- 2 WOODEN SHORE BIRD CARVINGS CA. 20TH
CENTURY;two unsigned bird carvings, each polychrome decorated: one attributed to Mass. Circa 1910 plover decoy carved of cedar wood with original polychrome painted body and...
[more like this] - RIG OF SEVEN GOLDEN PLOVERCoffin Family
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1870
9 1/4 in. long
“Birds of a feather flock together." An important aspect of a decoy's functionality is that they were made to be seen socially and used en masse....
[more like this] - THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull
(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
[more like this] - Five modern carved and painted shore
bird decoys on stands. 9.5”H to 14.5”H Condition: minor paint wear, smallest with chip on beak CT Transfer Fee $10...
[more like this] - VICTOR & ELLIS SIMON DUCK, & GOOSE DECOY
TRIOThree waterfowl decoys to include: one Canada goose, hand painted with head turned across back; measures 11-3/4" high, 8" wide and 23" long. One modern molded plastic...
[more like this] - LOT OF 5 DECOYSLot of 5 decoys including
large 22 inch duck signed VH STEFANI; wood duck signed Big Sky Carvers, 13 inch; Widgeon in hand sculptured resin; painted wood weathered duck and a modern stained wood duck....
[more like this] - LARGE SPEARING DECOY, POSSIBLY BULLHEADWinnebago
County, Wisconsin, circa 1950, carved and painted wooden body, inletted weights at underside, painted metal fins, simple ferrous tack eyes, eyelet hook at top, on modern stand,...
[more like this] - TWO MODERN SIGNED DUCK CARVINGSAmerican,
20th century, comprising: John Holloway, ruddy drake, winter plumage, signed and labeled to base, 5-1/4 x 11-3/4 x 4-1/2 in.; John D. Floyd, Jr., red breasted merganser, signed,...
[more like this] - EIGHT MODERN PAINTED CARVED WOOD DUCK
DECOYS WITH SMALLER FIGURINE, L OF LARGER: 16-1/2 INCHESEight Modern Painted Carved Wood Duck Decoys with Smaller Figurine, L of Larger: 16-1/2 inches...
[more like this] - TWO LOUISIANA CARVED WOOD DECOYSTwo
Louisiana Carved Wood Decoys , incl. a coot, c. 1950, attributed to Francis Uzee, Chalmette, l. 12 in.; and seagull confidence decoy, h. 7 1/4 in., l. 10 1/2 in., presented...
[more like this] - THREE DECOYS, MUTE & TRUMPETER SWANS
& MERGANSER Group of three modern American carved and painted wooden hunting decoys with glass eyes comprising, a mute swan, a Hornick Brothers signed 1980 Raymond E. Hornick...
[more like this] - Four coot and dove decoys: modern root
head coot, stamped "BC" on weight", 8-1/2 in.; coot, stamped "DG", Chesapeake Bay, 11 in.; dove by Zack Ward, marked "Z" under tail, 8 x 10 in. including stand; folk art dove,...
[more like this] - Three factory decoys: Wildfowler black
duck, 14-3/4 in., [old repaint, some long separations]; modern Wildfowler mallard, 15 in., [lacking keel]; Masons standard grade wood duck, early 19th century, 13-1/2 in.,...
[more like this] - Two wire and canvas swan decoys: one
attributed to Mannie Haywood, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 12 x 33 in., [extensive repaint, originally a self bailer, now plugged, neck with repaired separations].; one in...
[more like this] - PORTRAIT OF THE SHIP FRANK E. KIRBY
BY E.F. LAFER (OHIO 20TH CENTURY). Colored pencil on paper signed lower right. Large image of the sidewheeler flying flags of port along Lake Erie. Creases. In a modern...
[more like this] - Carved and painted roothead goose decoy,
wrought iron keel weight, old repaint, 25" l, on a modern stand Estimate $300-500...
[more like this] - SHORE BIRD DECOY. American early 20th
century softwood. Old paint carved beak. 12 1/2''h. on modern base. Ex Joan Coulter (Ohio) ex Samaha/Dorrow (Ohio) ex David Good (Ohio)....
[more like this] - Four Carl Sublett watercolors (Tennessee,
1919-2008): oyster shells and daisy, signed lower left "72 Sublett" and inscribed "Happy Birthday Martha, Sub", 14 x 9-3/4 in., foxing, light toning ;...
[more like this] - Three decoys, Albert Brewster: two green
wing teals, drake and hen, marked on bases with woodburned cipher, paper label "Albert Brewster", one dated "87", 10-1/2 in., drake with several small...
[more like this] - Elephant engraving after Williamson,
"Decoy Elephants Catching a Male", published by T. McLean, London, 1819, signed in plate, Sam Hewitt after a design of Captain Thomas Williamson, hand colored engraving,...
[more like this] - TWO SHORE BIRD DECOYS. American early
20th century pine. Old paint. Carved bird with tucked head. Minor imperfections. 10''h. Ex Don Snyder. And curlew with iron beak 11''h. on modern base. 1st - Beak...
[more like this] - SHORE BIRD DECOY. American early 20th
century softwood. Old paint carved beak. 11''h. on modern base. Ex Joan Coulter (Ohio) ex Samaha/Dorrow (Ohio) ex David Good (Ohio)....
[more like this] - (3) OVERSIZED DECOYS - All Modern including:
Seagull by David B. Ward with his stamp undated circa 1980 20'' long good condition; PLUS Redhead Duck with iron towing ring unmarked 21'' long cracked neck; PLUS Red Neck...
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