Very rare miniature canvasback drake, Thomas Barnhard, Aberdeen, Maryland. Signed and dated October 1929. Good paint detail. Very wide body style. Excellent and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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37. Pair of miniature mergansers, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Approximately 6 1/2” long. Both have minor roughness to the crests, otherwise original and good.

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Miniature widgeon, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s ink stamp is on underside of base. Original and good.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

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Miniature Canada goose, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Approximately 7” long. Very good and original.

(500 - 800)

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Two 1/4 size decoys, Ken Harris, Woodville, New York. Mallard drake and bluebill drake. Both have Harris’ ink stamp on undersides. Thin crack in bluebill’s bill; bill on mallard has been professionally replaced, otherwise very good and original.

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Shorebirds by the Mason Decoy Factory

Lot 41 on display (top center) in Jim McCleery’s home, photographed in 1991.

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Exceptional long bill curlew, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Glass eyes and fine feather paint detail. Original paint with good patina and very slight wear; four tiny shot marks; small dent in one side of neck.

Provenance: O’Connor collection. Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. McCleery collection stamp on the underside. Lot 126 in the Guyette & Schmidt/Sotheby’s January 2000 auction catalog. According to Mason decoy experts Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid this model which represents Mason’s earlier style, is a bit smaller with exceptionally painted feather detail.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 107 exact decoy pictured.

(20,000 - 25,000)

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Exceptional robin snipe in fall plumage, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Tack eye model, circa 1900. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

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Exceptional yellowlegs, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Tack eye model. “JB” is carved under the tail. Near mint original paint; a few tiny dents.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

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Fine willet, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. Tack eye model. Near mint original paint; tiny chip missing from under tail; thin crack where bill joins head; a few tiny dents.

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Exceptionally fine robin snipe in spring plumage, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Glass eye model with fine subtle feather paint detail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Elmer Crowell

1862 - 1952 East, Harwich, Massachusetts Dr. John Henry Cunningham (1877-1960) A surgeon at Boston’s City Hospital Harvard class of 1902 The words: “I can make better decoys than those” put Elmer Crowell in the business of making working decoys to supply local duck clubs, and wealthy duck hunters surrounding Boston and the Cape Cod area. Around 1900, Crowell was hired to manage a gunning camp for Dr. John C. Phillips and Dr. John H. Cunningham, who, along with Charles Hardy and Harry V. Long, would become some of his most important patrons.

His employment agreement with them, which was to manage the Wenham duck stand, provided him the opportunity to not only make and sell decoys and carvings to them, but also within the wealthy circle of friends to whom he would now gain exposure.

Over the years, Crowell carved many decoys for Phillips and Cunningham, now commonly referred to collectively as the Phillips and Cunningham collections. Most of the duck decoys owned by Phillips are marked in pencil “JCP”. Cunningham marked his with three small drilled marks forming a triangle. Decoys from these two early collectors are considered to be Crowell’s best work. Many were made as full size ducks but were never intended to be used. Most have unpainted undersides with the oval brand burned in. Carving characteristics include carved primary feathers of the wings, carved tail feathers, rasped heads and breasts.

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Important bufflehead drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Also “bufflehead” is written in pencil on underside. Outstanding and stately form with slightly lifted and tilted back turned head. Carved crossed wingtips with carved primaries and fluted tail. Fine feather paint detail. Several tiny paint flakes missing at back of neck base, otherwise near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of Dr. Cunningham. Cunningham’s tiny three hole mark is in the underside. Sold in the September 1988 Julia & Guyette decoy auction, front cover and lot 359.

Formerly in the collection of Stephen and Lin Brown

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, “Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity.

(150,000 - 200,000)

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47. Black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Slightly turned head. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Original paint with minor wear; scratches in wood on one lower side; small cracks in underside.

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Goldeneye hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside. Carved crossed wingtips with carved primaries and fluted tail. Four small circular weights poured in the underside. Original paint with very slight wear; structurally good.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Canvasback drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Relief wing carving with touching wingtips, carved secondaries, and fluted tail. Near mint original paint; a few tiny dents; defect in wood in underside extending out under the tail; visible part was filled and painted when the decoy was made.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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50. Black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Original paint with good feather detail and very minor wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Sold at the Iver Johnson sporting goods store in Boston. Traces of Johnson stamp on underside.

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Very few commercial carvers had demand for red-breasted merganser decoys but Crowell’s proximity to the merganser staging grounds may have had an impact on his orders.

In Massachusetts, red-breasted mergansers are abundant in spring and fall. In April, large numbers of northbound migrants join the wintering birds and gather in spectacular staging aggregations in eastern Cape Cod Bay. In Crowell’s early years, the hunting of these spring migrants would have still been legal.

By late September, migrating red-breasted mergansers are a familiar sight from coastal vantage points. By late fall, the mature drakes are in their most dramatic plumage. The birds often move in large numbers with various species of sea ducks.

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Rare swimming merganser drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Original paint with minor wear; flat area of underside was repainted a long time ago; slight separation at neck seam.

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

(15,000 - 20,000)

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Albert Laing

1811 - 1886 Stratford, Connecticut & New York, New York

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Preening black duck, Albert Laing, Stratford, Connecticut and New York, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. His thicker body style which was carved when he was living in Stratford. Appealing old in use repaint by Shang Wheeler with a small amount of later touchup; fine feather paint detail on head and neck; a few tiny dents; very minor wear.

Provenance: Dr. Lloyd Griffith collection.

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

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(25,000 - 35,000)

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Canada goose, Harry Boice, Absecon, New Jersey, circa 1870s. Appealing old in use repaint; paint on back appears to be original with moderate wear; crack through head; small chip missing from underside of bill; thin chip missing from underside of body.

Provenance: Inscription on underside reads, “Collections of Dave Grable, Egg Harbor, New Jersey, 1980-1995 and Domicon Copelli, Pleasantville, New Jersey, 1960s and 1970s. (1,750 - 2,250)

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Rare Canada goose, Lloyd Parker, Parkertown, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Old in use paint on the white areas of the body; paint on head and black area on tail has been restored; brown area on body appears to be original; small shot marks and dents.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James Doherty, Jr. (2,500 - 3,500)

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Brant, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint worn to the wood in most places; small dents; thin crack through neck.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Very rare Hutchins goose, Bob Brown, 1st quarter 20th century. Written under tail is “Ben Maxwell, Wading River, New Jersey.” Excellent original paint with good detail; a few small rubs; structurally very good.

Provenance: Noyes Museum collection stamp on underside.

(4,500 - 6,500)

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Very rare flying brant, Ellis Parker, Surf City, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Canvas over wire frame wings. Used as a stickup, two small holes carved in underside.

Feet are painted underneath. Notched tail. Original paint with very slight wear; crack in back which is mostly covered up by the wings.

Provenance: Bruce Williams collection. Formerly in the hunting rig of H.W. Cain, Atlantic City, New Jersey. One of around 6 to 12 known to exist.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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Harry Mitchell Shourds 1890 - 1943 Ocean City, New Jersey

Harry M. Shourds, the son of well known decoy maker Harry V. Shourds, was born in Tuckerton, New Jersey. Growing up helping his dad with the decoy business, he learned how to make decoys in the tradition of his father. Both used a very similar style, paint and design, although despite the similarities, each is still easily distinguishable to the practiced eye. Certain distinctions of note are the slightly slimmer bodies in Harry M. Shourds’ decoys and smaller heads that have less cheek. The closeness of design can be observed in both Shourds using Jersey white cedar for a hollowed out two piece body construction, the same method of pouring lead for ballast weights, the nostrils and mandibles in the bill, and the use of the same species for their decoys.

Harry M. Shourds moved early on to Ocean City, where he provided for his 4 children by hunting and fishing, while carving decoys to sell in his downtime.

“New Jersey Decoys”, Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr.

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Very rare and important Canada goose, Harry Mitchell Shourds, Ocean City, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Highly detailed original paint with very little wear, mostly on underside near the weight; two short thin cracks in underside.

Provenance: Bruce Williams collection. Purchased by him directly from a Boice Family member, who related it was part of the Boice hunting rig for over 50 years.

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

(25,000 - 35,000)

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Swimming Canada goose, Bradford Salmon, Mayetta, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. “Salmon was the #2 man at Shipbottom Life Saving Service, Long Beach Island, New Jersey. He lived across the bay in Mayetta, New Jersey.” Paint was restored a long time ago; thin crack through neck.

(800 - 1,200)

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Brant with slightly turned head, Harry M. Shourds, Ocean City, New Jersey. “BP MORRIS” brand in underside. Old in use repaint; small dents.

(800 - 1,200)

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Brant, Percy Gant, Osbourneville, New Jersey, circa 1950s. Relief wing carving. Very good and original.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., photo number 229, exact decoy.

(950 - 1,250)

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Large black duck, Percy Gant, Osbourneville, New Jersey, circa 1950s. Relief wingtip carving and scratch loop feather paint. Original paint with minor shrinkage on the breast and under the tail; structurally very good.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., photo 229, exact decoy.

(950 - 1,250)

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Canada goose, Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 19th century. Small “H” stamped in underside. Paint has been restored; neck crack repairs; small dents.

(1,000 - 2,000)

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Bluebill hen, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Branded “York Bros”. Original paint with minor wear; moderate wear on underside; old touchup to white areas; a few tiny dents and cracks.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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Classic swimming brant, Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Good paint detail. Near mint original paint on most of the decoy; wear at back end of underside.

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

(8,000 - 12,000)

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Harry Vinuckson Shourds 1861 1920 Tuckerton, New Jersey

Noted collector and author of “Classic Jersey Decoys,” Jim Doherty, wrote that “H.V. Shourds’ Canada goose decoys rank among the finest anywhere.” They are hollow carved from large hand selected, choice cedar slabs, then skillfully painted using a wet-on-wet technique that creates a series of dark and light brown stripes on the side.

Bill Mackey believed that Jersey geese were the “finest” carved anywhere, and he felt that Shourds made the best of them all.

Harry V. Shourds

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Classic Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; good feather detail on back and sides; thin crack through neck.

Provenance: Bruce Williams collection. Purchased from Mort Hanson, Sr. in the 1990s. Bob White told Bruce Williams that this decoy at one time sat on top of the refrigerator at Charles Winter’s home in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

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

(17,500 - 22,500)

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Period Sheraton “cookie corner” four drawer chest from New Jersey, circa 1820s. Four inlaid upland game hunting scenes 3 3/4” x 7 1/4”. Scenes are a progression of a hunter flushing a bird until he shoots it. Case is 38 1/4” wide.

Mahogany with American pine secondary wood. Drawers are dovetailed and chamfered. Hardware appears to be period; chest is original and good.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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Rare Kentucky rifle, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, circa 1790. 58” long with 43” barrel. Fine curly maple stock. Initials on barrel and patch box appear to be “J.U.” in cursive writing, along with other decoratives. Silver inlays including a crescent moon.

Elaborate and engraved patch box. Small repair to the stock where a pin and small nail were added a long time ago, otherwise original and good. (5,000 - 7,000)

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Falcon sporting powder, Oriental Powder Mills, Boston, Massachusetts and gun powder tin, Snap Shot, Warren Powder Mills, Boston, Massachusetts. One 1 lb. red can with paper labels on both sides and 1 lb. green can with two paper labels. Red front label has scratches and small tear; back label has tears at edge and reads, “Falcon Ducking Gun Powder #2.” Green has Small tear to front label. (600 - 900)

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Orange Rifle Powder, Laflin & Rand Powder Company, New York, New York and Wing shot powder, Oriental Powder Mills, Boston, Massachusetts. Both are black painted ½ lbs tins with front and back paper labels. Both with small tears in labels.

(600 - 900)

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Wooden gun powder keg, Star Powder, Boston, Massachusetts and wooden gun powder keg, Kentucky Rifle Gun Powder, Hazard Powder Company. One 8 1/2” x 6” 6 1/4 lb, and one 9” x 6 1/4”. One blue paper label has some tears; and one paper label with some staining and edge wear.

(600 - 900)

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Shotgun powder charger for loading shells. Approximately 10” high and 5 1/2” wide. Quality brass measuring device at top of tin container. Slight discoloration and rusting to container.

(300 - 500)

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Large gunpowder keg, Wildfowl and Rifle Powder, Oriental Powder Mills, Boston, Massachusetts. Keg measures 13” x 10”. Has paper labels on both sides. Large label torn on one edge; small label on back is mostly missing.

(600 - 800)

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Large wooden powder keg, Ducking Powder, Oriental Powder Mills, Boston, Massachusetts. Paper label shows some creases, but original and good.

(400 - 600)

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Eagle gun powder, DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware. 1/2 lb. black can with paper label. Two small stains; some small lettering added; screw cap is missing.

(400 - 500)

77. Gun powder tin, The King Powder Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1/2 lb., Quick shot. Red can with paper label. Small piece missing from label; slight edge wear and staining.

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Eagle gun powder, DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware. 1 lb. black can with paper label. Paint flaking on can; small edge wear and staining on label.

(400 - 500)

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Rare gunpowder tin, Bellona Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Red tin with gold stencil. Eagle with spread wings. Original pewter cap; rub areas and a few small chips where paint is missing, otherwise good and original.

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North Carolina Lee Dudley

1860 - 1942 Knott’s Island, North Carolina

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Very rare teal, Lee Dudley, Knott’s Island, North Carolina, last quarter 19th century. Center cut hollow secured with finish nails. Worn old paint; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Private Southern collection. Lot 434A in the April 1989 Julia & Guyette, Inc. decoy auction.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen.

(9,000 - 12,000) Credit. Decoy Magazine March 1994.

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Ned Burgess

1863 - 1956 Churches Island, North Carolina Burgess started carving full time in 1917, and over the next forty years, his carving style changed very little. He never owned a band saw so most of his decoys were chopped out with a hatchet. Ruddy ducks are fairly rare as the demand for them fell after about 1930 when the Currituck Sound began to lose much of its natural vegetation for the diving ducks. This forced most hunters to put pressure on the marsh ducks like widgeon and pintail.

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81. Well sculpted ruddy duck, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Slightly reared back head. Original paint with minor wear; moderate wear on top of head; crack in breast; small cracks in tail; thin chip missing from one edge of underside of tail.

Provenance: collection.

Private Southern

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen.

(9,000 - 12,000)

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Canvas over wire frame Canada goose, George Crossin and Colin Whitehurst. Old in use repaint; crack in one side of head.

(750 - 1,000)

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Bluebill hen, by a member of the Hooper Family, Salvo, North Carolina, circa 1920s. Old in use repaint; numerous small cracks.

(500 - 800)

83A. Large canvas over wire frame swan, Harold Grimstead, Coinjock, North Carolina. One of only five swan known to have been made by him. Pleasing old in use repaint; small cracks in wooden head and neck.

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Canvas over wire frame Canada goose, Mannie Haywood. Original paint with minor wear; one small tear in canvas.

(500 - 700)

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Canvas over wire frame Canada goose, Blanton Saunders. Paper tag dated 1991 on underside written

by WD Hudson, Charlottesville, Virginia states,” Source; Dr. JL Yon, former member of the Northern Marsh Duck Club “gave this bird to me in 1982.” Original paint with

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Canvas covered Canada goose with rigging, Joe Hayman, Coinjock, North Carolina. Original paint with minor wear; some splatters of white paint on body.

(500 - 700)

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Canvas over wire frame Canada goose, Callie O’Neal, circa 1950s. Second coat of paint; lightly hit by shot.

(500 - 800)

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Coot from North Carolina, 1st quarter 20th century. Stamped “L. Black”. Old in use repaint; lightly hit by shot; thin chip missing from underside of bill. (400 - 600)

89. Redhead drake, Joe Hayman, Coinjock, North Carolina, 3rd quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint; worn to the bare wood and original in some places; roughness to end of tail; hit by shot; cracks through neck.

(500 - 800)

90. Pair of canvasbacks, Ivy Stevens, Cedar Island, North Carolina, 1st quarter 20th century. Repainted; small dents, cracks and shot marks.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Pair of pintails, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Worn original paint; old touchup on white area of drake; each has a crack through the neck; drake has a small chip missing form one side of that crack.

Provenance: tion.

Literature: Andresen.

Private Southern collec“Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie (2,250 - 2,750)

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Working swan decoy from the Swan Island Club, North Carolina. Several coats of old in use repaint; light roughness to tail.

Provenance: tion.

Private Southern collec(1,500 - 2,000)

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93. Brant, George O’Neal, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, last quarter 19th century. Used at the Green Island Hunting Club. Worn old paint; cracks and splits; pieces missing from one side.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Sporting Art

On August 30, 1919 “Scotty and the Swaggers Imp”, a short story by Ceylon Hollingsworth, was printed in Collier’s Magazine. Three illustrations

by AB Frost brought this story to life for readers.

Two of the three illustrations are being offered here in lots 94 and 95.

When Scotty and his fishing buddy get to the special fishing spot before a sour Mr. Thompson, conflict ensues. However, when the old farmer who recently bought the farm on either side of the stream comes to kick the three of them off his land, a common cause of boys and men prevails.

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“The Argument,” a watercolor by Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928). Signed.

Professionally matted and framed image size approximately 14” x 19”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

Literature: “Collier’s Magazine,” August 1919, illustrated.

(22,500 - 27,500)

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95. “A Common Cause,” a watercolor by Arthur Burdett Frost (18511928). 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 Parke-Bernet auction as being from a private Philadelphia collector.

Literature: “Collier’s Magazine,” August 1919, illustrated.

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(20,000 - 25,000)

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“Mallard Suite,” an oil on board by David Maass. Signed. Professionally framed.

Image size approximately 23 1/2” x 36”. Subject matter is mallards landing in swamp. Very good and original.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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Oil on canvas of pintails landing in coastal marsh, Lem Ward, Crisfield, Maryland. Image size 25” x 30”. Original and good.

Provenance: “Keepsakes of Ida Ward Linton.” Lem painted this from his memory of a marsh that he had gunned in and gave it as a gift to his wife, Thelma. The painting hung over the fireplace mantle in the Ward Family home from 1956 until 2007 when it was consigned to and sold by Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. (9,000 - 12,000)

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Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was one of the foremost animal and sporting scene painters of nineteenth century America. He was born 5 August 1819 near Liverpool, England. By 1838 he identified himself as an artist and had a rising reputation as a lithographer and illustrator of popular magazines. According to one biographer, he met and worked with George Catlin (1796-1872), as Catlin toured Great Britain and Europe with his “Indian Gallery.” Tait immigrated to New York with his young family in September 1850.

By 1852 Tait had begun a long, profitable association with the Currier & Ives publishing company. At the same time he discovered the Adirondack mountains of New York, and from that point on he and his art were tied to the region. He became a skilled outdoorsman, hunter, and amateur naturalist.

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“A Soft Mouth,” oil on board by Arthur Tait (1819-1905). Signed. Painted in script on back is “N.R. Setter “Retrieving” AF Tait N.A. and Y. 1882.” Image size 8 1/4” x 12 1/2”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(14,000 - 18,000)

Born in New York City in 1918, George Browne was the son of the noted artist, mountaineer, and sportsman Belmore Browne, 1880-1954. Though a premature death resulting from a firearms accident at the age of forty cut short his promising career, George Browne is acknowledged by collectors today as one of the century’s finest sporting artists and bird painters, executing such paintings as Startled Mallards and Canvasbacks Swinging the Channel: Chesapeake Bay (both now in a private collection in Arizona). In 1950 he had his first one man show, at a prominent gallery in New York City; 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.

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“Evening at Mubulo,” black duck painting on board by George Browne (1918-1958). A finely painted example of Browne’s work. Signed. Image size approximately 14 1/2” x 19 1/2”. Small scratch at edge of upper left corner, otherwise excellent and original; slight roughness to back of artist board.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection. Written on back is “Evening at Mubulo, black duck, painted by George Browne for E Eric Lowe.” Written on back of frame is, “1953, black duck Mubulo marsh, Nanticoke, Maryland.”

(15,000 - 20,000)

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Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Frank Benson spent most of his life in the seaport town of Salem and loved trekking through the countryside for his subject matter, especially wildlife.

He was a teacher in Boston at The Museum of Fine Arts. By the early 1900s, he had a very successful career and was a member of the Ten American Painters, a prestigious group of early impressionists.

He was a life long hunter, and it was said that he knew birds as only a sportsman can. In 1900, Benson discovered the pleasures of North Haven Island off the coast of Maine, and from that time, he and his family spent every summer there, even purchasing a farm where he had a studio. There his style became increasingly impressionistic.

Midway through his career as a recognized oil painter, he began to paint with watercolors, perhaps inspired by Winslow Homer’s use of that medium to show hunting scenes. In 1921, Benson became a serious watercolorist while on a fishing expedition to the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec, and from that time until his death in 1951, he created nearly six hundred watercolors.

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”Annual Migration,” a watercolor by Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Signed and dated 1903. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 15” x 19”.

Old Milch Gallery’s New York label on back. Very good and original.

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Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(45,000 - 55,000)

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101. “Mallards Alighting,” an oil on board by George Browne. Image size 10” x 14”. Signed. Excellent and original.

(4,500 - 6,500)

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102. Oil on canvas of Peregrine falcons, Harry Adamson. Signed and dated 1949. Image size approximately 22” x 19”. Excellent and original.

(4,500 - 6,500)

103 103. Oil on canvas of hunting dogs flushing out quail, J. Newnan Valliant, Bellevue, Talbot County, Maryland. Valliant wrote the chapter on Talbot County in the book, “Chesapeake Bay Decoys,” Richardson.

He was one of the first decoy collectors.

Scene is probably near a creek on his farm. Image size approximately 17 1/2” x 24”. Original and good. (3,500 - 4,500)

Illustrator and landscape painter John Newton Howitt (1885-1958) was born in White Plains, New York.

During the Depression, only sporadically employed by major magazines, he painted covers for The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s and early 1940s.

104 104. Oil on canvas of duck hunters, John Newton Howlitt. Signed. Image size approximately 24” x 25”.

Magazine cover. Restretched with professional touchup on several areas were paint had flaked off.

(3,500 - 4,500)

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Ogden Pleissner

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An avid hunter and fisherman, Ogden Pleissner applied his gifts as an artist in the realist tradition of Eakins and Homer to the depiction of the sporting life, creating some of the finest shooting and fishing scenes of the twentieth century.

A formal man, he was an outdoorsman who wore a tie. His sporting art was successful because he knew proper techniques for shooting and fly fishing and left a body of art showing these subjects at their best.

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105. “The Partridge Hunter,” a watercolor by Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983). Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 19” x 25”. Tags on back show it was once at the Milch Galleries in New York. Also a Drew Holl Associates tag is on the back. Very good and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(35,000 - 45,000)

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Native New Orleanian, George Louis Viavant grew up hunting in the swamps and bayous surrounding his father’s hunting lodge on Gentilly Road. Viavant’s appreciation of the nature of southern Louisiana was reflected in his nature morte watercolor paintings of birds and animals.

To insure the accuracy of his images, Viavant painted from fresh game that he had shot or that hunters and fishermen brought to his studio.

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106. Watercolor of hanging greenwing teal drake, George L. Viavant (1872-1925). Signed and marked “N.O., 1924” (for New Orleans). In period frame. Image size approximately 23” x 17 1/4”. Very light foxing, otherwise very good and original.

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Guy Coheleach was born in New York City in 1933, and graduated from Cooper Union in 1956 after a military interruption serving in Korea with the 65th Combat Engineers from 1954-1955.

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Guy Coheleach has had one man exhibitions at major museums in 18 American cities. His paintings have received the Award of Excellence of the Society of Animal Artists eight times.

He now lives in New Jersey and Florida.

107. “Osprey,” a large oil on canvas by Guy Coheleach (b.1933). Dated 1984 on the back of the frame. Image size 72” x 48”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(16,000 - 20,000)

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“Grouse Moor,” a watercolor by Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983). Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size 7” x 10”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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109. “On the Moors,” a watercolor by Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983). Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 7” x 10”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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110. Oil on board of black ducks, Dr. Edgar Burke. Signed. Image size approximately 12” x 16”. Very good and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

111 111. Oil on canvas of hunting dog, T. Bailey. Signed. Image size approximately 18 1/2” x 29 1/4”. Painting has been trimmed. (2,500 - 3,500)

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Oil on canvas of Canada geese at a lake in the mountains, Don Phillip. Signed and dated 1976. Professionally framed.

Image size approximately 24” x 36”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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Mason Mason Decoy Decoy Factory Factory 1896 1896 -- 1924 1924 Detroit, Detroit, Michigan Michigan

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113. Very rare rigmate pair of greenwing teal, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Dry original paint with very minor wear; each has a very thin crack in the back; minor discoloration to the flat area of underside; short thin crack in front of one of drake’s eyes.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(15,000 - 20,000)

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Very rare bufflehead drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with snakey head style. Branded “M.R. Bingham” twice on the underside. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; slight roughness to edge of tail.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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115. Bluewing teal hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with slight wear; dent in top of tail; small rough area on top of tip of bill.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,500 - 4,500)

116. Bluewing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Bold feather paint. Original paint with slight wear; small shot scar between eyes; three small dents in one side of head and on top of tail; small dents in one side.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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117. Rigmate pair of bluebills, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with wide “spoon” bills. Original paint with very minor wear; crack in underside of hen; a few small dents.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,500 - 4,500)

118. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Premier ink stamp on underside. Bold swirl feather paint detail. Near mint original paint; hairline crack in top of tail and small tail chip repair.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,500 - 5,500)

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Rigmate pair of redheads, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. From the Gavitt rig, Seneca Lake, New York. Branded “S Gavitt”. Original paint with very minor wear; crack in underside of drake.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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Rigmate pair of redheads, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint; minor wear; thin crack under the tail of the drake and in the lower breast and underside of the hen.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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121. Very rare grey coot, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Challenge ink stamp on underside. Original paint with very slight wear; mostly near neck seat; two tiny shot marks in head.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 85, exact decoy.

(3,000 - 4,000)

121 122. Redhead drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Early premier grade style, circa 1900. Branded “WHW”. Original paint with very minor wear; a few tiny dents.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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123. Rare merganser drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; crack in underside.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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124. Early brant, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1885. Early challenge grade model. In unusual immature plumage Near mint original paint; filled crack in breast and back; a few tiny dents; slight roughness to one edge of bill.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 83, exact decoy.

(3,000 - 5,000)

125. Rare goldeneye drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; wear on bottom edges; rough area where tie strap attached in front of underside; professional touchup to a worn area on part of one side of the bill.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Mackey collection stamp on underside.

(3,000 - 5,000)

126. Rigmate pair of canvasback, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade, Seneca Lake models. Original paint with minor wear; crack in underside of each; a few small dents and shot marks.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(2,500 - 4,500)

126 127. Merganser hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Early challenge grade model, circa 1905. Original paint with minor wear; discoloration on approximately 1/2 of the breast, neck filler repair; one eye is missing; small crack under side.

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Provenance: Found in central Maine.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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129 128. Rare oversize Atlantic model black duck, Mason Decoy Factory Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade, circa 1905. Original paint with strong feather paint detail.

Professional tail chip repair; small crack in underside.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

129. Canvasback hen and drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with early head style.

Drake’s head is turned approximately 15 degrees to one side. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents; small knot visible in drakes back.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

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130. Canvasback drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. Branded “JFW” and “EHS”. Old repaint; numerous cracks and dents.

(1,200 - 1,500)

133. Canvasback drake, James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Branded “St. Peters Club”. Paint has been reworked; small crack in neck; small dents.

(900 - 1,200)

131. Rare redhead drake, William Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Old in use repaint; numerous small cracks and shot marks; neck seat has lifted slightly.

134. Canvasback drake, John “Daddy” Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. Traces of Pancoast brand in underside. Old in use repaint; small cra cks.

(800 - 1,200)

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “F” brand in underside.

(650 - 950)

132. Canvasback drake, James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. “JB” carved in underside. Original paint with moderate wear; defect in one side was filled when the decoy was made; early working repaint on parts of the white area; crack in top of head.

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Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(650 - 950)

135. Four decoys, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Flat bottom pair of widgeon and pair of pintails. Widgeon signed and dated 1994. Pintails signed and dated 1982/1998. Original paint with some mildew; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Baker collection.

(1,500 - 2,500)

136. Redhead drake, Captain Ed Phillips, Cambridge, Maryland. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear; structurally good.

(2,000 - 2,500)

136 137. Rigmate pair of redheads, Will Heverin, Chestertown, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with very slight wear; a few small areas of discoloration on the drake; small plugs in one side of hen from when the decoy was made.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

137 138. Rare teal, George “Wash” Barnes, Carpenters Point, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good.

(2,000 - 3,000)

138 139. Rare mallard drake, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Branded “Parker”. Original paint with minor wear; crack in back; retains McGaw dog bone weight.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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Decoratives

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140. Well carved pair of full size flying mallards, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1950s. Signed. Near mint original paint with good paint detail; structurally very good. (3,500 - 4,500)

141. 3/4 size flying mallard drake, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. 16” long. Notched tail and scratch loop feather paint. Original paint with slight wear; small chip missing where neck was nailed on from when the decoy was made; chipped area has original paint in it.

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Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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142. Very rare full size flying greenwing teal drake, Norman Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. One of Norman’s earlier and best carvings. Flat spot on underside of body was recarved so the teal would hang differently on the wall; original paint with good patina and slight shrinkage; scratch feather paint detail.

(10,000 - 14,000)

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143. * Rare decorative pintail hen, Dennis Schroeder. Signed and dated 1997. Highly detailed feather carving and turned head. Fine paint detail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from Schroeder.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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144. * Very rare decorative black duck, Dennis Schroeder. Signed and dated 1993. Highly detailed carved primaries and secondaries, and fluted tail. Very good and original.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from Schroeder.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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145. * Rare decorative pintail drake, Dennis Schroeder. Signed and dated 1992. Highly detailed feather carving and turned head. Fine paint detail. Very good and original.

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Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from Schroeder.

(2,000 - 3,000)

146. * Life size carving of a great grey heron, Tad Beach. On hardwood base. With drift wood, oyster shells carved from wood, and a simulated marsh base. Highly detailed and intricate feather carving. Approximately 38” tall. A few tiny feather tips are missing, otherwise very good and original.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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147. * Highly decorative carving of a hawk chasing a shorebird, Tad Beach. Signed. Oval hardwood base made to simulate sea shore.

Approximate 24” tall. Original and good.

(2,000 - 4,000)

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148. Wall plaque of Canada geese, believed to by made by Harry M. Shourds. Plaque is 31” long. Geese are each 9 1/2” long. Small amount of flaking on upper breasts of geese; some shrinkage to the varnish on the plaque.

(800 - 1,200) 149. Two carvings, Jess Blackstone. A chickadee and a rare bobwhite quail. Both are signed. Approximately 4” long. Chickadee very good and original. Quail Small chip missing from end of bill, otherwise excellent and original.

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Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(800 - 1,000)

150. Full size standing gull, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed and dated 1953. Original and good.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

151. Full size standing black bellied plover, Frank Finney, Capeville, Virginia. Serifed “F” carved in underside slightly turned head. Detailed wingtip carving. Very good and original.

(500 - 700) 152. Diorama of marsh scene, with both carved and painted Canada geese, William Reinbold. Signed. Also signed “M Blair”. Frame size approximately 17 1/2” x 22”. Excellent and original.

(1,000 - 1,400)

153. Feeding shorebird, John Sharp, Kent, Ohio. Signed and dated 1979.

Shorebird was broken off base and reattached by Sharp, otherwise original and good.

(2,000 - 3,000)

153 154. Hollow carved Canada goose, John McLoughlin, Bordentown, New Jersey. Signed. Slightly turned head, carved crossed wingtips with carved primaries and secondaries, and fluted tail. Tiny dent in one side of tail, otherwise very good and original.

(1,250 - 1,750)

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155. Three full size carvings, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. A large woodcock, a widgeon drake, and a greater yellowlegs. Significant paint shrinkage on yellowlegs, others are original and good.

(1,500 - 2,000)

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156. Full size wooden carved cardinal, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1970.

Detailed feather carving and slightly turned head. Mounted on branch with carved wooden leaves. Very good and original.

(1,400 - 1,800)

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Ward Brothers

Crisfield, Maryland Having progressed beyond the early “fat jaw” decoys made by Lem while Steve was serving in WWI, the carving duo came back together after Steve returned from service. This must have been a great time for the brothers. Having separated the work, with Steve carving and Lem painting, they likely produced their most fantastic, and expressive decoys in this decade. All three decoys in this sale, (lots 157, 163 and 167) were born in this creative period. Characteristics from this period include dramatic hump backs, extended tails and marvelous combinations of scratch feathering, stippling, and paint blending to create these masterpieces.

157.

Extremely rare museum quality “hump back” style pintail hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa early 1920s. Outstanding subtle original feather paint with great detail. Turned head with humped up back and long slightly raised tail.

“LT Ward Decoys, Crisfield MD” is painted under the tail. One of the very finest and most important Ward Brothers decoys known to exist. Original paint with very light wear and excellent patina; a few small paint flakes missing from breast; slight separation at neck seam.

Provenance: Dr. Lloyd Griffith collection. Purchased from Captain Amos Waterfield (Chestertown, Maryland) in the late 1960s on a decoy buying trip with George Dean.

Literature: “Decoys North America’s 100 Greatest,” Loy Harrell, p. 9 exact decoy.

“Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard.

(125,000 - 150,000)

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158. Mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 balsa model. Inserted wooden tail and slightly turned head. Small dent near one shoulder, otherwise very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

158 159. 1936 model bluebill drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Head is turned 45 degrees to one side. Original paint with minor to moderate wear on the white area; as well as some of the black; old touchup on the rest of black areas; small chip missing from under tail and under one side of bill; lightly hit by shot.

159

Provenance: Formerly in the collection Doiley Fulcher.

(2,500 - 3,500) 160. Shooting stool model brant, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1971.

Hollow carved with slightly turned head. Near mint original paint; very slight separation at neck seam.

(2,500 - 3,500)

160 161. Shooting stool model Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed, “Made for Tom George collection” and dated 1972. turned head. Near mint original paint with good feather detail; thin crack in underside. (3,000 - 5,000)

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162. 1936 model mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. Purportedly sold by a sporting store in Shreveport, Louisiana in the late 1930s. Purchased by a family in Houston, Texas at that time. Near mint original paint; hairline crack in bill; flake to original filler missing from top of head; small paint drip at one speculum.

(9,000 - 12,000)

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163. Very rare and important humpback style pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, early 1920s. Fine subtle feather paint detail, with thick stippling and turned head. Rigmate to lot 157 in this auction. The best Ward Brothers humpback pintail drake that we are aware of. Original paint with minor discoloration; some paint shrinkage, mostly on one side of head; several small flakes missing; small crack in one side; age split in underside that was there when the decoy was made but has opened up some since; approximately 3” of the end of the tail has been professionally replaced.

Provenance: Dr. Lloyd Griffith collection. Purchased from Captain Amos Waterfield (Chestertown, Maryland) in the late 1960s on a decoy buying trip with George Dean.

Literature: “Decoys North America’s 100 Greatest,” Loy Harrell, p. 9 exact decoy. “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, back cover and p. 61.

(100,000 - 125,000)

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164. Fat jaw style bluebill drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Relief wingtip carving.

Signed. Paint has been restored, structurally good.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Ron Rue.

Literature: “Pioneer Decoy Carvers,” Barry Berkey, front cover and p. 53, exact decoy.

(3,500 - 4,500)

164 165. Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa early 1930s. Slightly turned head. Ice dip behind neck. Worn old paint; numerous cracks; small bill chip repair.

(2,500 - 3,500)

165 166. Large balsa body black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 model with balsa body and turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with very slight wear; filler added to a few chips near neck base with touchup there.

(2,000 - 3,000)

166 167. Gull, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1966.

Turned head. Original paint with minor shrinkage and discoloration, mostly on head; two hairline cracks in back.

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Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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168. Mallard hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 model with slightly turned head.

“VL & A” stamp under the tail. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear; thin crack through neck; moderately hit by shot on one side; thin crack in underside.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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169. Very rare lowhead style black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa early 1920s. Slightly turned and lifted head. Original scratch feather paint with good patina and a few small rubs; very small chip missing from one edge of bill; crack in underside.

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Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 176, exact decoy.

(32,500 - 37,500)

Black ducks, while prized as table fare, did not require large sets of decoys to lure.

This probably explains why few Ward Brothers black ducks from this period exist.

Designed with the same period characteristics as the pair of humpback pintails in this sale, the extended tail, high back, intricately detailed scratch feather painting combined with wet-on-wet blending, immediately distinguish this early 1920s style from those made just ten years later. The exaggerated head turn and upswept bill add to its artistic design.

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Midwest 170. Pair of canvasbacks, Ed “One Arm” Kelly, Monroe, Michigan, circa 1930. Original paint with minor wear; drying cracks in bodies that were filled before decoy was painted.

(2,000 - 3,000)

170 171. Two canvasback drakes, Ferdinand Bach, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1930. Wide body style with original keels. Appealing old in use repaint; one has minor flaking, wear, and minor cracking.

Provenance: From the W.F. Wagner rig, the name is painted on the underside.

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

(2,000 - 2,750)

171 172. Rigmate pair of mallards, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1950. Both have raised and split wingtips and fine feather stamping. Drake has slightly turned head. Excellent and original.

(1,500 - 2,500)

172 173. Pintail drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. Hollow with bottom board.

Slightly turned head. Original paint with very minor wear; mostly at feathers at back; minor wear to the tip of tail.

(1,200 - 1,600)

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174. Preening canvasback hen, Ted Vandenboesch, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. “RAP” is carved in the underside. Original paint with minor wear; small dents and shot marks; two piece body construction with slight separation at seam.

(950 - 1,250) 175. Pair of mallards, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. “B. Matheson” stencil on underside of each. Hen has original paint; very minor wear; structurally good; drake has original paint on much of the decoy, paint on breast appears to be old touchup; protected by an old coat of varnish; a few tiny dents.

(1,000 - 1,400) 176. Two decoys, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. A canvasback drake stamped “FB” numerous times on underside.

And a bluebill drake. Canvasback has original paint with minor wear; with an old coat of varnish; structurally good.

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Bluebill has original paint with minor wear mostly on the extremities; lightly hit by shot.

(1,000 - 1,500) 177. Canvasback drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. Original paint with very slight wear; several tiny dents.

(800 - 1,200) 178. Four decoys, Hec Whittington, Oglesby, Illinois, 1970. A pair of pintails and pair of bluewing teal. All are stamped with that information on underside. Pintail drake has inserted wooden tail and fine paint combing. Near mint; two small flakes at top of pintail hen’s head.

(1,000 - 1,500) 180. Canvasback drake, from the Detroit, Michigan area. Subtle feather paint detail. Original and good.

(500 - 700)

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Ontario John R. Wells

1861 - 1953 Toronto, Ontario A prominent boat builder and decoy maker from Toronto, Wells was also an avid hunter. He and his good friend George Warin made some of the finest decoys ever produced in Ontario. This particular early style canvasback was owned and used by George Hendrie, a club member at the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company from 1889-1943.

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181. Rare canvasback drake, John R. Wells, Toronto, Ontario, last quarter 19th century. Hollow carved with fine form. Branded “GEO M. Hendrie” three times in the underside.

Good scratch paint detail. Original paint with very minor wear; a couple of tiny dents.

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Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gates.

(14,000 - 18,000)

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182. Hollow carved redhead drake with rare high neck style, Ernie English, Hamilton, Ontario, circa 1930. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

185. Wood duck drake, D.W. Nichol. Smith Falls, Ontario. Relief wingtip carving, and fluted tail. Good paint detail. Signed and identified on underside by Nichol. Excellent and original.

Literature: “Decoying St. Clair to St. Lawrence,” Barney Crandell, p. 115, exact decoy.

(800 - 1,200)

183.

Redhead drake, George Warin, Toronto, Ontario. Solid body with “Bunbery” brands and “FTM”. Both from the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company. Subtle but detailed feathering on back of tail and lighter areas of side. Structurally good; original paint.

(800 - 1,200)

184. Pair of unused bluebills, Ken Anger, Dunnville Ontario. Signed by Anger on the undersides. Very good and original.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(650 - 950)

186. Canvasback drake, Duncan Ducharme, Manitoba, Canada. Original paint with minor discoloration; thin crack in back; one small shot mark.

(950 - 1,250) 187. Two decoys from Ontario. A hollow carved mallard hen from Toronto Harbor, 1st quarter 20th century and a greenwing teal from Ontario. Mallard has mostly original paint with some touchup near bottom seam; minor wear; greenwing teal has appealing old in use repaint; structurally good.

(600 - 800)

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188. Very rare cork redhead drake wing duck, attributed to Phineas Reeves, Long Point, Ontario. Branded “JA Hewlett”, a Long Point Club member. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; small piece of cork missing and small cracks in one side of tail.

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Literature: “Decoying St. Claire to the St. Lawrence,” Barney Crandall, p.

185, exact decoy. “The Great Book of Decoys,” Joe Engers, editor. “Traditions in Wood,” Patsey Flemming, p. 138, rigmate.

(1,500 - 2,500) 189. Rare “poodle head” style redhead drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. Hollow carved. Near mint original paint; two small shot scars on one side.

Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gat es.

(2,000 - 3,000)

189 190. Pair of mergansers, Orrin Hiltz, Indian Point, Nova Scotia. Original paint with slight wear; thin crack through hen’s crest; slight separation at hen’s neck seat.

Literature: “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette.

(1,200 - 1,500)

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Short body style canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. Hollow carved. Branded “HMJ” and “WLM” for Harry M. Jewett, St. Clair Flats member 1924-1933 and W. Ledyard Mitchell, St. Clair Flats member 1938-1944. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small dent in top of head.

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Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gat es.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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192. Rare hollow carved Canada goose, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. High tail model with detailed incised feather carving at wingtips. Original and good.

192A. Rare rigmate pair of goldeneye, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Hen has slightly turned head. Very good and original.

Provenance: Olson collection.

Provenance: Olson collection.

Provenance: Olson collection.

(5,500 - 8,500)

(3,500 - 5,500) 192B. Rigmate pair of redheads, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Excellent and original.

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Obediah Verity

1813 - 1901 Seaford, Long Island, New York

Seaford

Born in 1813 in Seaford, Long Island, Obediah Verity is regarded as the father of the “Seaford School� of carving. His shorebirds always display relief carved wings, impressionistic paint patterns, and more often than not a plump or well fed form. The ruddy turnstone represents one the rarest species made by Verity.

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193. Extremely rare ruddy turnstone, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Carved eyes and relief wing carving. Verity painted this magnificent example in extremely rare transitional plumage. Original paint with very fine detail and little wear; good patina; some surface wear to wood on bill; hit by shot; tiny dents on parts of breast and underside.

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

(45,000 - 55,000)

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Outstanding black bellied plover, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Outstanding form with wide beetle head and with one carved eye noticeably lower than the other. Relief wing carving. Exceptionally fine paint detail. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear, mostly on bill; very lightly hit by shot.

(40,000 - 50,000)

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194A. Verity Family black bellied plover, Seaford, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Early working repaint on breast and underside; back and head has detailed original paint with minor wear; a few tiny dents.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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195. Rare robin snipe in spring plumage, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Worn original paint; bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen; lightly hit by shot.

(1,250 - 1,750)

William Bowman

1824 - 1906 Lawrence, Long Island, New York

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196. Dowitcher in content pose, William Bowman, Lawrence, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Attributed by some to C.S. Bunn. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Shoe button eyes. Original paint with minor wear; lightly hit by shot; small crack in front of face; touchup to an area approximately 3/8” square above where bill joins head.

(16,000 - 20,000)

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Sporting Art

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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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197. “Geese in the Cornfield,” a watercolor by A. Lassell Ripley (1896-1969). Signed and dated 1947. A typical late fall scene on the eastern shore. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 19 1/2” x 28 1/2”. Signed, titled, and dated on back of artist board as well. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(22,500 - 27,500)

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“Mallards on the Mudflats,” a watercolor by Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935). Signed “A Thorburn 1929”. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 15” x 21 1/2”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Paul Tudor Jones II collection.

(20,000 - 30,000)

Thorburn is known as the greatest ornithological artist of Great Britain. As one of the first artists to sketch animals in the field, the artist made a significant impact on wildlife art. Most of his contemporaries were studying forms from taxidermy and zoos, so Thorburn’s work seemed especially natural and life like for the time.

He preferred watercolors, believing the medium was more suited to birds and their plumage than oils, and his style changed very little throughout his career.

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199. Oil on canvas of barred owl in a tree, Guy Coheleach. Signed. Professionally framed. Image size approximately 40� x 30�. Excellent and original.

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Provenance: Miller collection.

(9,000 - 12,000)

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200. Watercolor of two lilac breasted rollers, Guy Coheleach.

Signed. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 22” x 18”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(5,000 - 8,000)

200A. Oil on canvas of two widgeon in marsh, Jim Foote.

Signed. Professionally framed. Image size approximately 20” x 24”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

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201. Acrylic on board of elk in a mountain pasture, Harry Antis. Signed. Image size approximately 24” x 36”. Very good and original.

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Provenance: Miller collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

202. Watercolor of blue geese landing in field, R.W. Milliken. Signed and dated 1972. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 21” x 29”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

Francis Lee Jaques hunted and trapped with his father and connected with editors and writers from major hunting magazines. While still a teenager, Lee paid ten dollars to buy a taxidermy shop in Aitkin, Minnesota.

He toughed out a few winters scarcely earning enough money to survive and bartering paintings to pay for services. He alternated railroad work in northern Minnesota and taxidermy in Aitkin to make ends meet.

In 1918 Jaques was drafted into the army. Upon his return to Duluth, MN, he met Clarence C. Rosenkranz, an artist of the impressionist style, who helped him mix color and express his feelings through art.

In the early 1920s, Jacques secured a position as an illustrator and in 1924 was hired as a staff artist by the American Museum of Natural History in New York. His assignment was to produce large dioramas and background paintings for exhibits and to accompany museum expeditions

203 203. Oil on canvas of pintails and teal, Francis Lee Jacques (1887-1969). Signed and dated 1942. Image size approximately 16” x 20”. Very good and original.

(14,000 - 18,000)

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204. Three framed paintings of dry flies, Dr. Edgar Burke. Two are 14” x 13” and signed.

One is 10” x 11.5” and unsigned. Very good and original.

(2,000 - 2,500) 205. “Ford Across River Wye” and “On the Leam,” two small watercolors by Arthur Burdett Frost. One is a upland game hunting scene, other is a fishermen by a lake. Both are signed and dated 1890. Image size approximately 9 3/4” x 6 3/4”. Both are also signed on the backboard. Foxing in sky of hunting scene, very small in sky of fishing scene.

(1,500 - 2,500) 206. Watercolor of bluebills coming in to decoys

by David Hagerbaumer. Signed and dated 1980. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 18” x 25 1/2”. Very good and original.

(950 - 1,250)

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Richard Evett Bishop was an etcher and painter of wildlife subjects, particularly ducks and geese.

He also etched a number of Christmas cards which are now in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., along with four other wildlife prints. He lived in Philadelphia where he was a member of the Philadelphia Print Club and the Philadelphia Watercolor Society. In 1936, Bishop submitted a design for the third Federal Duck Stamp and published his first book, Bishop’s Birds. During World War II, he temporarily returned to his engineering career and served as Deputy Director of the War Production Board in Philadelphia. After his service ended, Bishop began producing oil paintings for the calendar company Brown and Bigelow, and, for the next twenty five years, continued to provide them with six images per year for their calendars.

207 207. Oil on canvas of geese flying over dunes, Richard Bishop. Signed and dated 1945. Image size approximately 25” x 30”. Very good and original.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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Stevens Brothers Weedsport, New York

The style of this teal is credited with being the earliest form of tack eye decoys made by Harvey. It was likely made for local use while Stevens was mostly focused on market hunting and guiding in the New York state marshes. Decoys from this early tack eye period have very stylized paint, as seen by the colorful wing patch. Only a handful of these early teal exist today. This particular decoys has been well documented in a number of different publications and articles.

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Rare bluewing teal drake, Stevens Brothers, Weedsport, New York, last quarter 19th century. Tack eyes. Good paint detail and inset circular weight. Original paint with very minor wear; small amount of flaking at knot in each side; thin crack in breast.

Literature: “Stevens Brothers Decoys,” Peter and Peggy Muller, p. 162, exact decoy.

“Stevens Decoys,” Shane Newell, p. 61, exact decoy.

(17,500 - 22,500)

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209. Rare mallard hen, Harvey Stevens, Weedsport, New York, last quarter 19th century. “H.A. Stevens” ink stencil is on the underside twice. Original paint with very slight wear on most of the decoy; wear at three knots on top and also where they come through on underside.

Literature: “Stevens Brothers Decoys,” Peter and Peggy Muller. “Stevens Brothers,” Shane Newell.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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210. Preening bluebill drake, John Blair Sr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last quarter 19th century. Old repaint on most of the black areas, the rest has original with minor discoloration and wear; weight is missing; small square nail remains where the tie strap was attached.

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

(3,000 - 5,000)

211. Bufflehead drake from the Delaware River, 2nd quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally very good.

(500 - 700)

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212. Bufflehead drake, Charles Black, Bordentown, New Jersey. His named is painted on the underside. Relief wing carving. Original and good.

(600 - 900) 213. Goldeneye drake, Reg Marter, Burlington, New Jersey. Appealing old in use repaint; structurally good.

Provenance: Noyes museum stamp on weight. (400 - 600)

214. Greenwing teal drake from the Delaware River, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor to moderate discoloration and wear; a few hairline cracks.

(500 - 800)

Mark English

Northfield, New Jersey

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215. Important merganser drake, Mark English, Northfield, New Jersey. Hollow with carved eyes and raised neck seat. Extended crest on the head. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; good patina; some filler missing at body seam.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Somers G. Headly, Newark, Delaware. Headly’s initials are stamped in the underside twice. Formerly in the collection of Roy Bull, Cape Charles, Virginia. Bull collection stamp in underside. Noyes museum exhibition stamp on underside. Formerly in the collection of Alan and Elaine Haid.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 14. “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James Doherty, p. 164.

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At least one other decoy, a black duck, by this early unknown maker exists. The body conformation and painting technique tie it closely to the known works of both John Blair, Sr. and A.B. Vance, both from Philadelphia. Displaying some of the traditional techniques that were used on the finest decoys from the Delaware River area, this pintail exhibits even more identifiable characteristics with its lock and key detachable head and inset tail. Whether it represents an additional maker from the area or a prototype piece may never be known.

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216. Important hollow carved Blair School pintail drake, last quarter 19th century. Very delicately hollowed out with relief wing carving. Inserted wooden tail sprig and shoulder carving. Body halves are joined with two small dowels. The head is removable attached with a key and key holding device. Outstanding dry original paint by the same painter of the John Blair, Sr. decoys, protected by what appears to be its original coat of varnish; a few small areas of flaking; tight crack.

Literature: Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., July 2004, lot 564. Consignor purchased it from an attic in Philadelphia in 1985.

(14,000 - 18,000)

216

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Shorebirds Chipman Family

Sandwich, Massachusetts

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217. Extremely rare hollow carved sandpiper by a member of the Chipman family, Sandwich, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Thinly hollowed with shoe button eyes and wire legs. Finely chined bottom edges and good paint detail. Near mint original paint with good patina; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Found in a cellar in Eastham, Massachusetts in a basket wtih a peep and plover by the same maker around 1950 by Don Howes.

(40,000 - 60,000)

217

125

Elmer Crowell outside his shop

217A

217A. Very early black bellied plover in transitional plumage, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; additional paint loss at knot in underside and on lower breast; structurally good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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218. Rare golden plover in fall plumage, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Shoe button eyes. Good paint detail with slightly lifted head. Original paint with minor wear; very small dent in back; moderate wear on bill.

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

(22,500 - 27,500)

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219.

Whimbrel, circa 1900, M. Sajot, Baied de Somme, near Picardy France. Sajot was a Shepherd near the bay. Who made decoys while herding his sheep. Relief wing carving. Original paint with very slight wear; small cracks in underside; bill is a replacement.

Literature: “Most Beautiful Baied de Somme Decoys,” Miles Wambaugh, p. 11.

(3,000 - 5,000)

220. Large curlew, Alfred Chopin, Sette, France, circa 1950. Glass eyes and detachable bill. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Chopin is recognized as France’s premier decoy maker. Finely detailed original paint with almost no wear; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. McCleery collection stamp on undersides twice under the tail.

Literature: “Decoy Magazine,” Joe Engers, editor, July/ August 1993 issue, p. 36-38. “Decoy Collectors Guide,” Hal Sorenson, summer 1965 issue, pp. 7-10. Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. /Sotheby’s decoy auction catalog, January 2000, p. 211.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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222 Detail

221. Hollow carved red shank, Alfred Tellier, Baie de Somme, near Picardy France, 1st quarter 20th century. Tellier was a painter for a French railroad company and a waterfowl hunter who used his own decoys. White on breast has old overpaint; the rest is original with moderate wear; structurally good.

Literature: “Most Beautiful Baie de Somme Decoys,” Miles Wambaugh, p. 12, 21, 42, exact decoy.

(4,000 - 6,000)

223

222. Plover from Baie de Somme, near Picardy France, last quarter 19th century. Hollow carved with tack eyes. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small cracks; bill is an old replacement.

(4,000 - 6,000) 223. Four English wood pigeons. Two have cast aluminum bills. Two have screw eyes. All have some sort of relief wing carving. Slight roughness to one wooden bill; otherwise good.

(600 - 900)

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Maryland

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224. Three decoys, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Canvasback hen and bluebill hen and drake. Original paint with small cracks; bluebill drake has old in use repaint and numserous small cracks and dents.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(300 - 400)

226. Pair of wood ducks, Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, Maryland. Drake is signed and dated 1972. Hen is signed “HJ, ‘71” under the bill. Small chip missing form underside of drake’s bill, otherwise very good and original.

(400 - 600) 227. Canvasback drake, Henry Lockard, Elk Neck, Mary130

228.

(600 - 900)

225. Canvasback drake wooden wing duck, Will Heverin, Chestertown, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing old in use repaint; numerous small cracks.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

land. Appears to have a second coat of paint; mounted on a lamp base; with screws in to the underside of the dec oy.

(400 - 600) Iron canvasback hen wing duck, from the Susquehanna Flats. Small hole in one side where a rod was attached at one time; otherwise good

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(350 - 450)

229. Pair of bluebills, Dan Brown, Salisbury, Maryland. Signed and dated 1968. Both have slightly turned heads and relief wing carving. Very good and original.

Provenance: Orgeron collection.

(500 - 800)

230. Very rare Canada goose, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Appealing old in use repaint with moderate wear; small cracks; retains McGaw weight.

(500 - 700)

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231. Canada goose, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1981. Slightly turned head and relief wing carving. Excellent and original.

(1,500 - 1,800) 232.

Snow goose, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1981. Slightly turned head and relief wing carving. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

(1,500 - 1,800)

233. Cork bodied swan, confidence decoy used at Broad Reach Gun Club, Talbot County, Maryland. Inserted wooden tail. Working repaint on most of the cork; original paint with moderate wear on head and neck; crack in top of head; some of the neck filler is missing; dents; head is a little loose.

(1,500 - 2,000) 233A. Pair of wood ducks, Madison Mitchell, Havre de

236 Grace, Maryland. Signed and dated 1977 with electro pen. Very good and original.

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

143, rigmates.

(1,500 - 2,000) 234. Pair of iron sink box decoys from the Chesapeake Bay. Appealing old in use repaint; structurally good.

(650 - 950) 235. 2/3 size mallard hen, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Unsigned. Balsa body with slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with a few small dents and scuffs.

(650 - 950) 236. Canvasback hen, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Retains McGaw weight. “LL” is carved in the underside, also a large “B” has been branded. Dark area has old repaint; the rest is original with moderate wear; small cracks and dents.

(650 - 950) 131

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238

237. Rigmate pair of canvasbacks, Charles Nelson Barnard, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Appealing old in use repaint; crack through drake’s neck; short crack on top of drake’s tail.

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Provenance: Private Southern collection. (3,000 - 4,000)

238. Rare pair of bluewing teal, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Detailed scratch feather paint. Retains McGaw weights. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; hen has a fairly large area mostly on back where the paint is faded; also a small rough spot on one side.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (4,000 - 6,000)

Leonard Pryor 1876 - 1967 Elkton, Maryland

239. Rare pintail drake, Leonard Pryor, Chesapeake City, Maryland. Made with flat bottom and has “L.E. Pryor Chesapeake City, MD” stamped in underside. Original paint with virtually no wear; small darker sports on back and part of one side.

Provenance: One of a group in Zeb Barfield’s auction that was consigned by the family.

(7,500 - 9,500)

239

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Lloyd Sterling

Crisfield, Maryland

Lloyd Sterling in his shop working on widgeon decoys

Lloyd Sterling carved flat bottomed decoys in the classic Crisfield, Maryland style. His pintails and widgeon are what he is best known for, and have often been mistakenly identified as the work of the Ward Brothers. Sterling, however, was an accomplished painter in his own right, as evidenced with the widgeon drake offered here.

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240. Rare widgeon drake, Lloyd Sterling, Crisfield, Maryland. Wide lifted tail and slightly turned head. Fine feather paint detail. Original paint with minor wear; crack partway down back; thin crack in underside.

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

(32,500 - 37,500)

135

Etchings

241. “Plotting Home,” an etching

by William Benson. 2 7/8” x 2”. 1924, 1 of an edition of 150. Professionally matted and framed.

(1,750 - 2,250)

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242. Two etchings. Fall ducks, a reprint of a 1938 etching by Richard Bishop, image size approximately 8 3/4’ x 7”.

And “Whistlers in a Gail,” a etching by Churchill Ettinger.

Signed. Professionally matted and framed size, approximately 8” x 12”. Original and good.

(450 - 650)

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243.

“Grouse Over Wild Apple Tree,” and “Cock Pheasant,” two etchings by A. Lassell Ripley. Signed in pencil. Both are professionally matted and framed. Pheasant is 12” x 8 1/2”. Grouse are 8 1/2” x 10 1/2”. Original and good.

(800 - 1,000)

244

246

248 244. “Cock Pheasant,” an etching by A. Lassell Ripley. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 12” x 9”. Signed and identified in the margin. Very good and original.

(350 - 450) 245. “After Sunset,” an etching by Frank Benson. Professionally matted and framed. Image size 6” x 8”. Limited edition 24/45. Very good and original.

(350 - 450) 246. “Drifting In,” an etching of pintails by Richard Bishop. Professionally matted and framed. Image size

245

247

248 approximately 8” x 5 1/2”. Signed and identified in the margin. Very good and original.

(350 - 450) 247. “Canada Geese Alighting,” an etching by Sir Peter Scott. Signed. Matted and framed image size approximately 9.5” x 14.5”. Signed in pencil in margin. Original and good.

(350 - 550) 248. Two etchings Richard Bishop. “Lake Erie Mallards,” edition 75, 1938, framed and signed, approximately 7.5”x 10”. And “Pitching In” 1938 reprint with printed remark, image size approximately 7” x 9”. Original and good.

(400 - 600)

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249A

249. Yellowlegs, Charles Clark, Chincoteague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Good form with humped back and wide paddle tail. Old original paint with very slight wear; structurally good.

249 Detail

Provenance: Purchased by consignor at the Roy Bull collection auction in 1983.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “The Bird Decoy An American Art Form,” Paul A. Johnsgard, p. 165 exact decoy.

(3,500 - 4,500)

249A. Wonderful plump black bellied plover, Charles Clark Chincoteague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century.

Good form with wide beetle head, paddle tail, and hump back. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; small filled defect in end of tail from when decoy was made.

138

Provenance: Purchased at the Roy Bull collection auction in 1983.

(5,000 - 7,000)

Ira Hudson

1876 - 1949 Chincoteague, Virginia

250

251

250. Rare curlew from the William Matthews rig, Accomack, Virginia, circa 1880s. Raised “V” wing carving. Bill is splined through to the back of head. Two coats of paint; minor wear; a few small dents and scratches.

251 Detail

Literature: “Southern Decoys”, Henry Fleckenstein, Jr, p. 22, exact decoy.

(5,000 - 8,000) 251. Yellowlegs with raised wings, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Originally consigned to our April, 1998 sale by the Mackey family. It bears the original Mackey stamp applied in the early 1970s when William Mackey’s collection was offered at public auction. Also bears the new Mackey family stamp designed by the family identifying it as one retained by the family. Original scratch paint shows average wear; several light shot scars; retains the original hardwood bill; a couple of light shot marks, otherwise structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in the Bartlett collection. Formerly in the collection of William Mackey and family.

Literature: “North American at Auction,” Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., April 1998, lot 634.

(8,000 - 12,000) 139

John Dilley

Quogue, Long Island, New York

251A

251A. Rare dowitcher in fall plumage, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving. Original paint with slight wear on much of the decoy; worn area near stick hole and at one wing; paint loss on top of head and bill.

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

252. Rare dowitcher in spring plumage, John Dilley, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving.

Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; mostly on one wing and bill.

(15,000 - 20,000)

252

252 Detail Plumage changes for dowitchers

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253. Balsa body yellowlegs, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving and loop scratch feather paint. “Ira Hudson, 1915, W. Mackey” is written under the tail. Original paint with minor wear; flaking on bill; small rough spot on one side of the neck and head.

(3,000 - 5,000) 254. Curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; old repair with fish line to a break in the bill.

253 Detail

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Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(1,250 - 1,750)

255. Curlew from Cape May, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Rusted metal eyes. Bill is splined through to back of head. Original paint with minor wear; structurally very good.

(1,400 - 1,800)

Louisiana

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256. Preening mallard drake, Mitchell LaFrance, New Orleans, Louisiana. Original paint with very minor wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Old Bourne auction label attached on the underside.

Literature: Cheramie.

“Louisiana Lures and Legends,” Brian (800 - 1,200)

257. Pair of bluewing teal, Joseph Verdan, Pointe au Chien, Louisiana. Hand chopped from Cyprus root. Very good and original.

(500 - 700) 258.

Stylish old squaw drake, Carl Danos, Bayou LaFourche, Louisiana. Detailed feather and shoulder carving. Slightly turned head. Signed “Carl Danos” and dated 1989 on

underside. Excellent and original.

(300 - 500)

259. Pintail drake, Wilton L. Bushnell, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Slightly turned head. Near mint original paint; small worn spot on underside; thin crack through neck.

Literature: “Wetland Heritage,” Charles Frank.

(400 - 600)

260. Three decoys from Louisiana. Pair of mallards from Louisiana, circa 1950s and greenwing teal hen, similar to work of Xavier Bourg with relief wing carving. Original and good.

Provenance: Orgeron collection.

(600 - 900) 143

Mason Decoy Factory

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261 Detail

261. Rigmate pair of goldeneye, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade, circa 1910. Heavy sponge painting on hen. Original paint with very minor wear; several small dents.

Provenance: O’Connor collection. Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. McCleery collection stamp on underside of each. Lot 591 in the Guyette & Schmidt/ Sotheby’s January 2000 auction.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan 144

262 Detail

Haid, p. 64, exact decoys. “Factory Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 11.

(5,000 - 8,000) 262. Exceptional brant, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Bears the “Barron” brand on the back and side. Near mint original paint on most of the decoy; minor paint shrinkage on the flat area of the underside; thin “factory filled” crack in back, otherwise structurally good.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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263 Detail

264 Detail

263. Bluewing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

264. Bluewing teal hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with very slight wear; retains Mason weight.

Provenance: Olson collection.

(6,000 - 9,000)

Provenance: Olson collection.

(5,000 - 8,000)

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265. Robin snipe in spring plumage, Dodge Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880s. Tack eyes. Original paint with very slight wear and patina; bill is an old replacement.

(800 - 1,200)

268. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade with “Premier” ink stamp on underside. Original paint with minor wear; small crack partway through neck seat.

(1,500 - 2,500)

266. Willet, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. Tack eye model. Branded “HA Stevens”. Original paint on most of the decoy with minor wear; dark feathering on breast was added a long time ago; lightly hit by shot; cracks in breast.

269. Redhead hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with minor wear; hit by shot.

(800 - 1,200)

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(650 - 950)

267. Mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Earlier head style. Numerous shot scars; wear at tail and end of bill; otherwise good and original.

(800 - 1,000) 146

270. Bluewing teal hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Snakey head style with exceptionally long bill. “FM.” painted on underside. Wing patches have been touched up; original piece of wood near one wing patch has been reglued; a few small dents and rubs; otherwise original and good.

(800 - 1,000)

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271. Rare pintail drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade, circa 1905. Branded “Dr. J. B. Hench Hinsdale, ILL.” for John Bull Hench (18851921). Original paint with very minor wear; structurally good; very small amount of professional touchup at neck seam.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

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

(12,000 - 16,000)

147

273. Bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Very rare slope breasted premier grade model, circa 1895. Slightly turned head. Branded “Fuller”. Original paint with good detail and minor wear; around a dozen shot marks; small amount of neck filler missing; filled crack in back; small filled area to defect in wood in bill.

273

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(4,000 - 6,000)

274. Very rare early challenge grade model mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Crack in underside, otherwise original and good.

(2,000 - 3,000)

274 275. Black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade.

Bold swirl feather paint detail. Near mint original paint; small dents; in factory filled crack in underside extending up under tail.

Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

275

276. Canvasback hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Retains Mason weight. Exceptional dry original paint with almost no wear; decoy was barely used; small rough spot on edge of bill.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

Virginia

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277. Bufflehead drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; thin cracks in tail.

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

(1,000 - 1,400)

face crack at one side of neck.

Provenance: Private Southern collection. Formerly in the collection of Roy Bull, Cape Charles, Virginia. Bull collection stamp in underside.

(1,200 - 1,500)

280. Three hooded mergansers, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Varying degrees of repaint; bill repair on one drake; eyes added to another.

(800 - 1,200)

278. Hooded merganser hen, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Old Bourne auction label on underside. Original paint; with minor discoloration and wear; small crack in breast.

281. Hollow carved black duck, Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, Virginia. Old in use repaint; numerous cracks.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (1,000 - 1,400)

279. Greenwing teal drake, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear; hairline sur-

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(300 - 500)

282. Widgeon drake, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Tack eyes. Made from cotton wood. Strong original paint; areas of wear at tip of bill top of head and tail.

(500 - 800) 149

Ira Hudson

1876 - 1949 Chincoteague, Virginia

Ira Hudson, July 1941

Seasoned collector Bill Purnell found both of these mergansers in Ocean City, Maryland around 1970. As the story goes, the owner ordered a large rig from Ira Hudson, that included black ducks, bluebills and red breasted mergansers. Because of the owner’s desire to shoot mergansers in the spring, he wanted more hens than drakes. When he picked up the order from Hudson, Ira had changed some of the decoys in his shop from drakes to hens to complete the order as desired.

283 Detail 150

283. Very rare rigmate pair of mergansers, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Both are stamped “SGH” twice for Somers G. Headly. Both are stamped “W.H.P. Jr”, as well as “P”, for William Purnell. Hen has slightly turned head. Drake has original paint with minor wear; moderate discoloration on lower sides; small crack at neck base; and lightly hit by shot; hen, as with many decoys from this rig, appears as if it was partially painted as a drake but then changed to a hen, as there is a green layer of undercoat on the head and top of the back, it has moderate wear under the tail.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Bill Purnell, Jr. Formerly in collection of Somers G. Headly.

Literature: “The Bird Decoy: An American Art Form,” Paul A. Johnsgard, p. 82, exact decoys.

(27,500 - 32,500)

283

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Hollow carved black duck, Dave Watson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Paint appears to be original; with some old touchup; small dents.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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285. Rare ruddy duck, Baily Barco, Upper Back Bay, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Worn old paint; bill is a replacement; thin cracks; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (3,500 - 4,500)

285 286. Hooded merganser hen, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. With rare solid crest Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; slight wear to the wood on one edge of bill.

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

(2,500 - 3,500)

286 287. Hooded merganser drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. With rare solid crest. Thin crack in back; minor paint shrinkage on top of one side of tail, otherwise original and good.

(2,500 - 3,500)

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288.

Extremely rare ruddy duck, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Fine scratch loop feather paint on much of the body. Approximately 10” long. Original paint with a few tiny rubs and dents; weighted but never rigged.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” George Ross Starr, p.

279, only other known example.

(6,500 - 9,500)

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289.

Rare Canada goose, Eli Doughty, Hogg Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Inlet head and raised “V” wingtip carving. Used as both a stick up and a floater. Worn old paint; repair to a crack at the neck base; very slight roughness to tip of bill; small dents.

Literature: “Virginia Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (5,500 - 8,500) 153

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290. Racey pintail drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Detailed scratch loop feather paint. Small amount of professional touchup at one shoulder; paint shrinkage on head; hairline crack in one side when the decoy was made where two nails were added to keep this crack from opening; the filler has popped out of the indentation of one of them.

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

(12,500 - 17,500)

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291. Very rare pair of widgeon in transitional plumage, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. This rigmate pair of widgeon was found by Bill Purnell around 1970 outside of Ocean City, Maryland. To the best of our knowledge, this is the only pair of widgeon know to have been made by Ira Hudson. Very wide round football body style and notched tails. Short bills typical of widgeon. Original paint with minor wear; minor to moderate paint shrinkage, mostly on breasts.

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Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Bill Purnell. His brand is in the undersides.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. “Chesapeake Bay Decoys,” Robert Richardson, p. 181, exact decoys.

(17,500 - 22,500)

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Large canvasback drake, Doug Jester Chincoteague, Virginia. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (1,250 - 1,750)

292 293. Merganser drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with moderate discoloration and minor wear; lightly hit by shot; small chip missing at very top of crest.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (2,000 - 2,500)

293 294. Pintail drake, Charles Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (1,750 - 2,250)

294 295. Rigmate pair of bluebills, Captain Ike Phillips, Wachapreague, Virginia.

Several cracks in hen’s neck, otherwise original and good.

295 158

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (2,000 - 3,000)

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297 296. Hollow carved bluebill drake, Nathan Cobb, Jr. Cobb Island, Virginia, 3rd quarter 19th century. Large serrifed “N” carved in underside of body. Inlet head with glass eyes. Raised “V” wingtip carving. The black area has old in use repaint; the rest has worn original paint with minor discoloration; thin cracks in underside of body.

296 Detail

Provenance: From an estate in Remsenburg, Long Island, New York. Purchased by the owner who was a wildlife artist in the 1960s and 1970s.

(5,000 - 7,000)

297. Rare bluebill hen, Will Mason. Raised neck seat and carved eyes. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(2,500 - 3,500) 159

297A

297A. Early swan, John Cannon Waterfield, False Cape, Virginia, early 1900’s. John Cannon Waterfield was the father of Charlie Waterfield. The surface reveals several coats of overpaint, showing varying degrees of wear, some areas to the bare wood; the surface also shows some crazing and some old filler to some cracks in the neck, body, and head; some natural flaws in the wood and some aging cracks; probable repair to the lower portion of the face; overall sound structurally.

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Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds”, Kroghie Andresen, p. 67.

(9,500 - 12,500)

Decoratives 297B. Large miniature or 1/4 size preening yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts.

Approximately 6 3/4” tall. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside of carved wooden clamshell base.

Fine and intricate paint detail. Old glass dome with wooden base that the decoy has been inside of for many years is included. Very small amount of paint loss to the body at each edge of where the raised wing joins the body; small amount of jesso missing from thighs and one foot, otherwise excellent and original.

Provenance: From the estate Christopher Cooley. (5,000 - 7,000)

297B

297C. Pair of 1/3 size mallards, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa bodies.

Both are signed and dated 1948. Original paint with very slight wear; separation at drake’s neck seat and tiny tail chip; two small paint rubs on hen.

(800 - 1,200)

297C

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298. Oil on board of hunting dog with woodcock, attributed to Louis Controit. Image size 10” x 12”. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

300. Oil on canvas of Canada geese in the water by Daniel Loge. Signed. Image size approximately 13 1/2” x 27 1/2”. Very good and original.

(650 - 950)

299.

Black bear, an oil on board by Don Rodell. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 10” x 8”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

301. “Great Horned Owl,” a watercolor study by Earnest Rambow. Signed. Professionally matted and framed.

Image size approximately 19” x 15”. Very good and original.

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(900 - 1,200)

Provenance: Miller collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

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301B 301A. “Covey Rising,” an acrylic on board

by David Maass (b.1929). Subject matter is a southern scene of covey of quail near a stream with a farm in the background. Image size approximately 21 1/2” x 31 1/2”. Areas of loose paint have been professionally stabelized (5,500 - 7,500) 301B. “Tidewater Cans,” watercolor by well known Eastern shore artist John Sudy, 3rd quarter 20th century. Signed.

Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 12 1/2” x 16”. Very good and original.

(350 - 450)

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Cameron McIntyre New Church, Virginia

“ I am drawn to painting partly because it is a means of expression that does not, or certainly should not require any explanation.”

“At the heart of it all is my life long passion for hunting which has instilled in me a love for certain habitats. The places I hunt provide the location for most of these paintings. They are secret places I like to think only I know about.”

-Cameron McIntyre

301C 301C. “Late Afternoon Cloud Bank,” Cameron McIntyre, New Church, Virginia.

Signed. Also signed and dated 2006 on the back.

Image size approximately 18” x 24”. Very good and original.

(2,500 - 3,500)

301D 301D. “Marsh After A Rain,” an oil on board by Cameron McIntyre, New Church, Virginia. Signed. Image size approximately 16” x 20”. Excellent and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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302. Limited edition painted bronze sculpture of Carolina parakeets, William Schultz. Signed and numbered 3 of 45. Approximately 16” tall. Very good and original.

304. Bronze of a full size quail on rock, John Scheeler. Full height approximately 11.5” tall. Number 12/25. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(3,000 - 4,000)

303. Life size colored bronze of a greenwing teal, William Schultz. Number 2 of 25. Cast in 1978. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(1,500 - 2,000)

Provenance: Miller collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

305. Full size colored bronze of a screech owl with mouse, William Koelpin. Signed and dated 1974. Number 6/25.

On marble base. Full height approximately 13”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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306. Two limited edition original serigraphs, Leroy Nieman. One is entitled “Smash” and is limited edition 76/300. The other is entitled “Golf,” limited edition 234/300. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 21” x 21” and 28” x 21”. Both are signed in pencil by artist. Very good and original.

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Provenance: Private St. Michaels, Maryland estate.

(800 - 1,200)

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“Mallards: Hen and Drake,” a watercolor by Michael Weber, Chesterville, Ohio. Subject matter is two Mason Factory premier grade mallards. Professionally matted and framed.

Image size 11 1/2” x 17 1/2”.

(500 - 800)

308. Watercolor of migrating canvasbacks, William Redd Taylor. Signed and dated 1972. Professionally double matted and framed approximately 21” x 29”. Slight foxing in one side of sky, otherwise very good and original.

(650 - 950)

309. Pencil sketch of the 1936 model Ward Brothers canvasback, Lem Ward, Crisfield, Maryland. Professionally matted and framed.

Image size approximately 7” x 10”. Very good and original.

(400 - 600)

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310. Pen and ink drawing of hawks with chicks by H. Merrifield. Signed and dated 1979. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 17” x 20”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection.

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Two pencil sketches of birds, Peter Egeli. Signed and dated 1974. Professionally matted and framed.

Image size approximately 5 1/2” x 7 1/2”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Private St. Michaels, Maryland estate.

(600 - 900)

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312. Watercolor of a hunter scolding his dog, Arthur D. Fuller. Signed and dated 1958. Professionally matted and framed. Image size approximately 10” x 6 1/2”. Very good and original.

(600 - 900) 313. Pen and ink of grouse in woods, William J. Schaldach (1896-1982). Signed “WJS”.

Professionally matted and framed image size approximately 4” x 7”.

(300 - 500)

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314. Full size carved arctic tern with split tail, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Approximately 11” long. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is on the underside of the base. Very good and original.

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Literature: “Soungless Aviary,” Brian Cullity.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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315. Full size lesser yellowlegs mantle carving, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside. Signed “AE Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts, Cape Cod, 1935.” Very good and original.

Literature: “Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity.

(9,500 - 12,500)

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316. Pair of decorative pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1960 with inscription, stating that they were made for the Norris Pratt collection. Fine paint detail with carved primaries and secondaries. Excellent and original.

(12,500 - 17,500)

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317 Detail 317. Well sculpted pair of mallards, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Dated 1964. Both are hollow carved. Underside reads “Wards Deluxe grade. Anas platyrhynchos s.f.d. Crisfield, Maryland”. Both have highly detailed feather and tail carving. Both have lifted wings. Under wing of hen is written “Carved in one block”. Strong original paint with areas of crazing on drake; hen’s secondary wingtip has been broken and reattached a very long time ago.

Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from the Ducks Inn restaurant, Ontario Canada.

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318. Mallard drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1936 model with slightly turned head. Branded “Dr. Brockwell” twice in the underside. Original paint with minor wear; small dents; crack in underside.

(6,000 - 9,000)

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319. Pair of 2/3 size pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 models with balsa bodies, slightly turned cedar heads, and inserted cedar tails. Approximately 12” long. Signed “Lem Ward, 1950” under the tails. Near mint original paint; structurally good.

(3,500 - 4,500)

320. Working style yellowlegs, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1948. Balsa construction.

Two photos included. Original paint with very minor wear; slight roughness and wear on one side.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, p. 127.

(4,000 - 6,000)

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321. Fine rigmate pair of bluebills, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Classic 1936 model. Both have slightly turned heads. Both are branded “WHP Jr” for William Purnell, and both are stamped “Blue Ribbon winners at Sportsman Show New York, New York. Handmade by LT Ward and Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland”. Strong stipple painting on back and sides of drake. Detailed bill and nostril carving. Hen has subtle but detailed wing feather and tail painting. Both decoys have strong original paint; minor discoloration on some areas of drake with slight paint loss at tip of bill; hen has shot scars on one side and minor paint loss at bill.

(20,000 - 25,000)

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This rigmate pair of bluebills are the exact decoys used to illustrate the classic 1936 model style, on page 46, in the book , “The Ward Brothers Decoys,” by Ron Gard and Brian McGrath. They are described as having “high heads, flat foreheads and long bills. The form on the bodies is absolutely exquisite, presenting a naturally sleek, low in the water look that mimics the real birds perfectly.”

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322. Bufflehead drake in content pose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1965. Relief wingtip carving. Very good and original.

(2,000 - 3,000)

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323. Canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1948. Balsa wood carved in the 1936 style. Turned head. Paint has been touched up around one wing patch, small areas of rubs at tail and end of bill; a few small dents; otherwise good and original.

(1,500 - 2,000)

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324. Bluebill hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1967. Original and good.

(1,250 - 1,750)

324 325. Widgeon drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 model with inserted cedar tail and slightly turned cedar head. Repainted by the Ward Brothers; structurally good.

(950 - 1,250)

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326. Very rare pair of working buffleheads, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 models with balsa bodies, slightly turned cedar heads, and inserted cedar tails. Good feather paint detail and patina. Both are signed and dated. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Somers G. Headly, his stamp is in the underside of each. There is a 1984 Noyes Museum exhibition stamp on the undersides as well.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,� Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, p. 56, exact decoy.

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327. Golden plover, Seabury, Long Island, New York. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; lightly hit by shot.

(800 - 1,200) 328. Rare yellowlegs from Carteret County, North Carolina. Carved from one piece of wood. Original paint with minor wear; original iron stake; very slightly hit by shot.

(800 - 1,200) 329. Ruddy turnstone from New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor wear; bill is an old replacement.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(800 - 1,200)

330. Peep from Southern New Jersey. Iron bill. Very good and original.

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331. Two black bellied plovers, 1st quarter 20th century. One has dowel eyes, the other has shoe button eyes.

Both are wide, but flat sided. One has original paint with minor wear; the other has old in use repaint with moderate wear and crack through neck.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(600 - 900)

332. Flat sided yellowlegs from Hatteras, North Carolina. Original paint with minor wear; chip missing from end of bill and end of tail; thin cracks through head; defect in wood in lower breast.

Provenance: Formerly in collection of Adele Earnest, Stony Point, New York. Earnest collection stamp on underside.

(600 - 900)

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333. Sandpiper, Joel Barkelow, Tuckerton, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Old in use repaint with moderate wear; bill is an old replacement.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(500 - 800)

334. Two flat sided shorebirds, circa 1900. A curlew from New Jersey and plover from New England. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; curlew has been lightly hit by shot; has nails in it where feathers were attached at one time; iron bill appears to be a replacement.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(450 - 650)

335. Large curlew from Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Made with seven holes drilled in underside to make it lighter. Original paint with moderate wear; cracks in underside.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(450 - 650)

336. Golden plover from Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving. Worn old paint; shallow wear to the wood on one part of one side; lightly

hit by shot; filled tail chip.

(400 - 600)

337. Golden plover, Parker Hall, Hingham, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Worn original paint; structurally good.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(400 - 600)

338. Sandpiper, Chief Eugene Cuffee, East Hampton, New York. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips and carved eyes. Original paint with minor wear; thin crack through head.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(350 - 450)

339. Two shorebirds from Long Island, New York. A dowitcher, circa 1900 and a yellowlegs, last quarter 19th century with relief wing carving and raised wingtips. Yellowlegs has appealing old in use repaint; with minor flaking; varnish on one side; bill is an old replacement; lightly hit by shot; crack through one eye. Dowitcher has original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; bill is loose.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

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340. Black duck, Ellis Parker, Beach Haven, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

343. Black duck, Rhodes Truex, Absecon, New Jersey. Branded “W.W. Cain” in back. Original paint with minor wear; thin crack through neck. (800 - 1,200)

341. Hollow Canada goose, Rowley Horner, Tuckerton, New Jersey, circa 1910. Old in use repaint with average wear; couple of tight splits in the tail; thin crack on the top of the head, otherwise structurally excellent. (800 - 1,200)

344. Canada goose, Harry M. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Paint was restored in Shourds style a long time ago; small dents.

(800 - 1,200)

342. Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing old in use repaint; neck crack repair.

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Provenance: O’Connor collection.

(800 - 1,200)

345. Brant, Rhodes Truex, Absecon, New Jersey. Original paint with minor wear; thin crack through neck.

(800 - 1,200)

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346. Rare Canada goose, Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey, circa 1930s. Information in pencil written under tail reads, “Made for Albert Ziegler, September 1935.” Original paint with minor discoloration and wear, mostly on underside; structurally good.

Provenance: From collection of Harold Emmit, Highland Park, New Jersey. Formerly in the collection of John Hillman, Seagirt, New Jersey.

(5,000 - 7,000)

346A. Merganser hen from Long Island, New York, 2nd quarter 20th century. Balsa body. Inset rectangular weight with “H.A.” stamped in to it. Carved wooden crest. Small amount of wear to one side of the tail, otherwise excellent and original.

(3,000 - 5,000)

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347. Old squaw drake attributed to Abraham Smith, Freeport, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; small defect in wood at one wingtip.

(1,250 - 1,750)

350. Mallard drake, Charles McCoy, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Paint has been restored; slight separation at body seam; thin crack in tail.

(600 - 900)

348. Crow, Thomas Gelston, Quogue, Long Island, New York, circa 1900. Branded “GNH” for George Haven. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

351. Pair of oldsquaw, Pitney Hammel, Absecon, New Jersey. Repainted; small dents; small rough spot in back of drake.

(550 - 850)

349. Pair of wood ducks, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Both dated 1968 and signed “From my personal rig, Charles Birdsall.” Paint has slightly mellowed from a light coat of varnish, probably applied

by Birdsall. Hen has slightly turned head. Very good and original.

(500 - 800)

352. Bufflehead drake, Jess Birdsall, Barnegat, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Body halves are joined by two small dowels. Appealing old in use repaint; small cracks in upper breast; lightly hit by shot.

(500 - 800)

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(500 - 800)

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353. Working Canada goose, Herb Miller, Beach Haven, New Jersey. “H. Miller” stamped in underside. Carved in the Delaware River tradition with raised “V” carved wingtips and fluted tail. Hollow carved. Original paint with slight wear; structurally good.

(650 - 950) 354. Black duck, Charles Huff, East Long Branch, New Jersey. Original paint with moderate flaking; structurally good.

(500 - 700) 355. Brant, Stanley Grant, Barnegat, New Jersey. Very good and original.

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Rowley Horner model brant, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Wildfowler Factory stamp and brand in underside. Also signed and dated 1966 by Charles Birdsall. Very good and original.

(350 - 450)

357. Merganser hen, from southern New Jersey. Old in use repaint; neck repair; hit by shot.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Russell Holst.

Literature: “Decoys Collectors Guide,” volume 6, page 31 exact decoy.

(350 - 450) 358. Tip up brant, Rhodes Truex, Absecon, New Jersey. Inscription on underside by Jack Conover states, “one of six from Hoffman’s Point”. Two coats of paint on white; the rest is original.

(350 - 450) 359. Harry V. Shourds model brant, Charles Birdsall, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Signed and dated 1954. Original and good.

(350 - 450)

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New England 360. Ruddy duck, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint; small cracks

Provenance: Private Southern collection.

(1,600 - 2,000)

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361. Large eider drake from the Central Maine coast. Inlet head and relief bill carving. “CEC” is carved in the underside. Worn original paint; bill has been slightly blunted; thin cracks.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(1,000 - 1,500)

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362 362. Four decoys from Maine. A bufflehead drake and goldeneye drake, 1st quarter 20th century. Both have inlet heads. And two scoters from Maine with carved bills and inlet heads, 2nd quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint; small cracks; one has original paint with minor wear; small crack.

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Provenance: Hopkins collection. Formerly in collection of Barton Bloom, Holden, Maine.

(700 - 900)

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363. Two eiders from Maine. One attributed to Joe Harriman, Stockton, Maine and one from the southern coast. Harriman decoy has worn original paint; small crack through neck; slight roughness to tail; lightly hit by shot. Southern coast has old in use repaint; crack through neck; chip missing from end of bill; roughness to edge of tail.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(700 - 1,000)

364. Two oversize decoys form Maine. A goldeneye drake and eider drake. Both have carved bills. Both have appealing old in use repaint and lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(450 - 650)

365. Monhegan island style scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Slightly turned inlet head, carved eyes and relief carved wings. Old in use repaint; tail chips missing; cracks.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(500 - 800)

365A. Preening mallard, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.

Relief wing and detailed bill carving. Carved eyes and

inlet neck seat. Originally a blackduck and a rigmate to lot 1. Repainted as a mallard about 40 years ago; very minor wear; tight crack in neck seat.

(1,800 - 2,200) 366. Canvas over wooden frame scoter, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts. Branded “CH Hunt”. Old in use repaint with minor wear; several small holes worn through canvas; piece of canvas missing on front of breast, approximately 1/2” x 1 1/2”.

(500 - 800) 367. Oversize eider drake, attributed to Milton Crowley, South Addison, Maine. Inlet head and inset circular weight. Original paint with minor wear on much of decoy; moderate wear on head and lower sides; crack through neck; lightly hit by shot; small tail chips missing.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

(400 - 600)

368. Immature goldeneye drake in swimming pose, Maurice Decker, Islesboro, Maine. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Hopkins collection.

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Trout is approximately 12” long. Plaque approximately 25” tall. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

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370. “Red Sandy” salmon fly, Megan Boyd, 1915 2001. Professionally matted and framed. Frame size 7 1/4” x 9 1/4”. On a 9-0 gut eye hook. Excellent and original.

(650 - 950) 371. ”Lady Amherst” salmon fly, Megan Boyd, 1915 2001. On a 9-0 gut eye hook. Professionally matted and framed. Frame size 6” x 8”. Very good and original.

(650 - 950) 372. “Covnet Garden” salmon fly, Megan Boyd, 1915 2001. On a 8/0 hook. Professionally matted and framed.

Frame size approximately 6 x 8 1/4”. Very good and original.

(650 - 950) 373. “Kerry Olive” salmon fly, Megan Boyd, 1915 2001. On a number 2 up eye hook. Professionally matted and framed. Frame size 6” x 8”. Very good and original.

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374. Two fish decoys, Ian McNair. A pike and a bass. Pike is approximately 12” long and bass is approximately 8 1/2” long. Very good and original.

(500 - 800) 375. Lot of approximately 100 lead and iron decoy weights and anchors. A large variety including; Herter’s, Decoys Unlimited, Jones Decoy weights - Chicago, Animal Trap - Pennsylvania, Principal Foundry - Perryville, Maryland, Sanders Company - Elizabeth City, New Jersey, and Mantled Company - Chicago. Some are from the 1800s.

Good.

(800 - 1,200)

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380 376. Three old wooden game boards. Approximately 21” x 21”, 17” x 17”, and 17” x 23”. The two square ones are original and good; rectangular one has moderate wear.

(800 - 1,200) 377. Group of eight wooden ears of corn, mid 20th century. One has a large defect in wood the others are good and original.

(800 - 1,200) 378. Carved wooden crab with wire legs. Approximately 16” wide. Original surface shows some age; small dents.

(250 - 350) 379. Two nautical items. A brass barometer and a brass ship’s

381 clock. Both are approximately 7” in diameter. Both are labeled “Schatz”. Original and good.

(250 - 350) 380. Early gunning box made to go on a wagon from Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Approximately 20” tall and 40” wide. Used on a gunning wagon. Collected 35 years ago. Wooden handles for carrying. Good.

(450 - 650) 381. Large carved wooden rooster. Said to have been made by Davison Hawthorne, Greenville, Delaware.

Approximately 27” long. Original paint with minor flaking and wear on most of the carving; moderate flaking on one side of the tail feathers; piece missing from bottom tip of last tail feather.

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(350 - 450) 383.

Decoy For Sale sign painted on door panel. Approximately 30” x 46”. Decoys include Sam Barnes swan, Verity, Bowman, and Holmes shorebirds.

(400 - 600)

384. Carved wooden model of a sailing vessel, J.W. Leitch, St. Michaels, Maryland. Signed and dated 1967 on back.

Inscription on back reads, “Designed by W. Atkins after HMS Bounty launch. Scale 1” = 1’.” Frame size approximately 26” x 26”. Original and good.

(800 - 1,200) 385. Two early working 1/2 models of sailing vessels from New England. Approximately 36” long and 30” long.

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Appear to be cargo schooners. Laminated layers are joined by small wooden dowels. The longer one has the bottom layer missing.

(500 - 700) 386. Three nautical items. A cane made from shark vertebrae and wood. Also, a telescope, approximately 20” long with knot open, and a club. Fair to good.

(500 - 800) 387. Four early nautical items. A cats paw, approximately 3 1/2” in diameter, and three pulleys. The larger pulley appears to be lignum vitae and is oval opposed to flat sided and has a brass star set in to one side. The other two are either oak or ash. Fair to good.

(350 - 450) 388. Four small models. Three are half models, one is full.

All show good age. One is a cat boat with a plaque reading “HERRESHOFF AMERICA”. Lengths vary from 22” to 11” long. Original and good.

(550 - 850)

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389. Bluefish weathervane, Ian McNair. Approximately 3 1/2’ long. Iron stand is included. Minor flaking on metal fins on one side; several small dents.

(1,200 - 1,600) 390. Pair of mergansers, Davison Hawthorne, Greenville, Delaware. Signed and dated 1998. Both have slightly turned heads, carved crests, and carving detail at wingtips and tails.

(500 - 800) 391. Pair of shovelers, Davison Hawthorne, Greenville, Delaware. Both are signed. Both have relief wingtip carving with carved primaries and slightly turned heads. Very

good and original.

(500 - 800)

392. Pair of buffleheads, Davison Hawthorne, Greenville, Delaware. Both are signed and dated 2001. Both have slightly turned heads and relief wingtip carving. Very good and original.

(450 - 650) 393. Black duck, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. Hollow carved in the style of Nathan Cobb, with serifed “N” carved under tail. Raised split wingtips and inlet neck. Original surface has been aged to appear old. Very good and original.

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394. Life size carving of a loon in summer plumage, Eddie Wozny, Cambridge, Maryland. Carved “W” in underside. Also signed and dated 1992. Relief wing carving with carved primaries, secondaries, and fluted tail. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200) 395. Two early style mergansers, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. The American merganser is signed. Thin crack in underside of the American merganser, otherwise very good and original.

(800 - 1,200) 396. Ruddy turnstone, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. Signed. Detailed wingtip carving. Very good and original.

(500 - 800)

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397. Pair of buffleheads, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Stamped and signed. Drake has slightly turned head. Hen has nestled head style.

(650 - 950) 398. Swimming merganser hen, Bob White, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. Oval Bob White brand in underside. Original paint that has been aged; tiny dents and shot marks.

(500 - 700) 399. Four items. Pair of bluebills by Rick Brown and pair of pintails by Pat Sabatini. Original and good. (400 - 600) 400. Sleeping black duck, David Ward, Old Lyme, Connecticut. Branded “DBW”. Cork construction with wooden head and bottom board. Very good and original.

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401. Three shorebirds, William Gibian, Onancock, Virginia. A dowitcher, yellowlegs, and sickle billed curlew. Curlew has relief wing carving and carved wingtips. Curlew is excellent and original; other two moderate paint shrinkage on yellowlegs, otherwise very good and original.

(1,250 - 1,750) 402. Pair of canvasback, Ben Heinemann. Signed. Both have carved, crossed wingtips. Very good and original.

(400 - 600) 403. Two Canada geese, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Both branded “H. Conklin”. Near mint

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(800 - 1,200) 404. Pair of hooded mergansers, Anthony Murry. “AGM” carved in the underside of hen. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

(500 - 700) 405. Four shorebirds, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Two have been artificially aged.

(650 - 950) 406. Pair of hooded mergansers, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Both have slightly turned heads and are branded “HC”. Mark from tape on underside of drake, otherwise very good and original.

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407. Four decoys. A pair of wood ducks and pair of mergansers, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. Wood ducks are branded and signed 2002. Both have slightly turned heads. Both mergansers are branded and signed. Dated 1994. Very good and original.

(1,000 - 1,500) 408. Four decoys. A pair of greenwing teal and pair of old squaw, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. Greenwing teal branded, signed, and dated 1992. Old squaw are branded and signed 1987. Very good and original.

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Five carvings, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. A dove, two shorebirds, ruddy duck and bufflehead. All are branded and signed. Very good and original; bufflehead has two shallow flaws in one side of the back.

(1,000 - 1,500)

410

411

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410. Preening wood duck drake with lifted wing and carved feet, Corb Reed, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed “JC Reed”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(1,000 - 1,500)

411. Pair of canvasbacks, Corb Reed, Chincoteague, Virginia. Both have carved feet slightly turned heads and fluted tails. Drake is stamped. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(1,500 - 2,500)

412. Pair of canvasbacks, Corb Reed, Chincoteague, Virginia. Both have carved feet and are stamped on the underside. Drake has lifted wing. Hen has small mark on back where a knot has bleed through otherwise very good

and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(2,000 - 3,000)

413. Pair of mallards, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated 2004. Very good and original.

(650 - 950) 414. Pair of flat bottom ringbills, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated 2007. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200) 415. Pair of flat bottom goldeneye, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original.

(800 - 1,200)

193

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416

419

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420

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416. Six miniatures, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Pair of bluebills, mallards, and sandpipers.

Sandpipers are signed “Cigar”. Mallards are signed “Cigar 1971”, bluebills are branded. Bluebills have relief wingtip carving. One sandpiper is dated 6/72. Mallard drake has chew mark on bill, side of bill, and tip of tail, there is sap on breast of mallard hen, rest are very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

418. Very rare shoveler hen, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Also marked “3rd WCCC April 29/73.” Hollow carved with carved primaries and secondaries. Fluted tail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(950 - 1,250)

419. Swimming brant, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed and dated 1966. Slightly turned head and 194

detailed, layered feathering at wingtips. Fluted tail. Near mint original paint with minor discoloration, mostly on the white areas; some mildew on head and neck.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

420.

Very rare pied billed grebe, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Inscribed “My first pied billed grebe made especially for John Joseph Hegardy 7/74”. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(1,500 - 2,500)

417. Two dowitchers, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. One in tucked head pose. Both with relief wing carving and split tails. Both signed and branded ‘Cigar’. Excellent and original.

(800 - 1,200)

422

(900 - 1,200)

(2,000 - 3,000)

421. Rare widgeon hen, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded “Cigar”. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(800 - 1,200)

422. Two black bellied plovers, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. One in feeding pose. Both with relief wing carving and split tails. Both signed and branded ‘Cigar’. Excellent and original.

(800 - 1,200)

423

424

425

426

427 (5 of 50) 423.

428 (5 of 75)

Decorative brant, made jointly by Lem Ward and Cigar Daisey. Carved by Lem and painted by Cigar. Signed by both. Detailed wingtip carving. Near mint original paint; minor discoloration on white areas; mildew on head and breast.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(950 - 1,250)

424. Pair of gunning style greenwing teal, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded Cigar. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

425.

Pair of hooded mergansers, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded, signed, and dated 5/73. Very good and original.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(1,200 - 1,600)

(1,250 - 1,750)

426. Four gunning style ruddy ducks, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. All are branded cigar. All retain

429 (5 of 28) Cigar weights. Small crack in underside of one otherwise original and good.

Provenance: Hegarty estate.

(1,750 - 2,250)

427. Lot of approximately 40 sporting art reference books. Including Remington, Pleissner, Ripley, Bateman, Jacques, Scott, Gromme, Homer, Benson, and many others. Good.

(600 - 900) 428. Approximately 75 decoy books. Included are hard cover copy of “Decoy and Decoy Carvers of Illinois,” “Decoys of the Pacific Coast,” “Chesapeake Bay Decoys,” “The Outlaw Gunner,” and two McCleery auction catalogs. Original and good.

(600 - 900) 429. 28 decoy books including, “Gunnin Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, “Decoys of the Pacific Coast,” “Great Book of Decoys,” and “Ira D. Hudson and Family.” Good.

(250 - 350)

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Index of Carvers Adamson, Harry............................................................................. 102 Alexander, Pennell............................................................................. 2 Anger, Ken.................................................................... 184,192-192B Antis, Harry.................................................................................... 201 Bach, Ferdinand............................................................................. 171 Bailey, T......................................................................................... 111 Barkelow, Joel................................................................................ 333 Barnes, Wash.................................................................................. 138 Barnhard, Charles.......................................................................... 237 Barnhard, Thomas............................................................................ 36 Beach, Tad............................................................................... 146,147 Bellona Company............................................................................. 79 Benson, Frank......................................................................... 100,245 Benson, William............................................................................. 241 Birch, Charles......................................................................... 281,294 Birdsall, Charles............................................................................. 359 Birdsall, Jess............................................................................. 55,352 Bishop, Richard................................................................ 207,246,248 Black, Charles................................................................................ 212 Blackstone, Jess............................................................................. 149 Blair, Sr, John........................................................................... 21, 210 Boice, Harry..................................................................................... 53 Bowman, William.......................................................................... 196 Boyd, George.............................................................................. 217A Boyd, Megan...........................................................................370-373 Brown, Bob...................................................................................... 57 Brown, Dan.................................................................................... 229 Browne, George........................................................................ 99,101 Burgess, Ned............................................................................... 81,91 Burke, Dr. Edgar..................................................................... 110,204 Burkley, Charles............................................................................... 25 Bushnell, Wilton L......................................................................... 259 Chambers, Tom....................................................................... 189,191 Chipman Family ........................................................................... 217 Chopin, Alfred................................................................................ 220 Clark, Charles...................................................................... 249,249A Cobb, Jr., Nathan............................................................................ 296 Coheleach, Guy................................................................ 107,199,200 Conklin, Hurley......................................................... 395,403,405,406 Controit, Louis............................................................................... 298 Crowell, Elmer........................................ 38,46-51,218,297B,314,315 Crowley, Milton............................................................................. 367 Cuffee, Chief Eugene..................................................................... 338 Daisey, Cigar.................................................................. 6-10,416-426 Danos, Carl.................................................................................... 258 Decker, Maurice............................................................................. 368 Dilley, John.......................................................................... 251A,252 Doughty, Eli................................................................................... 289 Ducharme, Duncan........................................................................ 186 Dudley, Lee...................................................................................... 80 DuPont........................................................................................ 76,78 Egeli, Peter..................................................................................... 311 English, Dan..................................................................................... 16 English, Ernie................................................................................. 182 English, John.................................................................................... 14 English, Mark................................................................................. 215 Finney, Frank..................................................................... 12,151,393 Fitzpatrick, Tom.......................................................................... 18,33 Foote, Jim.................................................................................... 200A Frost, Arthur Burdett............................................................ 94,95,205 Fuller, Arthur D.............................................................................. 312

Gant, Percy.................................................................................. 62,63 Gelston, Thomas............................................................................ 348 Gibian, William....................................................................... 396,401 Grant, Stanley................................................................................ 355 Grimstead, Harold......................................................................... 83A Hagerbaumer, David...................................................................... 206 Hall, Parker.................................................................................... 337 Hammel, Pitney.............................................................................. 351 Hancock, Miles....................................................................... 279,282 Harris, Ken....................................................................................... 40 Hawthorne, Davison...............................................................390-392 Hayman, Joe................................................................................ 86,89 Heinemann, Ben............................................................................. 402 Heisler, Jess...................................................................................... 23 Heverin, Will........................................................................... 137,225 Hiltz, Orrin..................................................................................... 190 Holly, James............................................................................ 132,133 Holly, John “Daddy”............................................................... 130,134 Holly, William................................................................................ 131 Hooper Family ................................................................................ 83 Horner, Rowley.................................................................... 64,66,341 Howlitt, John Newton.................................................................... 104 Hudson, Delbert............................................................................. 141 Hudson, Ira......................................................... 251,253,283,290,291 Hudson, Norman............................................................................ 142 Huff, Sam....................................................................................... 354 Irvin, Lawrence.............................................................................. 369 Jacques, Francis Lee...................................................................... 203 Jester, Doug.........................37,39,150,277,278,280,286-288,292,293 Jobes, Harry................................................................................... 226 Joiner, Charlie.............................................................28,135,413-415 Kelly, Ed........................................................................................ 170 King Powder Company................................................................... 77 Koelpin, William............................................................................ 305 LaFrance, Mitchell......................................................................... 256 Laing, Albert.................................................................................... 52 Lawson, Oliver.............................................. 35,140,156,231,232,235 Leitch, J.W..................................................................................... 384 Lincoln, Joseph.............................................................................. 360 Lincoln, Joseph.............................................................................. 366 Lockard, Henry.............................................................................. 227 Loge, Daniel................................................................................... 300 Maass, David.................................................................................... 96 Madera, Clark............................................................................. 19,20 Marter, Reg............................................................................... 26,213 Mason, Will.................................................................................... 297 Mason Decoy Factory ................................... 41-45,113-129,261-276 McCoy, Charles.............................................................................. 350 McGaw, Robert............................................... 29,32,139,230,236,238 McLoughlin, John.......................................................................... 154 McNair, Ian............................................................................. 374,389 McNair, Mark................................................................................ 4,11 Merrifield, H.................................................................................. 310 Miller, Herb.................................................................................... 353 Milliken, R.W................................................................................. 202 Mitchell, Madison........................................................... 31,224,233A Murry, Anthony.............................................................................. 404 Nichol, D.W................................................................................... 185 Nieman, Leroy............................................................................... 306 O’Neal, Callie.................................................................................. 87 O’Neal, George................................................................................ 93

Oriental Powder Mills ................................................................ 74,75 Parker, Ellis............................................................................... 58,340 Parker, Lloyd.................................................................................... 54 Peterson, Pete..........................................................................407-409 Phillip, Don.................................................................................... 112 Phillips, Captain Ed....................................................................... 136 Phillips, Captain Ike....................................................................... 295 Pleissner, Ogden............................................................... 105,108,109 Pryor, Leonard............................................................................... 239 Quinn, William................................................................................. 15 Rambo, Earnest.............................................................................. 301 Reed, Corb..............................................................................410-412 Reeves, Phineas.............................................................................. 188 Reinbold, William.......................................................................... 152 Ripley, A. Lassell............................................................. 197,243,244 Rodell, Don.................................................................................... 299 Sajot, M.......................................................................................... 219 Salmon, Bradford............................................................................. 60 Saunders, Landon........................................................................ 84,85 Schaldach, W.................................................................................. 313 Scheeler, John................................................................................ 304 Schmidt, Ben.............................................................172,173,175-177 Schmiedlin, Jim................................................................................. 5 Schroeder, Dennis...................................................................143-145 Schultz, William...................................................................... 302,303 Scott, Sir Peter............................................................................... 247 Shourds, Harry M.......................................................... 59,61,148,344 Shourds, Harry V............................................................. 56,65,67,342 Sprague, Chris................................................................................ 346 Sterling, Lloyd............................................................................... 240

Stevens, Harvey............................................................................. 209 Stevens, Ivy...................................................................................... 90 Stevens Brothers ........................................................................... 208 Strunk, George.......................................................................... 13,397 Tait, Arthur....................................................................................... 98 Taylor, William Redd..................................................................... 308 Tellier, Alfred................................................................................. 221 Thorburn, Archibald....................................................................... 198 Truex, Rhodes.................................................................. 343,345,358 Tyler, Lloyd.................................................................................... 155 Valiant, J. Nunan............................................................................ 103 Vandenboesch, Ted......................................................................... 174 Verdan, Joseph............................................................................... 257 Verity, Obediah.......................................................................193-195 Vicivant, G.L.................................................................................. 106 Ward, David................................................................................... 400 Ward, Lem........................................................................................ 97 Ward, Lem...................................................................................... 309 Ward Brothers ...........................................30,157-169,297C,316-326 Warin, George................................................................................ 183 Waterfield, John Cannon............................................................. 297A Watson, Dave................................................................................. 284 Weber, Michael.............................................................................. 307 Wells, John R................................................................................. 181 White, Bob..................................................................................... 398 Whittington, Hec............................................................................ 178 Wildfowler Decoy Factory ..................................................... 349,356 Williams, John............................................................................... 285 Wilson, Gus.............................................................................. 1,3,365 Wozny, Eddie................................................................................. 394

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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 within 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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BIDDING - Bidding usually starts below the low estimate and advances in increments of approximately 10% of the opening 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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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 NOVEMBER 15 AFTER THE AUCTION.

ABSENTEE AND PHONE 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 of 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 15% 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. 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. For expensive 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.

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