- A SIGNED VICTORIAN OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT.DEPICTING
A YOUNG GEORGE MOBERLY, FORMER BISHOP OF SALISBURY AND HEAD-MASTER OF WINCHESTER COLLEGE....
[more like this] - MASTERWORKS BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIRCharles
Perdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1940
11 in. long
A rare rigmate pair in bright breeding plumage with thin necks, full bodies, strong paint, and a rich exhibition history....
[more like this] - THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman
(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
[more like this] - EARLY SLEEPING MALLARD DRAKEStephen
Lane (1843-1900) (attr.)
Lacon, IL, c. 1890
13 in. long
A singular early and refined preening drake showcasing the distinct Lacon style in an elegant pose. The uplifted wing...
[more like this] - HIGH-HEAD MALLARD PAIRWalter "Tube"
Dawson (1882-1955)
Putnam, IL, c. 1920
17 in. long
Dawson learned carpentry from his father and began carving decoys at age seventeen. Over his long career in wood, he proved...
[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] - THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.
Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
[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] - MACKEY-WHEELER BLACK DUCKCharles E.
"Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949)
Stratford, CT, c. 1940
17 1/4 in. long
This Connecticut classic features a refined hollow pine body, turned head, and Shang’s signature scratch...
[more like this] - PORTRAIT OF LORENDA LANGDON SNOW, CA.
1815An unsigned American School oil portrait on canvas, circa 1815, of Lorenda (Langdon) Snow (1795-1869). Half-length figure of seated woman looking at observer, wearing...
[more like this] - . Charles I provincial seal-top spoons,
collection of four. c. 1630-40, silver. result: $3,500. estimate: $1,200–1,800. Spoons feature fig-shaped bowls, tapering faceted stems, and silver-gilt baluster finials:
Mark...
[more like this] - JOHN T. SHARP CARVING(Ohio, born 1944)
Heron
in a Marsh, signed on base "J. Sharp 81 ?", carved cherry, 18 x 13 x 12 in.
Note: From the artist's website: "John T. Sharp is a 10-time "Best in World" winner of the Ward...
[more like this] - ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA
EGYPT,
LATE PERIOD, 664 - 332 B.C. bronze, the ovoid body with a knopped base and swing handle, with an incised rectangular panel containing on the left a priest seated on a stool...
[more like this] - FRANK SALISBURY (BRITISH 1874-1962)
HEAD
AND SHOULDER PORTRAIT OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING GEORGE V Signed, inscribed and dated 'The Burial of the unknown warrior, 1920', charcoal and chalk on buff paper51cm x 36cm (20in...
[more like this] - Regency style inlaid box, bookmatched
mahogany panels with light wood string border inlay, lion's head ring handles and brass paw feet, late 19th/early 20th century, 8-3/4 x 16-1/2 x 12 in., with later mahogany...
[more like this] - Inlaid mahogany planter, tea box: planter
with canted corners and string inlay, lion's head ring handles, removable metal liner, 7 x 12 x 6 in., surface dents and losses throughout ; modified sarcophagus form...
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