- EARLY GOLDENEYE PAIRMason Decoy Factory
(1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1900
14 in. long
A recently discovered pair of early goldeneye with especially pronounced crowns and uplifted heads. These lively heads are rarely...
[more like this] - RIG OF THREE WILLETMason Decoy Factory
(1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1900
12 in. long
A newly discovered rig of three early glass-eye willet which are coming off of Cape Cod. This untouched group shows Mason's best...
[more like this] - HIGH-HEAD MALLARD PAIRWalter "Tube"
Dawson (1882-1955)
Putnam, IL, c. 1920
17 in. long
Dawson learned carpentry from his father and began carving decoys at age seventeen. Over his long career in wood, he proved...
[more like this] - THE PERDEW PREENING BLACK DUCKCharles
Perdew (1874-1963)
and Edna Perdew (1882-1974) Henry, IL, c. 1910
15 in. long
This early three-piece preening black duck is a singular decoy with no peers. Indeed, it is...
[more like this] - THE MULLER VERITY PEEP PAIRObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
6 3/4 in. long
This exceptional peep pair showcases identical form in two distinct plumages. The first is in a rarely seen darker-backed...
[more like this] - THE JOHNSON NELSON SHOURDS ROBIN SNIPEHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900
9 in. long
This decoy is a rigmate to the bird illustrated in "Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles" from the Alan and Elaine...
[more like this] - RARE WHIMBRELMason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit,
MI, c. 1910
16 1/2 in. long
A rare Mason Factory shorebird decoy with excellent form. In reference to this special model, which they call a Hudsonian Curlew or whimbrel,...
[more like this] - RARE PREMIER-GRADE WIGEON HENMason Decoy
Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
15 in. long
This exceedingly rare premier-grade decoy recently surfaced on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Illustrating its rarity,...
[more like this] - BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIR WITH "DOUBLE BLUES"Mason
Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1905
12 1/4 in. long
An early rigmate pair of premier-grade teal. Each has classic early Mason form with snakey heads and long bills....
[more like this] - ALAN CHAFFEE YELLOWLEGS DECOY NANTUCKET,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 11”.ALAN CHAFFEE YELLOWLEGS DECOY, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Glass eyes. Carved wings. Carved "Chaffee" on underside....
[more like this] - ALAN CHAFFEE GOLDEN PLOVER DECOY NANTUCKET,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 10”.ALAN CHAFFEE GOLDEN PLOVER DECOY, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Glass eyes. Original paint. Carved "Chaffee" on underside....
[more like this] - Gundlefinger Superior Model Goldeneye
- PairDrake and hen with finely painted details inset glass eyes 14.5'' circa 1927 appears to have original paint.Featured in ''Mason Decoys A Complete Pictorial Guide ''...
[more like this] - Benz Superior Model Bluebill Duck Decoy
- PairDrake and hen with finely painted details inset eyes from Benz factory in Jefferson City MO each with original weights paper label affixed to bottom of decoys circa...
[more like this] - Canada Goose Decoy by Ben YearganHollow
made of .75'' laminated wood glass eyes scratch painting to wings appears to retain original paint with patina Ben Yeargan (1896-1974) is a known Missouri decoy carver 23.75''...
[more like this] - Mallard Pair by Ben YearganDrake and
hen with stylized painting inset glass eyes inset tails solid body with keel for river hunting appears to be original paint marked B.Y. on underside of bills Ben Yeargan (1896-1974)...
[more like this] - [Decoy] Pintail Drake Mitchel Lafrance
St. Sophie LA pictured in Alan Haid Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway Schiffer Pub. 1997 p. 93....
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