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Rare black-bellied plover from New Jersey's "Lumberyard" rig, ca. 1900. SOLD
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Black-bellied plover by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890, with a replaced bill. Lots of shot hits on one side, but it's in original paint. SOLD
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Bluebill by Capt. Percy Smith of Annapolis, Maryland, ca. 1930. Petite decoy in fine original paint. SOLD
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Balsa-bodied black duck by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1940s. Keel removed. SOLD |
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Pintail by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York, ca. 1950. SOLD
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Canvasback by Charles Nelson Barnard of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920. Old gunning paint. Crack in neck. SOLD
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Full-sized decorative mallard by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1930. Good condition other than some flaking to one side of the head and a check on the bottom of the bird. While McGaw made hundreds of miniature decoys, his full-size decoratives are harder to find. SOLD
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Canada goose by Sam Soper of Barnegat, New Jersey, ca. 1890. Wonderful swimming attitude and appealing old gunning repaint. Hollow-carved construction. Fully rigged. Clever early repair to a break in the neck. Terrific piece of folk sculpture by one of New Jersey's finest decoy makers. SOLD
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Brant by Rhodes Truex of Atlantic City, New Jersey, ca. 1910. Hollow-carved with a wonderful dry surface patina. Early collector label on the bottom indicates that the former owner purchased it for $24! SOLD
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Hollow-carved reaching roothead Canada goose by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, Virginia. SOLD
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Goldeneye hen by a member of the Nickerson family of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ca. 1920s. SOLD
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Rare pintail hen by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1940s. SOLD
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Pair of miniature black ducks by George Strunk of Glendora, New Jersey. SOLD |
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Canvasback by Will Heverin of Charlestown, Maryland, ca. 1920. Big, fat full-bodied decoy with old gunning paint. Nice surface patina and fully rigged. SOLD
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| 1950s bluebill by Charlie "Speed" Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland. Nice old gunning decoy. SOLD |
Pair of miniature pintails by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1962. SOLD
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| Miniature Canada goose by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1995. SOLD |
Miniature balsa-boded blue-winged teal by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1964. SOLD
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Pair of canvasbacks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD
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Hollow canvasback hen by Ray Zatirka of Michigan, signed and dated 1957. SOLD
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Pair of bluebills by John Dawson of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1930. Among Dawson's final inventory, acquired directly from the family. Fully rigged but never used. Wonderful Art Deco paint patterns. Hollow-carved construction. This is the only pair of Dawson bluebills we've ever seen. SOLD
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| Black duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York, ca. 1950. SOLD |
Red-breasted merganser in gunning repaint by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey, ca. 1960. SOLD
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Wooden wing duck by an unknown Susquehanna Flats maker, ca. 1920. Perfect original paint and excellent structural condition. SOLD
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High head canvasback by Taylor Boyd of Perryville, Maryland, ca. 1900. Mixture of original and old gunning repaint. No repairs or restoration. High heads are some of the most desirable of Upper Chesapeake Bay decoys. SOLD
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Seaford, Long Island style feeding black-bellied plover by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia. SOLD
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Black-bellied plover by Charles Spiron of Goldsboro, North Carolina. SOLD
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Black-bellied plover by Charles Spiron of Goldsboro, North Carolina. SOLD
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Hollow-carved brant by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia, ca. 1990. Modeled after a Nathan Cobb Jr. reaching brant, it was in the collection of Tommy J. O'Connor. SOLD
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Rare competition model wigeon by Tom Schroeder of Detroit, Michigan, 1947. SOLD
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Canvasback hen by Will Heverin of Charlestown, Maryland, ca. 1920. Nice full-bodied decoy with Heverin's best paint pattern. Fully rigged. Excellent example of a Cecil County decoy. SOLD
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Hutchins goose by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1920. Hudson used as a brant decoy and painted it as a Hutchins goose to fill an unusual order. Two piece construction and a nice old surface patina. Mackey collection stamp on the bottom. SOLD
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Standard grade black duck by the Mason Decoy Company of Detroit, Michigan, ca. 1920. SOLD
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Old neck repair. |
Slight "puppy chew" on tip of bill. |
Canada goose by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1936, in good original paint. SOLD
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Canvasback hen by Leonard Pryor of Chesapeake City, Maryland, ca. 1915. Early "Elk Neck" style, similar to the work of George and Henry Lockard. Purchased at the Pryor Estate sale that was held in Princess Anne, Maryland. Near perfect condition. Fully rigged. The finest example we've ever seen. SOLD
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Hollow-carved redhead by John Dawson of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1930. Near mint condition. Rigged but never used. This was among Dawson's last inventory. Acquired directly from the family. SOLD
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Pair of miniature wigeon by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed but not dated. SOLD
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| Miniature swan by Oliver "Tuts" Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
Hollow-carved green-winged teal by Sean Sutton of Paulsboro, New Jersey. SOLD
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Early miniature mallard by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, 1920s. Near perfect. Rare ink stamp on bottom: "Robert F. McGaw, Havre de Grace, Md., Maker of Decoys." SOLD
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Long-billed curlew by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, Virginia, ca. 2000. Wonderful form! SOLD
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Red-breasted merganser by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, Virginia, ca. 2000. SOLD
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Standing life-sized decorative yellowlegs by Lloyd Tyler of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1960s. Possibly a one-of-a-kind carving by one of Crisfield's colorful folk artists. SOLD
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