Summer Auction

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

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

Mason Factory Detroit Grade Glass Eye canvasback drake decoy. Appears to be OP with neck filler poorly replaced and cracking. Struck by a few shot. Na

Mason Factory Detroit Grade glass eye mallard drake decoy in OP with some over paint on the head. Weight removed. Surface rubs and scuffs. (decoy)

Rare early Peterson Factory Detroit Grade Tack Eye bufflehead drake decoy in good OP with a few chips on the surface. A few age thin checks on the bo

Pair of Mason Factory, Detroit Grade, Glass Eye broadbill in OP. Drake has 1/3 of the original filler cracked and missing, a narrow bottom check with

Mason Challenge Grade canvasback drake with OP on the body and some OP on the head. White patched added to the face near the bill, knot on the back ne

Mason Factory Detroit Grade, Glass Eye bluebill hen in OP with wear and shot scars. Neck filler cracked and some missing. Few tight age checks on the

Common merganser drake in cedar attributed to the Sperry Factory, New Haven, CT. In XOP with textured surface and glass eyes. Bill break re-glued. N

Golden eye drake decoy attributed to the Sperry Factory, New Haven, CT. Turned head and glass eyes. 1/4 in wide check in the back from the neck to th

WONDERFUL pair of solid body, turned head common eider decoys by Nova Scotia's Oscar L. Crowell, b. 1917, Smithville, Nova Scotia, on the Cape N...

OUTSTANDING Pair of turned head golden eye decoys by Oscar L. Crowell, b. 1917, Smithville, Nova Scotia on the Cape Negro peninsula. Wing carving deta

Solid body eider drake decoy from Bar Harbor, Porcupine Islands, Maine signed and dated on the weight "Young" and "1943". OP, st...

Eider drake with great Nova Scotia turtle-back design. Heavy crackling to old in use paint. Few line checks on the body. Head dowel has shrunk lifting

Solid body scoter decoy repainted as an eider with an inlet head and neck. In old paint with light wear, a few areas of paint chipping. Surface is ye

Whitewing scoter ca early 1900's from Monhegan Island, Maine. Inletted head in the traditional manner. In fine old paint, struck by shot. Neat...

Rare early canvas over frame Canada goose decoy by H. Blanton Saunders (b. 1910), Poplar Branch, NC. In XOC. See "Canvas Decoys of North Americ...

Lot of 4 Cree Indian decoys. Largest one made by J Blueboy in 1981. Made of Tamarack wood. In excellent condition. See "Traditions in W...

Primitive swimming Canada goose decoy from PEI in old in use paint with numerous age checks and dings to the surface. (decoy)

Great solid body white wing scoter decoy with a replaced inlet head and neck from ME. Carved eyes and good old working paint. Numerous age checks on t

Harlequin drake decoy with great design, beautifully repainted in the old style. (decoy)

Solid body brant decoy by Paul Carter, Middleboro, MA made in the Lincoln style. XOP and branded with the maker's name on the bottom. (decoy)