Summer Auction

Mocking birds mounted in branches with a Midwest box turtle on blue-green driftwood which is glued a oval wooden base. (decoy)

Life size egret decoy ca 1860-1890, from the Westerly, RI area. In old worn OP with wear, numerous age checks, shot scars and a few worm holes on the

RARE golden plover ca late 1800's in breeding plumage with quality glass eyes, split tail, and wing outlines in deep relief. Made by Gardner an...

Knot decoy with the remains of sealing wax eyes by Lothrop Holmes, (1824-1899) Kingston,, MA., ca 1850-1875. In worn original paint. Struck by shot,

Black-bellied plover ca 1870-1890 in Spring plumage with tack eyes and a split tail by Capt. Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In good OP with in use touch up. B

Black bellied plover decoy ca 1870-1880 in winter plumage with painted eyes and a split tail by Capt' Wyer, Nantucket, MA. In XOC with wear on ...

Curlew decoy by Joe King, Tuckerton, NJ. Tag on the bottom reads "X-19" and "2075" near the stick hole. Check on the back with s...

Early two-piece Nantucket golden plover decoy ca 1880. Attributed to the Coffins. Great old paint with original bill. Some old black in use touch

Yellowlegs decoy from NJ attributed to a game warden with the last name of Wallace. Painted eyes, carved wing detail, and a split tail. Fine OP with

OUTSTANDING Massachusetts black bellied plover decoy ca 1890-1910 in early spring plumage with painted eyes. A classic shorebird from the Hingham sch

EARLY golden plover by Frank Adams ca 1890-1900, West Tisbury, MV. In Spring plumage with glass eyes and a split tail. In near perfect OP with light

EXTREMELY early Golden plover ca 1870 in eclipse plumage by Thomas Wilson of Essex, MA. Painted eyes, original bill is loose. Painted wing outlines

EARLY split tail golden plover ca 1890 by Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) In excellent original condition. Rough spot on the edge of the lower tail. From

Emerging spring plumage black-bellied plover ca 1890-1910. A Hingham school decoy in XOC with very little wear. Glass eyes, original bill that is ac

Split tail black-bellied plover ca 1890-1910 with tack eyes, a deep eye groove, and carved wing detail. Old working paint with original. (decoy)

Turned head mallard drake decoy by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. In XOP with professional restoration to the bill and the tail by Steven Weaver. O

PAIR of Miles Hancock wigeon ca 1930. Solid bodies, tack eyes on the drake, painted eyes on hen. In good original paint with light wear, rubs, some

Black duck decoy by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. In XOP with rusted tack eyes and very nice feather paint. Struck by a few shot, repair to the edge o

Ira Hudson "football" shaped bluebill drake ca 1920 with tack eyes. Early style with fluted tail. Narrow check on lower right side. Fil...

Solid body scratch painted black duck decoy. Possibly from Michigan or the Flats area. Appears to be in XOP with numerous dents and a few shot scars