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...
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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...
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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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BLUEBILL PAIRHarry L. Cook (1909-1993)
Vallejo,CA, c. 1930
11 3/4 in. long
A well-documented turned-head pair by Harry Cook. A lifelong resident of Vallejo, California, he worked for his father's painting business starting...
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GREEN-WINGED TEALRay Baliel (1910-1979)
RioVista, CA, c. 1935
11 1/2 in. long
"The dramatic swept-back heads and very life-like appearances have few equals in California," writes California decoy historian Michael...
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MALLARD DRAKESan Francisco, CA, c. 1940
15in. long
This gouge-carved decoy relates to the work of John Tornberg (1902-1971) and may very well be the carver's later work. Tornberg lived in the Marina district of San...
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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 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...
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COOTLuigi Andreuccetti (1898-1978)
Vorden,CA, c. 1940
9 1/2 in. long
A well-documented coot decoy with a large body and slightly turned head. It appears to have the maker's signature affixed to the underside along...
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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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CANVASBACK PAIRLeo Tocchini (1904-1989)
Oakland,CA, c. 1945
17 in. long
A magnum pair of balsa canvasbacks. The hen bears the maker's "LT" signature brand, while the drake has a "V" or "L" brand on the underside.
Drake...
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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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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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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...
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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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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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STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
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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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DUCK AND BRANT PATTERNSGeorge WilliamMcLellan (1897-1987)
Eureka, CA
McLellan's duck and floating brant patterns, including some highly intricate head patterns and design and construction notes and dates. This...
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FLYING BRANT PATTERNSGeorge WilliamMcLellan (1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1940
23 1/2 in. long
A lot of intricate patterns from McLellan's famous flying brant rig, including a wing-frame construction.
As found.
Provenance:...
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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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STEUBEN IRIDESCENT LONG STEMMED FLORIFORMVASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben long stemmed Floriform vase with pulled feather decoration, Iridized lead glass with applied ornament.
Incised "Aurene 215B".
Shape #215B
Reference:
Pictured,...
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STEUBEN GOLD AURENE PERFUMEDESCRIPTION:Steuben gold Aurene perfume with rigaree decoration and light cinnamon jade, with mirror black floral foam stopper.
Lead glass with applied ornament.
Marked: Gold paper fdl.
Reference:
Shape...
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STEUBEN IVORY FIVE-PRONG LEAD GLASSVASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Ivory five-prong lead glass vase.
#6968, p. 288
Reference:
Pictured at p. 152 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers
Pictured...
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STEUBEN BLUE AURENE VASEDESCRIPTION:Steuben blue aurene vase with white glass leaf-and-vine ornament.
Iridized lead glass with applied ornament.
Steuben 2683 Also marked 3694 factory engraved signature on bottom.
Reference:
Steuben...
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STEUBEN RARE "FREDERICK CARDER" BLACKINTARSIA VASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Rare Frederick Carder black Intarsia vase with foliate design footed black.
Blow glass by Johnny Jansson, gaffer.
Cased lead glass.
Engraved...
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RARE STEUBEN CINTRA PAPERWEIGHT STYLECOLOGNE BOTTLEDESCRIPTION: Steuben faceted crystal paperweight style cologne bottle with pink to blue shaded controlled Cintra internal decoration and controlled bubbles....
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ASSORTED COIN SILVER FLATWARE, 11 PCS.Groupof coin silver flatware including 2 teaspoons marked F.H. Clark & Co. in rectangle for Frederick Harvey Clark, working Memphis, circa 1850, with fiddle swell pattern handle....
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IMPORTANT ARCHIVE OF DAI VERNON - FAUCETTROSS LETTERS....Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Important archive of Dai Vernon - Faucett Ross Letters. Beginning in 1938 and concluding in 1966, the letters,...
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CHARLES WILLIAM DAHLGREEN, ILLINOIS,INDIANA (1864 - 1955), THE CALL OF WINTER, OIL ON BOARD, 23"H X 29 1/8"W, 29"H X 35"W (FRAME)Charles William Dahlgreen, Illinois, Indiana, (1864 - 1955) The Call of Winter,...
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PENCIL AND CHARCOAL PORTRAIT OF A WOMANPenciland charcoal portrait of a woman, inscribed verso Hannah Miller wife of Frederick Miller Born in 1811 , 13 1/2" x 9 1/2", frame - 20 1/2" x 16 1/4".
Competitive in-house...
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FREDERICK MILLER (UNITED KINGDOM, 19THCENTURY), "BRIDGE AND FISHING BOATS"., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 9.5" X 14". FRAMED 20" X 26.5".FREDERICK MILLER, United Kingdom, 19th Century, "Bridge and Fishing Boats". ...
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MAY MILLER (AMERICAN 1899-1995), THECLEARING AND BEYOND, PUBLISHED BY CHARIOTEER, 1974, AUTOGRAPHED, AND JAMES EPHRAIM MCGIRT (AMERICAN 1874-1930), AVENGING THE MAINE, A DRUNKEN A.B. AND OTHER POEMS, PUBLISHED...
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FREDERICK DOUGLAS, MY BONDAGE AND MYFREEDOM, MILLER, ORTON & MILLIGAN, NEW YORK, 1855 Frederick Douglas, My Bondage and My Freedom, Miller, Orton & Milligan, New York, 1855, brown cloth boards 7.75" x 5.5"...
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