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Golden Plover Shorebird Decoy in Spring Plumage, Great Original Paint Nantucket or Possibly Hingham, Massachusetts, Circa 1890

Fat bodied carving with detailed paint patterns, original baleen bill; strong resemblance to Joe Lincoln’s work. (Tiny chip to end of upper-tail, great surface; height on stand: 13.5"; height: 4.25"; length: 10"; width: 3".)

$2,660.00

285-110

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Shorebird Decoys, Pair, Dowitcher, Cape Cod, Rare Species for Area in Fall Plumage Circa 1900, Southeastern Massachusetts Original and bold paint patterns

(Minor shot evidence, half the bill on one bird is a professional replacement, matching the other [original] bill; height on stand: 10” and 8”, height of birds alone: 4.75” for both, L: 9.5 and 9”, W: 2” for both)

$3,115.00

285-108

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Elegant Carved Whistling Swan in Original Thinning White Paint, Great Patina American, Early to Mid-20th Century

A Whistling Swan hollow body decoy, unknown maker featuring full body with bold wing and tail carving; alert head position. (Length: 28"; height: 21"; width: 10")

$4,150.00

707-85

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Carved and Painted Bird Toothpick Holder,
Joseph Romaud Bernier (1873 – 1952)
Biddeford, Maine, Circa 1890
Maine folk art by “Bernier the Lumberman” remaining in original condition - SOLD

(Height: 4.25"; length: 5"; width: 1.75")

707-72 - SOLD

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OBEDIAH VERITY, LONG ISLAND PLOVER SHORE BIRD DECOY, ORIGINAL SURFACE CIRCA 1855 - SOLD

The bird with original bill, carved eyes, and raised wings shows heavy use; lightly shot and thinning paint; white paint on high spots is about gone; the bird displays a nice surface and rich patina. Very good condition. (Height: 5"; length: 11.5"; width: 3")

[Price is a fraction of examples retaining full coverage paint]

274-201 - SOLD

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Antique Shorebird Decoy, Black Bellied Plover, Spring Plumage
George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, Ca. 1910
Outstanding example with original bill; superb, dry, detailed original paint - SOLD

See Finely Carved and Nicely Painted, the Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd by Jim Cullen (Rub to end of bill; extremely tight hairline seen under magnification, else fine; Height on stand: 12.5”, H: 5”, L; 12”)

935-13 - SOLD

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Joe Lincoln Canvas Covered Goose Decoy, 26"
Joseph Lincoln (1858 to 1938)
Hingham, (Accord) Massachusetts

This goose with glass eyes is in old hunter's paint and has been shot-over

$2,285

584-5

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Mason Premier Black Duck Decoy, Original Paint
Michigan, Early 20th Century
Polychrome painted figure with glass, delineated bill

Good condition with a few tight age cracks; couple larger flakes to tail laid back down and set; a tad oh hunters infill to this area. Affixed to base is owners rig plate; H.B. Nickerson, Bath, Maine. (H: 8", W: 17.75", D: 5.5")

$1,375

1032-182

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Decoy Pair and a Single by Same Hand, Black Ducks, Rotating Heads, Original Paint
Anonymous, Early 20th Century - SOLD

The paint matched pair feature bodies that are carved hollow from beneath; heads mounted on dowels for string-to-weight attachment; the single bird with pale-gray marking is of solid body with the same head construction. (Old paper taped to underside of one base reading: Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine. One bill broken and repaired, else fine; length: Approximately 17.5".

1091-19 - SOLD

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Shorebird Decoy, Golden Plover, Original Surface History, Tack Eyes, Wire Bill
Anonymous Maker, Likely Massachusetts, Late 19th Century

(Has been shot-over, may be a little hunter's touch-up; nice surface. Height on stand: 14.5", W: 13")

$425

1032-170

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Shorebird Decoy, Feeding Position, Original Paint, Square Nail Beak, Folk Art
Anonymous, 19th Century - SOLD

(H: 9.5"; L: 13")

1006-5 - SOLD

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Golden Eyed Drake Decoy
Massachusetts

The bill has been restored, and is noted for accuracy.
Dimensions: 13.5-inches long.

$750

PTC-22

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Shorebird Decoy, Golden Plover, Original Paint
Anonymous, Massachusetts, Later 19th to Early 20th Century - SOLD

(Shrinkage crack to heat at nail beak; thin paint; (H on stand: 12.5", W: 9")

1032-179 - SOLD

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Shorebird Decoy, Golden Plover, Original Paint
Anonymous, Late 19th to Early 20th Century - SOLD

(Good condition, small chip to tail; H on stand: 7.75", W: 4.75")

1032-18 - SOLD

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Shorebird Decoy, Golden Plover, Likely Massachusetts, Original Paint, Beak and Eyes
Anonymous, Later 19th to very early 20th Century - SOLD

(Some scattered teeny-weenie specs of white paint spatter caused by a sloppy painter; height on stand; 10.75", W: 9.5")

1032-172 - SOLD

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Decoy, Delaware River, Antique Gunners Decoy, Scaup Drake, Original Paint
Likely by one of The English's, Florence, New Jersey
Early 20th Century

Stamped copper rig tag, W. Appleton, Bristol, PA
(H: 6.25"; L: 13.75"; W: 5")

$325

1032-155

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Antique Shorebird Decoy, Yellowlegs, Carved Cork
Anonymous, Likely Long Island

(Make-do string repair to neck; has been shot-over; original surface history; height on stand: 12.5", W: 10")

$255

1032-181

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Shorebird Decoy, Willet, Original Surface, Traces of Paint
Anonymous, Late 19th to Early 20th Century

(H on stand: 13.5", W: 9.75")

$295

1032-178

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Flattie Shorebird Decoy, Yellowlegs, Original Paint
Anonymous, Massachusetts, 19th Century

(Good condition commensurate with age and use; chip to tail, shrinkage fissures; H on stand: 14.25", W: 7.25")

$195

1032-169

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Flattie, Shorebird Decoy, Sanderling Peep, Original Paint
Anonymous, Massachusetts, Early 20th Century

(Remaining section of wood spike glues to dowel; on stand: 7.75", W: 7")

$225

1032-177

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Flattie Shorebird Decoy, Yellowlegs, Original Paint
Anonymous, Massachusetts, 19th Century

(Good condition commensurate with age and use; chip to tail, shrinkage fissures; height on stand: 10.5", W: 9.5")

$175

1032-176

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Previous Offerings or Gone to New Homes

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Antique Shorebird Decoy, Black Bellied Plover, Spring Plumage
George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, Ca. 1910
Outstanding example with original bill; superb, dry, detailed original paint - SOLD

See Finely Carved and Nicely Painted, the Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd by Jim Cullen (Height on stand: 16”, H: 4.5”, L: 12”)

935-12 - SOLD

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Shorebird Decoy, Yellowlegs, Original Surface History
Anonymous, Massachusetts, Late 19th to Early 20th Century - SOLD

(Scattered paint loss, nice dry patina; W: 9", H: 3.5")

1032-173 - SOLD

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Canada Goose Decoy, Preening or Sleeping, Original Paint
Anonymous, Mid 20th Century - SOLD

(20 by 10”)

659-102 - SOLD

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Decoy, Shorebird
A Plump Yellowlegs
Probably Massachusetts
Second half, nineteenth century - SOLD

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!

475-7 - SOLD

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Decoy, Black Duck, Roswell Bliss for Cappy Wicks, Original Paint, Hollow Body
Roswell Bliss (1887 to 1967) Stratford, Connecticut, 1947
Ex Henry Chitwood Collection
Literature: Connecticut Decoys Carvers and Gunners by Henry C. Chitwood with Thomas C. Marshall and Doug Knight, page 59. - SOLD

(Very good condition, scattered and minor paint losses; overall length: 16.5")

295-91 - SOLD

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Decoy, Shorebird, Black Bellied Plover in Spring Plumage, George Boyd
Seabrook, New Hampshire, Circa 1910
Flat body decoy in excellent original condition, INCLUDING paint and bill
Featuring fine feather detail, shoe button eyes, NO repairs - SOLD

(Couple paint rubs darkened, else fine; height on stand: 14.5", height, bird alone: 5.5", L: 11", W: 3")

285-97 - SOLD

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Decoy, Snowy Egret Shorebird, Glass Eyes, Copper Bill, Original Surface History
Unknown Maker, Hunting Banned by Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
Appears to be in period hunters' repaint over original paint - SOLD

(Wear commensurate with age and use; paint loss as shown; H: 12", L: 19", W: 3")

1002-142 - SOLD

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Carved and Black Painted Wood Crow Decoy, Illinois River
Charles H. Perdew (1874 to 1963)
Henry, Illinois
Circa 1930 - SOLD

The body in old paint, some hunters' repaint, glass eyes, mounted on a black iron base rather than wire legs. (H: on stand: 14.75"; L: 14.5")

532-33 - SOLD

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Decoy, Pigeon Decoy, Carved and Painted, Original Condition
Anonymous, 19th Century - SOLD

Minor imperfections (Dimensions: 15.5" H on stand, 11.5" H.)

706-13 - SOLD

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Yellowlegs Shore Bird Decoy
Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Massachusetts - SOLD

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.

201-286 - SOLD

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Decoy, Bufflehead Duck, Original Paint
Possibly by Henley Sorby (1883 to 1954)
Gores landing, Ontario
Circa 1900 to 1910 - SOLD

The head with taxidermist eyes is let-into body; outline of bill (painted brown), is incised. The edge of body is undercut/canted; good paint.
Small bit of old hunters working period fill at base of neck (each side).
(Dimensions: 11.75" L, 6.5" H, 5" W.)

210-86 - SOLD

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Cast Iron Duck Paperweight
Canvasback
First half 20th century
Original paint - SOLD

Dimensions: 2.75-inches high, 6-inches long, 2.25-inches wide.

201-287 - SOLD

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Decoy, Canada Goose, Original Paint, Hollow Body
Wildfowler Decoy Factory
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
20th Century
Wood head and keel, glass eyes, superb paint and surface; excellent condition - SOLD

(L: 22"; H: 10"; W: 9.5")

1032-31 - SOLD

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SHOREBIRD DECOYS, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, ORIGINAL PAINT
Rig Mate Flatties, SET OF 6
Long Island
Circa 1900
Exceptionally rare to find a complete set of working shorebird decoys! - SOLD

Hand carved flat-sided decoys in superbly detailed original paint. Essentially mint, including their bills.
(Each bird is 13 to 13.5-inches long; custom display mount is 33-inches wide.)

285-52 - SOLD

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Shorebird Decoy, Willet, Hollow with Carved Primary Feathers
Original Paint, Elegantly Carved, Original Baleen Bill
Massachusetts
Circa 1900 - SOLD

A tight neck fissure was expertly stabilized with all else fine. (Length: 13-inches.)

285-54 - SOLD

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Ice Fishing Decoys
Sold separately - SOLD

Larger fish:
Decoy, Ice Fishing
Original paint
Carved, with tin fins - SOLD
As depicted, trout with open mouth, carved gills and shaped tail.
Overall excellent condition with some paint loss.
(Length: 9.75 inches.)
629-18

Smaller fish:
Decoy, Ice Fishing
Original paint
Carved, with tin fins - SOLD
As depicted, small pan-fish with open mouth carved gills and shaped tail. Overall excellent condition.
(Length: 5.5 inches.)
629-17

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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

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Decoy, Eider
Enoch Benner, Branded
Phippsburg, Maine
Late 19th Century
Benner, a fisherman, born 1834, died 1904 - SOLD

As depicted, with some very old hunter's paint restoration.
Some losses and imperfections. (Height: 9 inches; length: 19 inches; width: 9 inches.)

818-13 - SOLD

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Black Duck Decoy
Attributed to John McLoughlin
First Half 19th Century
Bordentown, New Jersey - SOLD

As depicted, hollow carved; fine original condition.
Dimensions: 18.5-inches long, 6.75-inches high, 6.75-inches wide.

661-10 - SOLD

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Eider Decoy
Second half 20th century - SOLD

As depicted, competently carved and painted with taxidermist eyes and nice old surface. (Length: 18 inches; height: 7 inches; width: 7 inches.)

333-112 - SOLD

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