Summer Auction

Powder horn from an Onset, MA collection with engraved ducks flying over a marsh. Complete with carved wooden plugs. In XOC. (decoy)

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

Barber pole with good old color with honest wear. (decoy)

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

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

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...

Gunning box with numerous unfinished decoy heads. Box in old paint with wear. (decoy)

Old basket of 20 fishing reels. Most appear to be in good usable condition. (decoy)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Lesser yellowlegs ca 1890 attributed to Capt Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In XOC. (decoy)

Early yellowlegs decoy attributed to Gardner, Nantucket, with beautifully carved feather detail on the wing tips. Wings are molded over the back. Bras

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

Red breasted knot decoy by Hervey Beckman, Seabrook, NH. Probably made in the 1950's. Split tail, glass eyes. In XOC. (decoy)

Hollow "Morton Type" golden plover decoy ca 1890-1900, with circular carved eyes. In OP with great patina and detailed feather painting. S...

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

Wonderful hollow split tail Nantucket black bellied plover in XOP with some in use wear. Original bill, Tack eyes, body vertically split. Starr collec

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...

Black bellied plover in old original working paint from VA. Nice bold carving with wonderful form and overall wear. Made without eyes. (decoy)

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Unusual dowitcher decoy attributed to Charles Hart, Marblehead, MA by some. Has an unusual vertically carved tail and tack eyes. Good OP with nice &...

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

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

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

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

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

Life size crow decoy in XOP that has been antiqued. (decoy)

Folding tin yellowlegs in XOP with a few chips to the surface. Edges have a small amount of rust. (decoy)

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

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...

Black bellied plover decoy with carved wing outlines, glass eyes and a metal bill by Philip Fairbank, Jr. In XOC with original stand. (decoy)

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...

Lot of three Mason Factory shorebird relics. Two with no heads and the third with a replaced head. No Paint. (decoy)

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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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 ...