- LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES (1874-1924)Three
Crows
signed "Louis Agassiz Fuertes" lower right
watercolor, 14 by 8 1/2 in.
This work appeared in a 1919 issue of "Bird-Lore," which was the magazine of the Audubon Societies...
[more like this] - MACKEY RED KNOTCape May, NJ, c. 1860
10
in. long
This bold running decoy displays a hard chine, a chip-carved breast, and an underside with provenance markings. There is a Joe French Collection white label and...
[more like this] - BLUEBILLCarriage House Rig
Lacon, IL,
c. 1880
12 1/4 in. long
A very hollow decoy, with raised upper wing delineations, originating from the Carriage House rig. This celebrated rig was found in a carriage house...
[more like this] - CANVASBACKRobert Elliston (1847-1925)
Bureau,
IL, c. 1890
15 3/4 in. long
This exact decoy is illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys," where the author notes the rarity of this example and that "Robert Elliston's...
[more like this] - AMERICAN EGRETc. 1900
45 in. tall and
bird is 26 in. long
This silhouette was carved from a three-quarter-inch board and could be made to represent and egret, stork, or crane. It has a lively weathered surface...
[more like this] - MACKEY LONG-TAILED DRAKELong Island,
NY, c. 1880
11 1/4 in. long
An early hunting decoy that saw use along the rugged waters of the Atlantic Coast. William Mackey owned this decoy and illustrated a pair of rigmates...
[more like this] - THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
[more like this] - THE WARD PEREGRINE FALCONLemuel T. Ward
(1896-1984)
Crisfield, MD, 1969
24 1/2 in. tall
"Occasionally, a work of art appears that is a great leap beyond anything that has come before it. To American Wildfowl Art,...
[more like this] - THE WARD FLYING MALLARD PAIRThe Ward
Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1936 and 1937
21 in. tall and 19 in. wingspan
The Wards’ ability to capture likeness of species is...
[more like this] - EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
[more like this] - THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.
Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
[more like this] - THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS LONG-TAILHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 1/2 in. long
This Shourds carving is considered one of the pinnacle gunning decoys out of New Jersey. In addition to its...
[more like this] - "WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILThe
Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward Brothers made pintails early on in their craft and they were...
[more like this] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
[more like this] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER HENGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ½ in. long
"Jim reserved special spots on his shelves, fireplace, and walls for his favorite birds. I remember the first time I...
[more like this] - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERDaniel Lake Leeds
(1852-1922)
Pleasantville, NJ, c. 1890
9 1/2 in. long
Describing a rigmate and its maker in "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," William J. Mackey Jr. writes,...
[more like this] - O'BRIEN VERITY PEEPObediah Verity (1813-1901)
Seaford,
Long Island, NY, c. 1870
8 in. long
An excellent Verity runner with strong provenance and stippling, which includes red-phase plumage. The underside bears the serifed "J.B."...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED
WING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger
Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
[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] - FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
[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] - THE DU MONT EARLY HANGING GREATER YELLOWLEGSA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1915
16 3/4 in. long
“Seldom does one find special orders made by Crowell and when you do they tend to be the best. These...
[more like this] - FIVE FINELY CARVED BIRDS & DUCKS, DAVID
JACOB EPPA group of five finely carved and hand painted ducks & birds signed by "EPP" for David Jacob Epp (1905-1990), mid 20th century: Downy woodpecker, King eider duck,...
[more like this] - CHARLES PERDEW (1874-1963) CROWA carved
crow in the classic carving of Charles H. Perdew, Illinois (1874-1963). In black paint with glass eyes, long beak and a long tail and mounted with original heavy wire legs...
[more like this] - 18TH CENT. AMERICAN BIRD CAGE FORM TILT
TOP TABLEAn eighteenth century American bird cage form tilt top table. Ht: 28.5" Wd: 34.5"...
[more like this] - JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESE
PAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
[more like this] - AMERICAN BIRD'S EYE MAPLE AND CHERRY
ONE DRAWER WORK ST...American Bird's Eye Maple and Cherry One Drawer Work Stand , circa 1820, antique pressed glass pulls, turned tapering legs
Height 29 in. Width 19 ¼...
[more like this] - AMERICAN BIRD'S EYE MAPLE AND EXOTIC
HARDWOOD INLAID TE...American Bird's Eye Maple and Exotic Hardwood Inlaid Tea Caddy, circa 1840s , rectangular line-banded case applied with brass cover straps and plaquette...
[more like this] - "THE ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR PAINTINGS",
AUDUBONFeatured in this lot if a First Edition of, "The Original Water-Color Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America" Two Volumes, American Heritage Publishing...
[more like this] - "THE AMERICAN BIRDS OF DOROTHY DOUGHTY"
FULL LEATHER FULL LEATHER BOUND BOOK TITLED HAVING ENGRAVED GOLD LEAFED ROYAL WORCESTER COAT OF ARMS ENCIRCLED INSIDE PAGE HAND WRITTEN, "JOHN HUTCHESON JR HAPPY VALLEY FARMS,...
[more like this] - MEXICAN GLAZED POTTERY VASE AND TWO
SOUTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN BIRD FIGURESMexican Glazed Pottery Vase and Two Southwest Native American Bird Figures,...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF TEN DECOY COLLECTING REFERENCE
BOOKS Including Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region by Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., Call to the Sky The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, MD published by Houston Museum of...
[more like this] - FOUR CARVED AMERICAN BIRDS. Second half
20th century. Two are by John B. Cowden, Sevierville, Tennessee, and are small birds perched on branches. Ink stamp on bottom. 4.5"h. and 3.5"h. And a nicely painted dove,...
[more like this] - NATIVE AMERICAN BIRD STONE PIPE WITH
EFFIGY Native American Bird Stone Pipe with Effigy...
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