Summer Auction

Miniature Lapland Longspur with drop carved wings by Jess Blackstone. "LAPLAND LONGSPUR", #13 and typical JB signature along with collect...

Miniature Nuthatch by Jess Blackstone. "Nuthatch", #111 No signature. Collection #52 in a circle in pencil on the bottom of the mount. XOC...

Miniature Blackpoll with drop carved wings by Jess Blackstone. "BLACK POLL" #4 and typical JB signature along with collection # 57 in a ...

Lot of two carvings. A tiny miniature Herring Gull (1.5 in long) by Jess and Arthur Blackstone. Bottom is stamped with "Blaxton" and has W...

Miniature carving of a Herring Gull with outstretched wings and three pier pilings on the base by Arthur and Jess Blackstone. Bottom is stamped &quo...

Miniature hooded merganser drake decoy model with a gummed paper label on the bottom that reads "A. M. Blackstone, 114 W. Foster St., Melrose, ...

Miniature Common Loon decoy model with a gummed paper label on the bottom that reads "A. M. Blackstone, 114 W. Foster Street., Melrose, Massach...

Miniature Old Squaw Drake by Jess Blackstone. "Old Squaw", with typical JB signature along with collection #10 in a circle in pencil on t...

EARLY EDITION #7 Scarlet tanager by Jess Blackstone in XOC with a tiny rub at the bill tip. Typical JB signature. (decoy)

Purple Finch by Jess Blackstone has a rectangular gold label that reads; "Hand carved and painted by Blackstone". (decoy)

Early miniature wood thrush by Jess Blackstone in original paint with wear or sun damage and a chip off the underside of the bill. No signature or nu

Lot of two miniature ducks by J. Ahearn. A Canvasback drake and a gadwall drake. Both are signed on the bottom of the base and the gadwall has $15.00

Miniature turned head red breasted merganser drake by Stan Sparre, Cotuit, MA. in XOC. Signed on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

Miniature swan ca 1940's, by Robert McGaw, Havre De Grace, on his typical wooden base. MD. In XOC. Nice patina. (decoy)

Two miniature geese. One feeding on an oval base is signed H Conklin for Hurley Conklin. The other with wings outstretched is by Stan Sparre, Hingham

Canada goose miniature ca 1910 with painted eyes by Joseph Whiting Lincoln of Accord, MA. Head was misaligned and was reset correctly. Tiny chip at

RARE Common merganser swimming drake miniature ca 1910 by Joseph W. Lincoln of Accord, MA. Clean break in neck glued in place properly and touched up

Extremely early miniature pair of redheads ca 1940's by A J King of North Scituate, RI. In XOC in all respects. Signed A J King on the base. ...

Miniature pair of gadwalls ca 1940's by Harold N. Gibbs from Barrington, RI. On a rectangular blue-green painted rectangular base. These are th...

Hudsonian godwit in breeding plumage by H N Gibbs. Partial signature remains on the bottom. Attached with a post or stick to the base in the same ma

Canada goose miniature made in decoy form by Harold Gibbs. In outstanding original paint. The clean separation in the neck will swivel. The neck an

Calling herring gull by Wendall Gilley of Southwest Harbor, Maine. In XOC. Faintly signed in pencil on the bottom. (decoy)

Mocking birds mounted in branches with a Midwest box turtle on blue-green driftwood which is glued a oval wooden base. (decoy)

Life size egret decoy ca 1860-1890, from the Westerly, RI area. In old worn OP with wear, numerous age checks, shot scars and a few worm holes on the

RARE golden plover ca late 1800's in breeding plumage with quality glass eyes, split tail, and wing outlines in deep relief. Made by Gardner an...

Knot decoy with the remains of sealing wax eyes by Lothrop Holmes, (1824-1899) Kingston,, MA., ca 1850-1875. In worn original paint. Struck by shot,

Black-bellied plover ca 1870-1890 in Spring plumage with tack eyes and a split tail by Capt. Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In good OP with in use touch up. B

Black bellied plover decoy ca 1870-1880 in winter plumage with painted eyes and a split tail by Capt' Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In XOC with wear on ...

Curlew decoy by Joe King, Tuckerton, NJ. Tag on the bottom reads "X-19" and "2075" near the stick hole. Check on the back with s...

Early two-piece Nantucket golden plover decoy ca 1880. Attributed to the Coffins. Great old paint with original bill. Some old black in use touch

Yellowlegs decoy from NJ attributed to a game warden with the last name of Wallace. Painted eyes, carved wing detail, and a split tail. Fine OP with

OUTSTANDING Massachusetts black bellied plover decoy ca 1890-1910 in early spring plumage with painted eyes. A classic shorebird from the Hingham sch

EARLY golden plover by Frank Adams ca 1890-1900, West Tisbury, MV. In Spring plumage with glass eyes and a split tail. In near perfect OP with light

EXTREMELY early Golden plover ca 1870 in eclipse plumage by Thomas Wilson of Essex, MA. Painted eyes, original bill is loose. Painted wing outlines

EARLY split tail golden plover ca 1890 by Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) In excellent original condition. Rough spot on the edge of the lower tail. From

Emerging spring plumage black-bellied plover ca 1890-1910. A Hingham school decoy in XOC with very little wear. Glass eyes, original bill that is ac

Split tail black-bellied plover ca 1890-1910 with tack eyes, a deep eye groove, and carved wing detail. Old working paint with original. (decoy)

Turned head mallard drake decoy by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. In XOP with professional restoration to the bill and the tail by Steven Weaver. O

PAIR of Miles Hancock wigeon ca 1930. Solid bodies, tack eyes on the drake, painted eyes on hen. In good original paint with light wear, rubs, some

Black duck decoy by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. In XOP with rusted tack eyes and very nice feather paint. Struck by a few shot, repair to the edge o

Ira Hudson "football" shaped bluebill drake ca 1920 with tack eyes. Early style with fluted tail. Narrow check on lower right side. Fil...

Solid body scratch painted black duck decoy. Possibly from Michigan or the Flats area. Appears to be in XOP with numerous dents and a few shot scars

EARLY Maine black duck. A charming relic with numerous shot scars and age checks on the body and head. Nearly devoid of paint. Nice folky form. (decoy

OUTSTANDING SCULPTURE of a black duck from Maine with an inlet head and neck and a small narrow tail. Made without eyes. Layered wood on one side. I

EARLY Golden eye drake decoy with painted eyes attributed to Maurice Decker, Isleboro, ME. In nice old worn original paint with working paint with a

IMAGINATIVE AND RARE standing balsa black duck with a pine head by Tom Marshall, Stratford, CT. Made to look like a black duck that just landed. Be

Very sculptural hollow black duck by Lonnie Ganung (1883-1972) from West Haven, CT. Ganung was a guide and made mallards and black ducks in 3 pieces.

Hollow sleeping black duck with glass eyes by Philip Fairbank, Jr. In XOC with a deep body and beautifully carved wing and tail feathers. Very detaile

Pair of bluebill decoys by Sam Collins in good OP with painted eyes and great sleek form. Inlet head and neck. (decoy)

Pair of merganser decoys with nice old paint and FWA impressed on the weight of the drake and under the tail on the hen for Frank W. Adams, a CT. deco