GROUP OF STUFFED FIGURES AND TWO CARVEDBRIDS. American, late 20th century. Includes stuffed cats, star, doll, angel, hearts, two make-do pin cushions and tow carved shorebirds on stands. Varying wear and loss....
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SHOREBIRD DECOY Vintage Carved and PaintedAmerican Shorebird, with painted eyes and nail beak, underside hole, unsigned, 4" high, 12" x 2 1/2"....
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MINIATURE TURNSTONEA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
3 in. long
The Crowell miniature shorebirds from lot 275 though 280 are from a single set. They are making their market debut after being...
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THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
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EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
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THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
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HUDSONIAN CURLEWA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
EastHarwich, 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...
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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,...
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE ESKIMO CURLEWJosephW. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1890
12 3/4 in. long
Donal C. O'Brien Jr. discovered this plump decoy and its only two related rigmates on the Island of Nantucket in...
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EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISEDWING 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...
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EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolgerFamily
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...
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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...
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THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. 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...
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THE DU MONT EARLY HANGING GREATER YELLOWLEGSA.Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1915
16 3/4 in. long
“Seldom does one find special orders made by Crowell and when you do they tend to be the best. These...
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SHOREBIRD IN PAINTA carved working shorebirddecoy in early paint with original nail beak, mounted on a stand. North American, pre 1920. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Oiseaux de rivage sculpté, peinture ancienne, clous...
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GROUP OF FIVE AMERICAN DUCK AND SHOREBIRDDECOYSAmerican, late 19th/early 20th century, unsigned, of varying size and form, carved and painted wood, one with glass eyes, largest 7-1/2 x 17-1/4 x 5-1/4 in.
Provenance:...
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Robert Guge (American 1952 - 2013) twocarved yellowlegs shorebirds, tallest 12"h...
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PAIR OF AMERICAN FOLKSY CARVED SHOREBIRDS.First half 20th century. Made by the same hand with old grey paint and brass tack eyes. Yellowed overvarnish, splits. 16", 16.5"l. 17.5'h. including stand....
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EIGHT AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED BIRDS.Late 20th century. A L. W. Stevens, Windham, Maine miniature mallard on driftwood base, 4.25"h., a Fred Ruby rust and white shore bird on domed knot of wood base dated 1974,...
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TEN AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED BIRDS.Fourth quarter 20th century. Nine are duck decoys. Two are "Swan Quarter'' red head by K. Kulin, dated 1982 and brow head by L. Dustier (?), dated 1982. Approx 6.5"h. 13"l....
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TWO AMERICAN SHOREBIRD CARVINGS. Thirdquarter 20th century. Original paint. Roothead, 14"h. and plover impressed "JBG z37". Minor edge loss. 8.5"h. 13"l....
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AMERICAN SHOREBIRD AND PIGEON CARVINGS.Mid 20th century. Carved wooden birds with original paint. Shorebird signed "Paul Henry". 8.5"h. including base. And a pigeon with glass eyes. Broken post. 14"l....
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FLOCK OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SHOREBIRDCARVINGS. Late 20th century. Unsigned. Twenty one birds on wooden bases. Original paint, several by the same hand. Some loss. 7" to 15"h....
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TWO SHOREBIRDS BY MARK PERSONIUS. American,4th quarter 20th century. Signed and dated. Carved wood with original paint. "Preener Plover, 1991". 13"h. and three birds on one base dated "1988". 10"h....
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THREE CARVED SHOREBIRDS. American 20th century. Plovers with original paint. Two with glass eyes impressed ''Stevens'' 13 1/2''h. and an earlier one with iron hook 11''h. All on wooden bases....
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Finely carved wooden shorebird, finelydetailed feather decoration, feet conform to driftwood base, American, circa 1980, 12-1/4 in., mounted as a lamp on pine platform, 16 in. to base of socket. Excellent condition....
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SIX CONTEMPORARY FOLK ART WOODEN CARVEDBIRDS. American 2nd half-20th century. Two flatty shorebirds the taller is a curlew. 11.5'' 9.5''h. And four miniature carvings on driftwood signed by Dorothy Brown (North...
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LARGE COLLECTION AMERICAN CARVED WOODSHOREBIRDS AND DUCK DECOYS. Some bearing artist signatures. The shorebirds positioned on driftwood and other bases. 20 total quantity - 15 1/2 in. high tallest....
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Weathered Shorebird Decoys Americanlate?19th-early 20th?century. Three weathered Plover decoys each carved and hand-painted one with screw eyes all unsigned; largest lg. 11.5 in. Condition: Wear to paint and...
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