Summer Auction

Standing great horned owl carving mounted on a section of branch branded "R. G. Jansson". Detailed carving and paint, large glass eyes. X...

Wall mounted flying willet by multi-talented Connecticut artist/carver Timothy A. Eastland. Signed on the reverse "Willett","Spring&...

Wall mount flying common snipe by T. A. Eastland. Signed on the reverse "Common Snipe", "Gallinago Gallinago", "T. A. Eastl...

Lot of two carvings. Miniature wood duck drake decoy model with a turned head, carved wing detail and glass eyes. "D MacKenzie" carved int...

Lot of three bufflehead hen decoy model carvings by Alberto "Bert" Williams, Orleans, MA. A miniature branded "AW, 1981" with sn...

Preening curlew carving by Alberto Williams with nail bill and painted eyes. XOC. (decoy)

RARE DECOY. Nice early black duck by Ben Smith, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA. with a turned head and tack eyes. Overall even wear to OP. K...

Extremely rare and earliest known canvasback drake decoy by Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958), Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Some over paint...

Bluebill drake decoy by James Look, West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Great vineyard form with good old working paint. Sliver from top of hea...

Hollow golden eye drake decoy made by "Mr. Stetson", a Game Warden from near the Padanarum Bridge, South Dartmouth, MA. Stetson carved in ...

Swimming oversized black duck by Gerald Robinson, Blue Hill area of Maine. Nicely carved raised wings, detailed feather painting, and glass eyes. OP w

Sleek golden eye drake from coastal Maine with inlet head and large horseshoe weight. Neck crack re-glued. Interesting early patch repair to area on b

Solid body white wing scoter by the Levy Family, Nova Scotia. Great knobby bill and wide paddle tail. Numerous narrow body checks. OP with light wear

Pair of bluebills by John Smith, Barrington, Nova Scotia. Painted eyes, good original paint with wear. Comb painting on the back of the drake. Over

Redbreasted merganser miniature drake ca early 1900's by Doughty, Orr's Island, Maine. In excellent original paint. About 2 inches in lengt...

Tiny miniature decoy ca. mid to early 1900's with carved raised wings. From upstate NY. Probably a greenwing teal hen. About an inch in lengt...

Lot of ten mounted antique decoy heads. Two goose heads with no paint. one oversized black duck head with no paint. Three black duck heads, a golden e

Lot of six wooden wildlife calls goose, crow, predator, squirrel, quail and deer with a booklet by Lee Woulf . A bakelite Winchester Repeating Arms r

Sleeping surf scoter decoy by Cameron McIntyre. Made in the Albert Laing style. Painted eyes, and CTM branded on the bottom. XOC. (decoy)

Hollow white wing scoter decoy by Roger Mitchell, Kingston, MA. Nicely carved wings, glass eyes, and XOC. (decoy)

OUTSTANDING RARE SHADOWBOX in superb original condition by one of the great masters of miniature bird carvers, Allen J. King. Five miniature sharptai

Exquisitely carved and painted dove family with two babies mounted on branches by A J King of North Scituate, RI. Minor restorations to wing tips on

Miniature peregrine falcon mounted on a branch with carved separated wings and tail. Beautifully detailed paint. Signed "M. E. King" (Mar...

Superb miniature pintail family with hen, drake, and four babies. Incredible detail in carving and paint. Signed on the base A. J. King. In XOC.

Miniature widgeon pair by A. J. King. Signed on the edge of the base. In XOC. Pencil on the bottom "Baldpate" and AM Widgeon". (de...

Miniature pair of Chukka partridge by A. J. King, Scituate, RI. Signed in ink on the base. In XOC.

Miniature Asian pheasant by A. J. King, Scituate, RI. Signed in ink on the base, XOC. (deco

Delightful miniature quail family by Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor, ME with six babies and a mother. In XOC. Signed on the base W. H. Gilley. Ther

Quarter size mute swan carving by Bert Williams, branded "AW, 1971" on the bottom. In XOP with a few narrow checks on the bottom and surf...

Cork bodied goldeneye hen from MD. Turned head, glass eyes and a wooden keel. In XOP. (decoy)

Crowell style 2/3 sized mallard drake by Roger Mitchell, Kingston, MA. Oval ink stamp on the bottom with Roger Mitchell, Kingston Mass. imprinted. Tu

Black duck decoy possibly by Ralph Laurie. Check on the bottom from the breast to the tail with original filler cracked and visible. In OP with light

Peterson Factory black duck decoy nicely repainted by M. H. Gould. Turned head, glass eyes. Signed on the bottom by Gould. In XOC. (decoy)

Black duck decoy made by Alberto "Bert" Williams, Orleans, MA. Solid body, glass eyes and very nice paint style. Branded on the bottom wit...

Oversized Mason factory black duck with solid body and old in use paint. Check in the side of the body few line checks on the back. "M R W and ...

Oversized Mason like factory black duck with solid body and old in use paint. Numerous line checks on the body. Glass eyes. Head made by another. (

Black duck decoy by Rick Brown. XOC rigged. Signed and dated 1979 on the bottom. (decoy)

Large gunning black duck by Al McCormick, LI, NY. Interesting wide keel, OP with rubs and wear to the edges. Made without eyes. (decoy)

Elegant hollow watch gander decoy from the Susquehanna River area with a turned head and very detailed feather carving and paint. XOC, Glass eyes. (de

Very early high head carved eye pintail hen by Richard Wistar Davids, (1825-1863), Philadelphia, PA ca 1845-1850. Folky form with an upswept tail and

Hollow St. Clair Flats bluebill drake decoy with glass eyes and a bottom board. Nice old paint with some OP, struck by a few shot. (decoy)

Solid body glass eye bluebill hen from the St. Clair Flats area. OP with shot scars and an old nail repair to a sliver on the right side of the head.

Bluebill drake decoy from Quebec with heavy relief wing and tail carving. Glass eyes and a high head posture. Nice old working paint , struck by a few

Hollow golden eye drake decoy with a few thin checks in the body no eyes and the original weight. Nice old working paint. N N branded on the bottom. (

Early hollow carved brant decoy by Charles "Charlie" Birch (1868-1951), Willis Wharf, VA. Decoy has tack eyes and great early form. OP wit...

Very rare and outstanding brant decoy by Chauncy Wheeler ( 1862-1937). Classic example in XOP with light wear. WFB brand on the bottom. Narrow age che

Pair of racy red breasted mergansers by a Canadian maker in the old style. Lead weights on the bottom of both. Wear as intended by the maker. Glass e

Rare sleeping canvasback drake decoy by Charles Wells, Stratford, CT. Branded "CRW" on the bottom and signed by Wells in pencil. Very simi...

White wing scoter decoy by Ray Caen, Mystic River, CT. Two piece body with painted eyes. Chip to the underside of the bill, check on the left side

Two Wildfowler Factory black duck gun rack heads with glass eyes. One is painted the other in natural stained wood. XOC. (decoy)

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)