- RIG OF THREE WILLETMason Decoy Factory
(1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1900
12 in. long
A newly discovered rig of three early glass-eye willet which are coming off of Cape Cod. This untouched group shows Mason's best...
[more like this] - RUNNING YELLOWLEGSSouth Shore, MA, c.
1880
13 1/2 in. long
A large running shorebird with raised wing tips. This bird is part of a recently discovered rig and is offered here in its as-found surface.
Original...
[more like this] - LARGE RUDDY TURNSTONESouth Shore, MA,
c. 1880
13 in. long
A split-tail shorebird with "WLW" incised on the underside. It was likely made as large sandpiper and converted for hunting turnstone. This bird is part...
[more like this] - RIG OF NINE PEEPSWilliam J. "Red" Madden
(1910-2005)
Chatham, MA, c. 1960
6 3/4 in. long
A rare mid-century working rig of shorebirds in a variety of different poses. Madden is remembered as a game warden on Cape...
[more like this] - PLOVERF. P. Smith
Duxbury, MA, c. 1890
11
1/4 in. long
An elegant plover in winter plumage with a rare long wing tip. Birds from this refined rig have been acquired by discerning shorebird collectors, including Donal...
[more like this] - PEABODY-RIG REDHEAD DRAKEGeorge Augustus
Peabody (1831-1929) Rig
Danvers, MA, c. 1850
15 3/4 in. long
This very early and exceptional hollow redhead drake is from the rig of George A. Peabody, a friend and fellow...
[more like this] - HUDSONIAN CURLEWA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East
Harwich, MA, c. 1910
13 3/4 in. long
An early Crowell shorebird decoy with writing on the underside that appears to be by William Mackey and Lloyd Johnson, identifying this...
[more like this] - BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERDaniel Lake Leeds
(1852-1922)
Pleasantville, NJ, c. 1890
9 1/2 in. long
Describing a rigmate and its maker in "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," William J. Mackey Jr. writes,...
[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] - THE ELY-NORCROSS GOLDEN PLOVER PAIRNantucket,
MA, c. 1840
10 in. long
A fine and important pair of Nantucket golden plover. This pair represents two of the most well-documented Nantucket shorebirds known. A letter from...
[more like this] - SWIMMING BROADBILLAl Pitman and Ned
Chase
Nantucket, MA, c. 1920
10 3/4 in. long
A large and stylish swimmer made for use at "The Cedars" gunning camp at Second Point on Coatue inside Nantucket Harbor. The...
[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] - EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorth
Shore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
[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] - FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED RIG OF SHORE
BIRDSGroup of three carved and painted yellowlegs shorebirds joined by cord. Each decoy has iron nail beak and tacks for eyes. Hand painted and carved with the initials "JF"...
[more like this] - RIG OF SIX TIN SHOREBIRD DECOYS19th
CenturyFound on Nantucket Massachusetts. Three golden plovers and three yellowlegs. Original paint. Some damage and wear....
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