Summer Auction

Miniature Mallard Drake with turned head and split carved wing and tail detail by Jess Blackstone. "Mallard", #90 and typical JB signature...

Miniature wood duck drake decoy model. Gummed paper label on the bottom reads, "A. M. Blackstone, 114 W. Foster St., Melrose, Mass." Nec...

Miniature Harlequin Drake with a turned and exceptional paint detail by Jess Blackstone. "Harlequin Duck", #659 and typical JB signature a...

Miniature Ruddy Turnstone with split wings and carved tail detail by Jess Blackstone. "Turnstone", #39 and typical JB signature along with...

Miniature Spotted Sandpiper by Jess Blackstone. "Spotted Sandpiper", #14 and typical JB signature along with collection #20 in a circle in...

Pair of miniature quail by the late Ralph Stuart of Osterville, MA. Ca. mid 1900's. In XOC. (decoy)

Pair of ring-neck pheasant by Ralph Stuart from Osterville, MA. (decoy)

Miniature dove by Ralph Stuart in XOC. (decoy)

Grouse by Ralph Stuart in XOC. (decoy)

Four miniature ducks by Bob Jobes. In XOC. (decoy)

Miniature common tern with a minnow in the bill by noted Cape Cod carver Steve Weaver in excellent original condition. Carved crossed wings and split

Superb running yellowlegs with a minnow in the throat by Cape Cod carver Frank Adamo in XOC. Signed by the artist on the bottom. (decoy)

Miniature quail by Steve Weaver with the head cocked to the right in XOC. Signed on the bottom and dated 2004. (decoy)

Miniature robin by Cape Cod carver Steve Weaver. In XOC. Signed on the bottom and dated 2004. Carved feather on the base. (decoy)

Miniature hissing Canada Goose mounted on driftwood by Steve Weaver. Signed on the bottom by the artist. In XOC. (decoy)

Wood carving of a life size muskie by "Chubby" Buchman, in XOP with a few minor chips on the edges of the metal fins. Nearly three feet in...

Red and white fish decoy by Leroy Howell in XOC. (decoy)

Red fish decoy. Metal fins and metal eyes. In XOC. (decoy)

EXCEPTIONAL life size common tern standing on a clam shell by James Lapham. In superb original condition. One of the nicest examples we have seen b

Near lifesize running quail with dropped wings. "Quail, Cock" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (d...

Lifesize flying quail with outstretched wings. "Quail, Cock" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (d...

Life sized woodcock with glass eyes and drop wing carving. "Woodcock" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink....

Halfsize "Ruffed Grouse" on dimple carved wooden base with dropped wings and extended ruff at the neck. "Ruffed Grouse, Partridge&qu...

Larger miniature greater scaup drake. "Greater Scaup Drake" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (dec...

Larger miniature bufflehead drake with split tail carving. "Bufflehead Drake" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom...

Miniature goldeneye drake with "Goldeneye Drake" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (decoy)

Miniature blue wing teal drake with split wing carving. "Blue Wing Teal" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in i...

Miniature green wing teal drake with raised split wing detail. "Green Wing Teal" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bot...

Miniature pintail drake with "Pintail Drake" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC (decoy)

Miniature gadwall drake with a split tail. "Gadwall" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass, Cape Cod" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (...

Larger miniature pintail drake with head turned preening. "Pintail Drake" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ...

Redbreasted merganser drake reacher by James Lapham in XOC. Bottom reads; "Redbreasted merganser drake James Lapham Dennisport, MA." (dec...

Near lifesize decoy model goldeneye hen with glass eyes, carved wing outlines and rasping on the head. "Goldeneye Drake" in error (unless ...

Miniature wood duck hen with "Wood Duck Hen" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (decoy)

Lifesize black-bellied plover by James White, Essex, MA. In XOC. (decoy)

Lifesize calling kingfisher. In XOC by James King. Outstanding. (decoy)

Impressive larger than life size great horned owl carving by Frank Finney, noted Virginia folk artis. In XOC. Glass eyes and a claw type beak. (decoy

Life sized snowy owl mounted on a stake in XOP with professional restoration to a tail break that occurred in shipping. Few thin checks in the body. M

Life sized great horned owl with swivel hardware made to hang in a tree. XOP with light wear and some paint loss on the back. Made from discarded old

Pair of solid body bluebill decoys by Al Wragg and Doug Burrell with the W.B. Brand on the bottom of both. Drake has a tucked head and the hen a turne

Lot of two hen decoys by Charles Hutchinson, Louisiana. An oversized ring bill hen with with glass eyes and XOP. A regular size bluebill hen with nic

Unique design life size split tail yellowlegs decoy with glass eyes by Martin Collins, Buzzards Bay, MA in XOC. Body is hinged, head is removable and

Solid body bluebill drake decoy with carved wing outlines and glass eyes. Nice old working white paint. Bill break re-glued. Excellent original paint

Swimming bobtail black duck decoy from Ohio or Michigan. In fine OP. Excellent example of folk art. (decoy)

Pintail drake decoy by Charles Perdew, Henry, Il., with a turned head and glass eyes. Paint on breast and both sides appears to be original with touch

Turned head pintail drake decoy by the Ward Brothers, ca. 1936. Made of cedar with a solid body. In very nice original paint with in use wear especia

Working turned head, black duck decoy by the Ward Bros. Crisfield, MD. Made of balsa wood with XOP and minimal wear. Original keel. Painted eyes. (de

Mallard Drake decoy made of balsa wood with a turned head and carved lifted wing tips. XOP. "Chesapeake Wildlife Decoys, Crisfield, MD" by...

Content posture golden eye hen decoy made by the Ward Bros. Crisfield, MD in XOP. Bottom is signed "Lem and Steve Ward" along with "J...

Two oversized LL Bean Factory black duck decoy bodies with heads by the Ward Bros. Paint on the heads appears to be OP. Glass eyes. (decoy)