Summer Auction

Great pair of hollow working full-bodied eider decoys ca 1900 from the Alger Pike rig, South Lubec, Maine. Nice form, folky head carving, and good ol

Large Canadian powder horn with colored relief carved decoration of a woman, maple leaf, two flags and a shield on the surface. In XOC. (decoy)

Large 24 in x 36 in oil on artist board of the coastal side-wheeler Cuttyhunk signed Jerome Howes lower left. Numerous flags, passengers on deck, the

Oil on Canvas of eleven pintail landing in a California marsh by William P. Tyner. XOC. Very detailed. Nicely framed. (decoy)

Framed and matted 23 in x 36 in (sight size) Audubon print of Canvasback ducks with a view of Baltimore, MD in the background. Excellent condition wi

Solid body bluebill hen decoy from Alexandria Bay, NY, with glass eyes and nice comb painting on the back. Good OP small amt of t/u on the body, OP o

Hollow bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes in old working paint with light wear. Tight neck check. (decoy)

Bluebill hen by Metcalf, Fenton Falls, Ontario, in OP with painted eyes, a few shot scars, and DM in paint on the bottom. (decoy)

Bluebill hen decoy with painted tack eyes and nicely comb painted detail by Julien Middlestadt, Buffalo, NY. In good OP with overstriking of the white

Early solid body, glass eye, oversized Premier Grade bluebill drake by the Mason Factory, Detroit, MI. Unusual example, appears to be OP with some enh

Lot of two decoys. Factory made, turned body, bluebill drake with glass eyes. In XOP, unused. Few surface rubs and dents. A golden eye drake by Willar

Lot of two decoys. A cork body oversized Atlantic Coast model black duck by the Wildfowler Factory. Head, tail and bottom board are made of pine. Wear

Pair of canvasback by Capt. Harry Jobes, Havre de Grace, MD in XOP. Drake has a narrow neck check. Both are signed and dated 1982. Few surface rubs. (

Lot of three shorebird decoys. A Mason type metal billed curlew signed by Capt. Harry Jobes. Neck check. A Mason type metal billed curlew with turned

Lot of three shorebird decoys. A Cobb style running curlew branded WEK 82. A Verity style curlew branded WEK 81. An upright yellowlegs by Capt. Ralph

Lot of three shorebird decoys. A golden plover in the A. E. Crowell style branded WEK 82. A Joseph Lincoln style yellowlegs with a square nail bill br

Lot of two shorebird decoys. A peep in the Crowell style with tack eyes and a split tail branded WEK 82. A Lincoln style red breasted knot with nail

Lot of three bird carvings. A piping plover branded WEK 81. An antique style yellowlegs with a nail bill branded WEK 82. A puffin with tack eyes brand

Pair of classic pintail decoys by Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, VA with turned heads and great detailed paint. Both have glass eyes and a few surfa

Antiqued preening pintail drake made in the A. E. Crowell style by Brian Mitchell, Kingston, MA. XOP. Tail is missing a tiny sliver of wood with t/u t

Hooded merganser drake decoy in XOC by Fred Dobbins, Jonesport, ME. (decoy)

Turned head knot decoy by Herbert Randall in XOC. Branded "Randall" under the tail. (decoy)

Split tail curlew decoy by the late Hervey Beckman Seabrook, NH. XOC with tiny bead eyes. Bill replaced. This recently discovered decoy maker is pic

Lot of two flatty shorebirds. A small gull like bird with a tail chip and a bill chip. Adele Earnest collection ink stamp on the bottom. A primitive

Lot of seven shorebirds, most in the running or reaching position by Tushenske, Bayshore, NJ. Structure is sound, paint appears to have been cleaned.

Long billed curlew by Hervey Beckman, Seabrook, NH. Tight check in the neck. Bill replaced. Good original paint with a couple of stained areas. (dec

Sleeping yellowlegs by Will Kirkpatrick made in the style of Melvin Gardner Lawrence. (decoy)

Lot of three Herter's Factory decoys in unused condition. A bufflehead drake, A wood duck drake, and an old squaw drake. (decoy)

Lot of three Herter's Factory decoys in unused condition. A green wing teal drake, a blue wing teal drake and a ruddy duck drake. (decoy)

Lot of three Herter's Factory decoys in unused condition. A red breasted merganser drake, a canvasback drake and a black duck. (decoy)

Lot of three Herters Factory decoys in unused condition. A fresh water coot, a pintail drake and a harlequin drake. (decoy)

A set of folding mallard decoys by the J. W. Reynolds Decoy Co. (1904-1950) in XOP with light wear. No stamp (decoy)

Canvas covered Canada goose decoy ca late 1900's with a preening attitude. Made in the traditional NC style. In XOC. (decoy)

Sign . "Hunting Stories Told Here" "Old Hunters Social Club" Worn and weathered green background paint with one part of frame at...

Lot of 5 books. "Waterfowl Studies", Burk. "Masters of Decorative Bird Carving", Small. Painting Duck Decoys", Hillman. Tw...

Lot of 5 books. "The Atlantic Flyway", Elman and Osborne. "The Upland Game Hunters Bible", Holland. "Waterfowl", John...

Lot of 8 decoy books. "History of The Massachusetts Duck Stamp Contest", Peabody Museum Press. "American Wildfowl Decoys from Folk Ar...

Lot of 6 decoy books. "Decoy Ducks" Ridges. "Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway" Starr. "The Art of the Decoy", Earnest. &...

Lot of 5 hunting books. "Modern Waterfowling", Begbie. "The Winds of Dawn", Reiger. "The Waterfowlers Quest", Reiger. ...

Lot of 6 decoy carving books. "Decoys Simplified", Casson. "Game Bird Carving" Burk. "Waterfowl Carving", Veasey and ...

Lot of 5 books about the Canada goose. "Wild Goose Country", Gard and Mueller. "Wild Goose Country", Furtman. "The World of...

Copy of "A Sportsman's Scrapbook" by John C. Philips, illustrated by A. Lasell Ripley. Original dust jacket in fair condition, book in...

ONE DOZEN DETROIT GRADE GLASS EYE BLUEBILL DECOYS IN AS SHIPPED UNRIGGED UNUSED MINTY CONDITION AT THE SWIFT FAMILY ESTATE AUCTION BACK IN THE LATE 50

Blue wing teal drake by the Wildfowler Decoy Factory in Old Saybrook, CT. In XOC in all respects with minor dings. Like the one on page 31 in the Wi

Wood duck drake decoy by Richard and Marion Harris, Old Saybrook, CT. XOP with a rub to the end of the bill. Felt on the bottom with the makers gummed

Wildfowler Factory preening black duck decoy. "Superior" model from the Old Saybrook Factory in XOC c. late 1940's. No brand but has t...

Mallard Drake decoy by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY. In XOP with a few small spots of sealer missing from the surface. Felt on the bottom with a faint...

Mason Factory Detroit Grade black duck decoy with over paint and a coat of wax or sealer. Neck filler cracked but intact. Typical narrow check in the

Early balsa Wildfowler Factory pintail drake, in good old working paint with the "Chouteau" brand on the bottom. Pete Chouteau was a well-...

VERY RARE pair of hooded merganser miniatures. In superb original condition in all respects. (decoy)