Decoy Auction

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass eye blue-winged teal drake decoy in virtually mint original condition. Never rigged. Tiny indentation on top of the

Number 1 smooth model Pratt Factory blue-winged teal drake decoy in unused, unrigged condition. Bright strong paint and superb original condition. Th

Mason Factory Premier Grade bluebill drake decoy in near mint condition. They don't get much better than this decoy. Minor narrow stain on one s...

RARE PAIR OF PRATT BUFFLEHEAD decoys in near mint original condition. So RARE we cannot find an example in either the Luckey and Lewis book or in the

Pair of Deluxe Grade Evans Factory, Ladysmith, WI bluebill decoys in near mint condition. Both are stamped with "Evans Decoy", and each ha...

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Painted Eye green-winged teal drake decoy. Paint is restored to original style. Head may be mint original. See "Col...

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass Eye pintail drake decoy in strong original paint with light wear. Neck filler replaced, shot holes, couple knots. Na

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass Eye pintail hen decoy in strong original paint with light wear. Neck filler is cracked with some missing. Head has b

Hays Factory bluebill drake decoy in XOC with light wear and a few minor surface rubs. Neck filler cracked but not missing. Bill tip edge has slight r

EARLY Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass Eye redhead drake decoy in outstanding bold original paint with very little wear. Age check on the bottom, thr

Another very early Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass Eye redhead drake with an original Raymond Lead Co. weight on the bottom. In fine original paint

Peterson Factory bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes and an original "Raymond Lead Co, Chicago" strip weight on the bottom. In bold origi...

RARE. ONE OF MASON'S BEST DESIGNS. A Mason Low-Head Premier Grade bluebill hen in strong bold original swirl paint. Struck by a few shot. Minor ...

Factory green-winged teal hen decoy in superb unused condition. Nicely grain painted, glass eyes. Possibly by the Reynolds Company. Provenance: Pitt C

Pair of Animal Trap Company mallards with glass eyes and two sided hollowed out bottoms. Both in XOC. Hen has a sliver of wood from the underside of t

Animal Trap Co. pintail drake decoy in fine original paint with "Animal Trap Co of Mississippi, Pascagoula, Miss" on the bottom. Few chips...

Pair of D-4 Standard blue-winged teal decoys with circular ink brand, "Animal Trap Co, Pascagoula, Miss" on the bottom. In XOC. See North ...

Early Old Saybrook Wildfowler Factory black duck decoy with balsa body and pine head and keel. OP with light wear and a few rubs. Bill has some minor

Madison Mitchell redhead drake decoy with a slightly turned head. In XOC. Weight removed, Large "S" in paint on the bottom. Thin coat of f...

Outstanding Madison Mitchell "High Head" bluebill drake decoy. In XOC with light wear to tail and grain lines on the head. Thin coat of fi...

Madison Mitchell black duck decoy in XOC with great scratch painting and original weight. "JFG" brand on the bottom. Provenance: Pitt Coll...

Madison Mitchell Canvasback Drake decoy in XOC with narrow age check in the bottom and weight removed. Provenance: Pitt Collection.

Madison Mitchell mallard drake and hen decoys in XOC with original weights. Drake has a narrow age check on the bottom and a sliver of wood from the t

Madison Mitchell bufflehead drake decoy in virtually mint condition. Original weight. Thin coat of finish feeder protects the surface. Pitt collection

Chesapeake Bay canvasback drake decoy by James Currier, Havre de Grace, MD. in fine original paint with a few minor rubs. No weight, painted eye. Sign

Chesapeake Bay redhead drake decoy in the manner of Heinefeld or Glen, with painted eyes. Good old working paint. Some wear and a few shot scars.

Raised Wing Louisiana fresh water coot decoy in XOC. Never rigged, Made of cypress or tupelo.

Blue-winged hen teal decoy in good original paint. Light wear, back check, left side filled at the time the decoy was made has cracked with some loss

Bold carving of a solid body canvasback drake decoy, ca 1880, attributed to John Graham (1822-1912) Charlestown, MD. Painted eyes with very old worn p

Elegant black duck decoy by noted folk artist from NC, Frank Finney. Made in the early Ward Brothers style with a turned head and delicate paint. XOC.

Lot of two bufflehead drake decoys branded "C. VanHeck" on the bottom. Nicely carved wings, glass eyes and sleepy heads. OP and working t/u.

Preening cork yellowlegs shorebird decoy in excellent condition with light wear on tail edge. Appears to be OP.

Turned head yellowlegs shorebird decoy with weathered unpainted surface and carved eyes. Wonderful sculpture. Narrow grain line check in body near nec

Delicate carving of a blue-winged teal hen decoy with pin head eyes and OP with light wear. Neck has two cracks and a section of wood missing from one

Red-breasted merganser drake decoy with glass eyes and wonderful form by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA. Paint has been restored in the original fashio

Herter Factory, Waseca, MN, "Ancient Wooden Decoy American Eider" eider drake decoy in XOP with a few surface rubs. See "Collecting A...

Hollow bluebill hen from Quebec ca 1900 with very detailed heavy feather carving over the entire surface. Glass eyes. OP with t/u to white areas. Rub

Bluebill hen decoy with inlet head and neck and glass eyes. Raised wing and tail feather carving. Old working paint with wear, t/u and some over paint

High head bluebill hen decoy with carved wing and tail detail, glass eyes and mostly original paint. Light wear to surface, heavier wear on lower side

RARE Oversized American merganser drake decoy by Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, NY. In fine original paint with professional removal of glue from a tigh

Bluebill hen decoy from upstate NY in good working paint, some original, with a few surface rubs and chips to area near the eyes. Struck by shot. Grai

Tack eye bluebill drake decoy by Frank Louis, Ogdensburg, NY with the typical "humpback" design. Nice OP with a few puppy teeth marks on t...

Solid body turned-head goldeneye drake decoy from Upstate New York. Repainted in the original working style. Neck seam loose with paint cracked. Glass

Solid body turned head golden eye decoy that has been stripped and varnished. Interesting construction detail, knots in body have been drilled and fil

Solid body bluebill hen decoy from upstate NY with glass eyes and nice old working paint. Wing flash and face patch appear to be original. Few tight a

Hollow bluebill hen decoy from Upstate New York. Great head and bill carving, inlet weight and paddle tail. Numerous shot scars. OP with working t/u.

Upstate New York bluebill drake decoy in good old working paint. Some surface paint chipping on the body, glass eyes. Check along the right side has b

Small bluebill decoy in good working paint with nice scratch paint detail on the back. Glass eyes. A few checks in the body. Pegged repairs done befo

Very folky solid body bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes and turned head. Good old working paint with some OP. Possibly from Wisconsin.

Solid body, glass eye redhead drake decoy from the St. Clair Flats. OP with t/u to areas on the body. Neck filler cracked, few line checks on the body

Hollow St. Clair Flats Canvasback drake decoy in well used working paint. Glass eyes. Sliver of wood missing from the top of the head and an old tail

Crow decoy with two metal rods for legs. Bill pieced in separately. The original paint is worn.

Life sized sandpiper carving by Bill Weikert, New York City, mounted on driftwood in a rectangular frame. Nicely carved bird with tack eyes and carved

Life Sized Black Capped Tern by Bill Weikert, New York City, mounted on driftwood. Good OP. Carved eyes. One wing tip broken.

Solid body reaching shoveler drake decoy with glass eyes. Right side of body near neck has paint blisters with some chipping. Paint has been restored.

Fresh water coot decoy by Louis Autin, Estelle, LA. In XOC.

Rare early widgeon hen decoy with slightly turned head by Benjamin J. Schmidt, Detroit and Centerline, MI. In excellent original condition with deepl

Pair of working ca 1940's redhead decoys by Benjamin J. Schmidt, Detroit and Centerline, MI. In excellent original condition with original keel...

Great bluebill drake decoy by Benjamin J. Schmidt, Detroit and Centerline, MI. OP with impressed feather detail and wing carving. Keel removed. Signed

Bold oversized hollow bob tail canvasback drake decoy by Benjamin Schmidt from MI. Glass eyes and nice working paint. May have original underneath. Bo

Miniature mallard drake by Benjamin J. Schmidt, Detroit and Centerline, MI in excellent original condition with "BJS" written in pencil on...

Miniature black duck by Benjamin J. Schmidt, Detroit and Centerline, MI in excellent original condition with "Benj. J. Schmidt Nov 59" and...

Pair of bluebill decoys from the Detroit, Michigan area. Both are in excellent original paint with light wear. Nicely carved wings and tail. Hen has

Pair of perky cork bodied ring-bill decoys from Michigan. Pine heads and bottom boards. Drake has neck reglued with a small chip to the cork near the

Rare and funky solid body bluebill hen decoy by James Buchman, Erie, PA. with a wide body, paddle tail, and fat jaws. Wonderful folk art detail in the

Rare early wide-bodied solid redhead drake decoy by James Buchman, Erie, PA with same wonderful carving detail as previous lot but with a tulip design

Solid body canvasback drake decoy with W. H. Harris branded on the lower left side. Harris was a punter for the Winous Point Club. Good OP with light

Bluebill hen decoy with "EAO branded on the lower right side attributed to the Dodge Factory. Good OP with some average wear. Filler missing f...

Balsa body canvasback drake by Ralph Reghi, Detroit, MI. with a pine head and keel and glass eyes. Head appears to be OP with possible t/u to the blac

Bob tail canvasback drake from MI area by Ted Vandenboesch. In excellent original condition.

Canvasback drake by Danny Scriven. "S" and "Hall" branded on bottom. In excellent original condition.

Hollow bob tail "skunk" head scoter with glass eyes and old paint. Tight old bill check. Maker unknown. Provenance: Pitt Collection.

Hollow unused pair of early mallard decoys in excellent original condition by Ken Anger of Dunville, Ontario, Canada. Both have glass eyes ands turned

Pair of hollow working bluebill decoys by Ken Anger, Dunville, Ontario, Canada. Hen is in original paint with a few minor rubs and nicely rasped and g

RARE pair of Tuveson Company flying canvasback decoys. Tuveson manufactured decoys from 1919 to 1942. The patent for the flying models was issued in 1

Dodge Factory canvasback drake with some old repaint on breast, neck, and head. Numerous scrapes on the surface and overall wear. Neck re-glued, glas

Dodge Factory bluebill hen in original paint. Check on the left side of the face and wear to the edges of the bill. Glass eyes, coat of wax or finish

Solid body bluebill drake decoy from the Herter Factory, Waseca, MN with the "Herter Inc. 1893" brand on the bottom. XOC, unused. Collecti...

Oversized (14 inch) factory bluebill drake decoy. XOP with light wear. Glass eyes. Provenance: Pitt Collection.

Wildfowler Factory, with Quogue, LI brand, pair of pintail decoys with balsa bodies and pine heads. XOC, hen has minor rubs on the bill. See "C...

Wildfowler Factory pair of blue-winged teal decoys in near mint condition. Unused, no brand. Possibly from the Point Pleasant, NJ location . H. Prove

Mallard drake decoy by the Evans Factory, Ladysmith, WI, in XOC. Glass eyes, light wear to body and top of head. Weight removed. "Evans Decoy&q...

Pair of mallard decoys by the Tru-Dux Factory (1938-1949). XOC with a few minor rubs and dents on the surface, light wear. See page 369 in N A F D by

Mason Factory Challenge Grade snakey redhead drake decoy in excellent original condition with light wear to edges of the bill, tail, and top of head.

Mason Factory Challenge Grade redhead hen with a nice snaky head in good OP. Few shot scars, Wear to the top of the head and the edges of the bill and

Rare green-winged teal decoy by the Victor or Pratt Company in good OP. Wear to the top of the ridges on the body and edges. Glass eyes. Excellent exa

RARE EARLY Mason Factory Detroit Grade Tack Eye blue-winged teal drake in near mint original condition. Neck filler has a few tight line cracks but it

Early tack eye blue-winged teal drake possibly by the Hays or Mason Factory with a circular inset weight in the bottom. Neck filler is cracked with so

Dodge Factory blue-winged teal drake in good OP with a narrow slightly open check on the back. Glass eyes. "740" impressed into the bottom...

Hays Factory Glass eye redhead drake decoy in OP with possible t/u to black on breast and spot on cheek. Thin coat of finish feeder wax on surface. ...

Mason Factory Premier Grade bluebill hen decoy with OP on the body and head and repaint and t/u to the face patch and white on the lower sides. Struck

Mason Factory Challenge Grade bluebill hen in good OP with possible t/u to the mid section on the back and the white below the water line. Few line ag

RARE HOLLOW Mason Factory Challenge Grade Black in fine original condition with a few tight age checks on the body. Light wear on the lower sides and

Mason Factory Detroit Grade glass eye canvasback drake in OP with heavy soil and some wear to the edges of the bill, areas on the head, and tail. Nume

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass eye canvasback drake decoy in OP with possible t/u to white on the back. Soil visible on the surface and some wear o

Mason Factory Standard Grade Glass Eye bufflehead drake decoy. Neck filler replaced, paint restored. See "Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Du...

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Painted Eye mallard drake in OP with average in use wear. Slight roughage to bill tip. Knots visible on left side of head

RARE Early Mason Premier Grade golden eye drake in good OP. Line age check on the center of the back. Surface wear to body near neck and on lower side

Mason Premier mallard drake decoy in fine restored paint. Tail chip reglued with original wood. Neck filler cracked. A few body checks filled. Provena

EARLY Mason Factory Premier Grade mallard hen decoy in good OP. Tail chip reglued with original wood. Neck filler is intact but seam is visible. Narro