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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. $6250 |
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Roothead curlew by an unknown maker from Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, ca. 1915. $3250 |
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Yellowlegs and peep decoys by Lew Barkelow converted into decoratives after shorebird shooting was outlawed, ca. 1920.. $1895 each |
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Pair of yellowlegs used at the Nags Head lighthouse with John Fulcher bodies and wooden bills. $2750 |
Pair of plovers from New Jersey, formerly in the Hillman collection. $495 |
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Red knot from the lower Eastern Shore of Virginia with carved eyes and in OP with a wonderful surface patina. $2850 |
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Large black-bellied plover, attributed to "Beasley" from New Jersey. $850 |
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Large 3-piece curlew by an unidentified New Jersey or Long Island maker, ca. 1900. $695 |
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Pair of 3-piece vertically laminated curlews, one with a replaced bill, by an unknown Long Island maker, ca. 1915. $595 |
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Golden plover from Massachusetts in original paint with the original bill. Nice running form. $1895 |
Feeding yellowlegs by John Lee Baldwin of Long Island, His motto: "Never worked and never will." $1595 |
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Red knot by Obediah Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York. Original paint with shot marks and honest gunning wear. A rare species. $5500 |
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Running yellowlegs by William Southard of Seaford, Long Island, New York in nice original paint. His shorebirds were made from the limbs of a tree. $2250 |
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Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near-mint condition. $13,500 |
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Black-bellied plover, possibly from the Canadian Maritimes, ca. 1900. Gunners carry hole drilled through the body. $895 |
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Ruddy turnstone from the well-known Bennett rig, ca. 1990. Coastal New Jersey was one of the few areas in the country where ruddy turnstone decoys were made and used. Old gunning repaint. Excellent paint pattern. $2850 |
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