- 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] - 1936 CANADA GOOSEThe Ward Brothers
Lemuel
T. (1896-1983) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1936
22 in. long
A cedar-bodied decoy with detailed bill carving. The bottom of the decoy displays "Lem - Steve,...
[more like this] - EARLY ROBIN SNIPEHarry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton,
NJ, c. 1880
9 in. long
Red knot carvings by this maker are amongst the most popular species sought by collectors. In addition to their definitive form, this decoy displays...
[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 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] - "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 O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomas
Chambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large...
[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] - PINTAIL DRAKEBenjamin S. Schmidt (1884-1968)
(attr.)
Centerline, MI, c. 1930
15 in. long
The turned-head carving displays incised feather detail and a rasp-finished.
Original paint with even gunning wear, including...
[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] - GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,
NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
[more like this] - SHARON BLACK POWDER PERCUSSION .45 CAL
RIFLEFeatured in this lot we have a Sharon Barrel Co black powder percussion cap rifle chambered in .45 caliber. The rifle displays a 42" long octagonal barrel, maple half...
[more like this] - RARE 1840S AMERICAN GIBBS UNDERHAMMER
PERCUSSION PISTOL...North America, Eastern United States, Massachusetts, Sturbridge, Gibbs Tiffany & Co., ca. 1840s CE. A rare example of a pocket percussion pistol of a unique,...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE CARVED OAK DISPLAY OR GUN CABINET
Late 19th c., single door display cabinet, glass front, fluted column stiles, single lower drawer, no visible marks, 78.5"h x 35"w x 16.5"d...
[more like this] - FINE ANTIQUE SHIP MODEL OF "CLEOPATRAS
BARGE" OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS EARLY 20TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 12.5". LENGTH 17.5". WIDTH 9". BARGE" OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS, Early 20th Century, Hull built up from the solid,...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL AND LARGE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR
BONE MODEL OF THE FIRST-RATE 110-GUN H.M.S. "ROYAL SOVEREIGN" CIRCA 1805-1810 MODEL HEIGHT 31.5". LENGTH 41". WIDTH 14.5". CASE HEIGHT 72.5". LENGTH 47". WIDTH 17.75". BONE...
[more like this] - PLANK-ON-FRAME MODEL OF A 50-GUN ENGLISH
FRIGATE, CIRCA 1790 HEIGHT 37.5". LENGTH 43.25". WIDTH 18.25". DISPLAYED ON A CONTEMPORARY TABLETOP INLAID WOOD BASE. FRIGATE, Circa 1790, Hull planked with boxwood, with...
[more like this] - LARGE COLLECTION OF CARVED FRUIT PIT
& NUT SHELL Bca. Civil War-Depression era; collection of a variety of sawn and carved nuts and fruit pits, some possibly carved during post-Civil War period as crafts by wounded...
[more like this] - BUILDER'S FRAME MODEL OF THE ROYAL NAVY
14 GUN BRIG "LION" IN DISPLAY CASE With name plaque giving the above information and stating "Active in many sea battles, 1800-1810", a framing model rendered in walnut with...
[more like this] - A Fine Italian Model of An 18th C SnaphaunceSerial
Number: 1677 A very well done 1960's copy of an Italian Snaphaunce flintlock pistol with finely chased brass fittings mounted to fine figured wood the wood finely carved to...
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