- Two vintage Bruce Strickland carved
and painted wood duck decoys. Black Duck, ca., signed and titled on bottom 5.5”H x 16”L. Merganser, ca. 2001 signed on bottom, 6.5”H x 16.5”L. Condition: good CT...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL MERGANSERFred M. Nichols
(1854-1924)
Lynn, MA, c. 1890
17 in. long
Ongoing research has identified this decoy and its two rigmates as the work of Massachusetts master carver Fred Nichols. This hollow...
[more like this] - THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS MERGANSERHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
15 3/4 in. long
“Shourds is one of the acknowledged master makers of New Jersey decoys. His birds were as fine as any made...
[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] - RED-BREASTED MERGANSERMarblehead, MA,
c. 1860
15 in. long
A pert sheldrake with refined articulation and stylish paint. The uplifted head retains its thin original crest. The body has a pinched breast, defined...
[more like this] - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER PAIROrlando "Os"
Bibber (1882-1970)
South Harpswell, ME, c. 1910
19 3/4 in. long
An exceptional and exceedingly rare rigmate merganser duo with turned heads and original horsehair crests....
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorth
Shore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
[more like this] - THE MADARA MERGANSER PAIRClark C. Madara
(1883-1953)
Pitman, NJ, c. 1930
17 3/4 in. long
This outstanding pair represent the only known examples of their kind by this highly skilled carver and professional painter....
[more like this] - THREE MERGANSER DECOYS TO INCLUDE ONE
HOODED MERGANSER ...Three Merganser Decoys to include one hooded merganser by Tom Matus, 1985, Waterford, Connecticut, hollow body, incised wing carving, raised tail wing...
[more like this] - TWO CARVED DUCK DECOYS TO INCLUDE MILES
HANCOCK, AMERIC...Two Carved Duck Decoys to include Miles Hancock, American merganser; along with a merganser hen attributed to Samuel Archer, 1912 merganser hen length 16...
[more like this] - FRANK PEETERS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
DRAKE DECOY MICHIGAN, LATE 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 19”. DRAKE DECOY, Michigan, Late 20th Century, Glass eyes. Branded on underside "Frank Peeters Decoys". Dimensions: Length...
[more like this] - LINDSEY LEVY MERGANSER HEN DECOY LITTLE
TANCOOK ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA, 1892-1980 LENGTH 15.5”.LINDSEY LEVY MERGANSER HEN DECOY, Little Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, 1892-1980, Original paint with gunning wear....
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
DRAKE DECOY EAST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 20”. DRAKE DECOY, East Wareham, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Glass eyes. Horsehair crest. Carved wings. Branded...
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS GUS WILSON-STYLE MERGANSER
DRAKE DECOY EAST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 20”. DRAKE DECOY, East Wareham, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Leather minnow in its bill. Rocking head. Leather...
[more like this] - BENJAMIN SMITH MERGANSER DECOY MARTHA'S
VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 17”.BENJAMIN SMITH MERGANSER DECOY, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Early 20th Century, Missing most of its paint....
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS AMERICAN MERGANSER DRAKE
DECOY EAST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 18”. DECOY, East Wareham, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Antique style, with tack eyes and carved wings. Branded on...
[more like this] - MERGANSER DRAKE DECOY LATE 20TH CENTURY
LENGTH 18”.MERGANSER DRAKE DECOY, Late 20th Century, Maker unknown. Glass eyes. Dimensions: Length 18"....
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS HOODED MERGANSER HEN DECOY
EAST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 12.75". East Wareham, Massachusetts, 20th Century Made in the style of Joe Lincoln. Glass eyes. Antiqued finish. Length...
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS RED-BREASTED MERGANSER
DRAKE DECOY EAST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 17". DRAKE DECOY East Wareham, Massachusetts, 20th Century Glass eyes. Original paint. Oval brand. Length 17"....
[more like this] - ROGER MITCHELL HOODED MERGANSER DRAKE
DECOY KINGSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, MID-20TH CENTURY LENGTH 13.75". DECOY Kingston, Massachusetts, Mid-20th Century Hollow-carved. Glass eyes. Carved wing and tail feathers....
[more like this] - FOUR DECOYS 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM
11” TO 17”.FOUR DECOYS, 20th Century, A merganser by Fred Dobbins, and a merganser, black duck and bluebill hen by unknown makers. Dimensions: Lengths from 11" to 17"....
[more like this] - BRADDOCK BROTHERS MERGANSER DECOY Vintage
Carved and Painted Wooden Duck Decoy, depicting a swimming merganser, by Braddock Brothers (ME), dated 1983, with glass eyes and inserted crest, oval branded maker's mark...
[more like this] - RICH SMOKER (MD, CONTEMPORARY) MERGANSER
DECOY Carved and Painted "Sunbathing Merganser" Duck Decoy by artisan Rich Smoker (Marion, MD), recently named National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts;...
[more like this] - THREE CARVED AND PAINTED DUCK DECOYS,
EARLY 20TH CThree carved and painted duck decoys, early 20th c. and later, to include a canvasback, a black duck, and a merganser, longest - 19".
Condition:
Canvasback...
[more like this] - THREE CONTEMPORARY CARVED DUCK DECOYSThree
contemporary carved duck decoys, to include a John Hamilton merganser, W. Fred Reitmeyer merganser, and a bufflehead, branded TS , together with a vintage working decoy, longest...
[more like this] - CARVED AND PAINTED PREENING MERGANSER
DUCK DECOY,Carved and painted preening merganser duck decoy, late 19th/early 20th c., 16" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Old working...
[more like this] - FIVE CARVED AND PAINTED MERGANSER DUCK
DECOYS, 20TFive carved and painted merganser duck decoys, 20th c., to include a Dave Rhodes, Absecon, New Jersey, signed, 14 1/2" l., two signed Bob Jones, 15 1/2" l., etc.
Condition:...
[more like this] - CARVED DECORATIVE HOODED MERGANSER DUCK
DECOY, INICarved decorative hooded merganser duck decoy, initialed OS , 10 1/2" h., 14" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Good condition....
[more like this] - LONG ISLAND MERGANSER HEN DECOY EARLY
20TH CENTURY LENGTH 17”.LONG ISLAND MERGANSER HEN DECOY, Early 20th Century, Maker unknown. Dimensions: Length 17"....
[more like this] - TWO MARTHA'S VINEYARD OVERSIZE MERGANSER
HEN DECOYS EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS 22”. HEN DECOYS, Early 20th Century, Maker unknown. Dimensions: Lengths 22"....
[more like this] - FOUR JIM KEEFER DECOYS WOODSTOCK, VERMONT,
CONTEMPORARY LENGTHS FROM 11.5” TO 16”.FOUR JIM KEEFER DECOYS, Woodstock, Vermont, Contemporary, A wood duck drake, a hooded merganser drake, a bufflehead drake and...
[more like this] - EIGHT MERGANSER DECOYS LATE 20TH CENTURY
LENGTHS FROM 10” TO 16”.EIGHT MERGANSER DECOYS, Late 20th Century, Three by Fred Dobbins of Maine, one by Craig Fulcher of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and four copies of...
[more like this] - FOUR CONTEMPORARY MERGANSER DECOYS 20TH
CENTURY LENGTH FROM 15” TO 18”.FOUR CONTEMPORARY MERGANSER DECOYS, 20th Century, Two by Roger Mitchell, one by Bob Moser and one by Robert Lyons. All with antiqued finish....
[more like this] - THREE PAINTED CARVED WOOD DUCK DECOYS,
INCLUDING HEN RED BREASTED MERGANSER BY BRYANT, L 20 IN. (50.8 CM.)Three Painted Carved Wood Duck Decoys, Including Hen Red Breasted Merganser by Bryant,, Dimensions: L 20...
[more like this] - FOUR AMERICAN DAVE FRIER DUCK DECOYS.
Contemporary. All four are mergansers: a red-breasted merganser, 5.5" h. 18" l. a common merganser, 5"h. 18?I. and two hooded mergansers, 6.75"h. 13.5"I....
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