- MACKEY RED KNOTCape May, NJ, c. 1860
10
in. long
This bold running decoy displays a hard chine, a chip-carved breast, and an underside with provenance markings. There is a Joe French Collection white label and...
[more like this] - TRIO OF HIGH-HEAD YELLOWLEGSSouth Shore,
MA, c. 1880
9 in. long
An lively trio with distinctly high heads. This group is part of a recently discovered rig and is offered here in its as-found state.
Original paint...
[more like this] - CANVASBACKRobert Elliston (1847-1925)
Bureau,
IL, c. 1890
15 3/4 in. long
This exact decoy is illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys," where the author notes the rarity of this example and that "Robert Elliston's...
[more like this] - AMERICAN EGRETc. 1900
45 in. tall and
bird is 26 in. long
This silhouette was carved from a three-quarter-inch board and could be made to represent and egret, stork, or crane. It has a lively weathered surface...
[more like this] - MACKEY LONG-TAILED DRAKELong Island,
NY, c. 1880
11 1/4 in. long
An early hunting decoy that saw use along the rugged waters of the Atlantic Coast. William Mackey owned this decoy and illustrated a pair of rigmates...
[more like this] - EARLY ROOT-HEAD SHOREBIRDThorn Rig
Jamaica
Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1850
13 in. long
A large early decoy with an applied root head. Its size suggests it could have been used to attract curlew. This exact decoy and...
[more like this] - THE MULLER VERITY PEEP PAIRObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
6 3/4 in. long
This exceptional peep pair showcases identical form in two distinct plumages. The first is in a rarely seen darker-backed...
[more like this] - MACKEY REDHEADCapt. Benjamin F. Dye
(1832-1896)
Perryville, MD, c. 1880
12 3/4 in. long
This early Upper Bay decoy bears the Mackey Collection ink stamp. He illustrated this decoy in his book, noting that "stylized...
[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] - THE MACKEY-MULLER SHOURDS LONG-TAILHarry
V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 1/2 in. long
This Shourds carving is considered one of the pinnacle gunning decoys out of New Jersey. In addition to its...
[more like this] - "WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILThe
Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward Brothers made pintails early on in their craft and they were...
[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] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
[more like this] - THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER HENGeorge
Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ½ in. long
"Jim reserved special spots on his shelves, fireplace, and walls for his favorite birds. I remember the first time I...
[more like this] - RARE GOLDEN PLOVERElisha Burr (1839-1909)
Hingham,
MA, c. 1870
8 3/4 in. long
This diminutive Burr decoy is one of only two like it; the other of which resides in a prominent Cape Cod collection. These two gems are distinctive...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED
WING TIPSFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
9 in. long
“To me,” wrote Donal C. O’Brien Jr. “...these are the greatest of all the Nantucket Golden Plovers; very...
[more like this] - GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,
MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger
Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great interest. Since they were used for relatively short periods...
[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] - THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan
F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
[more like this] - RARE WHIMBRELMason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit,
MI, c. 1910
16 1/2 in. long
A rare Mason Factory shorebird decoy with excellent form. In reference to this special model, which they call a Hudsonian Curlew or whimbrel,...
[more like this] - HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL PERIOD LANDSCAPE
PAINTING P. Wentworth (American, 19th century). "River Valley Landscape", oil on canvas. Signed lower right, giltwood frame. Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Billy...
[more like this] - PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
[more like this] - P. BUCKENS, JR., AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY,
SHEPHERDESS BY RIVER, WATERCOLOR, FRAMED, 25-3/4 X 32-1/2 INCHESP. Buckens, Jr., American 20th Century, Shepherdess by River, Watercolor, Framed, 25-3/4 x 32-1/2 inches...
[more like this] - HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL JR. AUTOGRAPH
LETTER, SIGNED, 2 PAGES, TO HON. A. P. RUGG, OCT. 18, 1907. DOCUMENT REGARDING A MEMORIAL TO SE...Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. Autograph letter, signed, 2 pages, to Hon. A....
[more like this] - E & LP NORTON SALT GLAZED STONEWARE
JUG Edward Norton and Luman Preston Norton, Bennington VT, 1861-1881 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 44) salt-glazed cobalt stoneware 4 gallon jug, marked "E...
[more like this] - BURLINGTON, VERMONT SALTGLAZED STONEWARE
JUG, PLUS TWO OTHER STONEWARE PIECES JUG, PLUS TWO OTHER STONEWARE PIECES, one jug stamped 'O.L. A.K. BALLARD BURLINGTON, VT2', mark of Orrin and Alfred Ballard who ran the...
[more like this] - FINE PAIR OF FEDERAL CARVED MAHOGANY
AND INLAID SATIN BIRCH SIDE CHAIRS, ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN AND THOMAS SEYMOUR, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS35 x 19 1/4 x 19 in., seat height 18 3/4 in.
Note: This pair of chairs represents...
[more like this] - JULIAN LAMAR (AMERICAN, 1893 - 1967)
PORTRAIT OF LEAVENWORTH P. SPERRY JR. AT TWO YEARS OLD, 1927, OIL ON CANVAS, BLONDE HAIR, ROSY CHEEKS, IN A WHITE COLLARED SHIRT WITH RED BUTTONS AND ACCENTS, SIGNED AND DATED...
[more like this] - Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. Confederate
Civil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
[more like this] - Wright, Lindbergh, MacCracken album:
19 vintage wire service photos, Charles Lindbergh and his plane "Spirit of St. Louis", most backstamped "© 1927, Pacific & Atlantic Photos, Inc."...
[more like this] - F.P. Bennett Jr. (American/Texas 20th
c.) "Crescent-Faced Antpitta (apocryptornis lineifrons) 2001 oil on gessoed masonite signed and dated lower left signed titled and dated on the artist's paper label en verso...
[more like this] - P. Wood Jr, American, 19th c, 17" x
14" w/c, Stone Bridge in Mountain River Gorge landscape, signed verso Estimate $200-400...
[more like this] - F.P. Bennett Jr. (American/Texas 20th
c.) "Thicket Tinamou (Crypturellus Cinnamomeus)" 2002 oil on canvas affixed to masonite signed and dated lower right signed titled and dated "2003" on the artist's paper label...
[more like this] - Autographs of World War II Generals
Eight 4-Stars Including One MOH Lot of 10 including: Wallace M. Greene Jr. USMC General TNS 1964; J. Lawton Collins TLS 1966; Harold K. Johnson TNS 1966; Harry Vaughan Major...
[more like this] - Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lot
of Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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