March Decoy Auction

Swimming bluewing teal drake by deceased decoy maker Ivy Landry, Delacroix Island, LA. Carved wings and glass eyes. Very light probably made of tupel

Nice early bluewing teal hen by Dr. Cassius Peacock from New Orleans with glass eyes and interesting bill carving. In XOC, minor wear and a few paint

Swimming bluewing teal drake with carved eyes and detailed wing carving by Xavier Bourg, Larose, LA. Struck by a few shot. Appears to be OP with mode

Early turn of the century green wing teal hen with carved wing and a tiny carved tail. Bill has an old in use repair with break renailed. Very folky f

Swimming blue wing teal hen by Ivy Landry, Delacroix Island, LA. Mate to Lot 85, with carved wing detail and glass eyes. In XOC.

Early (ca 1950) sleeping swan decoy with nicely carved bill detail, by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. This decoy was gunned in the southeastern

Early (ca 1950) sleeping canvasback drake decoy attributed to Madison Mitchell with impressed "HF" brand on the bottom. OP with wear and l...

Turned head, glass eye, Hollow carved black duck by John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. Outstanding and original with a few minor and tiny rubs. Raised c

Outstanding example of a "Pequaw Honk Club" black duck by A. E. Crowell, E. Harwich, MA. Used at "Quicksand Pond" in Westport, M...

Sleepy black duck by Warin, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hollowed with a bottom board, glass eyes and the following brands on the bottom, "EPH&quo...

Unusual flying teal decoy from Nebraska with hammered metal wings and tail. Mounting hole drilled into the bottom. OP with some wear and loss. Identic

Early solid body, glass eye, huge oversized Premier Grade bluebill drake by Mason Factory, Detroit, MI. Unusual example, appears to be OP with light i

Mallard drake decoy by Wildfowler Factory, Old Saybrook, CT. XOC with a few minor surface dents in the balsa body. Glass eyes and rectangular lead wei

Pair of canvasback decoys by the Wildfowler Factory, Old Saybrook, CT. In outstanding original condition. This pair was rigged but never used and wa

Hooded merganser drake decoy in XOC by Fred Dobbins, Maine. In mint unused condition.

Pair of one third sized wood ducks by Albin Aucoin, Bourg, LA. Carved fluted wing tips and tails. Large "A" carved into the bottom.Made i...

Pair of half sized pintails by Arthur Pellegrin, Houma, LA. Glass eyes, carved wing and tail detail. XOC.

Lot of three miniature pintails. Pair is made by Joe Cheramie, Cutoff, LA., ca 1998. OP, hen has approx 1 inch missing from the tail. Also a pintail d

Pair of gunning dove decoys by Barry Chauvin, Larose, LA with turned heads, glass eyes and carved wing and bill detail. XOC.

Unusual hollow factory made rubber dove decoys with feet that clip to the branch. In XOC.

Lot of two miniature carved widgeon. Drake has "AB" carved into the bottom for Adam Billiot, a full blooded Houma indian. Hen is signed ...

Pair of exquisite high quality Louisiana miniature wing up preening mallards, by James Curtis Roussel, Chalmette, LA. Made from one piece of tupelo gu

Fine early pair of folky miniature standing green wing teal ca. 1940 by Laurent Verdin Sr., a member of the Houma tribe. Approx 6 1/2" long x 3...

Rare pair of American widgeon decoys by Ben Schmidt, Detroit, MI. XOC with original keels and weights. Signed "Benj.J. Schmidt". X Brach...

Rare pair of common eider decoys by Ben Schmidt, Detroit, MI. XOC with original keels and weights. Signed "Benj. J. Schmidt" and "Am...

Oversized (20 " long x 9 1/2" high) hollow mallard hen decoy in good OP with nicely carved raised wing detail. Bottom reads "B.W.C. J...

Very appealing hollow carved St. Clair Flats black duck, ca 1890, in the style of Wells or Warin. Old paint with crazing and wear. Glass eyes, nicely

Hollow St. Clair Flats style old squaw drake, ca 1900, with a turned head, carved bill detail and worn OP.

Hollow pintail drake decoy with glass eyes by Bert Graves, Peoria, IL. OP with light overall wear and a few rubs and chips on the surface. Weight remo

Rare example of a mechanical Canada goose decoy by G. R. Archepol, Elmhurst, IL. May have been a prototype. Beautifully carved with rasp detail on t

Illinois River mallard drake decoy made in the Walker style, ca 1900, with glass eyes and mostly OP. Some t/u and a bit of chipping and wear on the ti

Pair of hollow carved mallard decoys by William E. Brooks, Antioch, IL with his "WEB" hot brand on the bottom of both. In fine OP, glass ...

IMPORTANT RARE pair of hollow, stylish, Illinois River pintail decoys ca 1900 by "Skinny" Evans. Both have glass eyes and an interesting w...

Pair of widgeon by Torrey Ward, Canada. In XOC with "L. T. Ward, Maker" carved into the bottom.

Very rare example of a harlequin or rock duck from Nova Scotia. This is a one of a kind top quality carving of the one of the rarest decoy specie ever

Hollow sleeping black duck decoy with carved wing detail and glass eyes. Maker unklnown. In XOC.

Black duck by Wildfowler Factory, Old Saybrook, CT. OP with wear on the body and edges of the tail and bill. Glass eyes and original keel.

Black duck decoy possibly from Duxbury, Ma. OP with a nice combination of feather scratching and painting. Circular lead weight with a hole in the mid

Bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes. Body is hand chopped and surface rasped. Good original condition.

Mason Factory Standard Grade glass eye bluebill drake in good condition with old overpaint.

Factory canvasback drake decoy in OP with a fair amount of wear, glass eyes and a keel. Old tag on the bottom reads"Canvasback Drake by Wm. Pra...

Lot of two decoys. Canvasback drake, maker unknown and a redhead drake with a herter factory head mounted on a NC battery body.

Black duck "Corkie" attributed to John Boyle, Long Island, NY. Glass bead eyes, one missing, clean neck check, some cork eroded from the t...

Wonderful "football" style redbreasted merganser hen attributed to Cigar Daisey or Cameron Mc Intyre. Made in the Ira Hudson manner. XOC. ...

Wonderful example of a folky Maine white wing scoter decoy with a long inletted neck and head, and great humpy back and prominent breast. Same maker a

Hollow "Stratford School" bluebill drake with glass eyes and old paint. Roughage with wood missing on the left side of the body, Tail chip.

Pair of racy redbreasted mergansers with pine heads, glass eyes and cork bodies by Lewis S. Bull. XOC.

Matched pair of hooded mergansers by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA., ca. early 1900's. In fine structural condition. In excellent old white pai...

Oversized black duck (17" long) with glass eyes. Appears to be a wildfowler with overpaint.

Black duck by Decoys Unlimited Co. Erie, PA. Makers stamp on the bottom. Good original condition.