May 16th Premiere Decoy Sporting Collectible Auction
Listing ID#: 862069
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DECOY & SPORTING COLLECTIBLE AUCTION
Saturday, May 16th EST
ONLINE, PHONE & ABSENTEE
BIDDING ACCEPTED
300+ + Lots of quality Decoys & Sporting Collectibles from the Collections of:
Gene Davis
Herb & Carolynn Desch
Dennis Hays
Pete Siggelko
Grant to coordinate your bids!
231-651-9099
1 Brinley Wyczalek Benefit Auction Ed "One Arm" Kellie pr. of canvasback duck decoys, Monroe, MI, glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of original & working paint, appears to have had some overpaint taken down, branded "F.D.SUYDAM" on bottoms, 14.5"L. Proceeds from this lot will bene... 1 Otto Misch Benefit Auction this is a piece of original barnwood siding from Otto Misch's decoy carving shed which is being restored by the Port Hope Area Historical Society, features metal photographs of Otto Misch and his shed, includes an original Misch lead weight, proceeds... 2 Marty Hanson Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, terrific form with hen in preening position & drake's head turned left with open bill, maker's stamp on bottoms, 16"L, est. 1,500-3,000 3 Marty Hanson Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, excellent form in preening position with sleepy eyes, maker's stamp on bottom, 15"L, est. 1,500-3,000 4 Marty Hanson Pr. of Shoveler Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, maker's stamp on bottoms, 15"L, est. 1,500-2,500 5 Marty Hanson Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, drake has very small defect on tail, otherwise this pair is in near perfect condition, maker's brand "MH" & signature on bottom, 18"L, est. 1,000-2,000 6 Marty Hanson Canada Goose Decoy Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with a few minor rubs & imperfections, head is turned slightly left, maker's brand & "JDC" branded on bottom which stands for the Jim Campbell Rig, Herb & Carolynn Desch Colle... 7 George Strunk Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, oversized hollow bodies, strong original paint with light gunning wear, drake has 1 shot mark on right side, both have a few minor rubs, excellent form with heads being turned slightly right, maker's name in lead weight on b... 8 George Strunk Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, excellent original paint with detailed combing on back & sides, nice form in calling position with head being turned slightly left, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 20"L, ... 9 George Strunk Widgeon Drake Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with a few minor imperfections, head is turned slightly left, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 400-800 10 George Strunk Black Duck Decoy Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, a few minor imperfections, nice form in swimming position, maker's name on brass id tag on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 19"L, est. 300-600 12 George Strunk Pr. of Wood Duck Decoys Glendora, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint with light gunning wear, nice form with hen in swimming position, drake's head is turned slightly left, maker's name on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, hen is 17.5"L & drake is 14.5"L, ... 11 Sean Sutton Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, great form with heads in swimming position turned slightly right, maker's name on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 21"L, est. 600-1,200 13 Sean Sutton Widgeon Drake Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with nice detail, a few minor imperfections, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 16.5"L, est. 400-800 14 Sean Sutton Canada Goose Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light gunning wear, light paint loss to edge of bill & tail, nice form, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 24"L, est. 500-1,000 15 Sean Sutton Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with a few minor rubs, nice form in preening position with sleeping eyes, relief wing carving, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 400-800 16 Sean Sutton Pr. of Gadwall Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, original paint with light gunning wear, nice form, maker's name on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 15.5"L, est. 400-800 17 Sean Sutton Black Duck Decoy Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with a few minor imperfections, nice form, maker's name in lead weight on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 16"L, est. 300-500 18 Sean Sutton Pr. of Redhead Duck Decoys Paulsboro, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, original paint with some gunning wear & light flaking, maker's signature on bottoms, Dennis Hays Collection, 15"L, est. 300-600 19 William Cranmer Pr. of Mallard Bookends Beach Haven, NJ, glass eyes, excellent original paint with great detail, heads are slightly turned, 7.5"W x 8"T, est. 500-1,000 20 Jim Schmiedlin Swimming Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, terrific form in swimming position with head turned slightly right, features private Schmiedlin stamp on bottom, this decoy was made in 9/2000 weighing 2 lbs. 8 o... 21 Jim Schmiedlin Swimming Ringbill Hen Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with great detail, terrific form in swimming position with head turned slightly right, features private Schmiedlin stamp on bottom, this decoy was made in 12/2008 weighing 2 lbs. 6 ... 22 Jim Schmiedlin Goldeneye Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, excellent form with terrific attitude & carving on head, head is turned slightly left, light gunning wear with a few rubs & minor imperfections, this decoy is from the Schmiedlin Family... 23 Jim Schmiedlin Gadwall Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light gunning wear & minor flaking, nice form with head turned right, maker's initials "JAS" branded on bottom, 16"L, est. 2,000-4,000 24 Jim Schmiedlin Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Bradfordwoods, PA, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint, this decorative decoy features relief carved & crossed wingtips, nice form with head turned slightly left, maker's signature & dated 1980 on bottom, 18"L, est. 1,500-3,000 25 "Hurricane" Pete Peterson Pr. of Canvasbacks Cape Charles, VA, this pr. has relief carved & painted eyes, solid bodies, mint original paint, excellent form with high heads, maker's first name "PETE" branded on bottoms & dated 2007, 18"L, est. 1,000-2,000 26 Grayson Chesser Wood Duck Drake Decoy Jenkins Bridge, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, nice form in swimming position, light wear & a few minor imperfections, maker's initial carved on bottom, Dennis Hays Collection, 14"L, est. 500-800 27 Ben Heinemann Wood Duck Drake Decoy Durham, NC, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, mint original paint, detailed combing on sides, nice form in preening position, maker's name & brand on bottom, 16"L x 8"T, est. 500-1,000 28 Jack Curran White-Fronted Goose Decoy Lincoln, NE, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, highly detailed feather carving, nice detail, maker's signature & dated 1985 on bottom, ex Paul A. Johnsgard Collection, 21"L, est. 500-1,000 29 Reggie Birch Pr. of Widgeon Duck Decoys Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint with nice detail, great form with relief wing carving, maker's name carved on bottoms, 14"L, est. 400-700 30 Clarence Fennimore Black Duck Decoy Wrightstown, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, nice form with relief wing carving, 17"L, est. 400-800 31 Al Glassford Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Scarborough, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, terrific detailed carving, heads are turned slightly right, maker's signature, dated 1991 & "1 of 1" written on bottoms, 16"L, est. 1,000-1,500 32 Al Glassford Gadwall Drake Duck Decoy Scarborough, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, mint original paint, detailed combing on back & sides, terrific form with detailed relief carving on back, 15"L, est. 800-1,600 33 Tom Shumate Green-Winged Teal Drake Gibraltar, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving, delicate inserted & crossed wingtips, maker's signature & dated 1980 on bottom, 10.5"L, est. 800-1,600 34 Ray Baird Green-Winged Teal Hen well known contemporary Michigan carver, glass eyes, hollow body, mint original paint, highly detailed feather carving, delicate inserted & crossed wingtips, maker's signature & dated 1979 on bottom, 11"L, est. 500-1,000 35 Len Carnaghi Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Washington, MI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, great form in preening position, maker's signature on bottom, this decoy comes with 1st place ribbon from the 1984 Ohio Decoy Contest in the Gunning Category, 14.5"L, est. 500-1,000 36 Len Carnaghi Pr. of Bufflehead Decoys Washington, MI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, great form with detailed carving, maker's signature, brand & dated 1977 on bottom, 10"L, est. 500-1,000 37 William Schultz Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint, light gunning wear with minor imperfections, light paint loss to edge of tails & bills, terrific form with heads slightly turned, relief wing carving, maker's brand "S" on bottoms, 17"L... 38 William Schultz Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, nice form with head turned slightly left, Milwaukee Public Museum Contest winner 1966, 16"L, est. 1,500-3,000 39 Walter Ruppel Canada Goose Decoy Sheboygan, WI/Portland, OR, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, incredible form in calling position with head turned slightly right, as written on bottom "R-Decoys Portland, OR. 51st Anniversary Made 3-8-74", 23"L, est. 500-1,000 40 Rare Walter Pelzer Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with light gunning wear & some flaking, a few shot marks, excellent form with relief carved tail, hard to find in any condition, Gene Davis Collection, 16"L, est. 4,000-8,000 41 Mandt Homme Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Stoughton, WI, tack eyes, hollow body, very good original paint, nice form with relief carved & crossed wingtips, detailed combing on back & sides, head is turned slightly left, this decoy is from the noted Dr. Ansley Thomas Shearer Rig, 15"L, est. 3... 42 Rare Mandt Homme Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Stoughton, WI, hollow body, original paint with gunning wear, detailed combing on sides, relief carving on tail, a few age cracks in head & neck, some glue slightly visible in cracks that have been reset, crack through bill that has been reset, touch... 43 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, some gunning wear & light flaking, paint loss to edge of tail & tip of bill, nice form with head turned slightly right, initials "EPH" painted on bottom from the noted Hamilton Rig, 19"L, est.... 44 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear with a few minor rubs, tight crack in neck, head is turned left, overall a nice example, Gene Davis Collection, 16"L, est. 1,500-3,000 45 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, light gunning wear, minor paint loss to underside of bill, nice example, 17"L, est. 2,000-4,000 46 Gus Moak Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, worn original paint, a few shot marks, light flaking & wear, good working example, 17"L, est. 1,000-2,000 47 Gus Moak Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Tustin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with light gunning wear, some paint loss to edge of tail, bill & head, small amount of touchup at body seam, good example, initials "ETF" branded on bottom, 15"L, est. 2,000-4,000 48 Walter Lowry Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys La Crosse, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with light gunning wear, some areas of minor rubs & imperfections, highly detailed paint with light coat of varnish, 16"L, est. 3,000-5,000 49 Rare Evans Pr. of Blue-Winged Teal Ladysmith, WI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint with terrific detail, double blue speculums, drake features large loop painting, minor wear, light paint loss to edge of bill, 2 shot marks on left side of body, hen h... 50 Rare Evans Black Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, early mammoth grade fathead model, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear & light flaking, nice crazed surface & patina, head is slightly loose with light seam separation at neck, light wear to edge of tail, over... 51 Evans Black Duck Decoy Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with tight cross-hatched detail, gunning wear with some rubs, a few shot marks, some age cracks, slight neck seam separation with small amount of glue visible, factory stamp on bot... 52 Evans Pr. of Early Canvasback Duck Decoys Ladysmith, WI, mammoth grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, good original paint, drake has tight crack on left side of body, both have some gunning wear & a few shot marks, overall good working examples, ex Herb Desch Collection, 18"L, est. 800-1,600 53 Evans Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Ladysmith, WI, standard grades, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with gunning wear & flaking, age cracks in bottoms, both feature factory stamp on bottoms, 15"L, est. 400-800 54 Evans Coot Decoy Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with a few shot marks & light wear, factory stamp on bottom, 13.5"L, est. 300-600 55 Frank Resop Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, great form, hen has strong original paint with light wear, nice paint detail on back, a few minor rubs, drake has original paint with some gunning wear & light rubs, hunter touchup to head & neck, Gene Davis Coll... 56 Frank Resop Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with light wear, some minor rubs & light paint loss, nice form, relief wing carving, Gene Davis Collection, 16.5"L, est. 600-1,200 57 Frank Resop Canvasback Hen Duck Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of original & old working paint, some gunning wear, a few shot marks, hunter touchup to head & neck, Gene Davis Collection, 16"L, est. 400-700 58 Frank Resop Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint, some areas of paint loss & light gunning wear, right side of body appears to have had overpaint taken down, hairline crack in tail, nice form, Gene Davis Collection, 14"L, e... 59 Frank Resop Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & old working paint, gunning wear, crack through bill that has been reset, a few shot marks, nice relief wing carving, Gene Davis Collection, 17"L, est. 400-700 60 Frank Resop Coot Decoy Berlin, WI, glass eyes, solid body, 2nd coat of old working paint, light wear, excellent form, Gene Davis Collection, 11"L, est. 300-600 61 Frank Strey Pr. of Bluebill Duck Decoys Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint, a few minor rubs & small imperfections, excellent form, one of the nicest pairs we have ever offered, Herb & Carolynn Desch Collection, 16"L, est. 2,000 - 4,000 62 Frank Strey Pr. of Oversized Mallard Duck Decoys Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, oversized solid bodies, strong original paint, a few minor rubs & imperfections but overall excellent examples, Herb & Carolynn Desch Collection, hen is 20"L & drake is 21"L, est. 1,200-1,800 63 Frank Strey Oversized Black Duck Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, oversized solid body, excellent original paint, a few minor imperfections on edge of tail, underside of bill & back of neck, wood knot on right side of breast, otherwise in very good condition, Herb & Carolynn Desch Collectio... 64 Early Frank Strey Pr. of Bluebill Duck Decoys Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with wear, excellent form in the humpback style, hen has a few wood knots, shot marks & tight age cracks, drake has wear, a few shot marks, slight neck seam separation, overall good working exampl... 65 Frank Strey Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, oversized solid bodies, original paint, drake has shot marks, wood knots, tight age cracks, crack through neck that has been reset, wear to edge of bill & tail, hen has detailed combing on back & sides, 2 tight age cracks in ... 66 2 Frank Strey Bluebill Duck Decoys Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, hen is in strong original paint, significant crack in bottom, tight age crack on left side of body, light wear, drake is combination of mostly original paint with some touchup to head & bill, gunning wear, minor... 67 Frank Strey Coot Decoy Oshkosh, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with light wear, minor paint loss to tip of bill & edge of tail, age crack in bottom, Gene Davis Collection, 13"L, est. 400-700 68 James Walton Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, drake has excellent original paint with great detail, hairline crack near tip of bill, hen is in strong original paint with light flaking on breast with small amount of touchup, otherwise in very good conditio... 69 James Walton Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Milwaukee, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with great detail, hen has a few shot marks & light wear, drake has light wear with small chip to edge of tail, 17"L, est. 600-1,200 70 Frederick Bohl Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Beaver Dam, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint, light gunning wear, a few age cracks in neck, hairline crack in bill that has been reset with some touchup, nice example, Gene Davis Collection, 13.5"L, est. 800-1,200 71 Frederick Bohl Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Beaver Dam, WI, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with light flaking & some gunning wear, nice paint detail throughout, Gene Davis Collection, 14"L, est. 300-600 72 Heck Whittington Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail, drake's head is turned right, hen's head is turned left, maker's name & dated Dec. 4, 1973 branded on bottom, 16"L, est. 1,000 - 1,800 73 Heck Whittington Green-Winged Teal Drake Oglesby, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with a few minor imperfections, detailed combing on back & sides, head is turned slightly left, maker's name & dated 1968 on bottom, 13"L, est. 600-1,200 74 Harold Haertel Pr. of Baikal Teal Dundee, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, highly detailed carving, terrific form with head turned slightly right, maker's signature & dated 1982 on bottom, 11.5"L, est. 2,000-3,500 75 Rare Otto Garren 1/2 Sized Mallard Drake Canton, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with minor flaking, light coat of varnish, very good example, 10.5"L, est. 1,500-2,500 76 Rare Otto Garren Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Canton, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, a few minor rubs & small imperfections, light coat of varnish, very good example, 16"L, est. 1,500-2,500 77 Rare Otto Garren Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Canton, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, a few minor rubs & small imperfections, light coat of varnish, very good example, 15.5"L, est. 1,500-2,500 78 Robert Elliston Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, some gunning wear, a few shot marks, old coat of varnish, branded SGH for Somers Headley collection, nice working example, 17.5"L, est. 1,000-2,000 79 Robert Elliston Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with gunning wear & areas of flaking, some shot marks, branded "J.H.Milner" on bottom, also branded SGH for Somers Headley collection, 17"L, est. 700-1,400 80 Robert Elliston Ringbill Drake Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of original & old working paint, some flaking & gunning wear, thick combing on sides & bottom, bill repair, 13.5"L, est. 400-800 81 Bert Graves Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint throughout body with touchup to tail, tight crack through neck, light coat of varnish, 2nd coat of white to speculums & around neck seat, original weight, 17"L, est. 1,000-1,500 82 Bert Graves Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks, tail repair with some touchup, paint loss to edge of bill, 17"L, est. 1,000-1,500 83 Bert Graves Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly original paint on body, tight crack through neck with touchup to head & neck, light coat of varnish, very nice detail, a few shot marks, light wear to edge of tail, 17"L, est. 1,000-1,500 84 John Fischer Pr. of Mallard Duck Decoys Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, strong original paint with light gunning wear, a few minor rubs, drake's head is turned left, hard to find examples, original lead weights on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 1,500-2,500 85 George "Skippy" Barto Mallard Drake Duck Decoy Tiskilwa, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, some gunning wear, tight crack in neck, light paint loss to edge of tail, bill & top of head, head is turned slightly right, nice example, 16"L, est. 800-1,500 86 George "Skippy" Barto Mallard Hen Duck Decoy Tiskilwa, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint, some gunning wear, tight crack in neck, light paint loss to edge of tail, bill & top of head, head is turned slightly right, nice example, 16"L, est. 800-1,500 87 George "Skippy" Barto Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Tiskilwa, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some gunning wear, crack through neck, some flaking, a few shot marks, nice working example, 17"L, est. 800-1,500 88 Rare Louis Kelly Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly original paint with areas of white being 2nd coated which is typical for Illinois pintails, some flaking to neck seam, tight crack through neck, light gunning wear, hard to find in any condition, branded "E... 89 Tony Chiado Pintail Drake Duck Decoy Spring Valley, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint, some gunning wear, light paint loss to tip of bill & tail, head is turned slightly right, featuring original weight with the number "12" on bottom, this decoy was used at the West End Gun Cl... 90 Virgil Lashbrook Pr. of Widgeon Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint, drake has 1 small ding on back, head is turned slightly right, hen has small ding on right side edge of tail, head is turned slightly left, otherwise in excellent condition, "914 WINTER ... 91 Virgil Lashbrook Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with a few minor imperfections, drake's head is turned slightly right, hen's head is turned slightly left, both decoys feature detailed combing on back & sides, "914 WINTER ST" address br... 92 Virgil Lashbrook Pr. of Ringbill Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, nice original paint with light wear, a few minor imperfections, light coat of varnish, "914 WINTER ST" address branded on bottoms, 13"L, est. 600-1,200 93 Robert Weeks Pintail Hen Duck Decoy Bureau, IL, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint, bill repair, tight crack in neck, maker's brand on bottom, 17"L, est. 300-500 94 Jim Slack Pr. of Field Mallard Duck Decoys Pekin, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, designed to be used as field decoys, comes with wooden stakes & wooden display stands, mallards are 19"L, est. 200-400 95 Elmer Crowell Goldeneye Drake Duck Decoy East Harwich, MA, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with excellent detail, head is turned slightly left, light wear, wood knot near edge of tail, tight crack in bottom, overall in very good condition, very good example, features maker's b... 96 Elmer Crowell Goldeneye Hen Duck Decoy East Harwich, MA, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint with very little wear, very small blemish to underside edge of bill, wonderful paint detail, head is turned slightly right, overall in very good condition, very good example, features... 97 Rare Elmer Crowell Green-Winged Teal Drake East Harwich, MA, this rare decoy features a heavy lead weight in the bottom and was used as a doorstop, glass eyes, solid body, nice original paint with great detail, light wear, wood knot on left side, head is turned slightly right, overall an exce... 98 Rare Elmer Crowell Mallard Drake Duck Decoy East Harwich, MA, glass eyes, 3/4 sized solid body, strong original paint with nice detail, a few minor imperfections, head is turned slightly left, hairline age crack in neck with some touchup, maker's brand on bottom, 13"L, est. 3,000-6,000 99 Rare Elmer Crowell Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy East Harwich, MA, glass eyes, solid body, this early restamped decoy features relief carved & crossed wingtips, incredible carving detail, some gunning wear, areas of light paint loss, a few tight age cracks, tip of bill is slightly blunted with ligh... 100 Ward Bros. Pr. of Canvasback Duck Decoys Crisfield, MD, glass eyes, solid bodies, mint original paint, heads are turned right, this era of decoys are known as the shooting stool models as written on bottoms, drake features maker's stamp, signature & dated 1970, hen features maker's signatur... 101 Rare Keys Chadwick Pr. of Bluebill Duck Decoys Oaks Bluff, MA, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint with great detail by Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, MA, hen has wood knot on left side of body, light wear with a few minor imperfections, drake has small ding on back, wood knot on rig... |
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