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Here are the ones that got away!
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| Bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1930. Cheeky, bulbous head with nicely carved wings. Great early bird! SOLD |
| Canvasback by Ned Burgess of Churches Island, North Carolina in 100% dry original paint, ca. 1930. SOLD |
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| Rare black duck by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD. SOLD |
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| Wooden canvasback wing duck from the Griff Sinclair gunning rig in excellent original paint, ca. 1920, formerly in the collection of Norris Pratt. SOLD |
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| Hollow black duck made for the Winous Point Gun Club in Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1870. Rigged but possibly used once. Outstanding form and wonderful dry paint. An iconic Ohio decoy. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser by an unknown maker from the New Jersey coast, ca. 1920. SOLD |
Root head merganser by an unknown Dorchester County, Maryland maker with great folk art appeal. SOLD |
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| Sleeping canvasback by Ed "One Arm" Kellie of Monroe, Michigan. Likely was modified as a sleeper. SOLD |
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| Cork-bodied eider by L.L. Bean of Freeport, Maine, 1950s. Nice condition and fully rigged. SOLD |
| Pair of miniature old squaw by Pete Wilbur of Island Heights, New Jersey, ca. 1980. SOLD |
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| Near-mint goldeneye by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD, ca. 1940s. SOLD |
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Pair of wigeon by Madison Mitchell, ca. 1950s, with a nice patina and honest gunning wear. SOLD |
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| Wigeon in near-mint original paint by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD. SOLD |
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| Hissing balsa-bodied Canada goose by Percy Gant of Osbornville, NJ. SOLD |
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| Early hollow seagull by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, NJ. SOLD |
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| Mallard hen by Dewey Pertuit of Raceland, Louisiana. SOLD |
Pair of cork-bodied snow geese with removable heads by a Mr. Pruss of Saginaw Bay, Michigan, ca. 1930. Terrific folk art appeal. SOLD |
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| Bluebill hen by D.K. Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. SOLD |
Red knot in full spring plumage by Julian Hamilton Jr. of Beaufort, North Carolina. SOLD |
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| Pair of high head canvasbacks by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, Virginia. A wonderful pair by one of America's top contemporary carvers. Best pair we've ever had for sale. SOLD |
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Canvasback by Pete Peterson of Cape Charles, Virginia, branded "Pete." SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen by Henry Davis of Perryville, Maryland in near-mint condition. Never rigged or used. SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen in old gunning paint by Standley Evans of Elkton, MD. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by Paul Gibson of Havre de Grace, MD, 1950s. SOLD |
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| Pair of hollow-carved mallards by Mike Shurada of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, ca. 1930s. Nice original paint with a wonderful dry surface patina. SOLD |
Black-bellied plover by Obediah Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890. SOLD |
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| Large godwit by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia. SOLD |
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Hollow-carved black duck by Joe Tom Cranmer of Manahawkin, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Ex-collection of John Hillman. SOLD
Pictured at the left is the bottom of the Cranmer black duck with the Hillman collection stamp. |
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| Pair of hollow American mergansers by Herb Miller of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Hollow swan by Charlie Birdsall of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, signed and dated "1875." SOLD |
Canvasback hen by Ned Burgess of Churches Island, North Carolina, ca. 1930. In near-mint, never been used condition. Nearly impossible to find a better example. SOLD |
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| Canvas-covered pintail attributed to Avery Tillett of Kitty Hawk, NC. SOLD |
Goldeneye by Orel LeBouef of St. Anicet, Quebec. SOLD |
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| Late 19th century curlew by Joe King of Tuckerton, New Jersey with the original bill. SOLD |
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| Curlew by William Henry Bennett of Springs, Long Island, New York, ca. 1950. Never drilled for use. SOLD |
Early canvasback hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD |
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| Rare pinch-breast bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland with an original attached bottom board in Miles Hancock paint used at a gunning club near Wallops Island. An extremely unique piece of Crisfield sculpture. SOLD |
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Pair of hollow buffleheads by Rick Brown of Brick, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Early canvasback hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD |
Redhead by Taylor Johnson of Point Pleasant, NJ. SOLD |
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| Brant by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia with nice form and overpaint on most of the decoy. SOLD |
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| Yellowlegs by Harry V. Shourds of Tuckerton, New Jersey, ca. 1900. Ex-Joe French collection. SOLD |
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| Rare wooden canvasback by Joe Travers of Vienna, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Merganser by "Gunner" Alvin Meekins of Hoopers Island, Maryland. SOLD |
Decorative preening black duck by Ernie Fox of Brockville, Ontario. SOLD |
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| Reaching curlew by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, VA. SOLD |
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Pair of miniature redheads by A.J. King of North Scituate, RI, ca. 1940. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature mallards by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
| Miniature seagull by Robert Morse of Ellsworth, Maine, ca. 1940. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature red-breasted mergansers by Norman Hudson of West Ocean City, Maryland with wonderful paint. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by Jim Holly of Havre de Grace, Maryland with the weight removed. SOLD |
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| Fully rigged gunning style pintail by Dan Brown of Salisbury, Maryland in Ward brothers style paint. SOLD |
Bluebill by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Decorative preening black duck by Ernie Fox of Brockville, Ontario. SOLD |
Black duck by Ernie Fox of Brockville, Ontario. SOLD |
| Bluebill by Chauncey Wheeler of Alexandria Bay, New York. SOLD |
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| Bufflehead by Bill Schauber of Chestertown, Maryland, 1996. SOLD |
Pair of redheads by Bill Schauber of Chestertown, Maryland, 1998. SOLD |
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| Pair of goldeneyes by Bill Schauber of Chestertown, Maryland, 1997. SOLD |
Bufflehead hen by "Gunner" Alvin Meekins of Hoopers Island, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Black duck by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
| Hissing Canada goose by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, MD, signed and dated 1982. SOLD |
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| Pair of redheads by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, MD, signed and dated 2003. SOLD |
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| Miniature red-breasted merganser hen by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia, signed and dated. SOLD |
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| Pintail hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1940. This decoy has Mitchell's earliest paint pattern - most pintail hens have scratch feather paint. Fully rigged. Some damage to the top of the tail. A rare hard to find example. SOLD |
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| Canvasback by Al "Shoebill" Thomas of Harford County, MD, ca. 1910. SOLD |
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Early canvasback, ca. 1940, by Madison Mitchell in strong original paint and a mellow patina. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser by Bob Seabrook of Absecon, NJ. SOLD |
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| "Ward style" mallard by Bill Schauber of Chestertown, Maryland, 1970. SOLD |
Balsa-bodied Canada goose by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1948. Nice form, slightly turned head and dry original paint. Ex-collection Dr. Mort Kramer. SOLD |
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| Balsa-bodied black duck by Ira Hudson in Norman Hudson paint. SOLD |
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| Pair of high-head canvasbacks by James T. Holly of Havre de Grace, MD in old gunning paint, ca. 1890. SOLD |
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| Canvasback by John McKenny of Chestertown, MD, 1950s. SOLD |
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| Canvasback wooden wing duck by Charles Nelson Barnard of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1930. Excellent original condition. SOLD |
Canvasback by Henry Lockard of Elk Neck, MD in Bob McGaw paint. SOLD |
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| Redhead by an unidentified maker from Upstate New York, ca. 1920. Folky, almost "helmet-like" head. Near perfect original paint. Branded "T Wlson" on the bottom. Ex-collection of Colonel Connor. SOLD |
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| Black duck by Rhodes Truex of Atlantic City, New Jersey, ca. 1915. Hollow-carved construction, carved eyes and inletted weight. Small repair to a chip in the tail. Terrific form. SOLD |
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| Hollow-carved bluebill hen by Charles Sumner Bunn with an inletted head, carved eyes and a terrific surface patina. SOLD |
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| Pintail hen with excellent paint pattern by the Wright Decoy Company of Berkeley, CA, ca. 1930. SOLD |
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| Pacific black brant by Rob Capriola, one a back preener and the other a hisser, used in his personal gunning rig on Humboldt Bay in California. SOLD |
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| Miniature pintails by Bill Cranmer of Spray Beach, New Jersey, 1970s. SOLD |
Pair of hollow redheads by Bill Cranmer of Long Beach Island, New Jersey, dated 1977. SOLD |
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| Black duck by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD, ca. 1950. SOLD |
Pair of canvasbacks by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia in terrific original paint. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, MD, ca. 1950. SOLD |
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| Challenge grade brant by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, ca. 1915. SOLD |
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| Redhead by John "Daddy" Holly of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1870. Mixture of original and old gunning repaint. Nice dry surface patina with wear to bare wood in a couple of spots. Crack in one side of the neck. Nice example of an early Susquehanna Flats decoys. SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen by Henry Lockard of Elk Neck, Maryland in Bob McGaw paint, ca. 1915. SOLD |
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| Pair of blue-winged teal by Bill Schauber of Chestertown, Maryland, the hen the only sleeper he ever made. SOLD |
Black duck by Charles Jobes of Havre de Grace, Maryland, dated 1989, all rigged and ready to go. SOLD |
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| Two drake canvasbacks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland. Both are fine examples of his early gunning decoys with wide bills and a hint of a Roman nose. One is signed and dated 1959 and the other is singed and dated 1962. SOLD |
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| "Ward style" humpback black duck by Frank Finney of Pungo, Virginia, 1970s. SOLD |
Black duck by a member of the Stites family of Cape May County, NJ. SOLD |
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| Canvasback by Edson Gray of Ocean View, Delaware from his personal gunning rig, ca. 1930. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD |
Coot decoy, ca. 1950s, with a slightly turned head and slight gunning wear by Madison Mitchell. SOLD |
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| Pair of balsa-bodied miniature mallards by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1950s. SOLD |
Pair of miniature mallards by Oliver "Tuts" Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1960. SOLD |
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| Pair of wigeon by Charles Jobes of Havre de Grace, Maryland, dated 1989, all rigged and ready to go. SOLD |
Miniature ringneck pair by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1981. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Sleeping black duck by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1938. Rare sleeping model puddle duck from the Brummett rig, which included pintails and black ducks and was used on the Delaware River. Fine scratch feather paint. Check on the bottom. One of the earliest puddle ducks ever made in Mitchell's shop. SOLD |
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| Brant by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, VA restored by Frank Finney. SOLD |
Bluebill by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1940. Jester's best paint pattern. Near mint condition. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature buffleheads by J.J. West of Bordentown, New Jersey, signed and dated 1977. SOLD |
Hooded merganser by J. Corb Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. One of Corb's finest decorative efforts. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser from Seaford, Long Island, New York, ca. 1900. Classic Long Island merganser worn to traces of original paint with a Mackey collection stamp on the bottom. SOLD |
Hollow-carved mallard hen by Claude Trader of Florence, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Recently rescued from an old North Carolina hunting rig. SOLD |
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| "Big Eyed" yellowlegs by an unidentified maker from Long Island, New York, ca. 1870. Nice early shorebird with the head slightly cocked. Nice surface patina. Partial bill replacement. SOLD |
Black duck by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, VA. SOLD |
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| Running curlew from Cobb Island, Virginia, ca. 1880. Ex-collection of David Rockefeller. SOLD |
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| Black duck by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1955. Nice early gunning decoy with excellent scratch feather painting. Fully rigged. SOLD |
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| Pair of hollow black ducks by Roy Collins of Connecticut, ca.1930. Collins was an illustrator who did magazine covers in the 1930s and 40s. SOLD |
Miniature balsa-bodied mallard hen by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, 1950s. SOLD |
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| Blue-winged teal by Don Gearhart of Tulsa, Oklahoma, ca. 1930. This decoy has a unique weight that fits into the keel on its bottom. It is marked with his name and place of origin. Original paint with some wear throughout, particularly a spot on the head. A delightful little decoy. SOLD |
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| Pair of Heron Lake style buffleheads by Pete Peterson of Cape Charles, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1970. SOLD |
Pair of mallards by Ron Sabatini. SOLD |
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| Curlew by an unknown maker of indeterminate age. SOLD |
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| Black duck by Turk Libensperger of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1960s. Excellent carving and painting detail with incised speculums SOLD |
Miniature goldeneyes by George Strunk of Glendora, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Hollow black duck by Charles Hart of Glouchester, Massachusetts, ca. 1920, with terrific carving detail and in excellent original paint. SOLD |
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| Curlew by Joe King of Tuckerton, New Jersey, ca. 1890, with a replaced bill. SOLD |
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| Hollow-carved brant by Rowley Horner of West Creek, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Mostly original paint. SOLD |
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| Diminutive bluebill decoy from Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1920. All original. Rigging removed. SOLD |
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| Miature goldeneye by Dan Brown of Salisbury, Maryland, 1966. SOLD |
Pair of miniature goldeneyes by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1982. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature blue-winged teal by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 2006. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature shovelers by J.P. Hand of Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey. SOLD |
Miniature shoveler by Dan Brown of Salisbury, Maryland, 1966. SOLD |
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| Balsa-bodied wigeon hen by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, 1940s. SOLD |
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| Balsa-bodied mallard hen by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, 1940s, fully rigged. SOLD |
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| Balsa-bodied mallard by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, 1940s, never rigged. SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920. Early "Roman nose" style with Cecil County style "angel wing" paint pattern. Wonderful dry surface with no structural repairs. The weight has been removed by an early collector. SOLD |
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| Hooded merganser by Oliver King of Port Severn, Ontario. SOLD |
Goldeneye by the Sperry Decoy Co. of Connecticut, ca. 1930s. SOLD |
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| Miniature Canada goose by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1930s. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature wigeon by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1983. SOLD |
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| Miniature mallards by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1969 .SOLD |
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| Miniature old squaw by Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, Massachusetts, ca. 1920s. SOLD |
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| Scoter with a 90 degrees turned head by Gus Wilson of South Portland, Maine, ca. 1920 in old gunning paint. Terrific form! SOLD |
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| Blue-winged teal by Ron Laber of Dorchester County, Maryland, ca. 1970s. SOLD |
Pair of green-winged teal by Ron Laber of Dorchester County, Maryland, ca. 1970s. SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen by Scott Jackson of Charlestown, Maryland, ca. 1890. Old gunning repaint with excellent surface patina. Glass eyes that were later added have been removed. Fully rigged. A rare Cecil County decoy by one of its few celebrated makers. SOLD |
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| 1/2-sized (12 inches) snow goose that Al Glassford of Scarborough, Ontario made for Hal Sorenson in 1967. SOLD |
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| Oversized canvasback by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1970. SOLD |
Yellowlegs by Charles Spiron of Greensboro, North Carolina. SOLD |
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| Decorative standing green-winged teal by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Hooded merganser by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Hooded merganser hen by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| American merganser by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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Ruddy duck by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD
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Red-breasted merganser by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD
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Blue-winged teal by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD
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Mallard hen by J. Corbin Reed of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD
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Early miniature canvasback by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1920s. Rare ink stamp on bottom: "Robert F. McGaw, Havre de Grace, Md., Maker of Decoys." Crack in neck. SOLD
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Rare Canada goose by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1920. Worn original paint with a wonderful dry surface. SOLD
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Pair of miniature canvasbacks by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1968. SOLD
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Two-piece Eskimo curlew by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia. SOLD
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Pair of pintails by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey, ca. 1990. SOLD
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Pair of cinnamon teal by Bob White of Tullytown, Pennsylvania from his personal hunting rig, 1991. SOLD
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Canvasback by Scott Jackson of Charlestown, Maryland, ca. 1880. Branded "JH" under the tail, it's from the John Hanson rig. SOLD
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Dowitcher or plover from New Jersey's "Lumberyard" rig, ca. 1900. SOLD
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