- RARE AND EARLY BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIREvans
Duck Decoy Co. (1921-1932)
Ladysmith, WI, c. 1921
13 1/2 in. long
"Considering the number of Evans teal that come to market over the years," writes Terry Smart, "it appears...
[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] - DU PONT CROWELL SEMIPALMATED PLOVERA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
6 1/4 in. tall
An excellent rendition of this rare species with refined form and deftly blended paint. The underside of...
[more like this] - DU PONT CROWELL LESSER YELLOWLEGSA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
8 1/2 in. long
An exquisite small mantel bird with distinctly refined features, including a thin neck and bill, full body,...
[more like this] - DU PONT CROWELL BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERA.
Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
9 in. long
This newly discovered carving exhibits Crowell's mastery of bird carving and paint application with superb...
[more like this] - THE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomas
Chambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large...
[more like this] - RUDDY DUCKNorth Carolina
11 1/2 in.
long
North Carolina was known for its ruddies, also known as "Dollar Ducks" for their value in the game market.
Appears to be a mix of original and repaint with heavy gunning...
[more like this] - GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)
Shinnecock,
NY, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long
In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys” portfolio was published with text by William J. Mackey Jr. Across from Weiler’s Plate...
[more like this] - RARE GREEN-WINGED TEALJohn Vitalie (1912-1986)
Collinsville,
CA, c. 1945
12 1/2 in. long
Vitalie was a market hunter and commercial salmon fisherman, as well as a decoy carver. He grew up on the edge of Suisun Marsh, though he died...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull
(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
[more like this] - SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchive
of approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
[more like this] - HARRINGTON, JONATHAN. HURRAH! HE’S
COMING! WHO? WHY, PR...Boston: Hooton’s Press, 1854. Handsome woodcut broadside bearing a full-length portrait of Harrington, who holds a plate in one outstretched hand...
[more like this] - OVER 35 TLSS FROM BILL SIMON TO FAUCETT
ROSS.Simon, Bill. Over 35 TLSs from Bill Simon to Faucett Ross. Spanning 1949-68. Lengthy TLSs and several ALSs, most three or four pages, and describing step-by-step methods...
[more like this] - CA. 1893 GREAT AMERICAN COWBOY RACE
- BUFFALO BILLThis is an outstanding, historic and rare photograph showing the start of the Chadron-Chicago Cowboy Race to the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, June 12th,...
[more like this] - RARE HUCKS CAINES ATTRIBUTED MALLARD
HENGeorgetown, South Carolina, circa 1900, attributed to Hucks Caines, oversized with raised, heart shaped wings indicative of the Caines' shop, finely carved head, carved...
[more like this] - VERY RARE CAINES BROTHERS MALLARD DRAKEGeorgetown,
South Carolina, circa 1900, possibly by Hucks Caines, oversized with raised, heart shaped wings indicative of the Caines' shop, finely carved head, tack eyes, 7-3/4 x 17-1/2...
[more like this] - FINE YONGZHENG ERA ARMORIAL PLATE BISS
IMPALING BILL Yongzheng era, circa 1730
Chinese export for the English market. The arms are of BISSE (or BYSSE) of Somerset and Durham, impaling those of BILL (or BYLL) of...
[more like this] - NANTUCKET MARKET BASKET, BILL AND JUDY
SAYLE Oval form with carved and bent oak swing handle, chamfered oak ribs, mahogany base signed on the underside and dated 1998....
[more like this] - EDMUND BLAMPIED (UK, 1886-1966) "Market
Argument", drypoint on paper, signed in plate and dated 1929 at top, pencil signed, numbered 86/100 in lower margin, in black stick frame, matted and glazed, OS: 20" x 16...
[more like this] - A CHINESE PORCELAIN BRITISH MARKET COFFEE
CUP
enamelled with the initials CJB borne on a shield draped with chains with paterae and billing doves above, the reeded handle issuing from clusters of leaves, the inner...
[more like this] - Wilbur Shaw Race Car Driver Archive
of Correspondence Wilbur Shaw (1902-1954).? American racing driver and executive.? Three time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1937 1939 1940) and president of the Indianapolis...
[more like this] - Martha Walter (American/Pennsylvania,
1875-1976) "Market Place, Dalmatian Coast", oil on board, 20" x 27-1/2", signed lower left "Martha Walter". Framed. Provenance: The estates of David and Eula Wintermann....
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