A few examples of appraisal values for
WARD BROTHERS DECOY PATTERNS

• Ward Brothers painted goose decoy.
  Ward Brothers painted goose decoy. 25'' Length 9'' Ht.
• WARD BROTHERS CARVED CANVASBACK
  WARD BROTHERS CARVED CANVASBACK DUCK DECOYWard Brothers (Crisfield Maryland, 1895-1976 and 1896-1984) , carved and painted canvasback duck decoy, with slightly turned head, 16" l. Provenance: A New York collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Neck repair and bill is restored, small loss to tail.
• WARD BROTHERS CARVED PINTAIL DUCK
  WARD BROTHERS CARVED PINTAIL DUCK DECOYWard Brothers (Crisfield Maryland, 1895-1976 and 1896-1984) , carved and painted pintail duck decoy, ca. 1936, 17 1/2" l. Provenance: A New York collection. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Neck crack. Age cracks to body. Bill/beak replaced and repainted.
• WARD BROTHERS PINTAIL DRAKE DECOY,
  WARD BROTHERS PINTAIL DRAKE DECOY, CRISFIELD, MARYLAND,...Ward Brothers Pintail Drake Decoy, Crisfield, Maryland, 1948, original paint, turned head (worn), desirable model, signed "Steve and Leon Ward", (crack on left side near bottom and seam separation rear right, small crack on the back with paint loss.) length 18 inches, width 7 1/2 inches. Provenance: The Estate of Diana Atwood Johnson Condition: All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely and are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. *No credit card payments will be accepted for silver, gold, or jewelry from buyers that have not purchased from our gallery in the past.
• PAIR OF CHARLES R. BIRDSALL WILDFOWLER
  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 is available for this lot. Condition: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• PAIR OF WILDFOWLER DUCK DECOYSPair
  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: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• Pair Wildfowler widgeon decoys:
  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 with repainted areas. Estate of the Late Forest Wells, Jr.
• TWO WOODEN DECOYS TO INCLUDE A
  TWO WOODEN DECOYS TO INCLUDE A BRANT BY CHARLESWILBUR, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1930, SHOWS AGE CRACKS AND TOUCHED UP PAINT. 9" HIGH, 19" LONG, 7" WIDE. ALONG WITH A CANADA GOOSE FROM NORTHERN VIRGINIA OR SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, FLOCKED PAINT, CRACKED NECK, WORN PAINT, 15" HIGH, 21" LONG, 8" WIDE.
• PAIR OF ARTHUR J. BIRDSALL SQUAW
  PAIR OF ARTHUR J. BIRDSALL SQUAW DUCK DECOYSPair of Arthur J. Birdsall (b. 1949) Wildfowler Decoy Co. carved and painted old squaw duck decoys, early 1970's, special order, 17" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• Two New England decoys: black duck
  Two New England decoys: black duck with carved wing detail, 17 in., [base with extensive deterioration and losses, traces old original paint]; golden eye drake, attributed to Booker Collection, 12 in., [old possibly original paint with chips and losses].
• Pair Paul Gibson Decoys Blue Wing
  Pair Paul Gibson Decoys Blue Wing Teal drake and hen, hen 12 in., drake marked "Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, Md. Maker & Painter 1979", 13 in.
• Two Wildfowler decoys: canvasback
  Two Wildfowler decoys: canvasback drake, glass eyes, 7-1/2 x 16 in., original paint with scuffs and wear at top of head, other high spots, scratches and abrasions, normal wear, minor shot wounds ; black duck, head and feathers with fine painted detail, glass eyes, 8 x 16 in., original paint with losses and scuffs to high spots . Estate of the Late Forest Wells, Jr.
• Three decoys, Albert Brewster:
  Three decoys, Albert Brewster: two green wing teals, drake and hen, marked on bases with woodburned cipher, paper label "Albert Brewster", one dated "87", 10-1/2 in., drake with several small chips to wing tips, hen with large chip to one tail feather ; one widgeon, cipher and date of "89" on label "Albert Brewster", 14 in., small chips at wing tips, minor chip to paint on bill , modern, finely carved and painted, all with glass eyes. Estate of the Late William and Priscilla Carlebach, Mystic, Connecticut and Bedford, New York.
• Pair of carved and painted wood
  Pair of carved and painted wood Green-winged Teal'' working duck decoys Bryon Botd 1991 each branded twice ''BOTD '' signed ''Bryon Botd - Churchville MD. 1991 '' 14 1/4 in. L. with wood display stands Estimate $ 150-250 Slight scratches.
• Set of Johnson folding goose decoys:
  Set of Johnson folding goose decoys: eight decoys with eight iron rods, painted wood with staple and brass grommet construction, 19-1/2 x 24 in. (open), in original canvas bag.
• CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER
  CHARLES R. BIRDSALL, WILDFOWLER LOON DECOYCharles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler carved and painted loon decoy, inscribed on underside Feature Decoy N. J. D. U. 1975 - George W. Walker model 1975 - with compliments from the maker to Skip Magee , 16" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• Pair black-breasted plover decoys:
  Pair black-breasted plover decoys: early 20th century, 10-1/2 in., mounted to single piece of driftwood. Extensive shot marks with repainted areas, losses to one bill, other chips and separations. The 1807 House, Farmingdale, New Jersey, 1968, possibly from the Lloyd Johnson Jr. Collection, New Jersey.
• Two duck decoys: green wing teal,
  Two duck decoys: green wing teal, bottom with black painted "HB", label attributes to Mason, 13-1/2 in., old repaint, neck separation, lacking eyes, scattered chips and paint loss, lacking weight, nail wounds ; golden eye drake, slightly turned head, heavy lead weight, brass plate "Martin Collins Warehem MA", 15 in. Original paint with wear to tail and head, old separations. Private Collection, Spruce Pine, North Carolina.
• Crow decoy ca. 1870 made by Warren
  Crow decoy ca. 1870 made by Warren Scott Burlington N.J. 14" h. 17" l. Provenance: The Collection of Margaret Schiffer. ?
• PAIR OF LOUISIANA CARVED DECOYSPair
  PAIR OF LOUISIANA CARVED DECOYSPair of Louisiana Carved Decoys , c. 1950, Walter Boskent, Davant, LA, mallard drake and hen, cypress root, glass eyes, longer 14 in
• TWO DECOYS. American mid 20th
  TWO DECOYS. American mid 20th century wood. 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.
• WILLIAM H. CRANMER GREEN WING TEAL
  WILLIAM H. CRANMER GREEN WING TEAL DUCK DECOYSWilliam H. Cranmer (1917-2008), Beach Haven, NJ, pair of carved and painted green wing teal duck decoys, 13 3/4" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Drake - repaired break to bill, otherwise very good condition.
• (4) CARVED AND PAINTED DECOYS TO
  (4) CARVED AND PAINTED DECOYS TO INCLUDE: 2Scoters, a Black Duck, and Connecticut Blue Billed scaup drake marked RHB. 12" to 16" long. Age appropriate wear.
• VINTAGE DECOY 1940s Era Carved
  VINTAGE DECOY 1940s Era Carved and Painted Working Decoy, probably Brant Goose, with weighted base marked "Birdsall Ridgeway, Barnegat" (NJ, 1912-1982), "Made by Nelson Mills, Manahawkin, NJ, 1940s, Mills was a guide for the Marsh Eider - Gunning Grey", also with carved initials "WD", 7 1/2" high, 16" x 7". Paint losses and surface wear.
• Pair canvasback duck decoys: cedar
  Pair canvasback duck decoys: cedar bodies with applied glass eyes, 16-1/2 in. Some original paint over gray primer, some repaint, numerous chips, abrasions, shot wounds and scuffs from normal wear, both lacking weights. Dwayne Louenther, Seabewaig, Michigan; Estate of the Late Forest Wells, Jr.
• FINE MATCHED PAIR OF MERGANSER
  FINE MATCHED PAIR OF MERGANSER DECOYS ATTRIBUTED Tca. mid 20th century; sold as pair on display stand, one presentation signed by Brosseau as gift to friend, each working class decoy is finely crafted with a flat bottom and angular sawn tail, mounted outstretched fine capped heads with narrow tapered beaks and glass eyes, each similarly painted and retains original flat strap lead weight and clip ties, 19" & 20"; Condition: signed bird appears to have minor damage to tip of beak, wear to original painted surface from use
• Masons premier widgeon drake decoy,
  Masons premier widgeon drake decoy, 17 in. Restoration with sanded bottom, scattered retouch, abrasions and losses.
• (2) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS,
  (2) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS, TO INCLUDE:A Paul Carter Brant, 20" long. A greater white fronted Goose, with unknown carver, 24" long.
• PAIR OF MERGANSER DECOYS. Two Merganser
  PAIR OF MERGANSER DECOYS. Two Merganser duck decoys, painted wood with metal weight in bottom. Sticker on bottoms reads, Bob Biddle, Pennsylvania, 1970s. 21.5”L x 6.5”H.
• Four Miniature Decoys American,
  Four Miniature Decoys American, 20th century, 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 in. and merganser 3-1/2 in., both marked "Made for Abercrombie & Fitch/George Winters",
• (3) CARVED WOODEN AND PAINTED DECOYS.
  (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.
• Five goose and duck decoys: goose,
  Five goose and duck decoys: goose, soft and light wood, brass tack eyes, 8-1/2 x 20 in., worn surface with extensive repairs and losses, traces of old paint ; mallard, balsa wood, glass eyes, flat bottom, 14 in., traces original paint, extensive surface wear ; blue wing teal, 16-1/2 in., replaced head, repaint ; two blue wing teals, platform bottoms with wire mounted weights, 16 in. and 17 in., extensive wear, traces of old paint, one eye damaged . The Estate of the Late Thomas W. (Jack) and Dr. Frances Bernard Overall, Greeneville, Tennessee
• WILLIAM H. CRANMER PAIR OF MERGANSER
  WILLIAM H. CRANMER PAIR OF MERGANSER DUCK DECOYSWilliam H. Cranmer (1917-2008), Beach Haven, NJ, pair of carved and painted merganser duck decoys, signed and dated 1976 , 15" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• IMPORTANT PAIR OF G. BERT GRAVES
  IMPORTANT PAIR OF G. BERT GRAVES MALLARD DUCK DECOYS: Circa 1920's Peoria Illinois original lead weights marked G. B. Graves Decoy Co.. Working decoys and show signs of use and wear drake has crack to neck. Both exhibit paint loss. Bouble CJC brand and impressed Ed. Moore stamp. . Drake measures 7 1/2'' h. x 17 1/2'' x 5 3/4''. Hen 7 1/4'' h. x 17'' x 5 1/2''.CONDITION: Please call for condition note replacement tail screw for weight.
• (4) Early Decorative Wooden Duck
  (4) Early Decorative Wooden Duck DecoysPolychrome painted two signed D. Foss and dated 5/73 one marked WAKE to bottom and titled Bufflehead Drake one titled Blue-winged Teal Drake one marked John J. Francis largest is 12'' L good condition.Provenance: From The Estate of The Late James W. Goodrich of Missouri.
• Five duck decoys: blue wing teal,
  Five duck decoys: blue wing teal, glass eyes, 11-1/4 in., extensive paint loss, small areas repaint, losses at neck area ; Masons, glass eyes, Raymond Lead Company weight, 13-1/2 in., some original paint, head with large chip, small repainted areas ; flat bottom, some carved feather detail, 13-3/4 in., scattered chips throughout, repainted areas ; hen and drake by same maker, tack eyes, both about 17-1/2 in., heads loose, extensive paint loss, repainted areas, lacking weights . Estate of the Late Forest Wells, Jr.