- "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] - TUCKED-HEAD PINTAILHarold "Pappy" Kidwell
(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
21 in. long
A market gunner who hunted in Sonoma County, Pappy then turned to making decoys and selling them to fellow hunters beginning...
[more like this] - MINIATURE SLEEPING PINTAIL PAIREd Snyder
(1928-2011)
Rio Vista, CA, 1990
5 in. long
Both of these sleeping pintails bear the maker's signature and date on the underside.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - SLEEPING PINTAIL PAIREd Snyder (1928-2011)
Rio
Vista, CA, c. 1970
16 in. long
This hollow pair has fine painted feather detail and the maker's signature on the inlayed bottom boards.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - HIGH-HEAD PINTAILEd Castagnetto (1911-1996)
San
Francisco, CA, 1989
17 1/2 in. long
Taught by California carving legend, "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson, Ed learned to carve as a young man. He was also a sharp shooter who enjoyed...
[more like this] - PINTAIL PAIRJohn B. Winter (1905-1981)
Burlingame,
CA, c. 1945
16 in. long
Winter made waterfowl decoys for his hunting in the Sacramento Valley. Balsa-bodied decoys, such as this pair, were carved from decommissioned military...
[more like this] - PINTAIL PAIRWright Decoy Company
Berkeley,
CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
Linley A. Wright (1889-1946) was a machinist who ran a decoy manufacturing company from his home. The decoys were made using five pieces of redwood...
[more like this] - CANVASBACK DRAKEJoseph Carolus Roesling
(1862-1944)
Alameda, CA, c. 1910
15 in. long
Born in Wisconsin, Roesling brought his Midwest carving sensibilities to the Bay Area when he moved there in 1906. He carved...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - PINTAIL PAIR"Fresh Air Dick" Janson
(1872-1951)
Sonoma, CA, c. 1930
17 in. long
Recognized as one of California’s greatest decoy carvers, Janson was also a commercial fisherman, a ship carpenter, and a professional...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - PINTAIL PAIRLeo Tocchini (1904-1989)
Oakland,
CA, c. 1950
17 in. long
Leo lived in Oakland, but enjoyed hunting on Suisun Marsh at the Rich Island Duck Club. An accomplished carver, Leo sold his decoys to fellow club...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - PINTAIL HEN"Artie" Azevedo (1921-2005)
Rio
Vista, CA, c. 1950
14 3/4 in. long
A classic collaborative Azevedo-Snyder balsa pintail hen with pronounced and animated features finished with Ed Snyder's (1928-2011) excellent...
[more like this] - PINTAIL HENHorace "Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood,
CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
Crandall was an outdoorsman, a taxidermist, and a talented watercolor painter at a young age. After moving California in 1917, Crandall was an engineer...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - Harry Curieux Adamson (California, born
1916) "Spring in the Afternoon - Pintails", signed lower left "Harry Curieux Adamson", oil on canvas, 22 x 28 in.; original painted wood frame,...
[more like this] - Duck decoy; California pintail, hand
painted balsa body (?) with canvas head and tail. 15"L. Good condition....
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