- PINTAIL PAIRRichard "Fresh Air Dick"
Janson
(1872-1951) Sonoma Creek, CA, c. 1940
17 1/2 in. long
A pair of classic West Coast decoys with layered primary feathers. The drake is hollow.
Original paint with even wear...
[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] - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER PAIROrlando "Os"
Bibber (1882-1970)
South Harpswell, ME, c. 1910
19 3/4 in. long
An exceptional and exceedingly rare rigmate merganser duo with turned heads and original horsehair crests....
[more like this] - MACKEY-WHEELER BLACK DUCKCharles E.
"Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949)
Stratford, CT, c. 1940
17 1/4 in. long
This Connecticut classic features a refined hollow pine body, turned head, and Shang’s signature scratch...
[more like this] - EARLY PREENING GREEN-WINGED TEALChase
Littlejohn (1853-1943)
Redwood City, CA, c. 1885
10 in. long
“A more interesting fellow than Chase Littlejohn has probably never existed.” This is the opening line to...
[more like this] - COOTEd Snyder (1928-2011)
Rio Vista,
CA, c. 1970
11 in. long
An excellent decorative by one of the Golden State's premier decoy makers. This hollow coot has finely incised wing detail, a super thin tail, and...
[more like this] - SLEEPING PINTAIL PAIREd Snyder (1928-2011)
Rio
Vista, CA, c. 1970
16 in. long
This hollow pair has fine painted feather detail and the maker's signature on the inlayed bottom boards.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance:...
[more like this] - MALLARD DRAKETule Lake Decoy Co.
Sacramento,
CA, c. 1925
15 in. long
Operated by Hugh Woodward (1889-1948), Tule Lake was the most renowned decoy factory on the Pacific Coast. Woodward put his previous building skills...
[more like this] - EARLY PINTAIL DRAKECharles Bergman (1856-1946)
Astoria,
OR, c. 1925
21 in. long
Charles Bergman is perhaps the best known decoy carver in the Astoria area. A Finn by birth, he immigrated to the United States by jumping ship in...
[more like this] - EARLY HOLLOW COOTFred Cutting (1858-1936)
Sacramento,
CA, c. 1880
9 in. long
This plump little decoy has a hollow body, a thin neck, and a chip-carved head. A competitive shotgun shooter, Fred also used his Winchester for market...
[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] - STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,
OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
[more like this] - CANADA GOOSEEd Vidmar (1922-1991)
Pittsburg,
CA, c. 1951
25 in. long
Early collectible Canada geese by named makers from California are difficult to source. This classic Vidmar goose displays fine paint and a grand...
[more like this] - (3) VINTAGE CARVED & PAINTED DUCK DECOYS(lot
of 3) Vintage carved and painted duck decoys, including: (1) hollow Brant decoy, marked B, (1) Wildfowler Female Mallard decoy, Saybrook, Connecticut, (1) Red Head Drake decoy;...
[more like this] - Pair Wildfowler widgeon decoys: hollow
bodies, both with Wildfowler stamps, each 6-1/2 x 14-1/2 in., attached information with history of ownership. Both heads loose but present, extensive paint chips and loss...
[more like this] - HOLLOW-CARVED BLACK DUCK DECOYBy the
Wildfowler Decoy Company. Original paint....
[more like this] - Wildfowler Canada Goose Decoy hollow
balsa wood body, flat bottom, glass ey...
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