April 13th Premiere Decoy and Sporting Collectible Auction
Listing ID#: 768368
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Beulah, MI 49617 Full Address Available on Saturday, Apr 12 |
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PREMIERE DECOY & SPORTING COLLECTIBLE AUCTION
Sunday April 13th, 10AM EST
ONLINE & ABSENTEE
BIDDING ACCEPTED
400 Lots
Duck Decoys
Fish Spearing Decoys
Duck Calls and More!
We will be accepting Online and Absentee Bids. Call Grant to coordinate your bids!
?231-651-9099 1 Jim Schmiedlin Ruddy Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with excellent detail, great form with head being turned slightly left, features relief wing carving, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs as this was in Jim's personal rig, as wri... 2 Rare Jim Schmiedlin Wood Duck Hen Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with wonderful coloration & blending, terrific form with head being turned slightly right, relief carved & crossed wing patches, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs as this was in... 3 Jim Schmiedlin Black Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with excellent detail & coloration, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs as this was in Jim's personal rig, nice form with head being turned slightly right, as written on bottom "t... 4 Marty Hanson Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, 3/4 sized hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, heads are turned slightly left with hen having a tucked head position, drake has a tight hairline age crack on right side of neck, maker's sta... 5 Marty Hanson Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, solid bodies, excellent original paint, hand chopped in the Heron Lake style, maker's initials carved on bottom, 13"L, est. 800 - 1,200 6 Marty Hanson Blue-Winged Teal Drake Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, maker's brand, signed & dated 1980 on bottom, 13"L, est. 500 - 800 7 Marty Hanson Blue-Winged Teal Hen Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, maker's brand, signed & dated 1980 on bottom, 14"L, est. 500 - 800 8 Marty Hanson Eskimo Curlew Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, relief carved & painted eyes, excellent original paint relief wing carving with split carved tail, metal stand not included, maker's initials carved in bottom, 19.5"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 9 William Gibian Hand Carved Yellowlegs Onancock, VA, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint with wonderful coloration & blending, nice form with relief carved wings in the drinking position, maker's name carved in bottom, metal stand not included, 14"L, est. 800 - 1,200 10 William Gibian Hand Carved Dove Onancock, VA, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint with wonderful coloration & blending, nice form with relief carved wings, maker's name carved in bottom, metal stand not included, 13.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 11 Rare Smokey Joe Jackson Hand Carved Grouse highly sought after Michigan carver, glass eyes, life-sized solid body standing on birch log, excellent condition, hard to find, 12"T x 10"L, est. 2,000 - 3,000 12 Tom Matus Spectacled Eider Decoy Kuna, ID, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, excellent form with head being turned slightly left, relief carved & crossed wingtips, maker's brand on bottom, 16"L, est. 1,200 - 1,600 13 George Strunk Eider Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, great form in preening position with relief carved & crossed wingtips, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, 18"L, est. 700 - 1,000 14 George Strunk Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, terrific form with open mouth in the calling position, head is turned slightly left, features relief carved & crossed wingtips, maker's signature & brand on bottom, 22"L, est. 700 - 1,000 15 George Strunk Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, nice form with head being turned slightly right in reaching position, maker's name branded on bottom in lead weight, 21"L, est. 600 - 900 16 Verity Family Black-Bellied Plover Seaford Long Island, NY, painted eyes, solid body, strong original paint with excellent detail, nice form with relief wing carving, bill is possibly a replacement, light gunning wear with a few shot marks, minor paint loss, overall a nice working exa... 17 Rare Ward Bros. Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Crisfield, MD, 1932 Model, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & old working paint, some flaking & gunning wear, hard to find working example in any condition, 17"L, est. 3,000 - 5,000 18 Ward Bros. Goldeneye Hen Duck Decoy Crisfield, MD, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with nice detail, head is turned right, maker's signature & dated 1967 on bottom, 14.5"L, est. 2,000 - 4,000 19 Roe "Duc-Man" Terry Hand Carved Brandt Decoy Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, wooden carved head, cork body, wooden bottom board with wooden inserted tail, good original paint with light wear, nice form in swimming position with head being turned slightly right, maker's brand, signature & dated 19... 20 Rare Grayson Chesser Canada Goose Decoy Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, nice original paint, excellent form with alert head, designed to be used as a field decoy with hole drilled in bottom, minor gunning wear & a few paint rubs, tight age crack in bottom, maker's brand carved... 21 Ben Heinemann Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Durham, NC, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, heads are turned slightly right, maker's brand on bottom, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 700 22 Mike Borrett Pr of Flying Widgeon Madison, WI, hand carved, glass eyes, mint original paint with excellent detail, maker's name carved on back, 20"L with 20"L wingspans, est. 1,500 - 3,000 23 Mike Borrett Pr of Flying Canvasbacks Madison, WI, hand carved, glass eyes, mint original paint with excellent detail, maker's name carved on back, 19"L with 20"L wingspans, est. 1,500 - 3,000 24 Mike Borrett Pr of Flying Wood Ducks Madison, WI, hand carved, excellent form in flying position, glass eyes, excellent original paint, maker's name & dated 2004 on back, Greg & Alberta Mackey Collection, 21"L with a 21"L wingspan, est. 1,500 - 2,500 25 Rare Mike Borrett Flying Loon Madison, WI, hand carved, glass eyes, excellent condition, hard to find species for this carver, this life-sized loon is 28"L with a 33"L wingspan, est. 1,000 - 2,000 26 Mike Borrett Pr of Flying Mallards Madison, WI, cast resin, glass eyes, in good condition, 19"L with a 23"L wingspan, est. 400 - 800 27 Lou Schifferl Hand Carved Loon Neenah, WI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint with detailed combing, nice form in calling position, maker's name on bottom, 27"L x 12"T, est. 300 - 500 28 Harold Haertel Pr of Green-Winged Teal Dundee, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, relief carved tail feathers, wonderful form with hen in preening position & drake's head turned slightly left, "carved & painted for Gene Konopasek by Harold Haertel 19... 29 Harold Haertel Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Dundee, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with nice coloration & blending, a few minor imperfections, tiny chip to edge of tail, a few small dents, excellent form with unique tucked head position, relief wing carving, maker's sign... 30 Early Bert Graves Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, a few light rubs & minor paint loss, drake has missing weight, hairline age crack, hen has a few minor rubs & features incredibly blending & detail throughout, hard to find early examples,... 31 Bert Graves Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light coat of varnish, some gunning wear & light flaking on head, minor paint loss, overall nice working example, Ted Johnson Collection, 17"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 32 Rare Doug Mosely Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Princeton, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint by Henry Holmes, light gunning wear with minor flaking, detailed combing on back, hard to find in any condition, initials "D.M." on bottom, 15"L, est. 4,000 - 6,000 33 Mario Pioletti Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Spring Valley, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, paint is in excellent condition & is a 2nd coat by Pioletti which is typical for this carver, detailed combing on back, light wear, a few tight hairline age cracks in neck, hard to find, Joe Tonelli picked ... 34 Robert Elliston Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint, professional bill repair with some touchup, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs, original weight, 2nd coat of white around base of neck, overall a nice working example, 17"L, est. 1,500 - 2,50... 35 Charles Perdew Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Henry, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & light paint rubs, overall a nice working example, branded "32" twice on bottom, 16"L, est. 2,000 - 3,000 36 Perry Wilcoxen Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Liverpool, IL, hollow body, good original paint, detailed combing on back, some gunning wear with a few paint rubs, 1 small area of light damage to left side of body with small amount of touchup added, nice form, 15.5"L, est. 700 - 1,000 37 Heck Whittington Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, drake has detailed combing, light gunning wear, a few shot marks, small amount of touchup on tail, hen has mostly original paint with a few small areas of touchup, nice form, hard to find... 38 Heck Whittington Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, a few very minor paint rubs, overall in great condition, maker's brand, signature & dated 1980 on bottom, 16"L & 19"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 39 George "Skippy" Barto Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Tiskilwa, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with some gunning wear & a few paint rubs, tight age cracks in necks, light coat of varnish, overall nice working examples, 17"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 40 Artie Bennett Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Lockport, Il, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with nice detail, great form with hen in preening position, best condition we have ever had the opportunity to offer, maker's signature & dated 1969 on bottom, 17"L, est. 2,000 - 3,000 41 Artie Bennett Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Lockport, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, very little wear, detailed combing on back, great form in swimming position, hard to find example, 18"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 42 Artie Bennett Working Black Duck Decoy Lockport, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, minor gunning wear, hairline neck crack, head is turned slightly left, "K" brand on lead weight, 15.5"L, est. 500 - 800 43 Joseph Zender Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Chicago, IL, tack eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with nice detail, light coat of varnish, light flaking to neck filler, 1 small paint rub on right side of body near speculum, head is turned right, overall in good condition, hard to find, 15... 44 Cline McAlpin Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, head is turned slightly left, detailed combing on back & sides, original McAlpin weight on bottom, 15.5"L, est. 1,000 - 2,000 45 Cline McAlpin Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, coat of varnish, excellent detail, small paint rub on tip of tail, overall nice example, 16"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 46 Cline McAlpin Blue-Winged Teal Drake Chicago, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, head is turned slightly left, McAlpin stamp on bottom, 11"L, est. 500 - 800 47 Mason Blue-Winged Teal Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear, a few shot marks, very small chip on edge of tail, very nice patina in surface, overall a great working example, 12.5"L, est. 3,500 - 5,000 48 Rare Mason Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint, professionally replaced neck filler with some touchup, some touchup to white on breast with a few areas of minor touchup on body, some gunning wear & light paint loss, excel... 49 Rare Mason Crow Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint, some gunning wear & a few light paint rubs, hard to find in any condition, comes with wooden stand, 14"L, 1,500 - 2,000 50 Rare Mason Redhead Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light gunning wear, a few shot marks & some flaking, overall a good working example, hard to find in any condition, 15"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 51 Mason Redhead Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with light gunning wear & some flaking, a few shot marks, overall a good working example, 15"L, est. 800 - 1,200 52 Rare Mason Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & flaking, a few shot marks, hard to find hollow example, nice deep brand on bottom "BRYANT", 16"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 53 Mason Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & flaking, a few shot marks, nice deep brand on bottom "BRYANT", 15"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 54 Rare Mason Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & flaking, tight age crack on right side, age crack in neck, hard to find hollow body example, 16.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 55 Mason Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks, age crack in bottom, overall a good working example, 17"L, est. 600 - 900 56 Mason Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, premier grades, glass eyes, hollow bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks, hen has professional tail chip repair with some touchup around neck, tight age crack in back, drake is in good condition with minor paint... 57 Mason Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, premier grade, tack eyes that appear to be factory, hollow body, original paint, light gunning wear with a few shot marks, minor flaking, nice working example, original weight, 18"L, est. 800 - 1,200 58 Mason Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, standard grade, tack eyes, solid body, excellent paint by Elmer Crowell with nice detail, light wear with a few minor areas of paint loss, 15"L, est. 400 - 700 59 Mason Pr of Pintail Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, good original paint, drake has small amount of touchup to white on head, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs, hen has light paint loss, small chip on tail, age crack on right side of body, ... 60 Early Mason Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, replaced neck filler with touchup to neck area, nice form in early pinch breast style, very little wear, a few shot marks & minor rubs, overall nice working examples, 16"L... 61 Rare Mason Pr of Green-Winged Teal Detroit, MI, standard grades, painted eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, unused condition, a few minor paint imperfections, a few small wood knots, hen has light damage to left side of body, overall excellent examples, 12.5"L, est. 1,200 -... 62 Mason Blue-Winged Teal Drake Detroit, MI, standard grade, painted - tack eye model, solid body, strong original paint, replaced neck filler with some touchup, some minor paint specks, a few light rubs, overall a nice example, 12"L, est. 500 - 800 63 Mason Blue-Winged Teal Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, a few shot marks, retains majority of its original neck filler, small amount of touchup to back of head, light coat of varnish, overall a very nice working example, 11.5"L, e... 64 Mason Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, professionally replaced neck filler, very little wear, overall nice examples, 13.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 65 Dodge Redhead Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, small wood knot on back with minor paint loss, light paint loss to breast, minor paint loss to bottom, appears to be in unused condition, very nice example, Ev Sandell Collection, 13.5"L, es... 66 Dodge Goldeneye Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint, replaced neck filler with some touchup, wood knot on right side of body with age crack, some paint loss & flaking throughout, age crack in breast, rare species, Ev Sandell Collection, 13.5"L, est. ... 67 Dodge Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, relief carved eyes, solid body, strong original paint with excellent bright coloration, light coat of varnish, a few shot marks & some gunning wear, paint loss to edge of bill & tail, hairline age crack in bill, nice working example, Ev ... 68 Dodge Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, relief carved with tack eyes, solid body, strong original paint with nice detail, light coat of varnish, minor flaking, a few shot marks, nice example, Ev Sandell Collection, 16"L, est. 800 - 1,200 69 Dodge Black Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, light wear with a few minor imperfections, overall a great example, Ev Sandell Collection, 17.5"L, est. 800 - 1,200 70 Dodge Gadwall Hen Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid body, good original paint, minor gunning wear & some flaking throughout, tight age crack in back, rare species, Ev Sandell Collection, 14.5"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 71 Dodge Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint, light gunning wear & some flaking, paint loss to edge of tail & bill, nice working example, Ev Sandell Collection, 14.5"L, est. 600 - 900 72 Dodge Redhead Hen Duck Decoy Detroit, MI, relief carved & tack eyes, solid body, good original paint, light gunning wear & minor paint loss, light wear to edge of bill & tail, Ev Sandell Collection, 13.5"L, est. 700 - 1,000 73 Dodge Black-Bellied Plover Shorebird Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & flaking, nice working example, hard to find in any condition, stand not included, "P" branded on bottom, Ev Sandell Collection, 12"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 74 Dodge Ruddy Turnstone Shorebird Detroit, MI, tack eyes, solid body, mostly original paint with some touchup to head, some gunning wear, wood knot on breast, nice working example, stand not included, Ev Sandell Collection, 9"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 75 Rare Ben Schmidt Bufflehead Drake Duck Decoy Centerline, MI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, very little wear, a few minor imperfections, overall very nice example, head is turned slightly right, 13.5"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 76 Ben Schmidt Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Centerline, MI, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, hen features highly detailed feather stamping, nice form with low head, drake features a slightly alert pose with nice feather stamping, both are in excellent condition with a few mi... 77 Ben Schmidt Pr of Canvasback Duck Decoys Centerline, MI, glass eyes, large solid bodies, strong original paint, very little wear, nice relief carving detail, 17"L, est. 1,500 - 2,500 78 Alex Tobin Meldrum Redhead Drake Duck Decoy Fair Haven, MI, relief carved & painted eyes, hollow body, appears to be a 2nd coat of paint by Meldrum, light gunning wear, a few minor rubs, maker's initial carved on the underside of bill, 16"L, est. 700 - 1,000 79 Frank Brogan Redhead Drake Duck Decoy Port Huron, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint, a few shot marks, light gunning wear, some paint loss to edge of bill, hard to find, nice working example, maker's brand on lead weight, 15.5"L, est. 600 - 900 80 Otto Misch Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Weale, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with a few minor rubs, 2 shot marks, light gunning wear, tight age crack through neck, overall a good working example, 16"L, est. 500 - 800 81 Otto Misch Black Duck Decoy Weale, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, a few minor imperfections & very little wear, overall a great working example, 16.5"L, est. 500 - 800 82 Rig of 5 Doc Baumgardner Bluebills Houghton Lake, MI, 1 drake & 4 hens, all have glass eyes, small solid bodies, strong original paint, light gunning wear, 2 hens have minor rubs & shot marks, overall excellent examples of working rigmates, hard to find in this condition, 12"L, est. 1... 83 Rare Owen Gromme Pr of Ringbill Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, 2nd coat of paint by Gromme, in good condition with light gunning wear, wonderful form with detailed carving on back, a few rubs, tight age cracks in back, hard to find examples in any condition, branded "Meac... 84 William Schultz Black Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, nice form in preening position, 15"L, est. 2,000 - 3,000 85 William Schultz Ruddy Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, relief wing carving, head is turned slightly left, maker's signature & dated 1970 on bottom, 11"L, est. 1,500 - 3,000 86 William Schultz Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with a few minor imperfections, relief wing carving, head is turned slightly left, maker's signature & dated 1969 on bottom, 14"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800 87 Frank Strey Oversized Black Duck Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent dry original paint, a few minor rubs but overall in excellent condition, one of the best examples we have seen, 21.5"L x 7.8"W x 10"T, est. 1,200 - 1,800 88 Frank Strey Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with a touchup on left side near wood knot, age cracks, nails in neck, shot marks & light gunning wear, 17"L, est. 500 - 800 89 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some flaking & gunning wear, head is turned slightly left, 2 nails added to secure neck, nice working example, branded "FKB" on bottom, 17"L, est. 800 - 1,200 90 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow with his traditionally concaved bottom board, mostly original paint that was taken down, minor gunning wear, shot marks, wood knot on side, age cracks, "FHS" brand on bottom, 20"L, est. 500 - 800 91 Rare Rev. Leander Strodtman Mallard Hen Cassville, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, a few shot marks & light gunning wear, handmade metal weight box on bottom, hard to find example, 14"L, est. 300 - 500 92 Gus Nelow Blue-Winged Teal Drake Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint, some gunning wear & flaking, nice patina in surface, hard to find species & nice working example, 11"L, est. 400 - 700 93 Gus Nelow Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Omro, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint, drake has some touchup to left side of body, wood knot in back, hen has age crack in back that has been filled with light amount of touchup, both have minor gunning wear, overall good working exampl... 94 Eugene Eickstaedt Pr of Bluebill Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, minor gunning wear with light amount of flaking, nice form with detailed wing carving, beautifully blended paint on hen, very nice examples, 15"L, est. 600 - 900 95 Rare Evans Black Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, mammoth grade, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, some gunning wear with minor paint rubs, light wear to edge of bill, small 2" area of paint loss on right side of body under speculum, hard to find example, Ted Johnson Colle... 96 Evans Black Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with nice loop detail, light gunning wear & minor paint loss, a few shot marks, light remnants of factory stamp on bottom, Ted Johnson Collection, 16"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500 97 Rare Evans Mallard Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, hybrid mallard with right side of decoy being painted as a drake & left side being painted as a hen, glass eyes, solid body, some gunning wear, areas of paint loss, factory repair on right side of head, branded E.L.B. o... 98 Evans Pr of Blue-Winged Teal Ladysmith, WI, drake has glass eyes with center-hollowed body, original paint, bill repair, a few shot marks, hen has glass eyes, solid body, original paint with light wear, head is slightly loose, a few minor rubs, overall a good example, both are b... 99 Evans Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Ladysmith, WI, mammoth grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, drake is in original paint, some gunning wear with shot marks on left side of body, light damage on left side of head near bill, hen is in original paint with tight loop detail, a few shot mark... 100 Evans Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Ladysmith, WI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, good original paint, minor paint loss, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs, hen has tight age crack in back & age crack in bottom, Ted Johnson Collection, 15.5"L, est. 400 - 600 101 Evans Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys Ladysmith, WI, competitive grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, light gunning wear, tight age cracks on bottom, overall very good examples, Ted Johnson Collection, 15.5"L, est. 600 - 900 102 Evans Redhead Hen Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint, a few minor rubs & light wear, nice example, remnants of factory stamp on bottom, 14"L, est. 300 - 500 103 Maynard Sherburne Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Fremont, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear with a few shot marks, a few tight age cracks in the head, light paint loss to edge of tail & bill, unusual hole drilled through tail for different rigging attachment, in... |
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