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

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

Cast aluminum great horned owl decoy by Soules and Swisher Starling Pest Control Co., Decatur, IL ca 1940's. Originally made to deter starlings ...

Life sized male Cardinal on a driftwood base with very detailed feather carving in XOC. Ink brand on the bottom of the base reads "Wendell H. G...

Cast Aluminum two sided owl decoy by Soules and Swisher Starling Pest Control Co. Decatur, IL. Structure is excellent. Paint is redone in white with l

Larger (approx 6 ins long) miniature Canada goose carving by James Lapham. Nicely carved with wing detail behind the neck. XOC. "Canadian Goose...

Miniature yellowlegs in Spring plumage by James Lapham. Split wing and tail detail. XOC. "J. Lapham" and "Spring Yellowlegs" wri...

Miniature pair of wood ducks by James Lapham. Split carved wings and tail detail. "J. Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" and "Wood Duck Drake&...

Miniature chickadee by James Lapham in XOC. Raised carved wing tip detail. "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" and "Chickadee" writ...

Pair of miniature red breasted mergansers by James Lapham in XOC. Both have split wing carving. " Bottoms are signed "RB Merganser Drake&q...

Miniature mallard drake by James Lapham in XOC. "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" and "Mallard Drake" written on the bottom of th...

Miniature common tern by James Lapham in XOC with split tail and forked tail tips. Ink stamp on the bottom of the base reads "James Lapham, Bir...

Rare miniature royal tern by James Lapham in XOC. Raised carved wing, Forked carved tail feathers with a distinctive crest on the rear of the head. I

Miniature widgeon drake by James Lapham in XOC. Split tail carving. Ink stamp on the bottom of the base reads "James Lapham, Bird Carver, Denni...

Larger miniature pair of American goldeneye by James Lapham in XOC. Signed "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" and "American GoldeneyeH...

Life sized purple gallinule with very colorful paint and drop wing carving. "Purple Gallinule, Male, 1st ED." and "James Lapham, De...

Pair of larger miniature shovelers with split tails and painted eyes. "Shoveler" on Drake and "Shoveler Hen" on hen along with...

Miniature wing up preening yellowlegs with "Yellowlegs" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass, Cape Cod" on the bottom in ink. XOC...

Life sized meadowlark with drop wings and exceptional paint detail. "Meadow Lark" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bo...

Life sized white crowned sparrow with split wings and tail detail. "White Crowned Sparrow" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" ...

Life sized mockingbird with painted eyes and drop wings. "Mockingbird" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink...

Miniature red head drake with head turned preening. “Redhead Drake” and “James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass” on the bottom in ink. XOC. (decoy)

Near life sized killdeer with glass eyes and split wing detail. "Killdeer" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in...

RARE Miniature black turnstone with glass eyes on a carved wooden clamshell base. "Black Turnstone, West Coast" and "James Lapham, De...

Early miniature white fronted goose by Harold Gibbs, Barrington, RI. In XOC. Detailed wing carving with depression in the center of the back and carve

RARE miniature puffin by Harold Gibbs, Barrington, RI in XOC. Signed "HNG","Puffin" and "$15.00" on the bottom of the ...

Early miniature feeding brant by Harold Gibbs, Barrington, RI in XOC. Signed " HNG, 1944" on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

EXCEPTIONAL running pintail drake miniature in XOC signed "H. N. Gibbs, Pintail, 1957" on the bottom of the mount. (decoy)

Miniature mallard drake by Harold Gibbs, Barrington, RI in XOC. Signed "H. Gibbs, 1967" on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

Miniature reaching black duck by Harold Gibbs, Barrington, RI. In XOC. Signed H. N. Gibbs" on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

Miniature blue wing teal from North Carolina in XOC. Signed "W. L. Berg" on the bottom of the base. NC. (decoy)