New England decoys from RJG Antiques

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About New England Decoys Our most productive waterfowling area required a huge variety of decoy makers for commercial and individual hunters. Decoys tend to reflect the type of water where ducks are found. Maine decoys are usually solid and substantial. Massachusetts decoys are most delicate. Connecticut decoys are generally hollow.
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	Unusual Carved Flying Mallard Drake Decoy Augustus Wilson, So. Portland, ME, Ca. 1930 Made to hang over a group of floating duck decoys to suggest a landing bird. Pristine original condition. Minor wingtip chipping.
	20� long x 25� wingspan. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$28,500 ITEM #16403
	Swimming Redbreasted Merganser Drake Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1910 Pre-brand model from the Hinsdale rig in dry original condition. Never weighted. Later brought back to Crowell where he applied his oval brand. Tight flaking along the wood grain on the back which has been darkened.
	19" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$22,500 ITEM #16386
	Redbreasted Merganser Hen Decoy Maine, Ca. 1920's Stylish decoy with relief carved wings and delicate wooden crest. Excellent original paint with a mellow patina. No damage. Tiny hairline crack in tail.
	16" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$7,800 ITEM #16336
	Graceful Redbreasted Merganser Drake and Hen Pair Jack Brayton, Westport, MA, Ca. Late 1940's Delicately carved rigmates in superb original condition. Original carved combs and bills. Hen has a turned head. Thin hairlines in the bases. Used on the beach near shallow water in a marshland area of Southern Massachusetts.
	16" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	SOLD ITEM #16304
	Early Goldeneye Drake Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1915 Gunning decoy in excellent original condition. Strong original paint with in-painting of some flakes on one side where the decoy apparently laid on a wet rag. Head is turned 45 degrees to the left. Early, nearly complete oval brand.
	14" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$17,500 ITEM #16273
	Rare Surf Scoter Decoy Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA, Ca. 1925 Hollow self-bailing model in fine original paint with minor wear. Some shot holes in one side. Purchased directly from Lincoln in 1926. Ex. Ellery Clark Collection.
	Click on any image to enlarge it.	$10,500 ITEM #16272
	Rare Working Wigeon Drake Decoy Thomas Wilson, Ipswich, MA (1863-1940), Ca. 1900 Largely original paint with elaborate detail (some working repaint below the waterline). Wilson, a Portsmouth, NH, market gunner, made less than 24 decoys. Discovered by famed folk art collector Nina Fletcher Little. See Enger's "Great Book," p. 56-58.
	13" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$5,500 ITEM #16193
	Redbreasted Merganser Drake Decoy Greeney Noyes, Joppa Flats, Newburyport, MA, Ca. 1930's Strongly influenced by George Boyd with similar carving and paint style. Strong original paint. Couple of very tight hairline shrinkage cracks, but no structural problems. Good match for similar hen.
	18 1/2" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$6,800 ITEM #16192
	Redbreasted Merganser Hen Decoy Greeney Noyes, Joppa Flats, Newburyport, MA, Ca. 1930's Turned head. Strongly influenced by George Boyd with similar carving style. Mix of original and working repaint. Good match for similar drake.
	19" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$1,650 ITEM #16191
	Black Duck Decoy A. Elmer Crowell, E. Harwich, MA, Ca. 1920 Gunning decoy made by Crowell for the Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Co., Boston, with a trace of a stamp. A strong example in excellent original condition with professional removal of a couple of paint drips on the side. A few shot marks, but no damage.
	17 1/2" long. Click on any image to enlarge it.	$6,900 ITEM #16166
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