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October 12th Premiere Decoy and Sporting Collectible Auction
Listing ID#: 726256
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Saturday Oct 12, 2024 Completed |
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Auctioneers, Inc. Contact: Grant Cole Phone: 231-882-5465 Email: auctioneersinc@gmail.com Website: MiAuctioneersinc.com EstateSale.com ID#: 7623 View company information and listings |
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Terms: 20% Buyers Premium with Cash and Check. If you use a Credit or Debit card a 5% charge will be added to the Buyer's Premium to total 25%. The Information Is Believed To Be Accurate, But Is Furnished For Convenience Only And Is Not A Representation By The Auctioneers, Auction Company Or Its Staff. Auctioneers Acting As The Seller's Agent Only. Announcements Made On The Day Of Sale Take Precedence Over All Printed Matter. Shipping Of Purchases Will Be Available At Buyer's Expense.
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PREMIERE DECOY & SPORTING COLLECTIBLE AUCTION
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Saturday October 12th, 2024
11 AM EST
500+ Lots
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Full catalog coming soon 1 Hurricane Relief Donation Decoy This Decoy is being donated by Grant and Megan Cole with funds being sent to Samaritan�s Purse to help with the Hurricane relief fund. Our hearts go out to those who have been affected by this devastating hurricane and we hope that you will help... 1 George Strunk Oversized Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, excellent original paint, incredible form in preening position, relief carved wing detail, maker's signature & dated 2008 on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 17.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 2 George Strunk Pr of Common Eider Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, relief carved & crossed wingtips, heads are turned slightly left, maker's signature & dated 2007 on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 21"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 3 Sean Sutton Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with nice detail, a few areas of minor sap bleed, overall very nice, heads are turned slightly right, nice form with high heads, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, 18.5"L, est. 800 - 1... 4 Sean Sutton Pr of Surf Scoter Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, some light sap bleeding, otherwise in good condition, nice form, heads are slightly turned, maker's name on lead weight on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 17"L, est. 700... 5 Sean Sutton Oversized Black Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, some areas of sap bleed, otherwise in very good condition, crossed wingtips, head is turned slightly right, 20"L, est. 400 - 700 6 Tom Matus Pr of Common Eider Decoys Kuna, ID, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint with excellent detail, a few very minor rubs, overall great examples, nice form & attitude, heads are turned slightly left, maker's brand on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 18"L ... 7 Tom Matus Pr of Goldeneye Duck Decoys Kuna, ID, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with nice detail, good form & attitude, heads are turned slightly right, maker's brand on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 14"L, est. 700 - 1,000 8 John Lawrence Common Eider Decoy Pittsburg, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail & coloration, wonderful form, head turned slightly right, keel has been removed, maker's name branded on bottom, Marian & James Szymanski Collection, 18"L, est. 800 - ... 9 John Lawrence Pr of Green-Winged Teal Pittsburg, PA, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with great detail, nice form with tucked heads turned slightly right, hen has light flaking on left side of head, drake has light amount of flaking on right side of body, maker's signatur... 10 Marty Hanson Pr of Gadwall Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with incredible detail, terrific form with slightly turned heads, relief carved & raised tails, maker's stamp on bottom, drake is 17"L, hen is 15"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 11 Marty Hanson Pr of Blue-Winged Teal Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, hen has a slightly raised head, features maker's brand "MH", signed & dated 1980 on bottom, 13"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 12 William Gibian Blue-Winged Teal Drake Onancock, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with nice mellow patina, great form in preening position, maker's name carved in bottom, 11"L, est. 700 - 1,000 13 William Gibian Dunlin Shorebird Onancock, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, relief carved & split tail, great form, comes with metal stand, maker's brand on bottom, 8"L, est. 600 - 900 14 "Buckeye Joe" Wooster Yellowlegs Shorebird Ashley, OH, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, painted in spring and winter plumage depending on which side is being displayed, excellent condition, comes with metal stand, maker's signature on bottom, 14"L, est. 800 - 1,200 15 Homer Lawrence Hand Carved Yellowlegs Norwalk, CT, painted eyes, excellent original paint, metal legs mounted on wooden base, nice form, maker's name carved in bottom of base, 10"L, est. 500 - 800 16 Harold Haertel Hand Carved Dove Dundee, IL, glass eyes, excellent original paint, maker's initials "HH" branded on bottom, 10.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 17 Al Glassford Hand Carved Snipe Scarborough, ONT, glass eyes, excellent original paint with terrific coloration & blending, highly detailed feather carving with relief wingtips, features metal legs mounted on wooden base, maker's signature & dated 1973 on bottom, 9"L, est. 800 - 1,... 18 Bob White Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Tullytown, PA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, drake has detailed combing on back & sides, nice form, features maker's original lead weight with quail, maker's signature & dated 1992 on bottom, 18.5"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 19 Bob White Widgeon Drake Duck Decoy Tullytown, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, relief carved wingtips, nice form with tucked head position, features maker's original weight & signature with tag on bottom, 14"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 20 Delbert "Cigar" Daisey Brant Decoy Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with very little wear, a few minor rubs, nice form in swimming position, maker's brand on bottom, 18.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 21 Delbert "Cigar" Daisey Red-Breasted Merganser Hen Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint, nice form in swimming position, maker's signature & name branded on bottom, 17.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 22 Mark Daisey Pr of Red-Breasted Mergansers Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint with nice blending & detailed combing, highly detailed carving to crest on head, nice form with heads being turned slightly right, maker's brand signed & dated 1995 on bottom, 17"L ... 23 Tom Shumate Pintail Hen Duck Decoy Gibraltar, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather combing, inserted & crossed wingtips, head is turned slightly left, makers signature & dated 1984 on bottom, a wonderful example, 13"L, est. 800 - 1,200 24 Jon Jones Blue-Winged Teal Drake Algonac, MI, solid body, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather carving, inserted & crossed wingtips, right wingtip has age crack that has been reset, 1 small rub on top of head, otherwise in very good condition, head is turned left, maker... 25 Jim Schmiedlin Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with incredible blending & detail, a few minor rubs, overall terrific examples, nice form, drake's head is turned slightly right, hen's head is turned slightly left, maker's brand... 26 Jim Schmiedlin Widgeon Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint with excellent coloration & detail, incredible relief feather carving on body with crossed wingtips, head is turned slightly right, maker's signature & dated 1982 on bottom, 16"L, est. 2,... 27 Jim Schmiedlin Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with excellent coloration & blending, head is turned slightly left, branded "JAS" on bottom, 14"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 28 Jim Schmiedlin Bufflehead Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint, great form with head being turned slightly right, maker's signature & dated 2005 & branded "JAS" on bottom, 13"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 29 Early Jim Schmiedlin Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, working paint by Schmiedlin, some gunning wear & a few minor imperfections, head is turned slightly right, maker's signature & dated 1981 on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 30 Early Jim Schmiedlin Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, working paint by Schmiedlin, light gunning wear, a few minor flakes on back, nice form with tucked head position, hairline age crack on right side of head, "TO MY FRIEND ROY THIS HEN CARVED IN 1979 HAS HAD ... 31 Rare Mason Pr of Blue-Winged Teal Detroit, MI, standard grades, painted eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, drake has tight age crack on bottom, small wood knot on top of back with small paint flake, light flaking to neck filler, hen has original wood defect to front of bre... 32 Early Mason Blue-Winged Teal Drake Detroit, MI, premier grade slope breast, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & light flaking, some touchup to neck area, a few shot marks, light damage to edge of bill, great form, hard to find example, 12.5"L, est. 2,500 -... 33 Mason Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, nice original paint with light wear, light paint loss to edge of bill, a few minor rubs, overall nice example, branded "JFH" on back, 16"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 34 Mason Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, premiere grade, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly strong original paint throughout with some areas & spots that have been professionally touched up, professional tail chip repair, 2 shot marks on left side of body, overall a very nice exam... 35 Mason Black Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, professional tail chip repair, light wear to edge of bill, minor paint loss to right side of body, overall a very nice example, 18"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 36 Rare Mason Crow Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with minor paint loss & light gunning wear, very hard to find in any condition, would be a great addition to any collection, 13"L, est. 1,500 - 3,000 37 Mason Dove Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, metal bill, nice original paint with light wear, 1 shot mark on left side of body, a few minor rubs, light amount of touchup where bill is inserted into head, small amount of touchup on back of head, overall a nice example, m... 38 Mason Redhead Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with light flaking & some wear, hairline age crack in bottom, overall nice example, 15"L, est. 800 - 1,200 39 Mason Blue-Winged Teal Drake Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, missing neck filler, a few age cracks in bottom, light damage on right side of body, head is slightly loose, overall good working example, 12"L, est. 500 - 80... 40 Mason Brant Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with gunning wear & some flaking, hairline age crack through neck, paint loss to tip of bill & edge of tail, branded "HARD" on bottom, overall a good working example, 18.5"L, est. 8... 41 Rare Mason Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, special order oversized premier grade, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint with some areas of touchup, some gunning wear & flaking, hard to find in any condition, missing neck filler, head is loose, 20.5"L est... 42 Mason Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, strong dry original paint, never rigged, replaced neck filler, light flaking, tight age crack in bottom, overall nice example, 13.5"L, est. 500 - 800 43 Early Pr of Mason Mallard Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, great form with early pinched breast style, original paint, some gunning wear & light flaking, touchup to neck fillers, hen has light damage to edge of tail, 16"L, est. 500 - 800 44 Mason Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, standard grade, tack eyes, solid body, strong original paint with light wear, replaced neck filler, some paint loss to edge of tail, overall a nice working example, 16"L, est. 300 - 500 45 Rare Petersen Factory Mallard Drake Detroit, MI, painted eyes, solid body, strong original paint, replaced neck filler, light gunning wear, wood knot on right side of back, a few minor rubs & light paint loss, light wear to edge of bill & top of head, tight hairline age crack on left s... 46 Petersen Factory Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, painted eyes, solid body, original paint with light wear, age crack through neck, light damage to left edge of bill, light paint loss to edge of tail, nice working example, overall in good condition, 16.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 47 Early Petersen Factory Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear with light rubs & minor paint loss, light wear to edge of tail, some original neck filler still intact, some touchup to white around neck, head is turned slightly right, this ... 48 Petersen Factory Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, painted eyes, solid body, good original paint, light gunning wear, small amount of glue is visible in neck seam, light paint loss to edge of tail, 1 shot mark on top of back, light paint loss to edge of bill & top of head, overall a nice... 49 Rare Dodge Dunlin Shorebird Detroit, MI, tack eyes, excellent original paint, incredible condition, wonderful patina, very small paint imperfection behind right eye, small amount of touchup where metal bill is inserted into face, 1 very small paint flake on back of head & breas... 50 Dodge Yellowlegs Shorebird Detroit, MI, tack eyes, strong original paint with a few shot marks on right side of body, small original wood defect on front of neck, minor paint loss on right side of body, wooden bill shows light amount of touchup where it is inserted into face &... 51 Dodge Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, never rigged & in unused condition, retains majority of original neck filler, a few tight hairline age cracks, 1 very small chip to tip of tail, a few very minor rubs, overall an excellent... 52 Dodge Black Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, never rigged & in unused condition, replaced neck filler, small wood defect on back lower portion of head, a few very minor imperfections & light flaking, very small amount of touchup to t... 53 Rare Dodge Common Merganser Drake Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, replaced neck filler, factory wood knot on right side of head near the bill with light amount of touchup, small amount of touchup on bill, light gunning wear, a few rubs & minor paint flakes... 54 Rare Dodge Widgeon Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint, replaced neck filler, some flaking & gunning wear, light paint loss to edge of tail & bill, hairline age crack along left side of back, very hard to find species, Ev Sandell Collection, 15"L, ... 55 Rare Dodge Pintail Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, painted eyes, solid body, strong original paint, replaced neck filler, small wood knot near edge of tail, a few shot marks, light gunning wear, a few areas of minor paint loss, hairline age crack along side of back, overall a very hard t... 56 Dodge Pr of Redhead Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, drake has replaced neck filler with some touchup, a few shot marks & gunning wear, light paint loss to edge of bill, minor flaking, hen has replaced neck filler with touchup, some gunning ... 57 Dodge Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid bodies, good original paint, drake has some gunning wear & light flaking, retains a majority of original neck filler, factory wood defect to right side of breast, 1 small wood defect to right side of back, light paint lo... 58 Early Dodge Blue-Winged Teal Drake Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint on body, some touchup to neck seam & top of head, touchup to bill, a few shot marks & light gunning wear, overall nice working example, 12"L, est. 800 - 1,200 59 Ben Schmidt Canada Goose Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with nice detail, light flaking on back, 1 shot mark on top of head, this goose features Ben's most desirable feather carving as well as unusual feather stamping on back, excellent exampl... 60 Rare Ben Schmidt Snow Goose Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, 2nd coat of paint by Ben, with some light wear & flaking, excellent feather carving on back, nice form with head being turned slightly right, very hard to find & rare species for this carver, 21.5"L x 12"T, es... 61 Ben Schmidt Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, features highly detailed feather carving on back which is considered by many collectors to be his most sought after style, very little wear with 1 very small imperfection on end of ta... 62 Ben Schmidt Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Centerline, MI, glass eyes, solid bodies, mint original paint, in excellent condition, drake has very minor paint loss at the edge of bill, otherwise nearly perfect condition, hen has highly detailed feather stamping throughout entire body, this is t... 63 Rare Ben Schmidt Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with light wear, excellent form in hard to find preening position, hairline age crack in back & tail, a few areas of light paint loss, overall a great example, 14"L, est. 1,800 - 2,400 64 Ben Schmidt Black Duck Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong dry original paint, very little wear, minor paint loss in some areas, excellent feather stamping, head is turned slightly right, overall a great example, 17"L, est. 700 - 1,000 65 Ben Schmidt Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Centerline, MI, early Ca. 1930's, glass eyes, hollow body, nice original paint with light wear, head is turned slightly right, light damage to right edge & tip of bill, ex Russ Van Houzen Collection, 17.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 66 Early St. Clair Flats Canada Goose Decoy by unknown carver, tack eyes, hollow body, combination of original & old working paint with gunning wear & some flaking, tight age crack in front of breast, great form, areas of paint loss, overall a great working example & hard to find, 18.5"L x 11 ... 67 Early St. Clair Flats Canada Goose Decoy by unknown carver, tack eyes, hollow body, old working paint with gunning wear & flaking, great form, some areas of paint loss, hard to find in any condition, 19"L x 10.5"T, est. 1,000 - 1,500 68 St. Clair Flats Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys by unknown carver, tack eyes, hollow bodies, appears to be original paint, drake has light gunning wear & a few shot marks, light paint loss to tail & edge of bill, hen has light gunning wear & flaking, some paint loss to edge of bill, both have nice... 69 Otto Misch Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Weale, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong dry original paint, great example, original weight on bottom, 17"L, est. 500 - 800 70 Otto Misch Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Weale, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & a few rubs, light flaking, 2nd coat of bottom paint that comes up the side & covers up the body seam, rare species, 15.5"L, est. 500 - 800 71 Otto Misch Black Duck Decoy Weale, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, very light paint loss on edge of tail, otherwise in excellent condition, nice subtle combing detail, 17"L, est. 400 - 700 72 Rare Charles "Vic" Tromble Pr of Canvasbacks Bay City, MI, glass eyes, 2 pc bodies, good original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks, hard to find in any condition, see similar examples on pg. 249 in "Saginaw Bay Waterfowl Hunting & Decoy Carvers" by William Stout, 17"L, est. Market... 73 Black Duck Decoy attributed to Frank Brogan, Port Huron, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & light flaking, nice form, 17"L, est. 300 - 500 74 Andy Meyers Redhead Hen Duck Decoy Flint, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with light gunning wear & a few shot marks, this decoy is featured on pg. 215 of Decoys: A North American Survey by Gene Kangas, 13.5"L, est. 500 - 800 75 Walter Struebing Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Marine City, MI, this exact decoy is featured on pg. 64 in "Fish & Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes" by Donna Tonelli, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, good original paint, light gunning wear, small amount of flaking on left side, features large sail... 76 Rare Verne Cheeseman Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Macomb, IL, hollow body, original paint by Edna Perdew with nice detailed combing on back, some gunning wear & light flaking, age crack through neck, 1 shot mark on right side of head, great form, very hard to find in any condition, a true Illinois c... 77 Charles Perdew Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Henry, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint by Charlie with light wear, detailed combing on back & sides, age crack through neck that has been reset, overall a very good example, 16.5"L, est. 2,500 - 3,500 78 Charles Perdew Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Henry, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, vintage restored paint by Cline McAlpin, nice form with head being turned slightly right, original Perdew weight on bottom, 15.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 79 Rare John Fischer Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, drake has a light coat of varnish, a few minor rubs & imperfections, head is turned slightly left, hen has very small paint loss to tip of tail & edge of bill, overall very good example... 80 Rare Robert Elliston Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, worn original paint, excellent form in preening position, some shot marks & gunning wear, hairline age crack in bill, hard to find in this style, branded "TREGO" on bottom, 14.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 81 Bert Graves Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with light gunning wear, a few minor rubs & small imperfections, light coat of varnish, overall a nice example, features original weight on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 82 Bert Graves Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & paint loss, small wood knot near tip of tail, original weight on bottom, 17"L, est. 800 - 1,200 83 Bert Graves Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly original paint by Millie Graves, excellent detail on back, hairline age crack through neck with some touchup, a few shot marks, tip of bill appears to have light damage with a small sliver missing from the ... 84 William Lohrman Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with detailed combing on back & sides, a few minor rubs to edge of tail & bill, very light gunning wear, head is turned slightly right, overall nice example, 15"L, est. 500 - 800 85 Rare Leonard Doren Hand Carved Owl Decoy Pekin, IL, this exact owl is featured on pg. 111 in "Fish & Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes" by Donna Tonelli, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, very light wear to edge of ears, mounted on wooden base, George & Miriam VanWalleghem Collect... 86 Bert Strantz Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Canton, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, paint is in excellent condition & is possibly a 2nd coat by Strantz, very little wear, drake has 1 shot mark on right side of tail with small blemish to tip of tail, nice form, hard to find, 14.5"L, est. 800 - 1... 87 Otto Garren Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Canton, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, original paint with some gunning wear & light flaking, drake has tight age crack in front of breast with small amount of glue showing at body seam & neck seam, hen has a few shot marks & some paint flaking, over... 88 Early Heck Whittington Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with detailed combing on back, light gunning wear with a few rubs, some shot marks, age crack through tail that has been reset, hairline age crack in neck with small amount of glue visible in seam,... 89 3 Heck Whittington Coot Decoys Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint with very little wear, a few small imperfections, overall nice examples, nice trio of rigmates, maker's brand & dated 1978 on bottom, 13"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 90 Artie Bennett Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Lockport, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, small dent on right edge of tail, 1 small imperfection on breast just below the neck seam, otherwise nearly perfect condition, excellent form in preening position, maker's signature & dated ... 91 Artie Bennett Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Lockport, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, 3 small imperfections on right side of body, otherwise nearly mint condition, maker's signature & dated 1968 on bottom, 16"L, est. 600 - 900 92 Artie Bennett Pr of Miniature Pintails Lockport, IL, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with nice detail, heads are slightly turned, a few minor rubs, overall nice examples, 7"L, est. 500 - 800 93 Cline McAlpin Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, drake has detailed combing on back & sides, head is turned slightly left, hen has excellent form in preening position, 15"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 94 Cline McAlpin Pr of Green-Winged Teal Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, not a rigmate pr, drake has detailed combing on back & sides, hen has excellent form in preening position & features maker's stamp on bottom, 11.5"L, est. 1,400 - 1,800 95 Cline McAlpin Blue-Winged Teal Drake Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, head is turned slightly left, 11"L, est. 600 - 900 96 Cline McAlpin Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with great detail, nice combing on back & sides, excellent form in preening position, features Cline McAlpin weight on bottom, 14"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 97 Early Cline McAlpin Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, drake has age crack through neck, head is slightly loose, some light flaking & wear, hen has 2 tight age cracks through neck that have been reset, overall good working exa... 98 Virgil Lashbrook Pr of Wood Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, hen has minor paint flake to right edge of tail, nice form with hen in tucked head position, drake's head is turned slightly right, maker's name & "914 WINTER ST" address branded on bott... 99 Virgil Lashbrook Pr of Widgeon Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, drake has detailed combing on back & sides, nice form with heads being slightly turned, maker's name & "914 WINTER ST" address branded on bottom, 14"L, est. 700 - 1,000 |
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