- 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] - 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...
[more like this] - SEVEN SHOREBIRD DECOYSSeven old working
shorebird decoys, including a cork Gelston yellowlegs, two papier-mâché Massachusetts decoys, a high-head plover, a Mid-Atlantic plover, and two flat-sided birds.
As found.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - EXCEEDINGLY RARE ESKIMO CURLEWJoseph
W. 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...
[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] - 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] - 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] - GOLDEN PLOVER SHOREBIRDA Golden Plover
shorebird decoy in original paint with delineated wings and a wooden beak. Strong form. As-found condition with a small hole in the tail. Massachusetts, early 20th century....
[more like this] - (4) SHOREBIRD DECOYS, BURR FAMILY, BRUCE
BIEBER(lot of 4) Vintage carved and painted shorebird decoys, on rectangular or naturalistic base, including: (1) Bruce Bieber shorebird decoy, (1) Black Breasted Plover decoy,...
[more like this] - SIX AL WHITE SHOREBIRD CARVINGS SANDWICH,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 7” TO 18”.SIX AL WHITE SHOREBIRD CARVINGS, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 20th Century, All stamped "A. White". Include wooden stands....
[more like this] - LOT OF ASSORTED DECOY PARTS 20TH CENTURY
LENGTHS FROM 7” TO 15”.LOT OF ASSORTED DECOY PARTS, 20th Century, Most from Massachusetts. Includes three goose heads, a goldeneye head, a Vineyard bluebill head, two...
[more like this] - TWO BYRON BRUFFEE SHOREBIRDS MASSACHUSETTS,
20TH CENTURY HEIGHTS 11”.TWO BYRON BRUFFEE SHOREBIRDS, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Mounted on cedar stands. Ink stamp. Dimensions: Heights 11"....
[more like this] - THREE AL WHITE SHOREBIRDS SANDWICH,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 8” TO 14”.THREE AL WHITE SHOREBIRDS, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 20th Century, A curlew, a black-bellied plover and a yellowlegs....
[more like this] - STAN SPARRE (MASSACHUSETTS, 1923-2011),
SHOREBIRDS., OIL ON MASONITE, 11.5" X 47.5". FRAMED 13.5" X 49.5".STAN SPARRE, Massachusetts, 1923-2011, Shorebirds. Signed lower left "Stan Sparre". Dimensions: Oil on...
[more like this] - DON MACKENZIE, CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS
CARVED ANDDon MacKenzie, Cape Cod, Massachusetts carved and painted shorebird, the metal inset tag signed and dated 1970, mounted to a rock form base, 8 1/4" h.
Competitive...
[more like this] - THREE JAMES LAPHAM CARVED SHOREBIRDS
DENNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY HEIGHTS FROM 8” TO 9.5”., Dennis Port, Massachusetts, 20th Century, A snipe and two yellowlegs. Each signed on underside "James...
[more like this] - VIVIAN OSWELL (MASSACHUSETTS, CONTEMPORARY),
STILL LIFE OF TWO SHOREBIRD DECOYS., WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 10" X 13.75". FRAMED 18.5" X 22".VIVIAN OSWELL, Massachusetts, Contemporary, Still life of two shorebird decoys....
[more like this] - FIVE AL WHITE LIFE-SIZE SHOREBIRDS SANDWICH,
MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 7” TO 12”.FIVE AL WHITE LIFE-SIZE SHOREBIRDS, Sandwich, Massachusetts, 20th Century, All inscribed "A. White". Dimensions: Lengths...
[more like this] - MARTIN COLLINS, MASSACHUSETTS, CARVED
AND PAINTEDwooden shorebird, yellow legs. Removable head. Signed under the removable head. Approx. 5" high without stand, 10 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide. 8 3/4" high on stand....
[more like this] - Steven Weaver Shorebird Decoy Massachusetts,
20th century, finely carved and painted, base marked "A.E. Crowell Style Wing Up Yellow Legs by Steven Weaver SO Sandwich MA" and branded "SPW", 6-1/2 in.,...
[more like this] - DOWITCHER SHOREBIRD. North Carolina
late 19th century wood. Root-head dowitcher shorebird in original paint with original bill. Early crack on right side is filled with wax/pitch. On iron stand. 9''l. Similar...
[more like this] - Stan Sparre Shorebird Decoy Massachusetts,
20th century, in-flight position, finely carved and painted, base marked "Stan Sparre [died 2011] Cape Cod", 9-3/4 in.,...
[more like this] - Two Steven Weaver Portable Shorebird
Decoys Massachusetts, 2002, hinged bodies with head and bill in fitted interior, finely carved and painted with glass eyes, marked "Steven A. Weaver, Cape Cod Ma.", branded...
[more like this] - TWO AMERICAN PAINTED WOOD SHOREBIRD
DECOYS PROBABLY MASSACHUSETTS Each with iron tack eyes and cut-out tail mounted on driftwood stand. Provenance: Property from the Collection of Gerald Kornblau. Decoys 6 x...
[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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