A few examples of appraisal values for
EIDER

• EIDER WITH MUSSELMark S. McNair (b.
  EIDER WITH MUSSELMark S. McNair (b. 1950) Craddockville, VA, 1990 13 1/2 in. long A grand eider drake dining on a mussel with an uplifted head. The hollow body is finished with incised eye and bill detail and the maker's incised "McNair" on the underside. Original paint with light wear. Provenance: Harry and Judy Bextel Collection
• EIDER DRAKEJohn Zwicker (1849-1933)
  EIDER DRAKEJohn Zwicker (1849-1933) Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, c. 1900 16 in. long Of Zwicker, the Guyettes, in "Decoys of Maritime Canada," write, "His eider decoys with their graceful lines and pleasing paint patterns are among the finest made in Canada or the United States." Old gunning paint with even wear, a tail chip, and some spot touch-up. Literature: Dale and Gary Guyette, "Decoys of Maritime Canada," Exton, PA, 1983, pp. 73 and 164, related decoy illustrated and discussed.
• EIDER WITH MUSSELFrank S. Finney
  EIDER WITH MUSSELFrank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA, c. 1980 19 1/2 in. long A grand mussel-bearing sea duck displaying carved eyes, bill detail, and raised wings. The weight exhibits the maker's stamped signature. Original paint with even wear and age split in underside.
• AMERICAN EIDER DECOY WITH FISH.
  AMERICAN EIDER DECOY WITH FISH. Early 20th century. Good form with inlet head and probable hollow body. Open beak holds a possible fish. Original paint. Overall wear. 10"h. 17.5"l.
• EIDER DECOY, LOWER ST. LAWRENCE,
  EIDER DECOY, LOWER ST. LAWRENCE, MID 20TH CENTURYA carved Eider decoy (photo to follow) in paint with a yellow beak. Found in Lower St. Lawrence region. Overpaint. Mid 20th century. 6.5" x 8.75" x 18". FRANCAIS: Appelant Eider avec un bec jaune. Trouvé dans la région du Bas-Saint-Laurent. Surpeint. Milieu du 20e siècle.
• EIDER DRAKE, NORTHEAST MAINE OR
  EIDER DRAKE, NORTHEAST MAINE OR NOVA SCOTIA WITHORIGINAL PAINT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, 8" HIGH, 18 1/2" LONG, 8" WIDE. PROVENANCE: GUYETTE & SCHMIDT
• MAINE EIDER DECOY. First
  MAINE EIDER DECOY. First quarter-20th century. Carved duck with inlet head, old paint and incised eyes and beak. Impressed "VB". Overall wear and some edge loss, mainly beak. 18.5"l.
• John James Audubon (American
  John James Audubon (American 1785-1851) "Eider Duck" Plate CCXLVI #246 from Birds of America hand-colored aquatint engraving Havell edition sheet size 25 1/4 in. x 38 in. attractively float mounted and framed.
• VINTAGE EIDER HEN DECOY Carved
  VINTAGE EIDER HEN DECOY Carved and Painted Preening Eider Hen Decoy, having a back-slotted turned head, with carved eyes, beak features and wings, brown painted surface, horseshoe weight affixed to base, carved BM monogram, 9 1/2" high, 15 1/2" x 7 3/4". Paint losses and surface wear.
• (6) EIDER DUCK DECOYS - All are
  (6) EIDER DUCK DECOYS - All are working decoys late 19th-early 20th c including: (3) with applied wings and heads glass eyes two have articulated wings and heads 16'' long unsigned; PLUS Small head weathered back unsigned 14'' long; PLUS Simple for
• CARVED EIDER HEN WOODEN DECOY.
  CARVED EIDER HEN WOODEN DECOY. EARLY 20TH CENTURY.GLASS EYES, 3-PIECE BODY CONSTRUCTION. POSSIBLY REPAINTED. 9" HIGH, 17" LONG, 7 1/2" WIDE.
• John James Audubon (American
  John James Audubon (American 1785-1851) "Eider Duck" Plate 246 hand-colored engraving with aquatint from Birds of America Havell edition sheet 25 1/2 in. x 38 in. attractively float-mounted and framed.
• CARVED EIDER HEN DECOY. UNUSUAL
  CARVED EIDER HEN DECOY. UNUSUAL FORM, OLD REPAINT.8" HIGH, 16" LONG, 8" WIDE.
• PAIR OF AMERICAN EIDER DECOYS. Late
  PAIR OF AMERICAN EIDER DECOYS. Late 19th-early 20th century. Large, carved wooden decoys made by the same hand. Working decoys with old black paint and nail eyes. Shot scars, age splits, one has repaired split in neck. 9"h. 23"l., 9.5"h. 25"l.
• EIDER PAIRPennell Alexander
  EIDER PAIRPennell Alexander (1811-1890) Brunswick, ME, c. 1860 18 in. long A refined pair of Maine eider, each bearing the maker's large incised "PA" signature. Recent research has reattributed these birds to Pennell, a member of the Alexander ship-building family. They had been attributed to a Phineas Alexander, also of Maine. Each has a mix of original and working paint with some restoration, and head and neck cracks. Provenance: Pennell Alexander Rig Private Collection
• TWO MERGANSER DECOYSDrake from
  TWO MERGANSER DECOYSDrake from Maine and hen from Nova Scotia.
• OVERSIZED MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY
  OVERSIZED MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY Ca. 1910 Carved and Painted Duck Decoy, 9" high, 21 1/2" x 10". Old inletted repair to lower flank edge.
• OVERSIZED CARVED AND PAINTED
  OVERSIZED CARVED AND PAINTED EIDER DUCK DECOYOversized carved and painted Eider duck decoy, mid 20th c. , with a mussel clenched in its bill, 15 1/2" h., 20" w. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• EWOUD DE GROOT (B.
  EWOUD DE GROOT (B. 1969)Oystercatchers signed "Ewoud" lower right oil on canvas, 27 1/2 by 39 1/4 in. Ewoud de Groot lives and works in Egmond aan Zee, a coastal village in the Northern Netherlands. After receiving a degree in illustration and painting from the Minerva Academy of Art, he began illustrating nature books for a period before pursuing painting full time in 1999. Today, de Groot is recognized as a rising star in wildlife painting, bringing a truly unique perspective to the genre. His work strives to find both a balance and a tension between the representational and the abstract, the traditional and the contemporary. For de Groot, painting wildlife is not an exercise in rendering all the exact details. Instead, his work is an ongoing experiment of composition, color, and technique, concerned with conveying a sense of mood and atmosphere found in the natural world.
• JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)Eider
  JOHN JAMES AUDUBON (1785-1851)Eider Duck chromolithograph, 26 1/4 by 39 1/4 in. (No. 6-2, Plate 405) Fuligula Mollissima "Drawn from Nature by J.J. Audubon, F.R.S. F.L.S." lower left "Chromolith'y by J Bien, New York, 1860" lower right
• MINIATURE HOODED MERGANSER
  MINIATURE HOODED MERGANSER DRAKEBy A.E. Crowell of East Harwich Massachusetts. Rub to tail.
• Two Eskimo dolls dressed in
  Two Eskimo dolls dressed in animal fur jackets with hoods and leather mittens. 17"h.
• MERGANSER DECOYBy Fred Dobbins of
  MERGANSER DECOYBy Fred Dobbins of Jonesport Maine. In swimming position with its head turned left.
• MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY EARLY
  MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 17”.MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY, Early 20th Century, Carved with a mussel in its bill. Dimensions: Length 17".
• NOVA SCOTIA EIDER DRAKE DECOY CIRCA
  NOVA SCOTIA EIDER DRAKE DECOY CIRCA 1940 LENGTH 17".NOVA SCOTIA EIDER DRAKE DECOY, Circa 1940, Original paint with gunning wear. Dimensions: Length 17".
• MINIATURE MERGANSER AND EIDER
  MINIATURE MERGANSER AND EIDER PAIRSReggie Birch (b. 1953) Chincoteague, VA, 2009 merganser is 8 in. long Four hollow carvings, merganser and eider pairs, that all bear the maker's signature on the undersides. The merganser pair displays the date as well. Original paint with wear. Provenance: Michael Boxer Collection
• JIM KEEFER (ME, CONTEMPORARY)
  JIM KEEFER (ME, CONTEMPORARY) DUCK DECOY Carved and Painted Common Eider Decoy, by Jim Keefer of Union, ME, #11/50, dated 2007, in hollow wood, signed on base, 6" high, 20 1/2" wide.
• 1 piece. Chromolithograph.
  1 piece. Chromolithograph. Audubon, John James. "Eider Duck." New York: J. Bien, 1860. 26 1/4 x 39 1/2 inches (665 x 1003 mm) - sheet size. Moderate mat burn, occasional chipping to margins, light to moderate toning. Bien plate 405. Image slightly toned but attractive. ,000-
• HOLLOW-CARVED CANADA GOOSEFrom
  HOLLOW-CARVED CANADA GOOSEFrom New Jersey. Maker unknown. In swimming position.
• MERGANSER HEN DECOYBy the Mayhew
  MERGANSER HEN DECOYBy the Mayhew family of Martha's Vineyard Massachusetts. Tack eyes. Some old in-use repaint and wear.
• VINTAGE EIDER DUCK DECOY Canadian
  VINTAGE EIDER DUCK DECOY Canadian Made Carved and Painted Working Decoy, with stylized head and body shape, painted and weighted base, underside signed and dated "Pissonneult, Lacolle, 190?" (St. Bernard de Lacolle is a town in Quebec), with stylized head, painted underside and weighted base, 7 3/4" high, 19" x 7 1/4". Paint losses and surface wear.
• FOLKSY MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY
  FOLKSY MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY EARLY 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 17”.FOLKSY MAINE EIDER DRAKE DECOY, Early 20th Century, Large inletted head. Carved bill and eyes. Unusual stylized paint. Dimensions: Length 17".
• AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON(New
  AFTER JOHN JAMES AUDUBON(New York, 1785-1851) Eider Duck, Plate 405 from The Birds of America , in plate "Drawn from Nature by J. J. Audubon F.R.S. F.L.S." and "Chromolithy by J. Bien, New York 1860", Bien edition, London, 1860, chromolithograph on paper, 26-1/2 x 39-3/8 in.; 33-5/8 x 45 in., Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection Condition: some fading or fugitive color, some chipping and tears at edges, slightly off registration, foxing and light toning, pencil inscription, hinged in at top; frame with abrasions
• (3) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED
  (3) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS. TO INCLUDE:Holger Smith Eider common drake, 18" long. Charles Birdsall, signed Wild Fowler brant, 16 1/2" long. Martin Collins black duck Stickup decoy, 18" long.
• CARVED AND PAINTED EIDER DUCK
  CARVED AND PAINTED EIDER DUCK DECOYCarved and painted eider duck decoy, initialed JP with fish in bill, 12" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Repair to tip of tail.
• FIVE FINELY CARVED BIRDS & DUCKS,
  FIVE FINELY CARVED BIRDS & DUCKS, DAVID JACOB EPPA group of five finely carved and hand painted ducks & birds signed by "EPP" for David Jacob Epp (1905-1990), mid 20th century: Downy woodpecker, King eider duck, Kingfisher, Common loon and Green wing teal. Epp was born in Neider Choritza, Russia. He emigrated to Canada in 1923, and settled in Winkler, Manitoba. After living in Langham, Saskatchewan from 1930, he moved and settled in Winnipeg in 1946. The carving was done by him and the painting done by his wife. His earliest carving is of a pair of European Grouse done in at least 1956, or before. From that time on, they concentrated on native North American bird species. The Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library has a couple of carvings in their collection including a life sized wood duck. His carvings are mostly labeled "EPP" and the common name of the bird" in India ink on the hand carved 'driftwood' base. Smallest (plus petit), 4" x 3.5", largest (plus gros), 7" x 4". FRANCAIS: Lot de cinq oiseaux & canards finement sculptés, et peints à la main signés "EPP", milieu du 20ème siècle: pic mineur, canard eider, martin pêcheur, huard et sarcelle.