WATERFOWLING SANTA CLAUSFrank S. Finney(b. 1947)
Capeville, VA, 1983
28 in. tall
This carving depicts legendary 20th-century decoy collector and dealer Bud Ward as Santa Claus laden with treasures.
The smiling...
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(LOT OF 8) PAINTED WOOD DUCK DECOYSWITH BLUE BILLS (lot of 8) Painted wood duck decoys with blue bills, either drakes or hen, some signed: (2) Capt. Vernon Bryant with copper labels; a signed and dated Jack...
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UNSIGNED MADISON MITCHELL BLUE BILLDECOY.Unsigned Madison Mitchell Blue Bill Drake Decoy. 13"l. Good with minor wear.
Condition:
Good with minor wear....
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FOUR VINTAGE DUCK DECOYS Early 20thcentury, including one painted canvasback with well developed bill, one blue bill with carved name Victor to underside, one black duck, and a smaller blue bill....
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PINTAIL AND WISCONSIN BLUE BILL DECOYSThe pintail by Avery Tillet, Kitty Hawk, NC, canvas over wire body, with tacked sides, painted in white, red, and gray, with carved initials AT in the underside (6 x 18 1/2...
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THREE EARLY DECOYS: CARVED AND PAINTEDWOOD DUCKS, ALL UNSIGNED, TWO SIMILAR BLUE BILL DRAKE DECOYS, PROBABLY MADE BY THE SAME PERSO...Three early decoys: carved and painted wood ducks, all unsigned, two similar...
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(4) CARVED AND PAINTED DUCK DECOYS,TO INCLUDE: AGoenne Wood duck, signed WRG, King City, CA, 17 1/4" long. Ruben Corliss, NJ, blue bill scaup, 14 1/4" long. Patrick Kane, 1994, midwest, Pintail drake, 17" long....
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BLUE BILL DRAKE DECOY Vintage Carvedand Painted Working Duck Decoy, with weighted base, painted eyes, unmarked, 7" high, 13" wide. Paint losses, body shrinkage crack....
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Four Wooden Duck Decoys
Early 20th Century
includinga large mallard, likely from the Chesapeake Bay region, with a carved H under head, a black duck, a blue bill, and a shore bird on later stand.
Height of largest 11 1/2 x...
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9 PC. CARVED & PAINTED ANTIQUE DUCKDECOYS: A collection of hand carved and hand painted wooden duck decoys. All but one with painted eyes. Includes several blue bills, one canvasback, and two black ducks. Several...
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(4) Carved & painted wood duck decoys,including Blue Bill Drake made in Michigan, largest 16-1/2"...
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FOUR DUCK DECOYS TO INCLUDE A RED BREASTEDMERGANSER,SOUTHEASTERN MASS, TACK EYES, CIRCA 1890, 5" HIGH, 18" LONG, 5 1/4" WIDE. A MASON STANDARD GRADE BLUE BILL DRAKE WITH GLASS EYES REPAINTED 6 1/2" HIGH 13 1/2" LONG, 5 1/4"...
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TWO WOODEN DECOYS TO INCLUDE A MASONPREMIERGRADE MALLARD, DETROIT, MI, 1896-1924, 7" HIGH, 17" LONG, 6" WIDE, FAIR CONDITION WITH CHIP TO TAIL. ALONG WITH A BLUE BILL DRAKE BY HARRY V. SHOURDS, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA...
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IDA D. HUDSON CHINOTEAGUT BLUE BILLDRAKE DECOY,CIRCA 1920, ORIGINAL PAINT, SHOWS AGE CRACK ALONG TOP, SOME FLAKING PAINT, 7 1/2" X 4" X 6". PROVENANCE: GUYETTE & SCHMIDT AUCTION....
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Two Canvas Back decoys by Madison-Mitchell,signed, 9"h x 15.5"l x 7"w; together with a blue bill duck, 7"h x 15"l x 6"w.
Condition: Cracks, dirty, paint losses and repainting, wear consistent with age....
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Two duck decoys: blue bill drake, 14in., [large body and neck separations, old paint with extensive abrasions and losses]; redhead, New Jersey, 14-1/4 in., [shot wounds, old separations and repaint]....
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BLUE BILLED DRAKE DUCK DECOY 'JACK LEWIS'Hand-carvedwooden duck decoy with two glass eyes signed on bottom 13'' l. very good condition. Private collection Rochester MI....
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BLUE BILLED DRAKE DUCK DECOY- SAGINAWBAYPrimitive painted wooden duck decoy with two metal eyes 14.5'' l. good condition. Private collection Rochester MI....
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Four carved and painted decoys juliusedward mittlesteadt (1888-1957), buffalo, new york The first two, a Golden Eye and a Blue Bill, by Mittlesteadt, one bearing maker's brand, the third and fourth of Canadian...
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PAIR OF PETER STORM DECOYS. Blue Billswith glass eyes Tallest H: 7'' W: 11'' D: 5.5'' Condition: No Specific Condition Recorded - Sold As Is...
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Bud Wheeler Finely Carved Blue-BilledMallardA finely executed wood-carving by Bud Wheeler a Kentucky native with finely carved and painted details signed Bud Wheeler 2005 Bud Wheeler carved and painted all of...
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Three carved and painted decoys Includinga blue bill Quebec, a Canadian black duck, and a Chesapeake Bay canvasback. PROVENANCE: Collection of actor Brian Bedford...
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Pair of pintail duck decoys mid 20thc. together with a pair of blue bill duck decoys. ?...
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Two Mason duck decoys: glass eyes, probablyblue bill drakes, 1910-1915, each about 14-1/2 in. Mostly original paint with some chips, abrasions and losses, paint and filler loss at necks, long separations....
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Three duck decoys: blue bill drake attributedto Bob Slatton, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, circa 1950, shot wounds and areas of repaint ; one crudely shaped with hollow body, tack eyes, extensive chips, areas of repaint ;...
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Blue bill drake decoy, head slightlyturned, brass tack eyes, some incised feather detail, probably Ontario, 16 in. Bill repainted, other surface chips and losses, some shot wounds, lacking weights. Private Collection....
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Blue bill drake decoy, glass eyes, unusualhigh metal keel, largely original surface, probably Wisconsin, 14 in. Very minor separations at neck and sides, possible retouch to paint. Private Collection....
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Blue Bill Duck Decoy With Swivel NeckVintagedecoy from Lake St. Clair with leather strap and wooden ballast on the bottom 7'' H x 12.5'' L circa early 20th century....
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Two duck decoys: flat bottom blue billdrake, probably Canadian, 17 in., large chips to tail, paint wear and losses, large separations ; one oversized of cork and wood, probably a blue bill drake, possibly Madison...
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Blue bill drake duck decoy, paintedeyes, marked on bottom "MS", 8 x 14 in. Repaired crack in neck, small areas of repaint. Private Collection, Columbia, South Carolina....
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Mason Decoy Factorypremier grade BlueBill hen worn original paint branded ''Westcott.''14 in. longTiny tail chip....
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Two Carved & Painted Wood Decoys onoversized Herter's black duck (19'' long) and a blue bill 13 1/2'' long....
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Gundlefinger Blue Bill Duck Decoys -PairDrake and hen with original painte and glass eyes heads somewhat loose 14.5'' L Jefferson City Missouri circa 1929 wear to paint on head and tails commensurate with age.Provenance:...
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Six duck decoys: three blue bills, twodrakes and one hen, glass eyes, hen marked on bottom "Jack Sheppard" and scattered initials "S", "W" and "A", scattered shot wounds,...
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Mason's premier grade decoy, blue bill,original weight marked "EF", 15 in. Probably original paint, head, neck, and central body with old separations (head comes off), base with old separation and metal clip repair,...
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Trio of Specimen Sailfish Bills, mountedon wooden stands, the collection comprised of an iridescent dark blue bill on a small oblong wooden base fitted with an engraved brass trophy plaque, h. 24", w. 4-1/2", a...
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