(2) Duck decoys & books, c/o CanvasbackDrake by Hutch Decoy Carving Ltd 1984 (16" l x 7" h), Mallard (15-1/2" w x 6-1/2" h), "The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings" by Adele Earnest, "Decoy Ducks" by Bob...
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OUTSTANDING SALESMAN’S SAMPLE CANOEOldTown Canoe Company (1903-present)
Old Town, ME c. 1925
48 in. long
The Old Town Canoe Company of Old Town, Maine, is a historic maker of canvas-covered wooden canoes. Incorporated...
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O'BRIEN VERITY PEEPObediah Verity (1813-1901)
Seaford,Long Island, NY, c. 1870
8 in. long
An excellent Verity runner with strong provenance and stippling, which includes red-phase plumage. The underside bears the serifed "J.B."...
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CONTEMPORARY WHITE SWAN WOODEN DECOYAmerican, contemporary. Wooden swan decoy with partially swiveling neck. Impressed hunter's mark "LDS RIG". Provenance: Acquired from Leland Little on April 14, 2018, lot...
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19TH C. LIFE-SIZE TRUMPETER SWAN WOODENDECOY American or Canadian, 19th century, life-size carved and painted wooden hunting decoy of a trumpeter swan with iron feet. Unsigned. Accompanied by receipt from Boxwood...
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CANADA GOOSE DECOY. American, early20th century. Life size wooden decoy with worn original paint. Loss and tacked tin repairs. 12"h. 25"l....
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LIFE SIZE TRUMPETER SWAN WOODEN DECOYAmerican or Canadian life size carved and painted wooden hunting decoy of a trumpeter swan apparently unsigned. Provenance: From the Private Collection Harry R. Greenblatt,...
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DUCK AND FISH DECOYS. American 20thcentury. Large ice fishing decoy with original bright paint and tin fins. 14 1/2''l. And a merganzer carving with original paint and glass eyes. Shot scars. 12''l. Imperfections....
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Red Headed Drake Decoy American a carvedand hand-painted red-head drake decoy with glass eyes; lg. 13.75 in. Condition: Wear to wood and paint. Large loss of wood in decoy's neck....
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Canada Goose Decoy American, mid 20thcentury, hissing position, feather decoration, roughly hewn, original paint, 9 x 33 in.,...
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DECOY. American 20th century wood.Canada Goose solid body glass eyes and appears to retain its original paint. 21 1/2''l....
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BOWL AND DECOY. American 19th-20thcentury. Carved wooden bowl with tapered form probably a mortar. Age splits. 8''h. 14''d. And a mallard drake decoy. Some inpainting 7''h....
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THREE ICE FISHING DECOYS. American1st half-20th century softwood. Includes an 12.25''l. beaver a 7''l. raccoon and an 8.5''l. rat. Beaver's tail is replaced all have wear....
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THREE ICE FISHING DECOYS. American1st half-20th century softwood. Includes a 7.5''l. salamander and two turtles (4.75'' and 5''l.)...
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THREE ICE FISHING DECOYS. American1st half-20th century softwood. Includes a 8.5''l. trout a 7''l. grasshopper and a 6''l. bird....
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THREE DECOYS. American mid 20th century.Working decoys with glass eyes and worn enhanced paint. Two carved wooden ducks. Mallard drake found in Ohio 14 1/2''l. and a canvasback drake impressed ''C. Klopping''...
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TWO DECOYS. American mid 20th centurywood. Black duck from New Jersey ca. 1940s-50s working repaint 17''l. and a Pratt Decoy canvasback drake Chesapeake Bay. Glass eyes and overpaint. 13''l....
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TWO DUCK DECOYS. American attributedto the Illinois River 1st half-20th century. Pair of hollow bodied working decoys with original paint. Minor damage. 12''l....
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Four Miniature Decoys American, 20thcentury, wood duck drake and hen, both stamped on base "Capt. Gerald S Smith…Marblehead, Mass.", stamped "263" and "264", drake 3-3/4 in., hen 3-1/2 in.; Wilson snipe 3-1/2...
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Pair Oversized Canvasback Duck DecoysAmerican, early to mid 20th century, both drakes, keels with applied weights, old probably original chainsaw surfaces, both 14 x 22 in.,...
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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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TWO DUCK DECOYS. American 20th century.Bluebill drake with a note stating it was made by Ed ''One Arm'' Kelly (Monroe Michigan 1883-1955). Working decoy with original paint repair at glass eye.12''l. And a hollow...
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FOUR FISH DECOYS. American 1st half-20thcentury. Probably made by two hands. Original paint and tin fins. Trout and other colorful fish 8'' 8 1/2''l. and two with tack eyes 7'' 8 1/2''l....
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TWO DECOYS. American carved wood.Teal from Wisconsin ca. 1900. Stylized form with traces of paint and glass eyes. Wear and age split. 13''l. And a mid 20th century working decoy with black and white repaint...
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TWO DECOYS. American 1st half-20thcentury carved wood. Redhead by the Wildfowler Factory. Impressed mark. Original paint 13 1/2''l. And a scaup with tack eyes. Refinished. 12 1/2''l. Imperfections. ...
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LOON DECOY. American 20th centurywood. Signed on the bottom ''Manley Rusho Grindstone Island''. Original paint and glass eyes. Working decoy with worn paint and some damage. 9 1/2'h. 20''l....
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Early Merganser Decoy American, late19th century, painted eyes, old possibly original surface, marked on base "Early…Bay N.Y. Pencil Bill Merganser/Done late 1800s", 8 x 13-3/4 in.,...
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DECOY. American 1st half-20th centurycarved wood. Working decoy with original paint and glass eyes. Wear. 14''l....
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TWO DECOYS. American 1st half-20thcentury carved wood. Redhead hen attributed to St. Clair Flats Michigan. Working decoy with touched up paint and glass eyes. Some wear and shot scars 14 1/2''l. And a decoy...
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TWO DECOYS. American late 20th centurycarved wood. Two decoys with original paint and glass eyes signed ''Gary Ward'' dated 1975. 12''l....
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TWO DECOYS. American 20th centurycarved wood. Hollow decoy with repaint 14''l. and solid decoy with repaint and glass eyes. 13 1/2''l....
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Duck Decoys American a group of fourduck decoys two being of paper mache with wood heads two carved and painted wood all unmarked; largest ht. 7 wd. 17 in....
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TWO DECOYS. American early 20th centuryhardwood. Working decoys with associated imperfections 11'' 13''l. Both have edge loss shot scars and split necks. The larger has layers of paint the smaller worn...
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Madison Mitchell Canada Goose DecoyAmerican, marked on base "R. Madison Mitchell 1959" (Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1901-1993), painted eyes, 23-1/2 in.,...
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Canvasback Duck Decoy American, mid20th century, attached label "Canvasback Drake, Upper Chesapeake Bay Area 1920-30s. Restored by master decoy maker and waterman third generation Knots Islander [N.C.] Ronnie...
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CROW DECOY. American 20th centurysoftwood. Charming crow with applied tail and wings and inset glass eyes. Original black paint and mounted on a pine block. 14 1/2''h. Found in Iowa. For a related decoy...
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