- THREE CARVED AND HAND PAINTED DUCK DECOYS
Three carved wooden duck decoys, the first is a sleeping mallard hen by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, with no markings, previously in the collection of Dick...
[more like this] - THE CHEESEMAN GOLDENEYE DRAKEVerne Cheeseman
(1897-1956)
Macomb, IL, c. 1930
11 1/2 in. long
"The carver Verne Cheeseman, from Macomb, Illinois, had many of his decoys painted by Edna, including Mallards, Canvasbacks,...
[more like this] - HIGH-HEAD MALLARD PAIRWalter "Tube"
Dawson (1882-1955)
Putnam, IL, c. 1920
17 in. long
Dawson learned carpentry from his father and began carving decoys at age seventeen. Over his long career in wood, he proved...
[more like this] - RARE HOLLOW BLUEBILLJames "Bud" Tully
(1918-1973
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, c. 1940
15 1/2 in. long
A rare and exceptional decoy with feather-light construction and a wonderfully textured surface. Tully was...
[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] - THE O'BRIEN CHAMBERS WOOD DUCKThomas
Chambers (1860-1948)
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900
15 in. long
“There are few, if any, areas in North America which provide such accessible hunting for such a large...
[more like this] - TUCKED-HEAD PINTAILHarold "Pappy" Kidwell
(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
21 in. long
A market gunner who hunted in Sonoma County, Pappy then turned to making decoys and selling them to fellow hunters beginning...
[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] - GREEN-WINGED TEALRay Baliel (1910-1979)
Rio
Vista, CA, c. 1935
11 1/2 in. long
"The dramatic swept-back heads and very life-like appearances have few equals in California," writes California decoy historian Michael...
[more like this] - FEEDING PINTAIL PAIRHarold "Pappy" Kidwell
(1895-1982)
Berkeley, CA, c. 1980
20 in. long
This well-documented pair of rare feeding pintails in two poses were made by one of California's more colorful characters, who...
[more like this] - FEEDING BRANTWesley Batterson (b. 1909)
Batterson,
OR, c. 1950
22 in. long
According to "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast," Wes "...is the most important, and certainly the most famous, brant hunter in the state of Oregon."...
[more like this] - THE CRANDALL SLEEPY-EYED MALLARDHorace
"Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
One of California's best decoy carvers, Crandall is also considered by some to be its best painter. Born in Rhode...
[more like this] - FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
[more like this] - HABBART DEAN (AMERICAN 1926-2009) A
PAINTED WOOD SCULPT...HABBART DEAN (American 1926-2009) A PAINTED WOOD SCULPTURE, "Least Terns (Sterna-albifrons)," MAY 1989, polychrome on carved wood, base signed, dated,...
[more like this] - 4)R. MADISON MITCHELL (ATTRIB) & OTHER
DUCK DECOYS(lot of 4) Vintage carved wood duck decoys, comprising: (1) Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Pleasant Point, New Jersey, remnants of paint to head and base, with restoration...
[more like this] - WILDFOWLER CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD DUCK
DECOYWildfowler carved and painted wood duck decoy, with turned head, stamped on underside, 10" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:
Very...
[more like this] - PAIR OF WILDFOWLER DUCK DECOYSPair of
Wildfowler, Point Pleasant, NJ, carved and painted wood duck decoys, stamped on underside, 15 1/2" l.
Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.
Condition:...
[more like this] - PAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL WILDFOWLER
DUCK DECOYSPair of Charles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler carved and painted wood duck decoys, stamped on underside, signed and dated 1974 , 15" l.
Competitive in-house shipping...
[more like this] - WILDFOWLER GOOSE Point Pleasant, New
Jersey, circa 1960, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, stamped WILDFOWLER DECOYS....
[more like this] - WILDFOWLER PINTAIL Old Saybrook, Connecticut,
circa 1940, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, stamped Wildfowler Decoys....
[more like this] - Four Carved and Painted Wood Duck Decoys
Early
20th Century
including a pair of balsa wood mallards by Wildfowler Decoy Co.
Length of longest 15 1/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of Retta Park, Tucson, Arizona...
[more like this] - TWO DECOYS. American 1st half-20th
century 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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