Ice Fishing Decoys
Sold separately
Larger fish:
Decoy, Ice Fishing
Original paint
Carved, with tin fins
As depicted, trout with open mouth, carved gills and shaped tail.
Overall excellent condition with some paint loss.
(Length: 9.75 inches.)
$335
629-18
Smaller fish:
Decoy, Ice Fishing
Original paint
Carved, with tin fins
As depicted, small pan-fish with open mouth carved gills and shaped tail. Overall excellent condition.
(Length: 5.5 inches.)
$335
629-17
Decoy, Shorebird, Black-Bellied Plover
Cape Cod
Circa 1900
In immature plumage - SOLD
Pristine original paint and retaining its original stick.
Tiny chip at end of bill professionally restored.
(Length: 11-inches; height: 13-inches.)
285-42 - SOLD
Decoy, Eider
Enoch Benner, Branded
Phippsburg, Maine
Late 19th Century
Benner, a fisherman, born 1834, died 1904
As depicted, with some very old hunter's paint restoration.
Some losses and imperfections. (Height: 9 inches; length: 19 inches; width: 9 inches.)
$2,125
818-13
Decoy Decorative, Carved and Painted
Mallards, Canvas Backs, Woodcock and Mourning Dove
Second Quarter 20th century
American, original paint
As depicted, a group of decorative carvings competently carved and painted.
Each bird sensitively mounted on small bracket and adapted to lamps; could be easily removed for other display possibilities. Minor repairs and imperfections.
Dimensions: mallard length: 5.5-inches; wing spread: 7.5-inches.
Canvas Back length: 6.25-inches; wing spread: 9.25-inches.
Mourning Dove length: 10.5-inches.
Wood Cock length: 7.25-inches.
$2,335 the lot
333-109
MORRIS EATON
Pair of Goldeneye Decoys
Deer Isle, Maine
Circa 1900
Softwood, hollow-carved, inletted heads, glass eyes, original paint. Inscribed in pencil on the underside: "Morris Eaton / Deer Isle".
Literature: Linda and Jean Kangas, Decoys, page 194.
Male (white w-black): height: 6.5 inches; length: 11.5 inches; width: 6.25 inches; Female (black w-white): height: 6 inches; length: 12.25 inches; width: 6 inches.
$11,825
210-167
Black Duck Decoy
Attributed to John McLoughlin
First Half 19th Century
Bordentown, New Jersey
As depicted, hollow carved; fine original condition.
Dimensions: 18.5-inches long, 6.75-inches high, 6.75-inches wide.
$895
661-10
Yellowlegs Shore Bird Decoy
Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Massachusetts
As depicted, with tack eyes; bill appears to be original and is "let-into" head...it appears that the bill has been repaired at joining location. This bird has been shot over and retains old paint; there may be some working hunter's touch up - nothing recent.
Dimensions: 11-inch overall height, 16.75-inch base length, 5-inch base depth, 9.5-inch bird height, 11-inch bird length, 3-inch bird width.
$1,250
201-286
Goose Decoy
By Joe Lincoln
The goose has old hunter's paint over some original paint.
Dimensions: approximately 26-inches long.
$1,875
PTC-37
Golden Eyed Drake Decoy
Massachusetts
The bill has been restored, and is noted for accuracy.
Dimensions: 13.5-inches long.
$750
PTC-22
Bufflehead Decoy
Late 19th Century
New Jersey
Possibly by member of the English family
As depicted, a nice bird with good attitude; finely carved with notched tail. Black paint appears original with some "hunters" retouch to white areas during early period of use; dry patina. (Height: 5.25 inches; length: 11.5 inches; width: 5 inches.)
$2,385
637-53
Eider Decoy
Second half 20th century...
As depicted, competently carved and painted with taxidermist eyes and nice old surface. (Length: 18 inches; height: 7 inches; width: 7 inches.)
$785
333-112
Decoy, Shorebird
A Plump Yellowlegs
Probably Massachusetts
Second-half, nineteenth century
This bird with wire bill remains in untouched original paint and is dry with terrific patina. The body is approximately 2.25-inches wide with and overall length of 10.5-inches. Pure folk!
$1,765
475-7
Small Duck Decoy
Measures 9.75-inches in length, 5.25-inches in height and 3.5-inches in width.
$1,350
210-84
Bufflehead Duck Decoy
Measures 11.75-inches in length, 6.5-inches in height and 5-inches in width.
$4,850
210-86
Cast Iron Duck Paperweight
Canvasback
First half 20th century
Original paint
Dimensions: 2.75-inches high, 6-inches long, 2.25-inches wide.
$650
201-287
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