- 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] - 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] - EARLY CURLEW PAIRLewis A. Cranmer (1845-1920)
Cedar
Run, NJ, c. 1890
14 in. long
A pair of curlew with pronounced cheeks. As North America's largest shorebird, curlew are recognizable by their signature curved bill shaped...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 5 HAND CARVED AND PAINTED SHOREBIRD
DECOYSGroup of 5 Hand Carved and Painted Shorebird Decoys , the larger decoy on cylindrical base is signed, "“Curlew Sandpiper JLB’85” the other large decoy has maker's...
[more like this] - PUBLISHED DOILY FULCHER, SR. (NC, 1916-2002),
CURLEW Stacy, North Carolina, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, iron nail bill, signed Doily Fulcher 1978, published on page 46 of Shorebird Decoys of North Carolina by...
[more like this] - (LOT OF 3) SHOREBIRD AND DUCK DECOYS
BY JIM & PAT SLACK, ROGER MOORE AND KEN KIRBY (lot of 3) Shorebird and duck decoys, comprising Curlew by Jim & Pat Slack, signed in ink, 12"l; bird by Roger Moore, signed...
[more like this] - Shorebird decoy, possibly a curlew,
tack eyes, New Jersey, late 19th/early 20th century, 15-1/4 in., mounted to driftwood. Old painted surface with separations and losses, replaced bill. The 1807 House, Farmingdale,...
[more like this] - Curlew shorebird decoy retaining its
original surface 4" h. 15" l. ?...
[more like this] - TWO SHOREBIRD DECOYS. American 20th
century. Yellowlegs probably from New Jersey or Virginia. Original paint 8 1/2''h. with stand. And a curlew flat silhouette attributed to Eldon Willis (Stacy North Carolina...
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOY CARVINGS - Including
White Heron 22'' tall body unsigned with stand; PLUS Black & Tan Dowitcher stamped 'BEB' 18'' long with stand; PLUS Older Curlew natural finish with white underside metal...
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