Summer Auction

Red breasted merganser drake carved in the A. E. Crowell style by Morence H. Gould, Chatham, MA. Signed on the bottom in ink "M. H. Gould, Cape...

Red breasted merganser drake made by a Martha's Vineyard carver and repainted by M. H. "Square" Gould, Chatham, MA. Old neck check, st...

Preening half sized wood duck drake with wings lifted. In XOC with a few minor dings on the surface. Bottom reads "Bert Williams, Orleans, Mal...

Preening half sized bluebill drake with lifted wings in XOC with a few minor dings on the surface. Bottom reads" Bert Williams, Orleans, Male B...

Pair of redhead decoys made and painted in the style of A. E. Crowell by Cameron McIntyre. In XOC. Crossed wing and tail detail. Drake has a turned h

Lesser yellowlegs decoy from NJ with painted eyes and a nail bill. Struck by a few shot, knot visible under the left side of the tail. Nice OP.

Running knot decoy from NJ with nice old working paint, some original. Few line checks on the body, small knot on the left wing edge. Bill appears or

Yellowlegs from the Seaford, LI area with a few shot scars, great dot painting on the body and approx 1 1/2 in of the tail restored. Bill appears to b

Yellowlegs decoy from NJ with carved wing outlined, separated wing tips, and dropped tail. Eyes are carved into depressed grooves on the head. Replace

Split tail golden plover decoy made in the Seabrook, NH style similar to Boyd. Tack eyes and carved wing outlines. Struck by a few shot, some roughage

Large two-piece curlew decoy from the Brigantine, NJ area. TWE branded on the bottom. Bird is joined lengthwise with wooden pegs. Wing detail carved,

Large cork curlew decoy with turned head and glass eyes from east coast of Italy. Entire surface is gesso with paint. Few chips to the surface on rig

Matched pair of hooded mergansers by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA ca early 1900's. Fine structural condition with OP and over paint on some whi...

Hooded merganser hen decoy made in the Ira Hudson style by a talented contemporary carver. Possibly early Cameron McIntyre. In excellent antiqued con

Hollow tack eye brant decoy by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Very nicely worn old paint with two tight checks in the neck. Struck by shot. (decoy)

Hollow bluebill drake decoy by Tom "Dipper" Ortley. OP with a few chips and light wear. Painted eyes. Catalog no 0790 impressed into the ...

Primitive red breasted merganser hen from LI, NY in old paint with a few checks on the back. Light wear. Head may be an in use replacement. (decoy)

Solid body brant decoy from Cobb Island, VA. Tack eyes are missing, Struck by shot. In old working paint with a coat of varnish that has bubbled along

Canada Goose decoy by Alfred Gardner, Accord, MA with layered wood construction and tack eyes. Used as a stick-up with two mounting holes in the botto

A. E. Crowell Monomoy brant decoy in good old working paint. Numerous knot holes, a few checks in breast and right side. Chunk of wood from the back.