SLEEPING PINTAIL PAIREd Snyder (1928-2011)
RioVista, 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:...
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CANVAS CACKLING GOOSEBurley Earl Russell(1891-1984)
Stockton, CA, c. 1935
22 in. long
Russell was one of the first to create the canvas-kapok decoys and was also the most accomplished. A talented carpenter and...
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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 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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FEEDING BRANTWesley Batterson (b. 1909)
Batterson,OR, c. 1950
22 in. long
According to "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast," Wes "...is the most important, and certainly the most famous, brant hunter in the state of Oregon."...
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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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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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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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FREDERICK R. BATES O/C MARINE PAINTING,BOSTON HARBOR A...Frederick R. Bates (American, 19th century-20th century) oil on canvas maritime painting titled "Sundown, Boston Harbor," depicting two figures standing...
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J.F. HERRING "BREAKING COVER" & "THEMEET" PRINTSJohn Frederick Herring Sr. (London, 1795-1865) hand colored prints pair, including "The Meet", painted by J.F. Herring, Sen. to lower left, Engraved by J. Harris...
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FREDERICK JUDD WAUGH (AMERICAN 1861-1940)A PAINTING, "...FREDERICK JUDD WAUGH (American 1861-1940) A PAINTING, "Seascape Study," oil on board, initialed "FJW" L/R. 11 1/2" x 13 3/4"Provenance: Purchased from Sloan...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES, AMERICAN(1863-1937), YOUNG FAUN WITH HERON, BRONZE, HEIGHT: 27 INCHESFREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES, American, (1863-1937) Young Faun with Heron, bronze signed, dated and inscribed...
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FREDERICK PANSING (NEW JERSEY/GERMANY,1844-1912), STEAMSHIP S.S. PARISIAN OF THE ALLAN LINE, CIRCA 1885., OIL ON CANVAS, 22" X 32". FRAMED 28.25" X 38.25".FREDERICK PANSING, New Jersey/Germany, 1844-1912, Steamship...
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D.R. DIMES, "SALISBURY TAVERN TABLE",2007, FIGURED MAPLE, FIVE PLANK MAPLE TOP WITH BREADBOARD ENDS OVER RING AND URN TURNED LEGS,...D.R. Dimes, "Salisbury Tavern Table", 2007, figured maple, five plank maple...
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D. R. DIMES "LINCOLN COUNTY GLASS DOORCUPBOARD", 2003, IN TWO PIECES, STEP-BACK UPPER CASE WITH MOLDED CREST OVER TWO GLASS FRONT C...D. R. Dimes "Lincoln County Glass Door Cupboard", 2003, in two pieces, step-back...
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James Barry (Irish active in Italy andEngland 1741-1806) "A Group of Recumbent Figures Huddled Among Blankets" 1792 ink and wash on laid paper with all corners missing but made up on backing card dated in English...
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Frederick R. Spencer (American 1806-1875)oil on wood panel pair of portraits husband and wife both signed verso ''Painted by FR Spencer/ 1834'' gentleman seated in red chair wife with sheer embroidered collar...
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Frederick Goodall R.A. (British 1822-1904)"The Way to the Tomb" 1894 oil on board monogrammed and dated lower right 13 1/2 in. x 22 in. in a gilt frame. Provenance: Morton's Auction Exchange New Orleans March 1979...
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Benjamin West P. R. A. (British 1738-1820)"Seated Female Figure (Probably Study for a Portrait)" probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s graphite on buff laid paper unsigned 7 5/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. in a composite dealer's...
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Edwin Frederick Holt painting (British,died 1897), inscribed verso canvas "An Evening Scene & Cows on the banks of the Severn", signed lower left "E.F. Holt 1896/prize med.t R.A", oil on...
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Frederick Billing painting (FrederickWilliam Billing, California/Utah, 1835-1914), "Riding Camels", figures racing camels across a desert, conjoined monogram lower right "FWB. 82", oil on paper, 7 x 9-7/8 in.;...
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