Summer Auction

Hollow Nantucket golden plover ca 1880. A "wind bird" with carved eyes mounted on two wire legs that allow the body to rock. In bold OP w...

Alert yellowlegs with split tail and nail head eyes by the Thomas family, Hingham, MA. In XOP with light wear. Made in two pieces with the neck seam

Rare and very early ca 1860-1870, root head shorebird from the Bump's River headwaters area in Osterville, MA. In as found condition, tip of the...

Rigmate to the previous lot. Root head shorebird ca 1860-1880, struck by shot, painted eyes and bill. Two furrows made by insects on the bottom of the

Split tail tack eye golden plover decoy ca 1870-1880 by Joseph Lincoln, Accord MA. In bold XOP with a nice patina and very minor wear the edges of th

Lumberyard black bellied plover decoy ca 1900 with typical indented eye groove and tiny nail head eyes. OP with wear to the wood on the sides. Wing ti

Yellowlegs decoy from LI ca 1880-1900. Alert form, split tail and painted eyes. In good old mostly OP. Struck by shot. Restoration to a small sectio

Early two-piece plover ca 1860-1880 from Nantucket. This decoy is made in the early manner like a duck decoy with a flat bottom. Very old paint appea

Black bellied plover decoy with a strong attribution to Frank Adams ca 1890-1900. In good old original paint with possibly some in use period touch u

Huge turned head solid body whistling swan decoy ca 1870-1890. Used at the Quick Sand Pond Gunning Club, or Pequaw Honk Club, in Westport, MA. Big b

Canvasback drake decoy from the Chesapeake Bay by noted carver James Currier. In XOP with a few surface rubs and a ding on the head. (decoy)

Cast iron canvasback wing duck decoy from the Currituck, NC area in OP with wear and rust to the surface. (decoy)

Cast iron canvasback wing duck decoy in OP from the Currituck, NC area with rust and flaking on the surface. (decoy)

Sleeping Canada goose decoy from Quebec, Canada with raised wings and detailed feather carving overall. Appears to be good OP with some minor wear to

Solid body glass eye brant decoy with a turned head and "EB" carved into the bottom. Possibly from LI. Two piece head. Very appealing carv...

Hollow carved Canada goose decoy by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ in mostly OP with wear overall and t/u to the white paint on the breast and possib

Breast preening, solid body Canada goose decoy by the late Herbert Hancock with glass eyes and XOP. Bottom is branded "Herb Hancock, Chilmark, ...

Turned head mallard hen decoy by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY. In XOP with green felt and the maker's stamp on the bottom. Minor chip on edge of t...

Working golden eye drake decoy by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY with a nice wide body, keel, glass eyes and the maker's brand on the bottom. In XOP ...

Working pintail drake decoy by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY with glass eyes, keel, maker's brand and tag on the bottom that reads "$8.95, Corc...

Bluebill drake decoy with the "Victor" brand on the bottom in XOP. Glass eyes. Light wear and a few rubs on the surface. (decoy)

Wildfowler factory pair of widgeon decoys with the Old Saybrook circular brand on the bottom of the drake, not on the hen. Good OP. Both are balsa an

Oversized golden eye drake decoy made by Marty Collins, Buzzards Bay, MA. Made in the A. E. Crowell Style. With head and breast rasping and tail feath

Turned head oldsquaw drake decoy model with glass eyes and detailed feathering. Made by Leo McIntosh 1975. Tail mend. (decoy)

Pair of racy red breasted mergansers numbered #3 and #4 in XOP by R. W. Black dated 4-82. Drake is looking up and the hen is swimming. (decoy)

Very nice oversized working black duck decoy by Donald MacKenzie, Brewster, MA. Very nicely carved turned head, glass eyes and a burlap covering of th

Hollow mallard hen decoy from the Burlington, Iowa area. Nicely carved wing and tail detail with a tear drop weight. Appears to be OP with old t/u on

Hollow carved mallard drake by Charles Perdew, Henry, IL with glass eyes and OP by Edna. Bill is missing. Overall wear with some surface chipping. Bot

Solid body oversize mallard drake decoy by William Ellis (1865-1963), Whitby, ONT, Canada. OP with wear and possible in use t/u to the white areas. Ni

Solid body oversize black duck decoy by William Ellis (1865-1963), Whitby, ONT, Canada. Nice old working paint with combing on the back. Bill check, n

Lot of two early hollow black ducks attributed to the Reeves Family (1875-1900), St Clair Flats area, ONT, Canada. Nice mostly original working paint

Pair of working bluebill decoys by Harvey Robbins, Lake St. Clair, MI ca 1951 in XOP with the original keels. Balsa bodies and wooden heads and mahoga

Impressive Canada goose decoy by noted MI carver David Simandl. XOP with light wear and a few chips. Nicely carved wing and tail feather detail and g

Pair of black duck decoys by noted MI carver David Simandl XOP with a few minor line checks. Carved wing outlines, glass eyes and original keels. One

Michigan redhead drake decoy with glass eyes original keel and weight by John Malak. Bottom reads "Custom Made by John Malak, 1966 for George D...

Michigan redhead drake decoy with glass eyes original keel and weight by John Malak. Bottom reads "Custom Made by John Malak, 1968, for George ...

Classy solid body black duck with a turned head, glass eyes and XOP. Made in the Ward Brothers 1936 style by noted VA folk artist Frank Finney. (deco

Hollow NJ black duck with glass eyes and XOP attributed to the late John Hillman. In unused unrigged condition. (decoy)

Pair of canvasback decoys by Benjamin Schmidt (1884-1968) of Centerline, Michigan. Hen has a minor tight neck check and a narrow/tight 5 inch check o

Nice early oversized working canvas over frame pintail drake decoy from the North Carolina shore. In XOP with light wear to the ribs on the canvas. He

HUGE oversized Canada goose decoy from Martha's Vineyard, MA. Made in horizontal layers of wood pegged together. In old original and in use repa...

Huge very heavy Canada goose decoy from Martha's Vineyard, MA. Made in horizontal layers of wood pegged together. In old in use paint with wear ...

Martha's Vineyard black duck decoy with folk form and a pronounced breast and unique six sided weight. Minor restoration to the tip of the bill...

Oversized brant decoy from Martha's Vineyard, MA. In good old in use paint with some wear and flaking on the surface, few age checks on the body...

Turned head balsa black duck decoy in the Ward Brothers style. In old mostly OP with wear and dings. Written on the bottom in ink "Oliver Laws...

Mason Factory Premier Grade Canvasback hen decoy in Good OP with some wear on the tail and head, a check on the back with the original filler, two thi

Hollow Canada goose decoy with glass eyes and great NJ style. Nice old paint with a few chips and thin checks. Branded CW on the bottom for maker Char

Mason Factory Premier Grade canvasback drake in very good OP. A number of shot scars and holes, body seam visible, neck filler cracked but mostly int

Relic Stevens Factory bufflehead drake decoy in old paint with some removed to undercoat. Bill repair poor, left edge of the tail broken away, Eyes mi

Solid body black duck decoy with glass eyes by Ralph Hewlett, New Brunswick, Canada in XOP with two large holes drilled into the bottom to lighten it.

Lot of two shadow plover decoys with tack eyes on single wire legs. Both in XOP, with a few shot scars. One has a few checks that have been nailed and

Folky Canada goose field decoy from Middleboro, MA. In good old working paint with wear and a few tight checks in the body. Two drilled holes in the b

Nice little shadow sanderling decoy on a wire leg. In XOP with a few rubs. (decoy)

Curlew from LI with a carved eye and a "V" carved wing detail. OP with heavy wear and struck by a few shot. (decoy)

Red breasted knot decoy from VA with vestiges of OP. Checks on the body, head replaced. (decoy)

Wonderful very detailed miniature black duck with spread wings jumping from reeds on an octagonal base covered with a glass dome. Bottom is signed ...

Larger miniature mallard drake runner with a tail curl and split wings signed "Black Duck Drake, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass"on the bo...

Larger miniature black duck signed "Black Duck Drake, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC.

Near life sized killdeer on a carved clam shell with split wing and tail carving signed "Killdeer, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass". XOC.v

Least sandpiper in XOC in all respects. Signed "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom of the mount. (decoy)

Lesser sandpiper in XOC. Signed "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom of the mount. (decoy)

Larger miniature hooded merganser drake signed "Hooded Merganser, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC. (dec...

Larger than life size goldfinch signed "Goldfinch, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC. (decoy)

Life sized chickadee signed "Chickadee, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC. (decoy)

Rare life sized humming bird signed "Ruby Throated Humming Bird, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC. (decoy)

Lifesize common snipe in XOC. Signed "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom of the mount. (decoy)

Rare near life sized Hudsonian godwit signed "Hudsonian Godwit, Spring, James Lapham Dennisport, Mass". XOC. (decoy)

Near life sized golden plover signed "Golden Plover, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the dimple carved base. XOC. (deco...

Half sized marbled godwit signed "Marbled Godwit, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the carved clam shell base. XOC. (dec...

Three quarter size common snipe signed "Common Snipe, James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass." on the bottom of the base. XOC. (decoy)