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Golden Plover in Srping Breeding Plumage Shorebird Decoy Fox Rig, Duxbury, MA, Ca. 1890 Pristine original condition, including paint, bill and sealing wax eyes. The best dry patina with bright colors. Stamped "Fox". First decoy in this rig known to be signed. Ex. John Delph Collection. Sold G&S 4/2004. |
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| 10" long.
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ITEM #16846
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Elegant Hollow Lesser Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy South Shore, Massachusetts, Ca. 1900 Skillfully carved and exceptionally hollow. Laminated vertically. Dry original condition with painstaking paint detail. Original paint and bill. Strongly attributed to Joseph Lincoln's best work. Ex. Joe French collection. |
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| 11" long.
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ITEM #16841
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Dowitcher in Spring Breeding Plumage Shorebird Decoy Gilbert E. Wallace, Forked River, NJ, Ca. 1900 Well-carved with raised wings and split tail. Original paint and bill in excellent original condition. Mellow patina. Some cut marks on the base, but they are NOT apparent when presented on the shelf. Ex. Jack Conover collection. Sold G&S, 11/06, #619. |
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| 10" long.
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ITEM #16840
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Matched Pair of Tinny Semi-Palmated and Least Sandpiper Shorebird Decoys Strater & Sohier, Boston, Ca. 1875 Rare examples in untouched, excellent original condition. Retain the Strater & Sohier "1874" patent date. |
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ITEM #16838
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Early Canvasback Drake and Hen Decoy Pair Bill Gibian, Onancock, VA, Ca. 1981 Matched paired of working style decoys by this famous contemporary carver. Patterned after the work of A. Elmer Crowell with Bill's feather combing interpretation. Essentially mint. Both signed by Gibian with "…my first can." |
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| Drake 14 1/2" long; hen 16 1/2".
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ITEM #16832
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Rare Redhead Drake Decoy Robert Elliston, Bureau, IL, Ca. 1890 Hollow in excellent original paint by Catherine Elliston. Branded "F. King." Original signed Elliston strip weight. |
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| 15" long.
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ITEM #16825
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Running Long-Billed Curlew Shorebird Decoy Mark McNair, Craddocksville, VA, Dated 2008 Stylish carving with split tail, raised shoulders, and turned head. "Antiqued" to look old. Signed with Mark's carved "McNair" on the belly. Original walnut base also is signed and dated in felt tip pen + says "best grade." |
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| 23" long.
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ITEM #16823
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Carved Long-Billed Curlew Shorebird Decoy Mark McNair, Craddocksville, VA, Ca. 2008 Bulbous-headed Massachusetts style carving with split tail and pronounced shoulders. "Antiqued" to look old. Signed with Mark's carved "McNair" on the underside. Original walnut base also is signed and dated in felt tip pen. |
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| 15" long.
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ITEM #16822
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Carved Running Sanderling Trio Charles Hart, Gloucester, MA, Ca. 1940's Condition is essentially mint with minor flaking on one base. |
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| 6" long.
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ITEM #16820
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Greater Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, C. 1927 Silhouette style in superb original paint. Original bill. Stand is signed with Crowell's rectangular stamp. |
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| 12" long.
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ITEM #16812
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Rare Wigeon Drake Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1915 Early working decoy with turned head and carved fluted tail. Dry, excellent original condition. Tiny tail flake repair. Very minor neck filler restoration. Strong oval brand. |
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| 14 1/2" long.
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ITEM #16811
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Rare Group of 3 Tinny Sandpipers Strater & Sohier, Boston, Ca. 1875 Unusual species: sanderling, least sandpiper, and semi-palmated plover. Unused original condition. Each carries the Strater & Sohier name and 1874 patent date. |
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| About 6" long.
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ITEM #16808
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Mason Glasseye Passenger Pigeon in Immature Plumage Ca. 1900 Rare example in strong original paint with deep feather swirling. Minor restoration of a sliver on the base. Large size and rose colored breast suggest an immature passenger pigeon. Less than a half dozen are known. Pictured "Mason Decoys," page 119. |
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| 12" long.
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ITEM #16804
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Carved Miniature Canvasback Drake and Hen Pair A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1915-20 Early pre-stamp matched pair in essentially mint original condition. Set mate to the blue-winged teal drake. |
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| Drake 5", hen 3 3/4" long.
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ITEM #16799
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Mason Challenge Goldeneye Drake and Hen Decoy Pair Ca. 1910. A rigmate pair in untouched original condition. Drake has Premier style paint detail. Very minor flaking. Traces of newsprint on the hen's base. Exact pair pictured in "Mason Decoys," page 65 (middle right). |
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ITEM #16794
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Running Greater Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1920's Silhouette style carving with carved split tail. Exhibits Crowell's finest original paint. Minor flaking on one side of the bill. Exactly like the Crowell full-bodied runner sold at auction in Nov. 09 for $40,000. Signed by Crowell in ink on its base. |
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| 14" long.
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ITEM #16793
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Lesser Yellowlegs Shorebird Decoy Pair Cape Cod, Ca. 1900 Delicate rigmates with tiny carved split tails. Excellent original condition with their original baleen bills. Never used. Fitted with two wire legs instead of a stick hole which was plugged when made. One has a tight age shrinkage neck crack. |
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| 10" long.
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ITEM #16792
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Swimming Bluebill Hen Decoy Pair Will Burtch, Alexandria Bay, NY, Ca. 1920's Stylish rigmates with typical area construction in excellent original paint. Both have small side of tail chips. One has a tight age shrinkage neck crack. Both have been hit by shot, but no damage. |
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| 15" long.
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ITEM #16791
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Early Broadbill Decoy Pair Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ, Ca. 1950 Hollow in excellent original condition. Hen is a sleeper. Exhibited in the Ward Museum's New Jersey exhibition. |
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ITEM #16785
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Rare Canvasback Drake Decoy James T. Holly, Havre de Grace, MD, Ca. 1890 Untouched original condition, including its original poured lead weight. Verified and signed by Henry Fleckenstein in 1986. |
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| 16" long.
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ITEM #16781
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