Summer Auction

Rare early pair of cork body pintail decoys by Edson Gray, Ocean View, DE. OP with great detail and light wear. Both have pine heads, necks, and pine

Solid body, turned head pintail drake decoy made in the manner of a Ward Bros. 1930's style carving. OP with surface antiqued. (decoy)

OUTSTANDING RARE self-bailing model brant decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA. In XOC with light wear to the surface. Tight check i

Rare self bailing model brant decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA in OP with moderate amount of wear and an open check on the right lo

Very rare pair of wood duck decoys from a rig made by Al Ries for Lou Barkhausen. LHB brand on the bottom of both. Heavy balsa with pine heads, glas

Rare pair of working wood duck decoys by Ralph Jennings, Rifle River, MI. This matched pair of Saginaw bay decoys in XOP with light wear, original kee

Wonderful pair of wood ducks in the antique style by noted Virginia folk artist Frank Finney. In XOC with a few crackles to the surface and the typic

IMPORTANT RARE early merganser hen decoy ca. late 1800's by the Burns family of Duxbury, MA. IN XOC with warm mellow soft brushed feathering o...

EARLY RARE redbreasted merganser hen ca the late 1800's by Ben Smith, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Tack eyes. Relief carved wings. The...

Wonderful early painted eye redbreasted merganser drake by Allen Stuart, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA, in XOP with light wear along the wood...

Red breasted merganser hen decoy by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in unused condition. Turned head , glass eyes, and a...

ONE OF A KIND hollow double oversize hooded mergansers ca 1890-1910 by Arthur Tuell from Westport, MA. Eyes are carved ovals with raised and painted

OUTSTANDING RARE red breasted merganser hen by Luther Nickerson, Cotuit, MA, ca early 1900's. In XOP with white on the bottom overstruck and so...

EXCEPTIONAL Black duck by "Duke White" in excellent original condition. Head turned and tucked down. Tack eyes. Once part of the Eldred...

Hollow black duck from Martha's Vineyard with glass eyes and OP with average overall wear. Bill check tightened with glue, neck loose. De-acce...

Solid body widgeon drake by Henry Keyes Chadwick with a turned head and a typical inlet Chadwick circular weight. Nicely painted in the Crowell style

Pair of solid body, glass eye, redhead decoys by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in XOP with typical Vineyard inlet weig...

Pair of solid body, glass eye bluebills by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in XOC with typical Vineyard inlet weights. ...

RARE AND DESIRABLE longbilled dowitcher in XOC with head dovetailed onto the body. Wings are outlined with an incised cut and there is a little rise

RARE plump split tail black-bellied or golden plover ca 1890-1900 in eclipse plumage by "Fred Nichols". Glass eyes. Struck by 2 or 3 sho...

RARE SPECIE; A Massachusetts curlew sandpiper decoy ca 1880-1900 in outstanding structural condition. The only known example of this specie that we h

WONDERFUL black-bellied plover ca 1900 from the Fox rig from Chatham, MA. Excellent original paint on the body except for the black areas. This deco

EXCEPTIONAL Nantucket Golden plover ca 1880-1900 in bright spring breeding plumage. Split tail and painted eyes. Wonderful paint with great color re

SPLIT TAIL MASSACHUSETTS GOLDEN PLOVER IN BRILLIANT spring breeding plumage. Paint tight and virtually mint. Painted eyes, baleen bill. Strong attri

EARLY GREATER YELLOWLEGS DECOY ca. late 1800's by Joseph Whiting Lincoln of Accord, MA. One of his early examples that show whittle marks done ...

Wonderful plump least sandpiper decoy by David "Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938), Chincoteague, VA. In good OP with a few dings, rubs, and li...

Early split tail yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 by George Boyd, Seabrook, NH in XOC with light wear. Great tight feather painting on the body. Typical tigh

Running lesser yellowlegs decoy by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA ca 1915. Outstanding OP with some touch up on the bottom. Struck by a few shot. (de

OUTSTANDING yellowlegs decoy ca 1890 by one of America's finest decoy makers, Lothrop Holmes of Kingston, MA. Features carved wing outlines and...

Oversized black-bellied plover decoy in elipse plumage ca late 1800's ( near the size of a curlew) from Long Island. In XOC with a nail bill an...

BOLD CARVING of a Black bellied plover decoy ca 1890-1910 by a member of the Verity family from the Seaford area of LI. In good OP with typical carve

Wonderful delicate primitive root head knot decoy ca 1890-1900 probably from North Carolina. In strong original paint that is simple but effective wi

EARLY hollowed to a thin shell yellowlegs decoy ca 1890-1900 from the South Shore, of MA. Made of wood and possibly paper mache in places. In fine O

SPLIT TAIL black bellied plover decoy from New Jersey ca 1900 with carved wing outlines and rusted tack eyes. Very nice OP with nice feather paint. (d

PLUMP CHIP CARVED knot decoy in winter plumage from the Virginia shore. OP with some in use wear overall and wood showing in places. Narrow check on t

SCULPTURAL split tail plover decoy ca 1890-1900 in OP from MV or Nantucket, MA with painted eyes. In emerging Spring plumage with feather detail and

Red breasted dowitcher ca 1900 from New Jersey in OP with some t/u on the right wing. Light overall wear. Mackey collection stamp on the bottom. (deco

Folky three-piece running yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 by an unknown maker with painted eyes and a bill made similar to a Dodge shorebird bill. Paint si

Two-piece curlew ca. 1900 with a iron bill. In very good original condition with overall wear. Nicely chip carved surface. (decoy)

New Jersey yellowlegs ca 1900 has been struck by shot and the paint has been enhanced or restored. (decoy)

Two piece split tail flat shorebird in the Lincoln style with a nail bill. Old working paint with painted eyes. Struck by shot. Seam in wood is visibl

Curlew decoy by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ ca 1900. Nicely restored condition. Bill appears to be original. Minor rubs, a few tight checks and a

YELLOWLEGS DECOY BY Bob Mosher of Hingham, MA. Made in the Hingham style. Glass eyes, carved wings, and a split tail. Branded RPM on the bottom. (de

Yellowlegs with glass eyes by Rick Brown, NJ. Signed and dated, 2003. (decoy)

Ruddy duck drake by Colin McNair, son of noted carver, Mark McNair. Done in the NC style. Branded CM on the bottom. In XOC. (decoy)

Bowman style curlew by Frank Finney from Virginia. In XOC. Stylized F on the bottom. Wooden bill, glass eyes. (decoy)

Relic split tail beetle head plover from Cape Cod. Parts of body worn away, eyes missing. Mounted on a piece of driftwood. Great decorative piece. (d

Godwit carving by a talented unknown maker. In XOC with carved tail and wing outlines and glass eyes. (decoy)

Folky pair of miniature geese by Alston "Shorty" Burr, Hingham, MA. One sleeper and one standing, mounted on a half round branch. XOC. (de...

Lot of three miniatures by Byron Bruffee two Canada geese and one redbreasted merganser drake. Made in the Lincoln style XOC. (decoy)

Miniature chip carved standing tom turkey by Stan Sparre. Nicely carved wing and tail detail. XOC. (decoy)

Feeding killdeer carving by H. V. Shourds III with glass eyes in XOC. Makers name stamped on the bottom. (decoy)

Yellowlegs "flatty" decoy with stringing hole near the tail by an unknown maker. XOC. (decoy)

Lot of miniatures including a pair of geese mounted together on a wooden base, a mallard drake by Charlotte Spencer and signed on the bottom, a loon w

Lot of six miniatures, 4 gulls, a wood duck and a chickadee from a CT Estate. (decoy)

Mason Factory Robin Snipe decoy with nail bill. Structurally perfect, professionally repainted in the original style. (decoy)

Miniature dowitcher by Anthony Hillman in XOC. Signed and dated 2003. (decoy)

Antiqued yellowlegs decoy by Dave Rhodes of New Jersey. In XOC. Signed under the tail, D Rhodes, 2002, with a fingerprint in ink. (decoy)

Miniature goose with an open bill by Charles Wilbur, NJ. Bill and neck damage. (decoy)

Two miniature flying Canada geese mounted on a black painted circular wooden plaque in XOP. Very nicely carved and painted. Back of the plaque is bran

RARE FABULOUS sharply turned head immature harlequin or "rock duck" decoy ca early 1900's by revered lighthouse keeper and master deco...

Oversized white wing scoter decoy with carved wing outlines and painted eyes. In paint that is thin in places. Struck by a few shot. Few narrow checks

Rare oversized red head drake decoy made from four layered pieces of wood. Nearly the size of a goose decoy. OP with overpaint removed from some area

Shadow whitewing scoter decoy by Joseph Lincoln from Accord, MA. In good old paint with a few shot scars. Part of a nesting set. Tiny sliver off the

RARE solid body goldeneye drake decoy with wooden dowel eyes, by Native American carver, Henry Oakes, Essex, MA. OP on the body and head with some in

Goldeneye drake from Onset, Massachusetts, by an unknown maker. Glass eyes, mostly original paint, possibly some touch up on the in the black areas.

Rare early Labrador duck from LI. Ca late 1800's. In very old paint with some original. Some chips on the surface. Struck by shot. (decoy)

Oldsquaw decoy in very old worn paint with areas of working t/u. Tack eyes have oxidized. Wear to wood at the edge of the tail. Struck by shot. Proba

Life size open bill laughing gull mounted on an oval wooden base. Wing tips are carved separately and attached to the body. Feather detail carved on t

Hollow pair of wigeon decoys in XOP with glass eyes by Charles Wilbur. Both have minor surface wear and the hen has some minor chipping behind the hea

Carving of a dovkie by Charles Wilbur in XOC with CW branded on the bottom. It is likely that it is one of a kind and was special ordered by the con

Hollow Delaware River bluebill drake decoy with tack eyes in good original paint with some blistering of the black paint on one side of the breast.

Wildfowler Factory green wing teal drake in XOP with light wear. "Pete" written on the bottom in pencil. Old Saybrook vintage. No brand. ...

Common tern decoy with glass eyes. XOP signed J.C.H. 85 on the bottom for John Hamilton, NJ. Bill check tighten with glue. (decoy)

Mallard drake decoy with carved and painted eyes by James Lapham, Dennisport, MA. In XOP. Neck filler professionally restored and t/u by Steve Weave

Hollow turned head redbreasted merganser drake by noted CT carver Keith Mueller. Beautifully carved primary and tail feathers, glass eyes. Signed &q...

Very early lifesize common tern carving with tack eyes by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. Early oval hot brand on the bottom of the base. Some crazi

Early miniature wood duck drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. In XOC. Paper label missing from the bottom of the base. (decoy)

Miniature hooded merganser drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with rectangular impressed brand on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

OUTSTANDING Miniature redhead hen by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with a blue paper label on the bottom of the base. "FE REDHEAD&quo...

Miniature old squaw drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with nice mellow patina. Rectangular impressed brand on the bottom of the base. (d

Miniature pintail drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC except for a neck check. Split tail. (decoy)

Pair of miniature running red breasted mergansers eyes by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC. Best style made by this maker. Rectangular impressed

Beautiful double mount of miniature mallards by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with rectangular impressed brand on the bottom of the base.

Feeding canvasback drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. In XOP. Professional restoration to the tip of the bill by Steven Weaver. Rectangular imp

Rare running "minnow in the throat" brant by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with great patina. (decoy)

Miniature mallard drake by Charles Perdew, Henry IL in XOP. Few minor rubs to the surface. (decoy)

Miniature brant decoy model with miniature wooden stand, made in the style of Nathan Rowley Horner, Tuckerton, NJ. Made by Cape Cod carver Frank Adamo

Early carving of a barn swallow with wings outlined and split tail on a driftwood mount. Bottom of the mount is signed A. E. Crowell in script with in

Lot of eight miniature decoys in the Mason Factory style by noted carver Ray Schalk. Includes a godwit, robin snipe, yellowlegs, sickle bill curlew an

Lot of nine miniature decoys in the Mason Factory style by noted carver Ray Schalk. Includes a Premier Canada goose, a pair of Premier mallards, a Pre

Lot of eleven miniature decoys in the Mason Factory style by noted carver Ray Schalk. Includes a Challenge brant, a Premier black duck, a pair of Pre

Lot of twelve miniature decoys in the Mason Factory style by noted carver Ray Schalk. Includes a pair of Premier canvasbacks, a pair of Premier red h

Lot of three miniature swan decoys. One by Bob Jobes, Havre de Grace, MD, one by Joan Wolf and one by Clarence Bauer. (decoy)

Miniature Canada Goose with turned head and split carved wing and tail detail by Jess Blackstone. "Canada Goose", #64131 and typical JB si...

Miniature Redhead drake with turned head and exceptional paint detail by Jess Blackstone. "Redhead Duck", #24 and typical JB signature alo...

Miniature Blue Wing Teal Drake with turned head and split carved wing and tail detail by Jess Blackstone. "Blue Wing Teal", #32 and typica...

Miniature Red Poll with and drop wing carving by Jess Blackstone. "Red Poll", #6433 and typical JB signature along with collection #56 in ...

Miniature Purple Finch with a turned head and drop wing carving by Jess Blackstone. "Purple Finch", #80 and typical JB signature along wit...

Miniature Vesper Sparrow with split wing carving by Jess Blackstone. Vesper Sparrow", #14 and typical JB signature along with collection #57 i...