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Pair of redheads with lathe-turned bodies by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, MD Green-winged teal by Dan Brown of Salisbury, MD, signed and dated 1969.
Pair of redheads with lathe-turned bodies by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, MD. Green-winged teal by Dan Brown of Salisbury, MD, signed and dated 1969.
Reaching curlew by Mark McNair of Craddockville, VA. SOLD Curlew by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia. SOLD
Pair of green-winged teal by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1976. Pair of canvasbacks by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD.
Pair of green-winged teal by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1976. SOLD Pair of canvasbacks by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD
MIniature cormorants by Joan Short
Ruddy turnstone by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, VA. SOLD


Cormorants by Joan Seibert of Dennis, NJ. SOLD  
Pair of cedar-bodied pintails with raised-wing carving by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, MD Hollow-carved red-breasted merganser by Gene Hendrickson of Lower Bank, New Jersey
Pair of cedar-bodied pintails with raised-wing carving by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, MD. SOLD Hollow-carved red-breasted merganser by Gene Hendrickson of Lower Bank, New Jersey. SOLD
Bluebill hen by Eugene Birdsall of Lovelandtown, New Jersey Diminutive bluebill in excellent condition by Frank Baumgardner of Houghton Lake, Michigan.
Bluebill hen by Eugene Birdsall of Lovelandtown, New Jersey. SOLD Diminutive bluebill in excellent condition by Frank Baumgardner of Houghton Lake, Michigan. SOLD
High-head-stickup-Canada-goose-decoy-with-two-leg-holes-by-Madison-Mitchell-of-Havre-de-Grace, MD
High-head stickup Canada goose decoy with two leg holes by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland. SOLD Canvasback with wonderful paint patterns by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, MD. Signed "Made in 1935 by Lemuel Ward for offshore shooting or rough water blind shooting, Ward Bro, Crisfield, MD." SOLD
Pair of bluebills by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD in good original paint. SOLD Pair of canvasbacks by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, VA, ca. 1940s. The hen is slightly oversized. SOLD
Bufflehead with a balsa body and inserted tail by an unknown Virginia maker Redhead by Charles Waterfield of Knotts island, North Carolina. Wonderful old surface on a rare Carolina decoy. No repairs!
Bufflehead with a balsa body and inserted tail by an unknown Virginia maker. SOLD Redhead by Charles Waterfield of Knotts Island, North Carolina. Wonderful old surface on a rare Carolina decoy. No repairs! SOLD
Coot by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland. Blue-winged teal by Davey Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Never rigged.
Coot by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland. SOLD Blue-winged teal by Davey Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Never rigged. SOLD
Big, fat canvasback by Walter Sellers of Lancaster County, PA and used on the Susquehanna River. A terrific piece of folk art. Miniature canvasback by John Zachman of Detroit, Michigan
Big, fat canvasback by Walter Sellers of Lancaster County, PA and used on the Susquehanna River. A terrific piece of folk art. SOLD Miniature canvasback by John Zachman of Detroit, Michigan. SOLD
Black duck by Fred Shropshire of Philadelphia and New Gretna, NJ, ex-collection of Johnny Hillman. Green-winged teal by Davey Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Never rigged.
Black duck by Fred Shropshire of Philadelphia and New Gretna, NJ, ex-collection of Johnny Hillman. SOLD Green-winged teal by Davey Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Never rigged. SOLD
Bluebill in outstanding original paint by Jim Holly of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD
Pair of mallards by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland. SOLD
Miniature red-breasted merganser by Herman Wendt of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ca. 1950 Miniature red-breasted merganser by Herman Wendt of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, ca. 1950. SOLD
Hollow black duck by William or Jimmy Clark of Toronto, Canada. Wonderful surface patina. Balsa-bodied brant with a roothead by an unknown Long Island maker. Nice original paint and condition.
Hollow black duck by William or Jimmy Clark of Toronto, Canada. Wonderful surface patina. SOLD Balsa-bodied brant with a root head by an unknown Long Island maker. Nice original paint and condition. SOLD
Set of three working silhouette dove decoys found in Pennsylvania, likely made in the 1960 Set of three working silhouette dove decoys found in Pennsylvania, likely made in the 1960s. SOLD
Pair of early hand-chopped bluebills by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, MD. Red knot from the lower Eastern Shore of Virginia with carved eyes and in OP with a wonderful surface patina.
Pair of early hand-chopped bluebills by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, MD. SOLD Red knot from the lower Eastern Shore of Virginia with carved eyes and in OP with a wonderful surface patina. SOLD
Pair of mallards by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland. SOLD
Roothead curlew by an unknown maker from Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, ca. 1915
Roothead curlew by an unknown maker from Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, ca. 1915. SOLD
Pair of redheads by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland. Pair of pintails by John Glen of Rock Hall, Maryland with a slight swimming attitude.
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
Rare coot by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. Early hand-chopped pair of redheads by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland.
Rare coot by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD Early hand-chopped pair of redheads by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD
Early hand-copped 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. Redhead hen by Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, Massachusetts in excellent paint.
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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Canada goose by Harry "Spud" Norman of Wolfe Island, Ontario with incredibly detailed feather carving and raised wingtips. A spectacular piece of folk art!
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
Early Hollow black duck by Tony Bianco of Bordentown, New Jersey. Rigmate pair of buffleheads by an unknown Long Island maker.
Early Hollow black duck by Tony Bianco of Bordentown, New Jersey. SOLD Rigmate pair of buffleheads by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD
Roothead Canada goose by "Big Ike" O'Neal, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. Multiple coats of paint, but the original root head. "Mohawk" mallard of Midwest origin, carved with a prominent ridge down the center of the head in dry OP with an excellent surface patina.
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
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
Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near mint condition.
Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near-mint condition. SOLD
Black-bellied plover in spring plumage with relief-carved wings by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York. Wonderful paint patterns.
Black-bellied plover in spring plumage with relief-carved wings by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York. Wonderful paint patterns. SOLD
Rigmate pair of early Challenge grade goldeneyes by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, Michigan
Rigmate pair of early Challenge grade goldeneyes by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, Michigan. SOLD
Black duck by an unknown Delaware River maker, ca. 1940s. "F.E.D" is scratched into the pad weight Hollow mallard by Larry McLaughlin of Edgely, Pennsylvania from his personal gunning rig.
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
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
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
Redhead in old gunning paint by Eugene Birdsall of Barnegat, New Jersey, ca. 1900 Pre-brand hollow-carved green-winged teal by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey.
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
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.
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
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
Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns. Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns. SOLD
Miniature wood duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York. Miniature wood duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York.
Miniature wood duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York. SOLD
Miniature green-winged teal by Bill Cranmer of Spray Beach, New Jersey, 1960 Black duck by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey, signed and dated 1992
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
Pair of miniature mallards by Joe West of Bordentown, NJ. Pair of miniature buffleheads by Chip Allsopp of Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
Pair of miniature mallards by Joe West of Bordentown, NJ. SOLD Pair of miniature buffleheads by Chip Allsopp of Point Pleasant, New Jersey. SOLD
Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns. Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns.
Pair of oversized canvasbacks by John Vickers of Cambridge, Maryland. SOLD
Red-breasted merganser hen by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia. Never rigged. Purchased directly from Jester in 1942 and marked accordingly. Black duck by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia.
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
Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950
Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD
Standard grade Painted Eye bluebill by the Mason decoy factory, ca. 1910
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
Crow by Harry V. Shourds II of Cape May County, New Jersey. Crow by Harry V. Shourds II of Cape May County, New Jersey.
Crow by Harry V. Shourds II of Cape May County, New Jersey. SOLD
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
Pair of miniature green-winged teal by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey. Miniature pintails by Armand Carney of Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1970s.
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
Full-sized woodcock by Robert and Virginia Warfield of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, dated 1979, with minor tail chip Dove by Eddie Wozny of Cambridge, Maryland
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
Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. Decorative Canada goose by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, signed and dated 1962.
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
Pair of miniature wood ducks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1976. 
Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker.
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
Charlie Joiner miniature redhead pair, signed and dated 1976 Charlie Joiner miniature canvasback pair, signed and dated 1976
Charlie Joiner miniature canvasback pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD Charlie Joiner miniature redhead pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD
Hollow merganser with excellent paint patterns by Mark Kears of Linwood, NJ Hollow black duck by John Updike of New Gretna, New Jersey
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
Black duck by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia. Black duck by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD
Charlie Joiner miniature Canada geese. Charlie Joiner miniature Canada geese.
Charlie Joiner miniature Canada geese. SOLD
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