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AUCTION
Decoys Unlimited Inc
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Summer Auction
Summer Auction
Auction Currency
USD
Auction Location
Best Western Hotel, 100 Trowbridge Rd.
,
Bourne
,
Massachusetts
,
United States
Auction Details
Decoys and Related Sporting Collectables, Folk Art, Miniature and Decorative Life Size Bird Carvings
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2005 Jul 24
12:00
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2005 Jul 25
11:00
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541A -
Powder horn from an Onset, MA collection with eng
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Powder horn from an Onset, MA collection with engraved ducks flying over a marsh. Complete with carved wooden plugs. In XOC. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to patty_neal for
(375.00 + 75.00BP) =
450.00
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541B -
Shot gun. Nicely engraved early turn of the centu
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Shot gun. Nicely engraved early turn of the century gun with hammer lock mechanism and decorated butt end. This gun was owned and used by Mr. Harry H
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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541C -
Barber pole with good old color with honest wear.
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Barber pole with good old color with honest wear. (decoy)
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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(450.00) =
450.00
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542 -
Black tin box with six folding tin yellowlegs wit
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Black tin box with six folding tin yellowlegs with sticks from Mr. Hobarts rig. In XOP with usual minor flecks and small amount of rust on the surfac
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
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(500.00) =
500.00
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543 -
Shiny tin box with five folding tin black bellied
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Shiny tin box with five folding tin black bellied plover decoys with sticks from the Hobart rig. In XOP with some rust and a coat of finish feeder on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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(250.00) =
250.00
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544 -
Small box of shorebird whistles with a drawing of
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Small box of shorebird whistles with a drawing of four of the whistles and their uses and "Frederick W. Gill Esquire from C. F. O." on a n...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
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545 -
Gunning box with numerous unfinished decoy heads.
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Gunning box with numerous unfinished decoy heads. Box in old paint with wear. (decoy)
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
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546 -
Old basket of 20 fishing reels. Most appear to be
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Old basket of 20 fishing reels. Most appear to be in good usable condition. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to floor for
(200.00) =
200.00
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546A -
Early two-piece delicately carved lesser yellowle
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Early two-piece delicately carved lesser yellowlegs ca 1890-1900, from the rig of President Grover Cleveland who kept a home in Monument Brach on Cape
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
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(1,900.00) =
1,900.00
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546B -
Delicate early two-piece lesser yellowlegs decoy
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Delicate early two-piece lesser yellowlegs decoy from the President Grover Cleveland rig on Cape Cod. Infine OP with carved wing tips. Neck seam is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
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(1,900.00) =
1,900.00
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546C -
Delicate lesser yellowlegs decoy from the Preside
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Delicate lesser yellowlegs decoy from the President Grover Cleveland gunning rig. Carved wing tips, in fine OP, light wear on the sides. Struck by a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for
(1,500.00) =
1,500.00
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547 -
Rig of four outstanding yellowlegs decoys with pa
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Rig of four outstanding yellowlegs decoys with painted eyes and split tails. Made of 3 vertical layers of wood. 1. Bill replacement and tip has a din
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
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(4,700.00) =
4,700.00
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547A -
Life size great blue heron decoy in XOP with in u
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Life size great blue heron decoy in XOP with in use wear to the surface. Body is made with three vertical pieces of wood. Mounted on two legs to a rec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for
(4,000.00) =
4,000.00
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548 -
Dowitcher ca 1900 from CT or possibly LI. In XOP
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Dowitcher ca 1900 from CT or possibly LI. In XOP. Tiny glass bead eyes. Small area near stick hole touched up. Carved wing detail, Raised wing tips.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for
(1,250.00) =
1,250.00
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548A -
Yellowlegs in the gray phase with a strong attrib
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Yellowlegs in the gray phase with a strong attribution to Joseph W. Lincoln of Accord, MA. Bill original with a clean break that has been glued toget
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
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(1,800.00) =
1,800.00
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548B -
Lesser yellowlegs ca 1890 attributed to Capt Wye
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Lesser yellowlegs ca 1890 attributed to Capt Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In XOC. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for
(2,900.00) =
2,900.00
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548C -
Early yellowlegs decoy attributed to Gardner, Nan
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Early yellowlegs decoy attributed to Gardner, Nantucket, with beautifully carved feather detail on the wing tips. Wings are molded over the back. Bras
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
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(2,500.00) =
2,500.00
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548D -
Pair of Massachusetts yellowlegs decoys with spli
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Pair of Massachusetts yellowlegs decoys with split tails and tack eyes. Struck by a few shot. Appears to be OP with some small chips to the wing areas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
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(800.00) =
800.00
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548E -
Red breasted knot decoy by Hervey Beckman, Seabro
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Red breasted knot decoy by Hervey Beckman, Seabrook, NH. Probably made in the 1950's. Split tail, glass eyes. In XOC. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for
(550.00) =
550.00
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548F -
Hollow Morton Type golden plover decoy ca 1890-1
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Hollow "Morton Type" golden plover decoy ca 1890-1900, with circular carved eyes. In OP with great patina and detailed feather painting. S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
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(3,200.00) =
3,200.00
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548G -
Early Massachusetts black bellied plover decoy ca
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Early Massachusetts black bellied plover decoy ca 1890, possibly from Nantucket, with painted eyes and a split tail. OP with wear, heavier on the back
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
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(2,000.00) =
2,000.00
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548H -
Wonderful hollow split tail Nantucket black belli
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Wonderful hollow split tail Nantucket black bellied plover in XOP with some in use wear. Original bill, Tack eyes, body vertically split. Starr collec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for
(1,750.00) =
1,750.00
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548I -
Elegant yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 from the Bennett
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Elegant yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 from the "Bennett" rig. Carved eyes, nicely formed wing detail on the back of the body and two stick hole...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for
(2,600.00) =
2,600.00
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549 -
Black bellied plover in old original working pain
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Black bellied plover in old original working paint from VA. Nice bold carving with wonderful form and overall wear. Made without eyes. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for
(1,900.00) =
1,900.00
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550 -
Ruddy turnstone decoy from the Chesapeake area in
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Ruddy turnstone decoy from the Chesapeake area in good OP with t/u to the white areas under the body and tail. Struck by a few shot. Tag on the bottom
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for
(2,000.00) =
2,000.00
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551 -
Redbreasted knot decoy with numerous age checks i
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Redbreasted knot decoy with numerous age checks in the body and a fair amount of wear to the paint. Vestiges of nice red paint on the breast, nice car
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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(800.00) =
800.00
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552 -
Wonderful cork bodied yellowlegs by Thomas Gelsto
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Wonderful cork bodied yellowlegs by Thomas Gelston, LI, NY in very good condition. OP light wear with a few small areas of wear to the surface of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for
(400.00) =
400.00
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553 -
Rare hollow pressed paper winter plumage black be
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Rare hollow pressed paper winter plumage black bellied plover decoy made in a mold with two vertical sections and a wooden dowel as reinforcement for
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 550.00
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554 -
Drop wing dowitcher with carved eyes and great de
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Drop wing dowitcher with carved eyes and great detailed paint by Chief Cuffee, LI, NY. In XOP with a coat of original sealer. Mounted on the original
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
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555 -
Tiny Peep decoy from the Mackey collection with L
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Tiny Peep decoy from the Mackey collection with Lou Barkelow written in pencil, "LB" branded and 1184 written in ink near the stick hole o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to eastcoazt84 for
(1,100.00 + 220.00BP) =
1,320.00
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556 -
Unusual dowitcher decoy attributed to Charles Har
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Unusual dowitcher decoy attributed to Charles Hart, Marblehead, MA by some. Has an unusual vertically carved tail and tack eyes. Good OP with nice &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 950.00
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(300.00) =
300.00
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557 -
Life sized sickle bill curlew decoy by the late D
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Life sized sickle bill curlew decoy by the late Dr. Lewis W. Hill with a small oval brand on the base. Glass eyes, turned head, split tail and carved
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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(500.00) =
500.00
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558 -
Large flat sided decoy, may be a rare passenger p
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Large flat sided decoy, may be a rare passenger pigeon. In good old paint that appears to be original. Sliver of wood from the underside near the stic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for
(175.00) =
175.00
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559 -
Large hollow Cape Cod yellowlegs runner that is v
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Large hollow Cape Cod yellowlegs runner that is vertically sectioned. In good old paint with a few shot and light wear. Two angled hole drilled into
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to emmittthedog for
(300.00 + 60.00BP) =
360.00
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560 -
Perky little two-piece red breasted knot decoy ca
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Perky little two-piece red breasted knot decoy ca 1890 from the Thorn collection with carved eyes. Head has a check and a sliver of wood lifted on the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
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(800.00) =
800.00
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561 -
Oversized shorebird with tack eyes in XOP with li
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Oversized shorebird with tack eyes in XOP with light wear. Small chip on the edge of the tail. Nicely painted feather detail. From the same estate as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
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(200.00) =
200.00
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562 -
Life size crow decoy in XOP that has been antique
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Life size crow decoy in XOP that has been antiqued. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for
(175.00) =
175.00
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563 -
Folding tin yellowlegs in XOP with a few chips to
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Folding tin yellowlegs in XOP with a few chips to the surface. Edges have a small amount of rust. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for
(50.00) =
50.00
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564 -
Impressive life sized carving of a sickle bill c
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Impressive life sized carving of a sickle bill curlew by the late Phillip Fairbank Jr. In XOP with a curved nail type bill, carved wing detail and sp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for
(300.00) =
300.00
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565 -
Black bellied plover decoy with a split tail by P
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Black bellied plover decoy with a split tail by Phillip Fairbank, Jr. in XOP and antiqued in the vintage style. "The Market Gunner" in ink...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to floor for
(325.00) =
325.00
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566 -
Black bellied plover decoy with carved wing outli
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Black bellied plover decoy with carved wing outlines, glass eyes and a metal bill by Philip Fairbank, Jr. In XOC with original stand. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
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(275.00) =
275.00
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567 -
Lot of nine folding tin snipe decoys. Seven with
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Lot of nine folding tin snipe decoys. Seven with the original stick holders by the Dewey Metal Folding Decoy Company, Elkhart, IN, ca 1930's. Al...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
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(450.00) =
450.00
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568 -
Lot of three Mason Factory shorebird relics. Two
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Lot of three Mason Factory shorebird relics. Two with no heads and the third with a replaced head. No Paint. (decoy)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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(75.00) =
75.00
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569 -
Canada goose decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Linc
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Canada goose decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA ca 1915, with classic form and original paint on the lower sides, cheek strap and som
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
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(3,000.00) =
3,000.00
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570 -
Oversized solid body widgeon drake decoy by A. E.
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Oversized solid body widgeon drake decoy by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in nice worn original paint withmost if not all of the overpaint removed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,400.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for
(2,300.00) =
2,300.00
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571 -
White wing scoter decoy with solid body and carve
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White wing scoter decoy with solid body and carved eyes from Maine. Very sleek form in the manner of Willie Ross and possibly from Chebeague Island ar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for
(1,400.00) =
1,400.00
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572 -
Rare solid body, swimming red breasted merganser
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Rare solid body, swimming red breasted merganser drake decoy from Martha's Vineyard, MA in great paint with stylized design on the back of the n...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
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(1,700.00) =
1,700.00
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572A -
Rare solid body, red breasted merganser drake dec
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Rare solid body, red breasted merganser drake decoy by Luther Nickerson, Cotuit, MA in the typical Cape Cod carved wing style. In XOP with Minor t/u t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for
(3,700.00) =
3,700.00
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573 -
Rare solid body, red breasted merganser hen decoy
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Rare solid body, red breasted merganser hen decoy by Luther Nickerson, Cotuit, MA in the typical Cape Cod style. Mostly OP with minor in use t/u by Ni
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
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(2,500.00) =
2,500.00
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573A -
Wonderful sleek LI merganser drake ca1800s with a
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Wonderful sleek LI merganser drake ca1800's with a turned head and great old and original paint. Narrow check in the side of the head. Few knot ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for
(4,900.00) =
4,900.00
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