Summer Auction

Lot of two Illinois River canvasbacks.Made in the manner of Bert Graves of Peoria, IL., with weights stamped in the Graves manner. Good OP with a few

Oversized solid body mallard hen by Frank Schmidt, Detroit, MI. Paint is worn with wear to wood on the bill and tail edges. Small chip on bill tip. Ap

Bob Tail Canvasback drake decoy with original keel by Danny Scriven, Detroit, MI. Good old working paint, glass eyes, few line body checks with minor

Oversized black duck attributed to Ben or Frank Schmidt with glass eyes and typical impressed feather detail. Old neck check re-glued, small tail chip

Canvasback hen from WI with glass eyes and an interesting drop weight. XOP with a few fingerprints done on the wet surface when the decoy was made. Li

Turned head, hollow bluebill hen with glass eyes and a swinging lead weight. Nicely carved wing outlines. Paint appears original with the exception of

Canvasback drake with carved eyes and a rounded bottom. Paint appears to be mostly OP with t/u on the black areas and wear overall. Narrow check on th

Oversized slightly turned head American merganser drake that is hollowed with nine drilled holes from the bottom. Glass eyes. OP with white areas redo

Turned head two-piece hollow bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes in the manner of Hudson and a square lead patch weight from NJ. Nice original worki

Oversized folky bluebill hen decoy possibly from Wisconsin with tack eyes and nice old working paint. Upswept tail with wide body and an alert posture

Hollow green wing teal drake decoy by John Blair , beautifully restored in the original paint style. Weight removed. Few rubs to the surface. (decoy)

Upstate NY paddle tail bluebill hen with glass eyes and nicely combed paint detail on the back. Working paint with wear to the bill edges, a few line

Stevens factory canvasback drake with glass eyes, and two circular lead weights on the bottom. Appears to be OP with exceptional comb painting on the

Primitive but perky bufflehead drake made from a palm frond with a wooden head, old working paint, tack eyes, a few checks and dents to the surface....

Primitive little bluebill hen decoy by Oliver Ainget, Lake Geneva, WI ca 1925-1930. Working paint, narrow check on the back. (decoy)

Early black duck possibly from Maine with an inlet neck and nice old working paint. Body and head have age checks along the grain of the wood with fi

Great folk carved redhead drake with carved eyes and an unusual bill shape. Worn working paint and few shot scars. Large nail used to anchor head to

Pair of red breasted merganser decoys by Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Turned heads, glass eyes, Few surface rubs. In XOP. (decoy)

Stick-up brant decoy from PEI with two piece head, rusted horseshoe weight and good old working paint. Numerous age checks on the body, struck by shot

Impressive oversized open beak crow carving by noted carver Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, VA. Wing carving detail and glass eyes. Surface black pai