Summer Auction

EARLY hollowed to a thin shell yellowlegs decoy ca 1890-1900 from the South Shore, of MA. Made of wood and possibly paper mache in places. In fine O

SPLIT TAIL black bellied plover decoy from New Jersey ca 1900 with carved wing outlines and rusted tack eyes. Very nice OP with nice feather paint. (d

PLUMP CHIP CARVED knot decoy in winter plumage from the Virginia shore. OP with some in use wear overall and wood showing in places. Narrow check on t

SCULPTURAL split tail plover decoy ca 1890-1900 in OP from MV or Nantucket, MA with painted eyes. In emerging Spring plumage with feather detail and

Red breasted dowitcher ca 1900 from New Jersey in OP with some t/u on the right wing. Light overall wear. Mackey collection stamp on the bottom. (deco

Folky three-piece running yellowlegs decoy ca 1900 by an unknown maker with painted eyes and a bill made similar to a Dodge shorebird bill. Paint si

Two-piece curlew ca. 1900 with a iron bill. In very good original condition with overall wear. Nicely chip carved surface. (decoy)

New Jersey yellowlegs ca 1900 has been struck by shot and the paint has been enhanced or restored. (decoy)

Two piece split tail flat shorebird in the Lincoln style with a nail bill. Old working paint with painted eyes. Struck by shot. Seam in wood is visibl

Curlew decoy by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ ca 1900. Nicely restored condition. Bill appears to be original. Minor rubs, a few tight checks and a

YELLOWLEGS DECOY BY Bob Mosher of Hingham, MA. Made in the Hingham style. Glass eyes, carved wings, and a split tail. Branded RPM on the bottom. (de

Yellowlegs with glass eyes by Rick Brown, NJ. Signed and dated, 2003. (decoy)

Ruddy duck drake by Colin McNair, son of noted carver, Mark McNair. Done in the NC style. Branded CM on the bottom. In XOC. (decoy)

Bowman style curlew by Frank Finney from Virginia. In XOC. Stylized F on the bottom. Wooden bill, glass eyes. (decoy)

Relic split tail beetle head plover from Cape Cod. Parts of body worn away, eyes missing. Mounted on a piece of driftwood. Great decorative piece. (d

Godwit carving by a talented unknown maker. In XOC with carved tail and wing outlines and glass eyes. (decoy)

Folky pair of miniature geese by Alston "Shorty" Burr, Hingham, MA. One sleeper and one standing, mounted on a half round branch. XOC. (de...

Lot of three miniatures by Byron Bruffee two Canada geese and one redbreasted merganser drake. Made in the Lincoln style XOC. (decoy)

Miniature chip carved standing tom turkey by Stan Sparre. Nicely carved wing and tail detail. XOC. (decoy)

Feeding killdeer carving by H. V. Shourds III with glass eyes in XOC. Makers name stamped on the bottom. (decoy)

Yellowlegs "flatty" decoy with stringing hole near the tail by an unknown maker. XOC. (decoy)

Lot of miniatures including a pair of geese mounted together on a wooden base, a mallard drake by Charlotte Spencer and signed on the bottom, a loon w

Lot of six miniatures, 4 gulls, a wood duck and a chickadee from a CT Estate. (decoy)

Mason Factory Robin Snipe decoy with nail bill. Structurally perfect, professionally repainted in the original style. (decoy)

Miniature dowitcher by Anthony Hillman in XOC. Signed and dated 2003. (decoy)

Antiqued yellowlegs decoy by Dave Rhodes of New Jersey. In XOC. Signed under the tail, D Rhodes, 2002, with a fingerprint in ink. (decoy)

Miniature goose with an open bill by Charles Wilbur, NJ. Bill and neck damage. (decoy)

Two miniature flying Canada geese mounted on a black painted circular wooden plaque in XOP. Very nicely carved and painted. Back of the plaque is bran

RARE FABULOUS sharply turned head immature harlequin or "rock duck" decoy ca early 1900's by revered lighthouse keeper and master deco...

Oversized white wing scoter decoy with carved wing outlines and painted eyes. In paint that is thin in places. Struck by a few shot. Few narrow checks

Rare oversized red head drake decoy made from four layered pieces of wood. Nearly the size of a goose decoy. OP with overpaint removed from some area

Shadow whitewing scoter decoy by Joseph Lincoln from Accord, MA. In good old paint with a few shot scars. Part of a nesting set. Tiny sliver off the

RARE solid body goldeneye drake decoy with wooden dowel eyes, by Native American carver, Henry Oakes, Essex, MA. OP on the body and head with some in

Goldeneye drake from Onset, Massachusetts, by an unknown maker. Glass eyes, mostly original paint, possibly some touch up on the in the black areas.

Rare early Labrador duck from LI. Ca late 1800's. In very old paint with some original. Some chips on the surface. Struck by shot. (decoy)

Oldsquaw decoy in very old worn paint with areas of working t/u. Tack eyes have oxidized. Wear to wood at the edge of the tail. Struck by shot. Proba

Life size open bill laughing gull mounted on an oval wooden base. Wing tips are carved separately and attached to the body. Feather detail carved on t

Hollow pair of wigeon decoys in XOP with glass eyes by Charles Wilbur. Both have minor surface wear and the hen has some minor chipping behind the hea

Carving of a dovkie by Charles Wilbur in XOC with CW branded on the bottom. It is likely that it is one of a kind and was special ordered by the con

Hollow Delaware River bluebill drake decoy with tack eyes in good original paint with some blistering of the black paint on one side of the breast.

Wildfowler Factory green wing teal drake in XOP with light wear. "Pete" written on the bottom in pencil. Old Saybrook vintage. No brand. ...

Common tern decoy with glass eyes. XOP signed J.C.H. 85 on the bottom for John Hamilton, NJ. Bill check tighten with glue. (decoy)

Mallard drake decoy with carved and painted eyes by James Lapham, Dennisport, MA. In XOP. Neck filler professionally restored and t/u by Steve Weave

Hollow turned head redbreasted merganser drake by noted CT carver Keith Mueller. Beautifully carved primary and tail feathers, glass eyes. Signed &q...

Very early lifesize common tern carving with tack eyes by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. Early oval hot brand on the bottom of the base. Some crazi

Early miniature wood duck drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA. In XOC. Paper label missing from the bottom of the base. (decoy)

Miniature hooded merganser drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with rectangular impressed brand on the bottom of the base. (decoy)

OUTSTANDING Miniature redhead hen by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with a blue paper label on the bottom of the base. "FE REDHEAD&quo...

Miniature old squaw drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC with nice mellow patina. Rectangular impressed brand on the bottom of the base. (d

Miniature pintail drake by A. E. Crowell, East Harwich, MA in XOC except for a neck check. Split tail. (decoy)