Summer Auction

Near lifesize decoy model goldeneye hen with glass eyes, carved wing outlines and rasping on the head. "Goldeneye Drake" in error (unless ...

Miniature wood duck hen with "Wood Duck Hen" and "James Lapham, Dennisport, Mass" on the bottom in ink. XOC. (decoy)

Lifesize black-bellied plover by James White, Essex, MA. In XOC. (decoy)

Lifesize calling kingfisher. In XOC by James King. Outstanding. (decoy)

Impressive larger than life size great horned owl carving by Frank Finney, noted Virginia folk artis. In XOC. Glass eyes and a claw type beak. (decoy

Life sized snowy owl mounted on a stake in XOP with professional restoration to a tail break that occurred in shipping. Few thin checks in the body. M

Life sized great horned owl with swivel hardware made to hang in a tree. XOP with light wear and some paint loss on the back. Made from discarded old

Pair of solid body bluebill decoys by Al Wragg and Doug Burrell with the W.B. Brand on the bottom of both. Drake has a tucked head and the hen a turne

Lot of two hen decoys by Charles Hutchinson, Louisiana. An oversized ring bill hen with with glass eyes and XOP. A regular size bluebill hen with nic

Unique design life size split tail yellowlegs decoy with glass eyes by Martin Collins, Buzzards Bay, MA in XOC. Body is hinged, head is removable and

Solid body bluebill drake decoy with carved wing outlines and glass eyes. Nice old working white paint. Bill break re-glued. Excellent original paint

Swimming bobtail black duck decoy from Ohio or Michigan. In fine OP. Excellent example of folk art. (decoy)

Pintail drake decoy by Charles Perdew, Henry, Il., with a turned head and glass eyes. Paint on breast and both sides appears to be original with touch

Turned head pintail drake decoy by the Ward Brothers, ca. 1936. Made of cedar with a solid body. In very nice original paint with in use wear especia

Working turned head, black duck decoy by the Ward Bros. Crisfield, MD. Made of balsa wood with XOP and minimal wear. Original keel. Painted eyes. (de

Mallard Drake decoy made of balsa wood with a turned head and carved lifted wing tips. XOP. "Chesapeake Wildlife Decoys, Crisfield, MD" by...

Content posture golden eye hen decoy made by the Ward Bros. Crisfield, MD in XOP. Bottom is signed "Lem and Steve Ward" along with "J...

Two oversized LL Bean Factory black duck decoy bodies with heads by the Ward Bros. Paint on the heads appears to be OP. Glass eyes. (decoy)

Rare early pair of cork body pintail decoys by Edson Gray, Ocean View, DE. OP with great detail and light wear. Both have pine heads, necks, and pine

Solid body, turned head pintail drake decoy made in the manner of a Ward Bros. 1930's style carving. OP with surface antiqued. (decoy)

OUTSTANDING RARE self-bailing model brant decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA. In XOC with light wear to the surface. Tight check i

Rare self bailing model brant decoy with glass eyes by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA in OP with moderate amount of wear and an open check on the right lo

Very rare pair of wood duck decoys from a rig made by Al Ries for Lou Barkhausen. LHB brand on the bottom of both. Heavy balsa with pine heads, glas

Rare pair of working wood duck decoys by Ralph Jennings, Rifle River, MI. This matched pair of Saginaw bay decoys in XOP with light wear, original kee

Wonderful pair of wood ducks in the antique style by noted Virginia folk artist Frank Finney. In XOC with a few crackles to the surface and the typic

IMPORTANT RARE early merganser hen decoy ca. late 1800's by the Burns family of Duxbury, MA. IN XOC with warm mellow soft brushed feathering o...

EARLY RARE redbreasted merganser hen ca the late 1800's by Ben Smith, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Tack eyes. Relief carved wings. The...

Wonderful early painted eye redbreasted merganser drake by Allen Stuart, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA, in XOP with light wear along the wood...

Red breasted merganser hen decoy by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in unused condition. Turned head , glass eyes, and a...

ONE OF A KIND hollow double oversize hooded mergansers ca 1890-1910 by Arthur Tuell from Westport, MA. Eyes are carved ovals with raised and painted

OUTSTANDING RARE red breasted merganser hen by Luther Nickerson, Cotuit, MA, ca early 1900's. In XOP with white on the bottom overstruck and so...

EXCEPTIONAL Black duck by "Duke White" in excellent original condition. Head turned and tucked down. Tack eyes. Once part of the Eldred...

Hollow black duck from Martha's Vineyard with glass eyes and OP with average overall wear. Bill check tightened with glue, neck loose. De-acce...

Solid body widgeon drake by Henry Keyes Chadwick with a turned head and a typical inlet Chadwick circular weight. Nicely painted in the Crowell style

Pair of solid body, glass eye, redhead decoys by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in XOP with typical Vineyard inlet weig...

Pair of solid body, glass eye bluebills by Henry Keyes Chadwick, Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA in XOC with typical Vineyard inlet weights. ...

RARE AND DESIRABLE longbilled dowitcher in XOC with head dovetailed onto the body. Wings are outlined with an incised cut and there is a little rise

RARE plump split tail black-bellied or golden plover ca 1890-1900 in eclipse plumage by "Fred Nichols". Glass eyes. Struck by 2 or 3 sho...

RARE SPECIE; A Massachusetts curlew sandpiper decoy ca 1880-1900 in outstanding structural condition. The only known example of this specie that we h

WONDERFUL black-bellied plover ca 1900 from the Fox rig from Chatham, MA. Excellent original paint on the body except for the black areas. This deco

EXCEPTIONAL Nantucket Golden plover ca 1880-1900 in bright spring breeding plumage. Split tail and painted eyes. Wonderful paint with great color re

SPLIT TAIL MASSACHUSETTS GOLDEN PLOVER IN BRILLIANT spring breeding plumage. Paint tight and virtually mint. Painted eyes, baleen bill. Strong attri

EARLY GREATER YELLOWLEGS DECOY ca. late 1800's by Joseph Whiting Lincoln of Accord, MA. One of his early examples that show whittle marks done ...

Wonderful plump least sandpiper decoy by David "Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938), Chincoteague, VA. In good OP with a few dings, rubs, and li...

Early split tail yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 by George Boyd, Seabrook, NH in XOC with light wear. Great tight feather painting on the body. Typical tigh

Running lesser yellowlegs decoy by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA ca 1915. Outstanding OP with some touch up on the bottom. Struck by a few shot. (de

OUTSTANDING yellowlegs decoy ca 1890 by one of America's finest decoy makers, Lothrop Holmes of Kingston, MA. Features carved wing outlines and...

Oversized black-bellied plover decoy in elipse plumage ca late 1800's ( near the size of a curlew) from Long Island. In XOC with a nail bill an...

BOLD CARVING of a Black bellied plover decoy ca 1890-1910 by a member of the Verity family from the Seaford area of LI. In good OP with typical carve

Wonderful delicate primitive root head knot decoy ca 1890-1900 probably from North Carolina. In strong original paint that is simple but effective wi