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April 9th Decoy and Sporting Collectible Auction
Listing ID#: 481904
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Saturday Apr 9, 2022 Completed |
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April 9th Decoy & Sporting Collectible Virtual Auction
Online Phone and Absentee Bidding Accepted
750 + Lots Including
Duck Decoys * Fish Spearing Decoys * Carvings
Advertising * Sporting Art * Vintage Fishing Lures & More 1 Bob White Pr of Wood Duck Decoys Tullytown, PA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, heads are slightly turned, excellent form, relief carved & raised wingtips, makers brand in lead weight, signed & dated 1996 on bottom, 15"L, est. 3,000 - 4,000 2 Bob White Coot Decoy Tullytown, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, excellent form in swimming position, head is turned slightly right, relief carved & raised wingtips, makers brand in lead weight, signed & dated 1985 on bottom, 14"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 3 William Gibian Wood Duck Drake Decoy Onancock, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, exceptional form in preening position, relief carved & raised wingtips, a true masterpiece by Gibian, 14"L, est. 4,000 - 6,000 4 William Gibian Willet Shorebird Onancock, VA, glass eyes, mint original paint, wonderful form with raised right wing in preening position, very detailed feather carving, metal legs & base were refreshed by Gibian in November, 2021, makers brand on bottom of base, 16"T x 10.5"L, est... 5 William Gibian Yellowlegs Shorebird Onancock, VA, glass eyes, strong original paint, splined bill, relief carved wing patches & nice feather carving, great form in running position, makers initials on bottom, does not include stand, 15"L, est. 700 - 1,000 6 Mark McNair Black Duck Decoy Craddockville, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with wonderful subtle feather detail, beautiful form in preening position, relief carved & raised wingtip, makers brand on bottom, 16"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 7 Mark McNair Yellowlegs Shorebird Craddockville, VA, mint original paint, splined bill, wonderful form with high head & alert pose, 12"T x 15"L, est. 800 - 1,200 8 Mark McNair Yellowlegs Shorebird Craddockville, VA, strong original paint with antiqued patina, excellent form with relief carved wing patches & split tail, makers brand on bottom, 15.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 9 Mark McNair Tern Shorebird Craddockville, VA, excellent original paint with lightly antiqued patina, great form with split wingtip tail, makers brand on bottom, 12"L, est. 800 - 1,200 9 Rare Gilbert Wallace Willet Shorebird Forked River, NJ, Pre 1900, painted eyes, solid body, good original paint with some gunning wear and flaking, a few shot marks, nice relief wing carving and split tail, good example and hard to find, metal stand not included, 10.5"L, est. Market Dete... 10 Frank Finney Miniature Tufted Duck Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, relief carved tail, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand & stamp on bottom, 5"L, est. 700 - 1,000 11 Frank Finney Miniature Barrow's Goldeneye Drake Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, relief carved tail, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand & stamp on bottom, 4.25"L, est. 700 - 1,000 12 Frank Finney Miniature Grey - Cheeked Thrush Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, relief carved tail, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand & stamp on bottom, 4"L, est. 700 - 1,000 13 Frank Finney Miniature Green Heron Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand on bottom, 3.75"L, est. 700 - 1,000 13 Frank Finney Miniature Snowy Egret Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand on bottom, age crack in Bill that has been reset otherwise excellent, 4.5"L, est 500 - 700 13 Frank Finney Miniature Yellow Warbler Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand on bottom, light touch up to tip of beak otherwise in excellent condition, 4.5"L, est. 500 - 800 13 Frank Finney Miniature Common Tern Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, metal legs on wooden base, makers brand on bottom, light touch up to tip of beak otherwise excellent, 4.5"L, est. 500 - 700 13 Frank Finney Miniature Turkey Cape Charles, VA, glass eyes, good original paint, metal legs on wooden base, makers stamp on bottom, 7"L, est. 500 - 800 13 Manfred K. Scheel Miniature Sanderling Bethlehem, PA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather carving, great form with 1 tucked leg, Makers signature and dated 1990 on bottom of wooden base, 2.5"L, est. 200 - 400 13 Manfred K. Scheel Miniature Virginia Rail Bethlehem, PA, excellent original paint with highly detailed feather carving, metal legs on wooden base, makers signature on bottom of base, 3"L, est. 200 - 400 13 Manfred K. Scheel Miniature Chukar Bethlehem, PA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather carving, metal legs on wooden base, makers signature on bottom of base, 3"L, est. 200 - 400 14 Reggie Birch Pr of Red Breasted Merganser Duck Dec Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent form carved in the style of Lothrop Holmes, strong original paint with lightly antiqued patina, relief carved wing patches, heads are slightly tucked, makers brand on bottom, 19"L, est. 1,200 - 1... 15 Reggie Birch Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent form carved in the style of the Caines Bros. with snakey heads, strong original paint with lightly antiqued patina, relief carved wing patches, makers brand on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 16 Reggie Birch Pr of Wood Duck Decoys Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, great form carved in the style of the Mason Premier Wood Ducks, excellent original paint, drake has hairline crack in neck, makers brand on bottom, 14"L, 1,200 - 1,800 17 Marty Hanson Pr of Green-Winged Teal Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, a few very minor rubs, relief carved wingtips, drake is in calling position, hen's head is turned slightly left, makers signature & stamp on bottom, 11... 18 Marty Hanson Green-Winged Teal Hen Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, relief carved wingtips, makers stamp signed & dated 1990 on bottom, 12"L, est. 500 - 700 19 Marty Hanson Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with very light gunning wear, relief carved wingtips, drake's tip of tail is slightly blunted, branded JDC on bottom, 17"L, est. 700 - 1,000 20 Marty Hanson Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with excellent detail, head is turned slightly right, makers brand on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 600 - 900 21 Marty Hanson Coot Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, extremely light hollow body, mint original paint with very detailed subtle combing, head is turned slightly right, makers brand on bottom, 11.75"L, est. 600 - 900 22 Marty Hanson Curlew Shorebird Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, relief carved eyes & wing patches, excellent original paint with wonderful form & detail, head is turned slightly right, makers brand on bottom, does not include metal stand, 13"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 23 Ken Gleason Canada Goose Decoy Stratford, CT, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving, relief carved wingtips, excellent form & attitude, head is turned right, signed & dated 1973 on bottom, 1st Place Babylon, L.I. & Salsbury, MD, William Crow... 24 William Louder White-Winged Scoter Decoy Location ??, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather carving, great form in calling position, head is turned slightly right, signed & dated 1973 on bottom, William Crow Collection, 16"L, est. 400 - 700 25 Russell Van Houzen Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Detroit/Empire, MI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, very detailed combing on back & sides, nice relief feather carving, hairline crack in left side of neck, makers brand & dated 1970 on bottom, William Crow Collection, 16"L, est. 40... 26 Russell Van Houzen Pr of Goldeneye Duck Decoys Detroit/Empire, MI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving, excellent form, hen's head is turned right, makers brand on bottom, William Crow Collection, 13"L, est. 800 - 1,200 27 Russell Van Houzen Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Empire, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving with crossed wingtips, head is turned slightly right, excellent form, makers brand & signed on bottom, William Crow Collection, 13.5"L, est. 400 - 700 27 Russell Van Houzen Blue Winged Teal Drake Empire, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving, head is turned slightly right, excellent form, makers brand & signed on bottom, 12.5"L, est. 400 - 600 28 David B. Ward Passenger Pigeon Essex, CT, very rare, glass eyes, mint original paint with wonderful coloration, relief carved wing patches & tail, excellent condition, makers brand initials DBW on bottom, does not include metal stand, 14.5"L, est. 600 - 900 29 Robert Capriola Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Humbolt Bay, CA, glass eyes, very hollow bodies, mint original paint, preening head position with excellent form, makers brand signed & dated 1992 on bottom, 16"L, est. 500 - 800 30 Grayson Chesser Brant Decoy Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with lightly antiqued patina, relief carved tail, excellent form, in swimming position, on wooden base, makers brand on bottom, 21"L x 17"T, est. 700 - 1,000 31 Grayson Chesser Pr of Black Duck Decoys Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with nice detail, relief carved tail feathers, 1 in preening position & 1 in standard, makers brand & signed & dated 2008 on bottom, 16"L, est. 500 - 800 32 Robert Kerr Black Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, highly detailed relief carved feathers with raised wingtips, excellent form in preening position, very small chip on edge of left wing that appears to have been touched up, otherwis... 33 Robert Kerr Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with exceptional detail & feather carving, makers brand signed & dated 1974 on bottom, William Crow Collection, 15"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 34 Robert Kerr Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with nice detailed combing on back, head is turned slightly right, hairline crack through bill that appears to have been reset, makers brand on bottom, William Crow Collection, 12.5"L,... 35 Robert Kerr Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with a few minor rubs to the edge of tail & light gunning wear, with keel, head is turned slightly left, makers brand on bottom, 12"L, est. 300 - 500 36 George Strunk Pr of Wood Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, relief carved & raised tail, great form with snugglehead position, makers brand in lead weight on bottom, 14"L, est. 800 - 1,200 37 George Strunk Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, relief carved & raised wingtip, great form with snugglehead position, makers brand in lead weight on bottom, 14.5"L, est. 500 - 700 38 Jode Hillman Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Mullica Hill, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, relief carved tail feather, in preening position, signed & dated 2006 on bottom, drake is 20"L & hen is 14.5"L, est. 500 - 800 39 Jode Hillman Curlew Shorebird Mullica Hill, NJ, glass eyes, dove tailed jointed neck, excellent original paint with nice detail, great form, mounted on wooden base, signed & dated 2010 on bottom, 20"L x 15"T, est. 400 - 700 40 Jim Schmiedlin Pr of White-Winged Scoter Decoys Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint with very little wear, some light gunning wear but overall nice early working examples, turned heads, dated 1983 with makers brand on bottom, 15"L, est. 3,000 - 4,000 41 John McLoughlin Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Bordentown, NJ, rare standing position, Ca. 1940s, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with some crazing, relief carved wing patches, excellent form, head is turned slightly left, wooden legs & feet with crack through left leg, 18"L, est. ... 42 Ken Anger Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, nice detailed combing on back, nearly perfect condition, William Crow Collection, 16.5"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 43 Ken Anger Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, nearly perfect condition, William Crow Collection, 16"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 44 Ken Anger Pr of Black Duck Decoys Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, nearly perfect condition, William Crow Collection, 16.5"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 45 Ken Anger Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, nice detailed combing on back, nearly perfect condition, William Crow Collection, 14"L, est. 1,000 - 2,000 46 D.W. Nichol Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with excellent detail, relief carved wingtips, drake has a few very small flakes, otherwise nearly perfect, William Crow Collection, 16.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 47 D.W. Nichol Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with very light gunning wear, a few rubs & tiny dents, overall nice examples, 13"L, est. 800 - 1,200 48 D.W. Nichol Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & a few shot marks, paint loss to edge of bill and tail, overall good working example, 16"L, est. 400 - 700 49 D.W. Nichol Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & a few shot marks, hairline age crack in neck, light paint loss to edge of tail, overall good working example, 16"L, est. 400 - 700 50 Burleigh Bros. Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with very light gunning wear, relief wing carving with nice subtle combing on back & sides, hairline age crack in right side of body, a few small paint rubs, head sits slightly forward on ne... 51 Burleigh Bros. Black Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with very little wear, tight hairline age crack in back, relief wing carving, overall very nice example, William Crow Collection, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 600 52 Burleigh Bros. Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, never rigged, drake has very detailed tight combing on back & sides, both have nice wing carving, overall great examples, ex Peter Brown Collection, William Crow Collection, 17"L, est.... 53 Art Chilton Black Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint in near perfect condition, nice rasp detail & wing carving, exact decoy featured on p. 31 of "Traditions in Wood" by Patricia Fleming, branded ARC & AC on bottom, ex Peter Brown Collectio... 54 Art Chilton Black Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint with nice scratch paint detail, relief wing carving, head is turned slightly left, small wood knot in back, otherwise nearly perfect, branded AC & CHILTON on bottom, William Crow Collecti... 55 Art Chilton Pr of Bufflehead Duck Decoys Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, relief wing carving, some minor paint rubs, otherwise in very good condition, heads are slightly turned, branded AC & dated 1976 on bottom, William Crow Collection, 11"L, est. 600 - 900 56 William Simpson Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Peterborough, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with light gunning wear, excellent form with pronounced breast, nice wing carving with detailed paint combing on back, head is turned slightly right, rare and hard to find, William Crow... 57 Ralph Smithers Black Duck Decoy Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, 3 pc hollow body, strong original paint with light coat of varnish, light gunning wear with a few rubs & light areas of wear, small blemish on right side of face above bill, overall in very good condition, excellent form w... 58 Frank Schmid Black Duck Decoy Mississauga, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint with exceptional detail, great form with turned head, Competition Decoy for Michigan Waterfowl Assoc. dated 1971, William Crow Collection, 17.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 59 Black Duck Decoy Attributed to Frank Schmid of Mississauga, ONT, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, strong original paint with light gunning wear, head is turned slightly right, a few minor paint flaws, overall in good condition, branded CFW on bottom, William Crow C... 60 Bud Tully Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, wonderful form & wing carving, head is turned slightly left, very detailed rasping throughout body, 2 large hollowed holes in bottom, 1 shot mark in left wing, overall nice ... 61 Charlie Melton Black Duck Decoy Bloomfield, ONT, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with very little gunning wear, a few small paint flakes & tiny dents, excellent scratch painting detail, branded KWR on bottom, 17"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 62 Burleigh Bros. Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, worn original paint, age crack in back, nice form, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 700 63 Bob May Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, combination of some original & old working paint with gunning wear, low head, nice relief carved wing patches, right wingtip has light damage, tight age crack in back & a few shot marks, 10.5"L, est. 400 - 6... 64 John R. Wells Black Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint, some gunning wear with shot marks & small dents, tip of tail is slightly blunted, right edge of bill has damage with possible old repair, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 700 65 George Warin Redhead Drake Duck Decoy Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly original paint remains after overpaint has been taken down, some shot marks in the area of gunning wear, head is slightly loose, ex Peter Brown Collection, 14.5"L, est. 600 - 900 66 Rare Arthur Wellington "Wellie" Noland bluebill hen duck decoy, Ontario, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & a few shot marks, light damage to tip of tail, swing weight, 14.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 67 Gus Moak Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with nice surface & patina, some very small rubs, otherwise near mint condition, excellent profile with head being turned left, one of the finest examples we have offered, branded AM on bo... 68 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with very little wear, a few small rubs to underside of bill, one small rub to left cheek, overall very nice example, great form with alert high head pose, 16.5"L, est. 4,000 - 6,000 69 Gus Moak Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light gunning wear, a few shot marks, light paint loss to edge of tail, bill, cheeks & top of head, light touchup to body seam, hairline age crack in underside of bill, tight crack on righ... 70 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of mostly original with some working paint, appears to have had some overpaint taken down, some shot marks & gunning wear, excellent form similar to the St. Valentines Rig, head is turned slightly righ... 71 Rare Ferd Homme Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Stoughton, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with light wear, shot mark on left cheek, paint rubs to top of head & edge of bill & tail, beautiful relief carved feathers & wingtips, tight combing detail on back & sides, head is turned... 72 Very Rare Frank Resop Canada Goose Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, tight age crack through neck, one shot mark in breast, paint rubs to edge of tail & bill, 1 of only 2 known, Exact Decoy featured on pg 111 of "Decoys of the Winnebago Lakes b... 73 Frank Resop Pr of Blue-Winged Teal Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with very little wear, a few minor paint flakes, overall nice examples, drake has hairline age crack in back, 13"L, est. Market Determined 74 Frank Resop Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of original & old working paint, some gunning wear & shot marks, hen has tight age crack in tail, nice relief wing carving, 13.5"L, est. 400 - 700 75 Frank Resop Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint, relief wing carving, light gunning wear, age crack through neck, nice form, branded FR on bottom, 13"L, est. 300 - 500 76 Frank Resop Canvasback Drake Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, rare hollow body in the style of Moak, old working paint with some gunning wear & flaking, hard to find in any condition, 17.5"L, est. Market Determined 77 Frank Resop Mallard Drake Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, dry original paint with light gunning wear, 17"L, est. 500 - 800 78 2 Frank Resop Canvasback Drake Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of some original & old working paint, both have gunning wear, shot marks & a few tight age cracks, 2 knots & damage to tips of tails, both have relief wing carving & are branded FR on bottom, 14.5"L, ... 79 Edgar Shaw Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, strong dry original paint, very little gunning wear, light damage to left edge of bill, a few small dents, otherwise nearly perfect, 12.5"L, est. 600 - 900 80 Rare Otto Weinert Blue-Winged Teal Hen Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint with excellent detail, with some hunter touchup to wing patches & speculums, light gunning wear, overall very nice example, 11"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 81 Walter Lowry Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys La Crosse, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with light gunning wear & some flaking, drake has very small chip at tip of tail, hen has incredible paint detail, 15"L, est. 1,500 - 2,000 82 Rare Gus Nelow Snow Goose Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, excellent condition with very little wear, Exact Decoy featured on pg 108 of "Decoys of the Winnebago Lakes by Ron Koch", Ex Ron Koch Collection, 18"L x 9.5"T, est. 800 - 1,200 83 Gus Nelow Black Duck Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, light paint loss to edge of bill & tail, otherwise in very good condition, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 600 84 Gus Nelow Green-Winged Hen Duck Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, dry original paint, age crack in bottom, in very good condition, 13"L, est. 400 - 600 85 Gus Nelow Coot Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint, light gunning wear with a few shot marks, tight age crack in back, right side & bottom, overall good condition for a working example, great form with high head, 14"L, est. 300 - 500 86 Gus Nelow Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks & light paint rubs, a few tight age crack in body, overall nice example, 16.5"L, est. 300 - 500 87 Gus Nelow Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with light gunning wear, a few shot marks, paint rubs to edge of tail & bill, age crack through left side of neck, overall nice working example, 15"L, est. 300 - 500 88 Ora Clough Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Peckinston, WI, excellent original paint with a few small very minor imperfections, nice detail feather painting on back, original balance weights on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 500 - 800 89 Frank Strey Coot Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with light wear, a few age cracks, one with hunter repair on right rear side of body, bill has been reset, head is turned slightly left, 13"L, est. 300 - 500 90 Roy Discher Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, canvas covered cork bodies with wooden bottom boards & wooden carved heads, drake appears to be mostly original paint, hen appears to be working repaint, light gunning wear, 16"L, est. 400 - 600 91 Roy Discher Pr of Black Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, canvas covered cork bodies with wooden bottom boards & wooden carved heads, both in working paint with some gunning wear, 17"L, est. Market Determined 92 James Walton Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, detailed feather carving, head is turned slightly left, 15"L, est. 600 - 900 93 James Walton Goldeneye Hen Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, relief feather carving, head is turned slightly right, 13.5"L, est. 600 - 900 94 Rare James Walton Blue-Winged Teal Hen Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint, nice relief feather carving, head is turned left, age crack through neck, light gunning wear, 13"L, est. 500 - 800 98 George "Skippy" Barto Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Tiskilwa, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of original paint with enhancement to white, great form, 16"L, est. 400 - 700 |
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