- 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] - 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] - EXCEPTIONAL MALLARD DRAKEChauncey "Chance"
Wheeler (1888-1945)
Alexandria Bay, NY, c. 1920
17 3/4 in. long
This highly refined mallard is understood by many to be not only the finest Chauncey Wheeler decoy, but also...
[more like this] - BLUE-WINGED TEAL PAIR WITH "DOUBLE BLUES"Mason
Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1905
12 1/4 in. long
An early rigmate pair of premier-grade teal. Each has classic early Mason form with snakey heads and long bills....
[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] - BASIL DUKE: HISTORY OF MORGAN'S CAVALRY1st
item: Duke, Basil W. HISTORY OF MORGAN'S CAVALRY. Cincinnati: Miami Printing and Publishing Company, 1867. Viii, 578pp. Small map affixed to rear free endpaper. 8 3/8" H x...
[more like this] - CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, INCL. GEN. BATE ON
DEATH OF POLK, CA...Confederate Civil War archive of twenty-two (22) items, pertaining to the Fulton brothers of Fayetteville, Tennessee, specifically Colonel John S. Fulton,...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT LARGE SIGNED AND DATED DAVE
DRAKE STONEWARE J...(Edgefield, South Carolina, b. circa 1800, d. after 1873) made by Dave Drake, Lewis Miles Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District,...
[more like this] - SCARCE AND IMPORTANT DAVE DRAKE SIGNED
AND DATED STONEW...(Edgefield, South Carolina, b. circa 1800, d. after 1873) made by Dave Drake, Lewis Miles Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District,...
[more like this] - PAIR OF PAINTED TEAL DRAKE DECOYS, UPPER
CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARYLAND, CA. 1930Pair of Painted Teal Drake Decoys, Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, ca. 1930, length: 13 in. Provenance: David A. Schorsch, New York; The...
[more like this] - A Rare North or South Carolina “Colored
Republicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT PAIR OF G. BERT GRAVES MALLARD
DUCK DECOYS: Circa 1920's Peoria Illinois original lead weights marked G. B. Graves Decoy Co.. Working decoys and show signs of use and wear drake has crack to neck. Both...
[more like this] - *GALILEI GALILEO Systema cosmicum ...
in quo quatuor dialogis de duobis maximus mundi systematibus Ptolemaico et Copernicano. Translated from Italian by Matthias Bernegger. Strassburg: D. Hauttius for the Elzevirs...
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