Summer Auction

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...