ARTHUR BURDETT FROST (1851-1928)AutumnWoodcock Shooting, 1895
signed "A.B. Frost" lower right
watercolor and gouache, 13 1/2 by 21 1/2 in.
titled on The Old Print Shop, New York label on back
Charles Porter...
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MALLARD DRAKETule Lake Decoy Co.
Sacramento,CA, c. 1925
15 in. long
Operated by Hugh Woodward (1889-1948), Tule Lake was the most renowned decoy factory on the Pacific Coast. Woodward put his previous building skills...
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CANVASBACK DRAKE"Dick" Allen (1891-1971)
Vallejo,CA, c. 1925
14 1/2 in. long
Allen hunted San Francisco Bay and the Delta for over fifty years, carving decoys for his own use. Under the fine form is a flush-poured weight...
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PINTAIL"Fresh Air Dick" Janson (1872-1951)
Sonoma,CA, c. 1915
18 in. long
A classic early Janson decoy with raised wing tips and a flat bottom. This decoy may have been used in Janson's early market-gunning rig prior to...
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PINTAIL PAIRLuigi Andreuccetti (1898-1978)
Vorden,CA, 1948
17 1/2 in. long
In the "The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys," the West Coast contributor Gerald Rosenthal introduces Andreuccetti as "the Sacramento stylist." In...
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FEEDING PINTAIL PAIRHarold "Pappy" Kidwell(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
20 in. long
This well-documented pair of rare feeding pintails in two poses were made by one of California's more colorful characters, who...
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TWO BLACK BRANTPacific Northwest, c.1930
16 1/2 in. long
Two black brant, one is from Humboldt Bay and has a look-down head on a high neck. The other may be the work of Jim Jensen from Astoria, Oregon.
Both...
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CANVASBACK DRAKEJim Titus Sr. (1879-1956)
Burnside,OR, c. 1930
16 in. long
The son of pioneering homesteaders, Jim trapped on the lower Columbia River and was an avid duck hunter. In addition to decoys, Titus also made duck...
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EARLY PINTAIL DRAKECharles Bergman (1856-1946)
Astoria,OR, c. 1925
21 in. long
Charles Bergman is perhaps the best known decoy carver in the Astoria area. A Finn by birth, he immigrated to the United States by jumping ship in...
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MALLARD PAIRHorace "Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood,CA, c. 1935
16 1/2 in. long
A slightly turned-head rigmate pair. The hen has a slightly uplifted head.
Original paint with light gunning wear.
Provenance: Les Vache Collection,...
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SWIMMING BRANTPaul F. Keeney (1897-1965)
Oakland,CA, c. 1935
20 1/2 in. long
Keeney hunted brant in Humboldt County and possibly Tomales Bay. This swimmer was made with seven-piece body construction and is outfitted with...
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FEEDING BRANTWesley Batterson (b. 1909)
Batterson,OR, c. 1950
22 in. long
According to "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast," Wes "...is the most important, and certainly the most famous, brant hunter in the state of Oregon."...
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THE CRANDALL SLEEPY-EYED MALLARDHorace"Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
One of California's best decoy carvers, Crandall is also considered by some to be its best painter. Born in Rhode...
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CANADA GOOSEEd Vidmar (1922-1991)
Pittsburg,CA, c. 1951
25 in. long
Early collectible Canada geese by named makers from California are difficult to source. This classic Vidmar goose displays fine paint and a grand...
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MALLARD DRAKEArt Jensen
Hayward, CA,c. 1952
14 in. long
A distinctly Jensen mallard with a turned head, raised wings, and a pleasing carved wing and feather design in its balsa body. This drake is illustrated...
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CINNAMON TEALArt Jensen
Hayward, CA,c. 1950
12 in. long
A refined teal with a turned head, raised wings, and a pleasing carved wing and feather design. Jensen was a painter as well as a hunter and a decoy carver....
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LOS BANOS PINTAIL DRAKELos Banos, CA,c. 1925
17 1/2 in. long
This decoy hails from an elite group by a highly celebrated, yet unknown maker. They have been referred to as the "Los Banos Unknowns" nodding to...
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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...
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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...
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Victorian Coast Guard Sea Service PercussionCap Belt Pistol, mid 19th century the six inch barrel with a full set of inspection stamps to breech on a walnut stock with belt clip, captive rod and brass furniture, the...
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LARGE MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIADESCRIPTION:MODEL OF THE USS CAMBRIA (APA-36) DURING THE 1945 OKINAWA CAMPAIGN This full hull, 1/4 scale model of a Bayfield Class attack transport is mounted on two brass pedestal supports...
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US ARMY COAST ARTILLERY RECRUITING POSTER,WWIIU.S. Army Coast Artillery recruitment poster from WWII. "Guard Our Shores ...at home and abroad" with artwork that features soldiers manning anti-aircraft guns, silhouetted...
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SENUFO PEOPLES, CARVED GRANARY DOOR19th/20th c., Ivory Coast, medium brown wood panel, relief carved with gun-bearing figures on horseback, crocodiles eating birds, snakes and geometric designs, 64"h x 23"w...
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(VIEW) CAPE COD - PROVINCETOWN - RACEPOINT: 58 POSTCARDS EARLY TO LATE-20TH CENTURY POINT: 58 POSTCARDS, Early to Late-20th Century, Includes five Life Saving Station, eleven cards with crew noted (Capt. Fisher...
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COAST TO COAST MODEL 288N SEMI AUTOMATICRIFLE, 22 RIFLE, 22 s,l or lr caliber, 20" barrel, blued finish, checkered walnut stock, open sights tube magazine, hard plastic butt plate, tang safety, gold plated trigger,...
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COAST TO COAST MODEL CC550 SEMI AUTOMATICRIFLE BY RIFLE BY MARLIN, 22 lr caliber, blued finish, press checkered hardwood stock, tube magazine, open sights, trigger guard safety, hard plastic butt plate, serial #25455704....
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BALDWIN COAST DEFENSE GUN, IN THE ORIGINALBOXBaldwin Coast Defense Gun , in the original box, with insert, box - 7 1/4" w.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Box with lid puncture,...
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MARLIN MODEL 42 RIFLE 22 LONG RIFLEMarlinModel 42 semi-automatic rifle .22 LR only caliber. Barrel is marked "Coast to Coast Stores Model 42 Marlin Firearms Co." Barrel measures approx. 17", overall length 36 3/4"....
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THREE COLON FIGURES the first on standdressed in military clothes with a gun the second Baule Ivory Coast figure in a suit the third Senoufo Ivory Coast all approx. h: 13 in. Provenance: From Patricia Kluge's...
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Executive Officer Henry W. WashburnUSS Morning Light Civil War Archive War-date archive of five letters one partial letter and three transmittal covers. Written by ill-starred Acting Master Henry W. Washburn...
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Llama engraved Model XV semi-automatic.22 caliber pistol circa 1960 SN 205192. Profuse scroll-engraved frame with gold inlay believed to be by Ogawa right slide marked: LLAMA ''ESPECIAL'' left slide GABILENDO...
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USS Yankee Naval Cruiser on the CubanBlockade 1898 Crewmembers' Hand-Carved Board Lot features unique board hand carved with names of members of the USS Yankee crew U.S. and Cuban flags and a ship's wheel 49...
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COAST DEFENSE TOY Louis Marx lithographedtin circular base contains three antiaircraft toy guns revealing airplane over hangar when clockwork is activated. 8 3/4'' diam. Some corrosion strong action (Good Cond.)...
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THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (BRITISH 1768-1842)HMS HIBERNIA: 120 GUNS OFF THE COAST Oil on canvas: 18 x 21 in. (sight) Framed lower center signed: T Buttersworth verso: The Parker Gallery 2 Albermale Street London Provenance:...
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Eleven James W. Pattison sketchbooks(James William Pattison, Illinois/Asheville, North Carolina, 1844-1915), six sketchbooks, Gloucester, Massachusetts, with some Maine, New Hampshire and New York related, dating...
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COAST DEFENSE TOY Louis Marx lithographedtin elaborate toy contains three anti-aircraft guns and revolving Zeppelin over hangar on circular base clockwork driven great action. 8 3/4'' diam. Airplane replaced with...
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