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These are the ones that got away!
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| Roothead curlew by an unknown maker from Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, ca. 1915. SOLD |
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| Pair of redheads by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD |
Pair of pintails by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with a slight swimming attitude. SOLD |
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| Rare coot by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD |
Early hand-chopped pair of redheads by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Early hand-chopped pair of canvasbacks by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. "IDS" stamped into the weight for I.D. Shapiro, who owned a steel foundry in Baltimore. SOLD |
Redhead hen miniature by Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, Massachusetts in excellent paint. SOLD |
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| Miniature long-eared owl by Curtis Waterfield of Knotts Island, North Carolina. SOLD |
Canada goose by Harry "Spud" Norman of Wolfe Island, Ontario with incredibly detailed feather carving and raised wingtips. A spectacular piece of folk art! SOLD |
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| Early Hollow black duck by Tony Bianco of Bordentown, New Jersey. SOLD |
Rigmate pair of buffleheads by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD |
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| Roothead Canada goose by "Big Ike" O'Neal, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Multiple coats of paint, but the original root head. SOLD |
"Mohawk" mallard of Midwest origin, carved with a prominent ridge down the center of the head, in dry OP with an excellent surface patina. SOLD |
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| Very rare jack snipe by the Mason decoy company of Detroit. Excellent swirl paint. Rigmate to the example pictured in "Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway" and "Mason Decoys, A Complete Pictorial Guide." SOLD |
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| Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near-mint condition. SOLD |
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| Black-bellied plover in spring plumage with relief-carved wings by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York. Wonderful paint patterns. SOLD |
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| Rigmate pair of early Challenge grade goldeneyes by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, Michigan. SOLD |
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| Black duck by an unknown Delaware River maker, ca. 1940s. "F.E.D" is scratched into the pad weight. SOLD |
Hollow mallard by Larry McLaughlin of Edgely, Pennsylvania from his personal gunning rig. SOLD |
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| Hollow canvasback by Reg Marter of Delanco, NJ from his personal gunning rig. Canvasbacks are rare by any Delaware River carver. SOLD |
Hollow, lowhead black duck in excellent original paint by Tom Fitzpatrick of Delanco, NJ. SOLD |
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| Hollow preening black duck by Calvin Hickman of Tuckerton, NJ. Preeners and sleepers are extremely rare by any coastal Jersey maker. SOLD |
Green-winged teal hen by William Kemble of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1910. Good original paint. New Jersey teal are very rare! SOLD |
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| Redhead in old gunning paint by Eugene Birdsall of Barnegat, New Jersey, ca. 1900. SOLD |
Pre-brand hollow-carved green-winged teal by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Hollow brant attributed to either Sam or Albert Forsyth of Bayhead, New Jersey with a wonderful crazed surface. From the Staten Island Historical Society collection, it has "Capt. John Dorsett" written on the base. SOLD |
Diminutive hollow Canada goose in outstanding original paint by John McAnney of New Gretna, NJ. SOLD |
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| Finely crafted pair of hollow red-breasted mergansers with upturned bills, delicately carved crests and wonderful dry paint by Jake Barrett of Somers Point, NJ. Illustrated on page 111 in "Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater" by Eugene Connett. SOLD |
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Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns. SOLD |
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| Miniature wood duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York. SOLD |
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| Miniature green-winged teal by Bill Cranmer of Spray Beach, New Jersey, 1960. SOLD |
Black duck by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey, signed and dated 1992. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature mallards by Joe West of Bordentown, NJ. SOLD |
Pair of miniature buffleheads by Chip Allsopp of Point Pleasant, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Pair of oversized canvasbacks by John Vickers of Cambridge, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser hen by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia. Never rigged. Purchased directly from Jester in 1942 and marked accordingly. SOLD |
Black duck by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD |
Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD |
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| Standard grade Painted Eye bluebill by the Mason decoy factory, ca. 1910. SOLD |
Redhead by the Pratt decoy factory of Joliet, Illinois based on the style of Charles Sumner Bunn decoys. This is the first example we've ever seen! SOLD |
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| Crow by Harry V. Shourds II of Cape May County, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Early canvasback from Crisfield, MD, ca. 1920. The body style is similar to some decoys attributed to Travis Ward, the father of Lem and Steve Ward. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature green-winged teal by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey. SOLD |
Miniature pintails by Armand Carney of Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1970s. SOLD |
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| Full-sized woodcock by Robert and Virginia Warfield of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, dated 1979, with minor tail chips. SOLD |
Dove by Eddie Wozny of Cambridge, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
Decorative Canada goose by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, signed and dated 1962. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature wood ducks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD |
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| Charlie Joiner miniature canvasback pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
Charlie Joiner miniature redhead pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
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| Hollow merganser with excellent paint patterns by Mark Kears of Linwood, NJ. SOLD |
Hollow black duck by John Updike of New Gretna, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1952. Perfect condition, never rigged nor used. This is the finest example of a Joiner goose decoy that we've ever seen. SOLD |
2/3-sized goldeneye by Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, Massachusetts. SOLD |
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Black duck by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Charlie Joiner miniature Canada geese. SOLD |
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