- DOWITCHER WITH SPLIT WINGSSouth Shore,
MA, c. 1880
10 3/4 in. long
This bird is part of a recently discovered rig and is offered here in its as-found surface.
Old paint with moderate gunning wear and a replaced...
[more like this] - DOWITCHER FLATTIECape Cod, MA, c. 1900
11
in. long
This reddish decoy has a stringing hole in the side
Original paint with light gunning wear.
Provenance: Found in a Wellfleet home in the 1920s...
[more like this] - EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell
(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
[more like this] - RARE DOWITCHERNathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942)
West
Creek, NJ, c. 1915
10 1/2 in. long
An exceedingly rare shorebird by this New Jersey master showing the clean lines and stippled paint common in his waterfowl decoys. Widely...
[more like this] - VIRGINIA DOWITCHERFrank S. Finney (b.
1947)
Capeville, VA, c. 1990
12 in. long
A dowitcher carving with the maker's "Frank Finney" inked signature on the bottom of the base.
Original paint with light wear....
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOYS, BURR FAMILY, BRUCE
BIEBER(lot of 4) Vintage carved and painted shorebird decoys, on rectangular or naturalistic base, including: (1) Bruce Bieber shorebird decoy, (1) Black Breasted Plover decoy,...
[more like this] - TWO CAPE COD SHOREBIRDS 20TH CENTURY
HEIGHTS 5” AND 9”.TWO CAPE COD SHOREBIRDS, 20th Century, A Peter Peltz upland plover and a James Lapham dowitcher. Dimensions: Heights 5" and 9"....
[more like this] - WILLIAM GIBIAN DOWITCHER DECOY ONANCOCK,
VIRGINIA, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 11”.WILLIAM GIBIAN DOWITCHER DECOY, Onancock, Virginia, 20th Century, Glass eyes. Carved wings. Carved signature "Gibian" on underside. Dimensions:...
[more like this] - TWO DUCKS UNLIMITED DECOYS, INCLUDING
CHRIS OLSON The first of a mallard hen, carved and painted, inscribed to underside "Virginia Ducks Unlimited / Gilmore B. Wagoner / Havre de Grace, MD / 2003" (7 1/2 x 15...
[more like this] - MARTY COLLINS DOWITCHER MASSACHUSETTS,
CONTEMPORARY LENGTH 10”.MARTY COLLINS DOWITCHER, Massachusetts, Contemporary, Glass eyes. Signed "MDC". Dimensions: Length 10"....
[more like this] - OCRACOKE RUNNING DOWITCHER Ocracoke,
North Carolina, circa 1900, carved and painted wood, iron stake and iron bill....
[more like this] - MARK MCNAIR SHOREBIRD CARVING. Virginia,
b. 1950, impressed "M, z210". Preening dowitcher with original paint. 10.5"h. 10.5"l. on base....
[more like this] - DOWITCHER SHOREBIRD. North Carolina
late 19th century wood. Root-head dowitcher shorebird in original paint with original bill. Early crack on right side is filled with wax/pitch. On iron stand. 9''l. Similar...
[more like this] - THREE BIRD CARVINGS. American 2nd
half-20th century mixed woods. Original polychrome paint. ''Long Billed Dowitcher by Geo. Thompson...1979'' 9''h. and ''Ruffed Grouse'' by ''F. Ewing'' 8.5''h. Together...
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOY CARVINGS - Including
White Heron 22'' tall body unsigned with stand; PLUS Black & Tan Dowitcher stamped 'BEB' 18'' long with stand; PLUS Older Curlew natural finish with white underside metal...
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