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| Petite wigeon by Walter Ruppel of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. $395 |
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| Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near-mint condition. $13,500 |
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| Mallard hen by Dewey Pertuit of Raceland, Louisiana. $695 |
Goldeneye hen by Capt. William Merritt of South Addison, Maine, ca. 1900. $495 |
| Canvas-covered pintail attributed to Avery Tillett of Kitty Hawk, NC. $495 |
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| Curlew by William Henry Bennett of Springs, Long Island, New York, ca. 1950. Never drilled for use. $495 |
Redhead in old gunning paint by Eugene Birdsall of Barnegat, New Jersey, ca. 1900. $495 |
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| Yellowlegs by Harry V. Shourds of Tuckerton, New Jersey, ca. 1900. Ex-Joe French collection. $1695 |
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| Swimming hollow-carved brant by Chris Sprague of Beach Haven, New Jersey. $495 |
Pre-brand hollow-carved green-winged teal by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey. $595 |
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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. $3850 |
| Root head merganser by an unknown Dorchester County, Maryland maker with great folk art appeal. $450 |
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| Rare pre-1950 redhead hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. $595 |
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| Brant by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia with nice form and overpaint on most of the decoy. $895 |
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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. $1495 |
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| Bluebill by Jim Holly of Havre de Grace, Maryland with the weight removed. $3850 |
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| Late 19th century curlew by Joe King of Tuckerton, New Jersey with the original bill. $4500 |
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| Hollow red-breasted merganser by Bill Hammel of Absecon, New Jersey with a delicately carved crest, carved eyes, fanciful paint and a wonderful surface patina. $4850 |
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| Rare black duck by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD. $1595 |
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| Balsa-bodied Canada goose by Percy Gant of Osbornville, NJ, ca. 1950. $695 |
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| Redhead by Ben Dye of Perryville, MD, ca. 1900. $395 |
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| Bluebill by Paul Gibson of Havre de Grace, MD, 1950s. $295 |
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| Early canvasback hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. $595 |
Redhead by Taylor Johnson of Point Pleasant, NJ. $495 |
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| Pair of silhouette Canada geese found in Pennsylvania. $350 |
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| Sleeping canvasback by Ed "One Arm" Kellie of Monroe, Michigan. Likely was modified as a sleeper. $1200 |
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| Rare wooden canvasback by Joe Travers of Vienna, Maryland. Sale Pending |
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| Pair of wigeon by Madison Mitchell, ca. 1950s, with a nice patina and honest gunning wear. $695 |
Black duck from the St. Lawrence River area similar to the work of the Belleville, Ontario carvers. $450 |
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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. $5000 |
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| Hollow-carved Canada goose with a pinched breast by an unknown maker and from an unknown region. $1895 |
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| Sculptural black duck by an unknown maker, possibly from New England, with carved crossed wingtips. $1895 |
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| Stylish black duck with raised wing carving attributed to Willis Gray of Ganonogue, Ontario, Canada, ca. 1920. $895 |
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| Canada geese with removable heads by a Mr. Pruss of Saginaw Bay, Michigan, ca. 1930. $3000 |
Pair of cork-bodied snow geese with removable heads by a Mr. Pruss of Saginaw Bay, Michigan, ca. 1930. Terrific folk art appeal. $3000 |
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Petite bluebill by an unknown Quebec maker. $395 |
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| Goldeneye by Orel LeBouef of St. Anicet, Quebec. $1200 |
Bluebill hen by D.K. Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. $950 |
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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. $1295 |
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| Hollow "turtle back" bluebill with a bottom board by Norm MacDonald of Prince Edward County, Ontario, ca. 1920. Wonderful form with a nice dry surface patina. $1000 |
Curlew by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890. A rare species with deeply cut wings in well worn original paint with a replaced bill. A classic Long Island shorebird by one of its most acclaimed makers. $4750 |
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| Decorative "Christmas duck" wigeon by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950s. $595 |
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Red-breasted merganser by an unknown maker from the New Jersey coast, ca. 1920. $450
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Black duck by an unknown Delaware River maker, ca. 1940s. "F.E.D" is scratched into the pad weight. $695 |
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| Pair of curlews by an unknown maker, probably from Cape May County, New Jersey, ca. 1890. $3500 for the pair. |
Black-bellied plover by Obediah Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890. $7950 |
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| Bluebill hen by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague Virginia, ca. 1920. One of Hudson's earliest decoys in near mint condition. $8500 |
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| Merganser hen by Halstead Brown of Noank, Connecticut, ca. 1920s. $695 |
Bluebill by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1940. Wonderful deep body form in original paint with a nice dry surface patina. $3250 |
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| Bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1930. Cheeky, bulbous head with nicely carved wings. Great early bird! $8500 |
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Green-winged teal hen by William Kemble of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1910. Good original paint. New Jersey teal are very rare! $950
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| Rare wigeon by Tom Wilson of Ipswich, Massachusetts, ca. 1920. Never rigged. $3850 |
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| Black duck by Lonnie Ganung of West Haven, Connecticut, ca. 1920. $1595 |
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| Bluebill by Jimmy Clark of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ca. 1930. $695 |
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Hollow-carved black duck by Joe Tom Cranmer of Manahawkin, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Ex-collection of John Hillman. $795
Pictured at the left is the bottom of the Cranmer black duck with the Hillman collection stamp. |
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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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| Cork-bodied eider by L.L. Bean of Freeport, Maine, 1950s. Nice condition and fully rigged. $495 |
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| Canvasback by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1930. Good original paint and condition. Half of the "dog bone" weight has been removed by an early collector so that it would sit on a shelf. Similar in style to the McGaw canvasback that appeared on a U.S. postage stamp. $1295 |
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| Hollow-carved black duck from Cape May County, New Jersey, ca. 1920. This large oversized decoy, used on the Delaware Bay side of the peninsula, has excellent sculptural form. Paint may have been restored at some point. Fully rigged. Similar to the work of Townsend Godfrey, but as yet it was carved by an unidentified maker. $2495 |
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| Old squaw from coastal Maine, ca. 1900. Tiny flat-bottomed decoy, fully rigged, with wonderful paint pattern and dry surface patina. A folk art delight! $2895 |
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| Hooded merganser hen by Leonard Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia, ca. 1950. Leonard was the nephew of Doug Jester and worked in his shop. This "hairy head" is in near perfect condition and fully rigged. $1295 |
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| Bluebill by an unidentified maker from Ontario, Canada. Flat-bottomed, solid-bodied decoy with nicely applied combed-painted tail feathers. Bulbous head gives it an animated folky look. While the maker is unknown, it appears to be from the Toronto area. $1095 |
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| Red-breasted merganser by an unidentified maker from Long Island, ca. 1900. Terrific carving to the crest gives the head a very folky look. Nice early North Shore decoy. $1695 |
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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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| Red-breasted merganser by an unidentified New Jersey maker, ca. 1880. Early hollow pegged construction and nice crusty surface patina. One side is a little "bleached out," possibly due to exposure to the sun. Diamond-shaped pad weight on the bottom. $1895 |
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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. $2895 |
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