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Dennis Hays Collection Auction
Listing ID#: 848465
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Beulah, MI 49617 |
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Monday Mar 23, 2026 Completed |
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Auctioneers, Inc. Contact: Grant Cole Phone: 231-882-5465 Email: auctioneersinc@gmail.com Website: MiAuctioneersinc.com EstateSale.com ID#: 7623 View company information and listings |
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Terms: 20% Buyers Premium with Cash and Check. If you use a Credit or Debit card a 5% charge will be added to the Buyer's Premium to total 25%. The Information Is Believed To Be Accurate, But Is Furnished For Convenience Only And Is Not A Representation By The Auctioneers, Auction Company Or Its Staff. Auctioneers Acting As The Seller's Agent Only. Announcements Made On The Day Of Sale Take Precedence Over All Printed Matter. Shipping Of Purchases Will Be Available At Buyer's Expense.
*****DELIVERY INFO- If you have already set up a delivery/pickup location with Grant, there is no need to let Megan know again. We have a running list. If you would like delivery to a Decoy Show, please call Grant directly to discuss. We charge a $10.00 Per Lot handling fee for delivery. We try our best to deliver to you at shows, but trailer room fills up quickly!!! 231-651-9099 Call Grant For More Information About Auctions. 231-651-9099 |
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The Dennis Hays Collection
Monday March 23rd at 6pm!!!!
Featuring investment grade decoys from the today�s most sought after contemporary carvers.
Jim Schmiedlin
Keith Mueller
Mark McNair
Bill Gibian
Cigar Daisey
Marty Hanson
George Strunk
Sean Sutton
Dan Bruffee
Grayson Chesser
Marty Collins
Ben Heinemann
& More
Full catalog coming soon
We will be offering Online-Phone & Absentee Bidding
We will be featuring the Dennis Hays Collection at the Great Lakes Decoy Show in Independence Ohio at the Holliday Inn.
March 19th-21st
Contact Grant with any questions
Thanks and Happy Collecting
Grant and Megan Cole
231-651-9099 1 Dennis Hays Hand Carved Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Mendon, TN, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, in excellent condition, terrific form in preening position with relief wing carving, extremely rare, maker's initials "DFH" branded on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 500-5,000 1 Jim Schmiedlin Wigeon Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear, tight age crack on left side of breast, hairline crack near tip of tail, hairline crack on right side rear portion of body, a few small paint rubs, terrific blendi... 2 Jim Schmiedlin Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, this decoy received new glass eyes & coat of paint by Jim in 2006 as written on bottom by Jim, excellent paint detail, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs, detailed bill carving, head turned slightly l... 3 Jim Schmiedlin Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, detailed bill carving, head turned slightly left, maker's initials "JAS" branded on bottom, this decoy was made in 1982 as written on bottom by Jim, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, e... 4 Rare Mark McNair Herring Gull Confidence Decoy Craddockville, VA, hollow body, excellent original paint with light distressed wear giving it a pleasing antiqued patina, relief carved eyes, split relief carved tail, excellent form, maker's name carved on right side of keel, Dennis Hays Collection,... 5 Mark McNair Hand Carved Dove Craddockville, VA, painted eyes, solid body, original paint with antiqued distressed wear, relief carved wings, mounted on wooden base, maker's name carved on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 11"L, est. 600-900 6 Keith Mueller Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Killingworth, CT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with a few minor imperfections, detailed combing on back & sides, maker's name carved on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 18"L, est. 1,200-1,800 7 Bill Gibian Pr. of Wood Duck Decoys Onancock, VA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, drake has detailed combing on sides, maker's name carved on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 1,200-1,800 8 Bill Gibian Hand Carved Dowitcher Onancock, VA, glass eyes, mint original paint with excellent detail, terrific form with raised wing, highly detailed carving, this beautiful dowitcher features metal legs mounted on wooden base, maker's name carved to underside of shorebird, Dennis H... 9 Bill Gibian Hand Carved Hudsonian Godwit Shorebird Onancock, VA, glass eyes, mint original paint, relief wing carving, 1 small imperfection on left edge of tail, stand not included, maker's name carved on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, est. 600-900 10 Geoge Strunk Pr. of Wood Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with great detail, excellent form in preening position, maker's name stamped in lead weights & maker's signature on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, est. 1,000-1,500 11 Geoge Strunk Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with great detail, a few minor imperfections, excellent form in preening position, maker's name stamped in lead weights & maker's signature on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 17"L, est. 80... 12 Geoge Strunk Pr. of Pintail Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, a few minor imperfections, heads are turned slightly left, maker's name stamped in lead weights & maker's signature on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, drake is 22"L... 13 Geoge Strunk Pr. of Wigeon Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with a few minor imperfections, maker's name branded in lead weights stamped on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 800-1,200 14 Geoge Strunk Pr. of Mallard Duck Butts Glendora, NJ, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, maker's name stamped in lead weights on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 12"T, est. 400-700 15 Geoge Strunk Canada Goose Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, a few minor rubs, hairline crack on right side of neck, maker's name stamped in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 24"L, est. 700-1,000 16 Rare George Strunk Life-Sized Swan Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear & rubs, minor dents & dings, hairline age crack in neck, excellent relief feather carving & crossed wingtips, wonderful form, maker's signature & dated 1993 on bottom, Denni... 17 Geoge Strunk Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with great detail, excellent condition, perfect form in preening position, maker's name stamped in lead weight & maker's signature on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 17"L, est. 500-800 18 Geoge Strunk Bufflehead Drake Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, maker's initials branded on bottom & carver's signature, Dennis Hays Collection, 11.5"L, est. 300-500 19 Geoge Strunk Hand Carved Dove Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, mint original paint with excellent detail, relief wing carving, mounted on wooden stand, maker's signature on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 11"L, est. 400-700 20 George Strunk Hand Carved Small Mouth Bass Plaque Glendora, NJ, relief carved eye, mint original paint with excellent detail, subtle cross-hatched scaling, relief carved gills, mounted on wooden plaque, maker's signature & dated 2015 on back, Dennis Hays Collection, bass is 22"L, plaque is 28"L x 11... 21 Marty Hanson Hand Carved Dove Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, mint original paint with excellent detail, relief wing carving, elegant form, metal stand not included, maker's initials carved on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 12"L, est. 700-1,000 22 Marty Hanson Shoveler Drake Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with excellent detail, head is turned slightly right, maker's stamp, signature & dated 1990 on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 14"L, est. 700-1,000 23 Marty Hanson Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with excellent detail, head is turned slightly right, maker's stamp on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 16.5"L, est. 700-1,000 24 Sean Sutton Dead Hanging Gadwall Drake Paulsboro, NJ, glass eye, mint original paint with excellent detail, terrific relief carving, mounted on wooden plaque, maker's signature in lower right corner of frame, Dennis Hays Collection, frame measure 22.5"T x 8.5"W, est. 800-1,200 25 Sean Sutton Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, a few minor rubs, nice form with heads turned slightly right with open bills in calling position, maker's name stamped in lead weights on bottoms, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning ... 26 Sean Sutton Pr. of Wigeon Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, heads are slightly turned, maker's name on bottoms, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig but appear to be unused, Dennis Hays Collection, 16.5"L, est. 500-800 27 Sean Sutton Pr. of Pintail Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, light wear, a few minor imperfections, the sprig on the drake is designed to be removed, maker's name stamped in lead weights on bottoms, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, Dennis ... 28 Sean Sutton Pr. of Redhead Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, light gunning wear, a few minor rubs, heads are turned slightly left, maker's name on bottoms, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, est. 500-800 29 Sean Sutton Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, light gunning wear, a few minor rubs, heads are turned slightly right, maker's name stamped in lead weights on bottoms as well as carver's signature, from Dennis Hays' personal gunni... 30 Sean Sutton Gadwall Hen Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint with great detail, nice form in preening position, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig but appears to be unused, maker's signature on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 14.5"L, est. 600-900 31 Sean Sutton Black Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, light gunning wear, 1 minor imperfection behind right side speculum, nice form in preening position with slightly open bill, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, D... 32 Sean Sutton Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, a few minor rubs, nice form in preening position, sleepy eyes, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, maker's name on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 13"L, est. 400-... 33 Sean Sutton Canada Goose Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear with a few rubs & small imperfections, nice form with head turned right & slightly upswept, relief feather carving & crossed wingtips, maker's name on bottom, from Denn... 34 Sean Sutton Blue-Winged Teal Drake Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light wear, head is turned slightly right, sleepy eyes, maker's name on bottom, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, Dennis Hays Collection, 12.5"L, est. 300-500 35 Sean Sutton Bufflehead Drake Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light wear, head is turned slightly right, maker's name on bottom, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, Dennis Hays Collection, 12"L, est. 300-500 36 Sean Sutton Wood Duck Drake Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with some gunning wear & rubs, head is turned slightly right, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, maker's name on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, est. 300-500 37 Sean Sutton Hand Carved Life-Sized Wild Turkey Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with a few minor rubs, mounted on wooden base which has areas of sap bleed, otherwise in good condition, Dennis Hays Collection, 30"T x 31"L, est. 500-800 38 Dan Bruffee Wood Duck Drake Decoy Plymouth, MA, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, excellent form in preening position, maker's name branded on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 13.5"L, est. 500-800 39 Grayson Chesser Wood Duck Drake Decoy Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, detailed combing on sides, head is turned slightly left, maker's initial & signature on bottom dated 2004, Dennis Hays Collection, 13"L, est. 500-800 40 Grayson Chesser Black Duck Decoy Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint, maker's brand, signature & dated 2006 on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 600-900 41 Grayson Chesser Pr. of Green-Winged Teal Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint, light gunning wear & flaking, nice form in swimming position, maker's brand on bottoms with signature, Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, Dennis Hays Collection, 13.5"L, est. 500-800 42 Jode Hillman Wood Duck Drake Decoy Mullica Hill, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, head is turned slightly left, maker's name & dated 2007 on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 14"L, est. 300-500 43 Robert Capriola Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Humbolt Bay, CA, relief carved eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, maker's initials branded on bottoms & signature, Dennis Hays Collection, 19"L, est. 400-700 44 Marty Collins Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Bridgewater, MA, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, drake has tight combing on back & sides & in swimming position, hen is in tucked low head position, maker's name & dated 2010 on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, d... 45 Marty Collins Black Duck Decoy Bridgewater, MA, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with lightly distressed wear, maker's name branded on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 18"L, est. 250-450 46 Sonny Bashore Coot Decoy Paulding, OH, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with light gunning wear & a few rubs, nice form in swimming position, from Dennis Hays' personal gunning rig, maker's name branded on bottom of keel, Dennis Hays Collection, 13"L, est. 300-500 47 Delbert "Cigar" Daisey Hand Carved Dove Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, 1 small imperfection on left edge of tail, otherwise in very good condition, metal stand not included, maker's brand & signature on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 11"L, est. 400-700 48 Bob White Hand Carved Dove Tullytown, PA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, mounted on wooden base, maker's signature under tail, Dennis Hays Collection, 10"L, est. 400-700 49 2 Sean Sutton Hand Carved Flying Doves Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, strong original paint, a few minor imperfections, nice form, maker's name carved to underside of wings, Dennis Hays Collection, 10.5"L, est. 300-500 50 2 Manfred K. Scheel Hand Carved Doves Quakertown, PA, glass eyes, strong original paint, a few minor rubs, relief carved split wings, come with wooden display stands, maker's signature on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 10"L, est. 200-400 51 Ben Heinemann Hand Carved Yellowlegs Durham, NC, relief carved eyes, excellent original paint, relief carved wings, split tail, stand not included, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 300-500 52 Manfred K. Scheel Hand Carved Crow Quakertown, PA, glass eyes, excellent original paint, relief carve wings, nice form holding a berry in beak, maker's initials on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 14"L, est. 300-500 53 3 Hand Carved Ears of Corn 1 by Leo McIntosh, Woodville, NY, excellent condition with maker's name carved on back, other 2 by Frank McCauley, "F.M." from Maryland, in excellent condition, Dennis Hays Collection, 12"L, est. 400-700 54 Heavy Duty Duck Call Set this collector set of 2 calls is in excellent condition, made by the Heavy Duty Duck Call Co. by Howard Harlan, each call features highly detailed checkering with brass bands, set comes with cloth bags, cardboard boxes & hardwood case, Dennis Hays Co... 55 Mike Borrett Small Mouth Bass Plaque Madison, WI, glass eyes, wooden carved tail & lead fins, relief carved gills & open mouth, mint original paint, maker's signature & dated 2012 on back, Dennis Hays Collection, bass is 20.5"L, plaque is 20"L, est. 400-700 56 Robert Moreland Life-Sized Great Blue Heron Harrisonburg, VA, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, a few minor rubs & imperfections, small chip to tip of crest, tight age crack where left leg meets body, otherwise in good condition with removeable base, maker's initials & dated 2000 ... |
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