JOHN ALFRED WHEELER (1821-1903): FOXHOUNDS IN A STABLE: A PAIRTwo oil on canvas, 1867, both signed 'Wheeler' and dated lower left, with labels from Richard Green, London.
Both 28 x 36 in, 35 1/2 x 44 in. (frame).
Condition
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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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EARLY CANVASBACK"Fresh Air Dick" Janson(1872-1951)
Sonoma, CA, c. 1910
15 in. long
An early carving by the Pacific Coast's premier carver showing Janson's thin raised wing-tip carving and no aft-keel.
In...
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GREEN-WINGED TEALWilliam "Bill" Pinches(1944-2017)
Humboldt, CA, c. 1980
12 in. long
A lifelong outdoorsman and hunter, Pinches made scull boats as well as decoys. His carvings have earned the maker many ribbons...
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PINTAIL HEN"Artie" Azevedo (1921-2005)
RioVista, CA, c. 1950
14 3/4 in. long
A classic collaborative Azevedo-Snyder balsa pintail hen with pronounced and animated features finished with Ed Snyder's (1928-2011) excellent...
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EARLY PINTAIL DRAKECharles Bergman (1856-1946)
Astoria,OR, c. 1925
21 in. long
Charles Bergman is perhaps the best known decoy carver in the Astoria area. A Finn by birth, he immigrated to the United States by jumping ship in...
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EARLY HOLLOW COOTFred Cutting (1858-1936)
Sacramento,CA, c. 1880
9 in. long
This plump little decoy has a hollow body, a thin neck, and a chip-carved head. A competitive shotgun shooter, Fred also used his Winchester for market...
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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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RARE SWANWilliam "Bill" Neal (1924-2014)
BlackPoint, CA, c. 1976
31 in. long
"Bill Neal," writes Miller "...was one of California's great decoy carvers." Carving augmented his income as a house painter. Before heading...
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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...
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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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STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
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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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LOS BANOS PINTAIL DRAKELos Banos, CA,c. 1925
17 1/2 in. long
This decoy hails from an elite group by a highly celebrated, yet unknown maker. They have been referred to as the "Los Banos Unknowns" nodding to...
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DUCK AND BRANT PATTERNSGeorge WilliamMcLellan (1897-1987)
Eureka, CA
McLellan's duck and floating brant patterns, including some highly intricate head patterns and design and construction notes and dates. This...
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FLYING BRANT PATTERNSGeorge WilliamMcLellan (1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1940
23 1/2 in. long
A lot of intricate patterns from McLellan's famous flying brant rig, including a wing-frame construction.
As found.
Provenance:...
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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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ASSORTED LONDON SILVER FLATWARE, 18PCSA group of assorted London silver flatware. Includes: 1 Stuffing or Basting spoon, marks for Richard Crossley and George Smith, 1810, 12 1/2"L; 1 Berry Spoon with repousse...
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5 ITEMS PERTAINING TO CSA PRIVATE J.M.WILSON, INCL. 2 ...Five (5) items pertaining to Confederate soldier James Madison Wilson, Private, 1st Regiment Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's), Company K, of Giles County, TN....
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16 SAVANNAH COIN SILVER SPOONSGeorgia,early/mid 19th century, including most with fiddle handle, coffin handle serving spoon and two teaspoons, marks for John Pearson (Savannah, Georgia, NY), probably retailer;...
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(21) STERLING DECANTER TAGS, TONGS,DRESSER ITEMS(lot of 21) English sterling silver and weighted silver, highlights include: (6) decanter tags, c.1970-1973, makers include A. Marston & Co., D J Silver Repairs,...
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RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY (NEW HAMPSHIRE/VERMONT,B. 1945), “4 HOUR SKETCH - EARLY AUGUST”., OIL ON CANVAS MOUNTED TO BOARD, 7.5” X 11.25”. FRAMED 13.75” X 17”.RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY, New Hampshire/Vermont,...
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RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY (NEW HAMPSHIRE/VERMONT,B. 1945), “MT. MONADNOCK, SPRING PATTERNS”., OIL ON CANVAS 16” X 26”. FRAMED 21” X 31”.RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY, New Hampshire/Vermont, b. 1945, "Mt. Monadnock,...
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RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY (NEW HAMPSHIRE/VERMONT,B. 1945), LANDSCAPE WITH TREES., OIL ON CANVAS, 15" X 21". FRAMED 19" X 25".RICHARD WHEELER WHITNEY New Hampshire/Vermont, b. 1945 Landscape with trees. Signed and dated...
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FIDELIA BRIDGES, AMERICAN (1834-1923),PORTFOLIO OF 96 ILLUSTRATIONS, 18 X 22 INCHES (EACH SHEET, OVERALL)FIDELIA BRIDGES, American, (1834-1923) Portfolio of 96 Illustrations, 31 sheets mixed media on paper...
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STEVE WHEELER (american 1912-1992)"A PICA OF T" Tempera on paper 12 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (32.4 x 24.8cm) Executed in 1947 provenance: Richard York Gallery, New York, New York. Private Collection, Pennsylvania....
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George III sterling waiter by RichardPeastonwith a foliate scroll and shell rim and engraved floral border centering an engraved crest; raised on paw feet. The verso monogrammed. Marked for Richard Peaston London...
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Wallace Stover (American, 1903-1983),Summer Landscape, oil on board; 15 1/2" x 19 1/2"; unsigned. Stover studied at the Herron Art Institute. His teachers were Wheeler, Forsyth, Richards, and Hadley....
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Wallace Stover (American, 1903-1983),Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, oil on board; 14 1/2" x 11 1/2"; signed lower left. Stover studied at the Herron Art Institute. His teachers were Wheeler, Forsyth, Richards,...
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Wallace Stover (American, 1903-1983),Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman, oil on canvas; 18" x 14"; signed lower right. Stover studied at the Herron Art Institute. His teachers were Wheeler, Forsyth, Richards, and...
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Collection of books on Stonington includingWheeler ''History of Stonington'' 1900 signed by the author; ''First Baptist Church Stonington'' 1936; Palmer ''Stonington By the Sea'' 1913; type dissertation by Richard...
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