- 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] - (3) NEW JERSEY CURLEW DECOYS Lot of
(3) ca. 1900, Carved and Painted Decoys, all unsigned, with wooden stands, 6" to 12" high, 11" to 14" wide. Worn surface; beak replaced on largest bird....
[more like this] - HUDSONIAN CURLEWA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1910
13 3/4 in. long
An early Crowell shorebird decoy with writing on the underside that appears to be by William Mackey and Lloyd Johnson, identifying this...
[more like this] - BIRCH-KING CURLEWCharles Birch (1867-1956)
Willis
Wharf, VA, c. 1910
14 1/2 in. long
Joe King's (1835-1913) 19th-century decoys have been found all along Virginia's Eastern Shore and their stylistic influence can also been...
[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] - 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] - 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] - EARLY CURLEW PAIRLewis A. Cranmer (1845-1920)
Cedar
Run, NJ, c. 1890
14 in. long
A pair of curlew with pronounced cheeks. As North America's largest shorebird, curlew are recognizable by their signature curved bill shaped...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 5 HAND CARVED AND PAINTED SHOREBIRD
DECOYSGroup of 5 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys , the larger decoy on cylindrical base is signed, "“Curlew Sandpiper JLB’85” the other large decoy has maker's...
[more like this] - CURLEW DECOY IN ORIGINAL PAINT NICE
WET ON WET BLENDING...Curlew Decoy in original paint nice wet on wet blending on feathers length 18 1/2 inches
Condition:
All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots...
[more like this] - CONTINENTAL CURLEW DECOY FIRST HALF
OF THE 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 16.75".CONTINENTAL CURLEW DECOY First Half of the 20th Century Maker unknown. Glass eyes. Aluminum bill and legs. Original paint with heat crazing...
[more like this] - CHRISTO EARNEST LONG-BILLED CURLEW DECOY
BURANO, ITALY, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 18". Burano, Italy, 20th Century Glass eyes. Original paint and original bill. Length 18". Dimensions: Length 18". Provenance: Ernest...
[more like this] - PUBLISHED DOILY FULCHER, SR. (NC, 1916-2002),
CURLEW Stacy, North Carolina, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, iron nail bill, signed Doily Fulcher 1978, published on page 46 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by...
[more like this] - GROUP OF MINIATURE BIRD CARVINGSGroup
of miniature bird carvings, to include a Bill Hanic curlew, pintail duck, owl in a tree burrow and hummingbird, and a goose decoy, together with a painted lead duck, signed...
[more like this] - THREE BIRD SCULPTURES, HAND CARVED AND
HAND PAINTED, INCLUDING: S. R. WHITE CARVING "CURLEWS" DECOY, PENNSYLVANIA C. 1988, PAINTED WITH BEADED EYES, DETACHABLE ROCK SHAPED STAND, LABELED ON BIRDS BELLY "'CURLEWS'...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE AMERICAN FOLK ART CURLEW DECOY
19th c., possibly New York State, carved wood with remnant paint and glass eyes, mounted on custom metal stand, accompanied by original purchase invoice, 7"h x 18"l x 4"w...
[more like this] - STANDING PAINTED WOOD DECOY OF AN HUDSONIAN
CURLEW. Underside is signd an inscribed ''Dod Rowe #6 in a limited edition of 50 or less''. Together with two decoys and Korean carved wood bird on perch Condition: No Specific...
[more like this] - Two carved wood and paint decorated
curlew shore bird decoys with metal beaks largest 6''x17''...
[more like this] - Shorebird decoy, possibly a curlew,
tack eyes, New Jersey, late 19th/early 20th century, 15-1/4 in., mounted to driftwood. Old painted surface with separations and losses, replaced bill. The 1807 House, Farmingdale,...
[more like this] - FOLK ART DECOY - Handcarved Curlew Decoy
by Chief Eugene Cuffee (Easthampton NY 1866-1941) in painted softwood with distinctive geometric forms painted on wings original bill intact 8 3/8'' tall 14'' long overall...
[more like this] - Carved and painted curlew decoy 19th
c. 18 1/2" l. ?...
[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] - CURLEW DECOY. Eastern Virginia shore
late 19th century wood. Original paint and iron bill. On stand. 10''l. without bill. Ex Bourne Decoy Auctions (Massachusetts). Edge loss on tail....
[more like this] - TWO SHOREBIRD DECOYS. American 20th
century. Yellowlegs probably from New Jersey or Virginia. Original paint 8 1/2''h. with stand. And a curlew flat silhouette attributed to Eldon Willis (Stacy North Carolina...
[more like this] - Carved and painted curlew decoy ca.
1900 10 1/4" h. 15" l. ?...
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