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Slight "puppy chew" on tip of bill. |
| Canada goose by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1936, in good original paint. $19,500 |
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| Early 1930s bluebill hen by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland. $6500 |
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Red-breasted merganser in gunning repaint by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey, ca. 1960. $200 |
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| Pair of canvasbacks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, ca. 1950. $1295 |
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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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Feeding yellowlegs by an unidentified New Jersey maker, ca. 1900. Ex-collection of John Hillman. $2895
Pictured at right is the
Hillman collection stamp on the bottom of the feeding yellowlegs. |
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| Hollow canvasback hen by Ray Zatirka of Michigan, signed and dated 1957. $495 |
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| Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia, 1960. Perfect original paint and condition. $1250 |
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| Hollow-carved brant by Rowley Horner of West Creek, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Mostly original paint. $3850 |
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| Canvasback by Charles Nelson Barnard of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920. Old gunning paint. Crack in neck. $1595 |
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| Wooden wing duck by an unknown Susquehanna Flats maker, ca. 1920. Perfect original paint and excellent structural condition. $1895 |
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| Greater yellowlegs by an unknown coastal New Jersey decoy maker, ca. 1900. Excellent original condition. $895 |
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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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| Diminutive bluebill decoy from Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1920. All original. Rigging removed. $1895 |
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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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| 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. $2250 |
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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. $3500 |
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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. $3250 |
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| High head canvasback by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920. Worn to the original paint pattern with a nice surface patina. A pretty good in-use ding to one side of the decoy. Small repair to the neck where it's attached to the body. Wonderful posture. $1595 |
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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. $1595 |
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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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| Bluebill hen by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920. Nice early example with excellent paint patterns. The weight has been forcibly removed from the bottom by an early collector. $1495 |
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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. $2495 |
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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. $795 |
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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. $595 |
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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. $6850 |
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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. $6500 |
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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. $1895 |
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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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| Wooden canvasback wing duck, Susquehanna Flats, Maryland, ca. 1900. Early wing duck with near mint original paint and dry surface patina. No cracks in the neck. The small paddle tail indicates it could have been made in Cecil County. $2500 |
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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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| 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. $3250 |
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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. $895 |
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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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| Hollow-carved black duck by George Harvey of Rumson, New Jersey, ca. 1930. Good original paint with an almost florescent purple speculum. Often mistakenly referred to as a "Blair School" decoy, we're only aware of a rig of black ducks by his hand. Fully rigged. $795 |
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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. $595 |
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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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| "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. $595 |
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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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| Matched pair of long-billed curlews by an unidentified maker from coastal New Jersey, ca. 1890. Long-billed curlews are among the rarest species of shorebird decoys, and these two are rigmates. Somewhat thin bodies and absolutely original bills. Excellent original paint and condition. It's amazing they survived their years of usage. Excellent examples of early American folk art. $35,000 |
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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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| 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. $1295 |
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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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| 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! $1595 |
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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. $1295 |
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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. $3500 |
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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. $3850 |
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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. $6850 |
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| Bluebill hen by Clarence McQuay of Bozman, Maryland, ca. 1920. Nice folky humpback decoy with a wonderful dry surface patina. Fully rigged. Not a commercial maker, McQuay made a small rig of decoys for personal use. $695 |
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