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MACKEY LONG-TAILED DRAKELong Island, NY,
MACKEY LONG-TAILED DRAKELong Island, NY, c. 1880
11 1/4 in. long
An early hunting decoy that saw use along the rugged waters of the Atlantic Coast. Willia...
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MACKEY GREAT BLUE HERON DECOYMid-Atlanti
MACKEY GREAT BLUE HERON DECOYMid-Atlantic, c. 1880
36 in. long
This Mackey Collection decoy is a rare authentic root-head heron with a grand body measurin...
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GRAND CURLEWCharles Sumner Bunn (1865-19
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 publi...
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EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger
EARLY HOLLOW FOLGER GOLDEN PLOVERFolger Family
Nantucket, MA, c. 1840
11 in. long
“Nantucket decoys are hard to come by and historically they are of great...
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HARRY V. SHOURDS, TUCKERTOWN, NEW JERSEY
HARRY V. SHOURDS, TUCKERTOWN, NEW JERSEY CARVED ANHarry V. Shourds, Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted black duck decoy, inscribed on underside, H....
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BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERHarry V. Shourds (18
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERHarry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900
10 in. long
Mackey's inked inscription on the underside reads "Tuckerton NJ, Shour...
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MACKEY-WHEELER BLACK DUCKCharles E. "Sha
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...
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EARLY HOLLOW GOLDEN PLOVER WITH RAISED W
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 grea...
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MACKEY REDHEADCapt. Benjamin F. Dye (183
MACKEY REDHEADCapt. Benjamin F. Dye (1832-1896)
Perryville, MD, c. 1880
12 3/4 in. long
This early Upper Bay decoy bears the Mackey Collection ink stamp....
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MACKEY BOYD YELLOWLEGSGeorge H. Boyd (18
MACKEY BOYD YELLOWLEGSGeorge H. Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
11 in. long
A classic Boyd yellowlegs with a faint Mackey Collection ink stamp.
Ori...
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YELLOWLEGSWilliam J. Matthews (1855- 193
YELLOWLEGSWilliam J. Matthews (1855- 1930s) Rig
Assawoman Island, VA, c. 1890
9 1/4 in. long
Mackey acquired the Matthews rig from the hunter's estate. Th...
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MATCHED PAIR OF FINE CARVED CURLEWS BY H
MATCHED PAIR OF FINE CARVED CURLEWS BY HARRY V. SHca. late 20th century-present; each struck with oval "HVS" and signed on tail, the matched pair in matche...
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Harry V. Shourds (Jr.) Common Snipe Shor
Harry V. Shourds (Jr.) Common Snipe Shore Bird, Harry V. Shourds was born July 24, 1930, on the New Jersey coast He is a third-generation decoy carver. His...
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HARRY V. SHOURDS CURLEW DECOY, SIGNEDHar
HARRY V. SHOURDS CURLEW DECOY, SIGNEDHarry V. Shourds curlew decoy signed under body, "Harry V. Shourds". Decoy 5 1/2" high, 11" long, with stand: 11" high...
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KIM MACKEY, CANYON CHAOSKim Mackey, (b.
KIM MACKEY, CANYON CHAOSKim Mackey, (b. 1953) Canyon Chaos, oil on canvas signed lower right: © Mackey O.P.A. oil on canvas Dimensions: 24 x 18 in. (60...
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THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathan F.
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. E...
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MACKEY GOLDENEYE HENQuebec, Canada, c. 1
MACKEY GOLDENEYE HENQuebec, Canada, c. 1900
13 in. long
A goldeneye with sharply incised feather detail, bottom-hollowed construction covered with a thin...
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"WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAI
"WHITE MALLARD CLUB" PINCH-BREAST PINTAILThe Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
18 3/4 in. long
“The Ward...
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MACKEY VERITY TURNSTONE FLATTIESeaford,
MACKEY VERITY TURNSTONE FLATTIESeaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
8 in. long
A rare Verity family turnstone with the Mackey Collection stamp on the undersi...
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EARLY ROOT-HEAD SHOREBIRDThorn Rig
Jamai
EARLY ROOT-HEAD SHOREBIRDThorn Rig
Jamaica Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1850
13 in. long
A large early decoy with an applied root head. Its size suggests it c...
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CANVASBACKRobert Elliston (1847-1925)
Bu
CANVASBACKRobert Elliston (1847-1925)
Bureau, IL, c. 1890
15 3/4 in. long
This exact decoy is illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys," where the au...
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MACKEY RED KNOTCape May, NJ, c. 1860
10
MACKEY RED KNOTCape May, NJ, c. 1860
10 in. long
This bold running decoy displays a hard chine, a chip-carved breast, and an underside with provenance mar...
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Half decoy and miniature decoy variou
Half decoy and miniature decoy various makers, circa 1970-1977 Half decoy of a Hooded Merganser Drake, signed 'H. V. Shourds/ 1974' and a Mallard Dra...
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TWO H.V. SHOURDS DECOYS. Contemporary ca
TWO H.V. SHOURDS DECOYS. Contemporary carved and painted shorebird decoys. Both signed ''H.V. Shourds''. 16'' h. and 10'' h.
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PAIR OF H.V. SHOURDS DECOYS. Contemporar
PAIR OF H.V. SHOURDS DECOYS. Contemporary carved and painted shorebird decoys. Each signed ''H.V. Shourds''. On a wooden base. 9 3/4'' h. and 10 3/4'' h.
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HARRY V. SHOURDS BLUEBILL DRAKE DECOY TU
HARRY V. SHOURDS BLUEBILL DRAKE DECOY TUCKERTON, NEW JERSEY, 1861-1920 LENGTH 15”.HARRY V. SHOURDS BLUEBILL DRAKE DECOY, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1861-1920,...
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THE JOHNSON NELSON SHOURDS ROBIN SNIPEHa
THE JOHNSON NELSON SHOURDS ROBIN SNIPEHarry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900
9 in. long
This decoy is a rigmate to the bird illustrated in "T...
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H.V. SHOURDS, CANVASBACK DRAKE DUCK DECO
H.V. SHOURDS, CANVASBACK DRAKE DUCK DECOYCarved wood Canvasback Drake painted duck decoy, 2007, signed and dated to underside: H.V. Shourds (Seaville, New...
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DOWITCHER SHOREBIRD. North Carolina la
DOWITCHER SHOREBIRD. North Carolina late 19th century wood. Root-head dowitcher shorebird in original paint with original bill. Early crack on right sid...
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AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, PORTRAIT O
AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, PORTRAIT OF ELLIN MACKEY BERLIN, PHOTOGRAPH, FRAMED: 14 X 11-1/4 INAmerican 20th Century School, Portrait of Ellin Mackey Ber...
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TWO MACKEY COLLECTION PAINTED WOOD SHORE
TWO MACKEY COLLECTION PAINTED WOOD SHORE BIRDSboth featuring the Mackey Collection stamp on underside, mounted on wooden bases, one appears to be yellow le...
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CHARLES PERDEW (1874-1963) CROWA carved
CHARLES PERDEW (1874-1963) CROWA carved crow in the classic carving of Charles H. Perdew, Illinois (1874-1963). In black paint with glass eyes, long beak a...
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RARE WHIMBRELMason Decoy Factory (1896-1
RARE WHIMBRELMason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
16 1/2 in. long
A rare Mason Factory shorebird decoy with excellent form. In reference t...
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BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERDaniel Lake Leeds (1
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 Decoy...
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THE MACKEY ENGLISH MALLARDJohn English (
THE MACKEY ENGLISH MALLARDJohn English (1848-1915)
Florence, NJ, c. 1880
16 in. long
John English was “the innovator of the Delaware River decoy,” yet his...
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THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity
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 shorebir...
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