Summer Auction

EARLY Maine black duck. A charming relic with numerous shot scars and age checks on the body and head. Nearly devoid of paint. Nice folky form. (decoy

OUTSTANDING SCULPTURE of a black duck from Maine with an inlet head and neck and a small narrow tail. Made without eyes. Layered wood on one side. I

EARLY Golden eye drake decoy with painted eyes attributed to Maurice Decker, Isleboro, ME. In nice old worn original paint with working paint with a

IMAGINATIVE AND RARE standing balsa black duck with a pine head by Tom Marshall, Stratford, CT. Made to look like a black duck that just landed. Be

Very sculptural hollow black duck by Lonnie Ganung (1883-1972) from West Haven, CT. Ganung was a guide and made mallards and black ducks in 3 pieces.

Hollow sleeping black duck with glass eyes by Philip Fairbank, Jr. In XOC with a deep body and beautifully carved wing and tail feathers. Very detaile

Pair of bluebill decoys by Sam Collins in good OP with painted eyes and great sleek form. Inlet head and neck. (decoy)

Pair of merganser decoys with nice old paint and FWA impressed on the weight of the drake and under the tail on the hen for Frank W. Adams, a CT. deco

Goldeneye drake with glass eyes by Sam Collins of Essex, CT. X collection of the late Doug Kmight. Repainted in the original pattern. Structurally so

Mallard drake by D. W. Wigle of Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. Wing outline on the back. In minty condition. (decoy)

Mason Premier bluebill drake in XOC with light wear to edges of the tail and on wood grain lines. Struck by a few shot. (decoy)

Mason Premier bluebill hen in original paint with a fair amount of wear. Struck by shot. (decoy)

Black duck decoy by the Sperry Decoy Company, New Haven, CT. ca 1920-1930. In XOP with glass eyes and wear to the edges of the bill and tail. "...

Hollow bluebill hen decoy from the Stratford, CT area in old in use paint with seam visible and a few shot scars on the surface. (decoy)

Mason painted eye canvasback drake in old paint some of which is original. Check in the bottom breast to tail with the filler missing. Coat of varnish

Mason Factory Premier Grade mallard drake in OP with heavy wear and a 3/4 in.x 1/2 in tail chip. Shot struck, knot and numerous line checks on the bac

Mason Factory Challenge Grade mallard drake in OP with shot and a few checks on the back and right side. Tail chip repair has not been re painted. (de

Rare solid body Mason Factory Premier Grade Canvasback drake in OP. Wear on the breast and a worn spot on the lower right side 1/4 x 1/4 inches. Neck

Mason Factory Premier Grade golden eye hen in worn OP with restriking on the wings and white. Few narrow body checks and shot struck overall. "...

Hollow Mason Factory Premier Grade red head hen with heavy wear, shot scars and dents to the surface. Appears to have some OP where over paint was rem