July Auction - Session 1

Early carved and painted wooden ruddy duck decoy, attributed to Alvirah Wright, Duck, North Carolina, repainted in shades of brown and gray, 9-1/4 x 1

Carved and painted wooden canvasback duck decoy by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, well-formed bill, painted in shades of red, brown, whit

Three Currituck, North Carolina duck decoys: coot, old black and white paint, 6-1/2 x 13 in.; applied yellow eyes, lead weight marked "E Watt,&...

Carved and painted sleeper mallard duck decoy by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, well-carved bill, green, brown and gray paint, 7-1/2 x 15

Carved and painted wooden merganser duck decoy, red/brown, black and white, 6-1/2 x 15-1/2 in. Some repainting, chips and losses, lacking weight. Prov

Whale tooth scrimshaw, whaling vessel, lighthouse, marked "Boston 1842" in floral wreath, two interlocking hearts marked "Home,"...

Painted wood and metal fish decoy, applied fins, staples as dorsal fin, probably rainbow trout, 19-1/2 in. Provenance: Lewis Estate, Goldsboro, North

Fiji Island necklace, 31 pointed sperm whale teeth pendants threaded on braided band, teeth 2 in. to 4-3/4 in., length of necklace 22 in. Several teet

Four pieces beadwork: band of shell beads, alternating geometric patterns, 19 x 2 in., remnants of shell or vegetable pendants, (losses); glass beads

Maori relief-carved whalebone pendant, figure of deity (Hei Tiki), canted head, bent arms and knees, three fingers in mouth and on stomach, 6 x 3-1/4