The Sporting Sale 2014 | Copley Fine Art Auctions

The SporTing Sale 2014 July 25 – 26 | plymouth, Massachusetts

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WELCOME It’s mid-May and I am getting ready for a three day fishing trip up to Maine and Canada with a good friend. It is a relatively last-minute decision, one in which we literally throw the canoe on top of the truck and off we go. Though brief, it is well timed, falling just after our auction consignment deadline, but before our final catalog edits are due. My friend has been riding the quarterly earnings reports rollercoaster at his company.

I check to make sure I have my passport for a second time before climbing into bed. The looming early morning departure makes me edgy. As the midnight hour approaches, the possibility of sleeping through the alarm set for 4 a.m. is of growing concern. I turn out the light, but just for a moment. “Did I remember the reel bag?” My feet hit the cold wood floor again, and down the stairs I go for one last rod and reel check. The rods and the reels are all right where I left them. After ascending the stairs I walk over to my dresser; my passport hasn’t moved in the last two minutes either.

I wake up with a jolt thirty minutes before the alarm is set to go off. What to do with that extra half hour? Rolling over and going back to sleep could spell disaster! I have to be punctual. The four and a half hours of sleep suddenly feels like two.

I creak down the stairs to the kitchen and hit the start button on the coffee maker. I stare impatiently down at the machine.

Light brown liquid streams out- too damn weak. My first fully-gathered thought races through my head, “it’s way too early to be up.”

My friend rolls into the gathering light of our driveway at 5 a.m. sharp. ”Good man,” I think to myself, “always on time for duck hunting and fishing, can’t beat him for a friend.” I heave my gear into the back of his truck and out the drive we go, wheels up at 5:06.

We do not exchange words until we are out the driveway. “Egg sandwich in the bag, coffee in the thermos,” he relays, breaking the silence. “Can’t beat him for a friend,” replays in my mind again.

Without words we settle upon a radio station. A balance of music, conversation, silence, and well-timed pit stops ensue.

We crush the drive in just under six hours and arrive at the put in.

A savvy-looking fisherman at the ramp tempers our angling expectations. He has been on the water fishing for the last two days and has landed only three fish. Not the report we are looking for. We load up the canoe in the drizzling rain and cast off.

Within the first ten minutes of paddling my arms start to ache and I begin to question just why we thought this was such a good idea in the first place. Why did we decide not to bring the four-horsepower trolling motor? My wallowing is interrupted by the sound of an osprey crashing on a white perch. It struggles for a second, adjusting the fish mid-air in its talons. The dexterity of this fish hawk awes me. My mind changes gears and I begin to take in all that is around me: reflections on the water, seemingly endless evergreens, and distant mist-filled mountains. My thoughts continue to drift and my paddling rhythm and stamina begin to take shape. My mind drifts back to the natives and early explorers that made passage before me, crossing lakes and rivers, averting the dreadful portages. I castigate my untrained muscles and start to knife the paddle blade through the water with purpose. This is our means of passage for the day. I put down my paddle and we glide into a cove. I pick up my fishing rod and start to cast.

Homer, Benson, and Pleissner had it right; canoes rock.

Safe passages to Plymouth this summer, Steve

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THE SPORTING SALE Schedule of Events AUCTION to be held at The Radisson Hotel 180 Water Street | Plymouth, Massachusetts THURSDAY, JULY 24 Auction Preview

5:30pm - 7:30pm

FRIDAY, JULY 25 Auction Preview

8:30am - 10:30am

Dealer Exhibition

8:30am - 4:00pm

AUCTION SESSION I

Decoys & Folk Art

11am

SATURDAY, JULY 26 Auction Preview

8:30am - 10:30am

AUCTION SESSION II

Paintings, Works on Paper, & Bronzes

11am

CONTACTS THE DAY OF SALE On Site: 617.536.0030

Cinnie O’Brien: 617.501.7544

ABSENTEE AND TELEPHONE BIDS Please visit copleyart.com to leave absentee or telephone bids or use the bid forms found in the back of this catalog.

ONLINE BIDDING This auction features live online bidding through Invaluable, available on copleyart.com Please review the Terms and Conditions of Sale on page 272 of this catalog.

For further information please contact us at 617.536.0030.

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Front Cover: 398

CATALOG

Inside Front Cover: 419

Stephen B. O’Brien Jr., President

Left Table of Contents: 93

Cinnie O’Brien, Financial Controller

Page 7: 478

Aimee Stashak-Moore, Auction Coordinator

Page 8: 102 Inside Back Cover: 60 Back Cover: 105-106

Printed in the USA on recycled paper

Colin McNair, Decoy Specialist Jim Parker, Decoy Consultant Leah Tharpe, Fine Art Consultant Chelsie Olney, Editor

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© Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC 2014.

All rights reserved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Chairman’s Welcome

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Schedule of Events

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Important Notices

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Session I: Decoys and Folk Art

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Session II: Paintings, Works on Paper, and Bronzes

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Index of Artists and Makers

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Bibliography

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Buyer Pre-Registration Form

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Absentee/Telephone Bid Form

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Terms and Conditions of Sale

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Authorized Shipping Release Form

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THE SPORTING SALE Important Notices 1

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Please be advised that all persons wishing to bid at this auction should read, and be familiar with the Terms and Conditions of Sale in this catalog prior to bidding.

Buyer’s premium A buyer’s premium of 20% (23% for online bidding) of the final bid price up to and including $1,000,000, plus 15% of the final bid price over $1,000,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer to Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC as part of the purchase price.

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Please be aware that all flat art dimensions are approximate and are rounded to the nearest quarter inch.

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10 Condition description of wear or gunning wear Wear or gunning wear may include all types of wear and damage that can be inflicted, and is to be expected, to an object from handling or use in the field. This may include, but is not limited to, paint wear, flaking, dings, scratches, checks, cracks, craquelure, age lines, dents, chips, rubs, blunts, cracked eyes, shot scars, seam separations, popped grain, rust, and discoloration.

Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC is accepting consignments for our Winter Sale 2015. Please contact us by phone at 617.536.0030, or by email at consignments@copleyart.com.

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Absentee and telephone bidding If you plan to place absentee bids or to bid by telephone, please make sure that we receive your absentee/telephone bid form at least 24 hours before the start of the sale. It is possible that any bids received after this time may not be accepted. You will receive confirmation of your absentee bid(s) within 24 hours of receipt. If you do not receive confirmation, please call our office at 617.536.0030.

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11 Auction results Unofficial auction results will be available online approximately one week after the auction at copleyart.com.

12 Pick up and shipping Buyers wishing to pick up items at the sale must do so by 5 PM on the day of the sale. Buyers wishing to pick up items after the auction at our office may do so only by appointment starting five days after the sale. If you would like your items shipped, please complete and return the Authorized Shipping Release Form found in the back of this catalog.

13 Auction day contact numbers On site: 617.536.0030 Cinnie O’Brien: 617.501.7544

Sales Tax All bidders holding a valid Massachusetts or out of state resale number must provide their certificate or a copy thereof while registering. Failure to do so will subject the bidder to a mandatory 6.25% Massachusetts sales tax on purchases.

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Decoy stands Please be aware that decoy stands are not included with items purchased.

Consign to our next sale

Although you may register at the time of sale, we strongly encourage pre-registration to save you time at check-in. Preregistration forms are available online, as well as in the back of this catalog.

Flat Art Dimensions

Auctioneer: Peter J. Coccoluto MA License #2428

Inspection of items offered at this auction All items are sold as is and should be inspected either personally or by agent before a bid is placed. Prospective buyers should satisfy themselves by personal inspection as to the condition of each lot. Although condition reports may be given on request, such reports are statements of opinion only.

Regardless of whether or not a condition report is given, all property is sold as is. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the property is in good condition. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC reserves the right at its sole discretion to refuse condition requests.

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THE SPORTING SALE July 25-26, 2014 PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

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Properties from RICHARD GOVE COLLECTION DR. JOHN F. REIGER COLLECTION HENRY STANSBURY COLLECTION DESCENDENTS OF MILTON C. WEILER PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRITISH COLUMBIA PRIVATE COLLECTION, CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTION, CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW JERSEY PRIVATE COLLECTION, SOUTH CAROLINA PRIVATE COLLECTION, WASHINGTON VARIOUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

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Session I Decoys and Folk Art

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1 Canada Goose MARTY HANSON (B. 1965) PRIOR LAKE, MN, 1994

A hollow, life-size goose decoy exhibiting carved bill, wing, and tail feather detail. The maker’s oval ink stamp signature is on the bottom with the decoy’s original keel. Original paint with minimal wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, acquired from the artist in 1994

$3,000 - $4,000

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2 Calling Black Duck GEORGE STRUNK (B. 1958) GLENDORA, NJ, C. 2000

A hollow, full-bodied decoy with a carved open bill, raised wings, and tail carving. The underside displays the maker’s signature in ink and “G Strunk” in a stamped weight. Original condition.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$600 - $900

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3 Green-Winged Teal Pair GEORGE STRUNK (B. 1958) GLENDORA, NJ, C. 2000

A hollow pair of low-head decoys with raised wings and tail carving. The underside displays the maker’s signature in ink and “G S” in a stamped weight. Original paint with minimal wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$800 - $1,200

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4 Old Squaw Pair MARTIN HANSON (B. 1965) PRIOR LAKE, MN, C. 1990

Two life-size, long-tailed duck decoys with the maker’s oval ink stamp and signature on the bottom of each. Original paint with light gunning wear. $600 - $900

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GEORGE STRUNK (B. 1958) GLENDORA, NJ, C. 2000

CLARENCE G. FENNIMORE (B. 1935) WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ, C. 2000

A pair of hollow, low-head decoys with raised wings and tail carving. Each decoy displays the maker’s signature in ink on the underside and a “Strunk” stamped weight. Original condition.

Two hollow decoys with raised wings and tail carving. The undersides display the maker’s signature in pen and a “CGF” stamp. Original paint with minimal wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$600 - $900

$300 - $500

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ROBERT “BOB” WHITE (B. 1939) TULLYTOWN, PA, C. 1980

GEORGE STRUNK (B. 1958) GLENDORA, NJ, C. 1990

A hollow, low-head, Delaware River decoy with raised wing and tail carving. Signed on the side of the triangle-shaped, bobwhite quail embossed lead weight. Original condition.

A hollow, turned-head decoy with raised primaries and carved tail feather detail. The underside displays the maker’s signature in ink and “Strunk” in a stamped weight. Original condition.

$400 - $600

$300 - $500

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9 Flying Canada Goose MIKE BORRETT (B. 1960) MADISON, WI, 2004

A life-size, hand-carved calling goose in flight, signed and dated by the maker on top of wing.

Original condition. $1,000 - $1,500

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10 Flying Bluebill Pair MIKE BORRETT (B. 1960) MADISON, WI, 2009

A pair of life-size, hand-carved birds exhibiting glass eyes, detailed bill carving, extensive painted feathering, and carved feet, wings, and tail feathers.

The maker’s wood-burned signature is along the top of one wing feather. Original condition. $1,000 - $1,500

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11 Flying Ruffed Grouse MIKE BORRETT (B. 1960) MADISON, WI, 2006

Exceedingly rare life-size ruffed grouse signed and dated by the maker on the underside of one wing. Original condition. $500 - $700

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12 Peacock Pair FRANK S. FINNEY (B. 1947) CAPEVILLE, VA, C. 1990

Two peacocks with elaborate carving and paint, one with a straight head and the other preening. Both are signed on the bottom of the base with the maker’s incised “F.” The straight head bird also has the maker’s “F. Finney” ink stamp signature.

Each measures around seven inches tall. Both are in original paint with patina and minimal wear. $6,000 - $9,000

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13 Curlew CAMERON T. MCINTYRE (B. 1968) NEW CHURCH, VA, C. 1990

A classic Eastern Shore of Virginia shorebird carving, inspired by the work of J. Walter Brady (1868-1959) from Oyster, Virginia, signed on the underside with maker’s “CTM” incised initials. Original paint with slight wear and minor seam shrinkage. $1,200 - $1,800

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14 Feeding Dowitcher MARK S. MCNAIR (B. 1950) CRADDOCKVILLE, VA, C. 1990

A short-billed dowitcher shorebird decoy with black glass eyes, raised wings, dropped wing tips, and the maker’s incised signature on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear. $600 - $900

15 Greater Yellowlegs MARK S. MCNAIR (B. 1950) CRADDOCKVILLE, VA, C. 1990

A shorebird measuring fifteen and one-half inches long with flowing lines and the maker’s incised signature on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear.

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$500 - $800

16 Cobb-Style Dowitcher MARK S. MCNAIR (B. 1950) CRADDOCKVILLE, VA, C. 1990

A life-size, long-billed dowitcher shorebird decoy with black glass eyes, raised wings, and the maker’s incised signature on the underside.

Original paint with minimal wear. $600 - $900

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17 Diminutive Goldeneye Pair

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REGGIE BIRCH CHINCOTEAGUE, VA, C. 1980

IAN MCNAIR (B. 1981) CRADDOCKVILLE, VA, C. 2000

A pair of hollow decoys with carved bill detail, raised wings, and the maker’s signature incised on the underside of each. Original paint with patina.

A slightly turned-head decoy with the maker’s incised “I McNair” signature and a “J.B. French” collection ink stamp on the bottom.

Original paint with minor wear and a reset wing tip.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

PROVENANCE: Joseph B. French Collection

Private Collection, South Carolina

$400 - $600

$400 - $600

18 Preening Cork Black Duck DAVID B. WARD (B. 1947) ESSEX, CT, C. 2000

20 Canada Goose ROBERT CAPRIOLA (B. 1959) CHICO, CA, 1989

A slightly oversize cork decoy with an inserted wooden tail and bottom board. Signed with the maker’s “DBW” stamp on the bottom. Original condition.

A hollow, redwood, life-size decoy, one of five made for his own rig, branded on the bottom with the maker’s “R.C.” initials. Original paint with light gunning wear.

$300 - $500

$400 - $600

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21 Swan EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA (ATTR.), C. 1980

A life-size, hollow-bodied decoy with a metal rod head support and large iron pad weight on the bottom. Several coats of original paint with wear and seam shrinkage. $3,000 - $5,000

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22 Tucked-Head Wigeon Drake JIM SCHMIEDLIN (B. 1945) BRADFORD WOODS, PA, C. 1980

This decoy displays carved bill detail, a laminated body, and carved wings and tail feathers. The maker’s brand and return address are displayed on the bottom. Original paint with minor wear to wood and even gunning wear.

Provenance: Jim Schmiedlin Rig Private Collection $2,500 - $3,500

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23 Woodcock LLOYD JOHNSON (1910-1965) BAY HEAD, NJ, 1959

A life-size game bird carving, signed and dated by the maker on the bottom of the base. Original paint with minor wear, a couple dents, and three toe tips missing. $1,500 - $1,800

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WILLIAM GIBIAN (B. 1947) ONANCOCK, VA, C. 1990

KEN KIRBY (B. 1946) LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ, C. 2000

RUSSELL ALLEN (B. 1955) GALLOWAY, NJ, 2013

A turned-head lesser yellowlegs with one wing raised on a carved clamshell base. This carving measures fourteen inches high and is signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with a minute wing tip repair.

A life-size owl decoy measuring twentyfive inches high including the base.

Original condition.

An eleven-and-one-half-inch-high owl carving with deeply carved facial features and inserted leather ears. The back of the decoy is signed, dated, and branded by the maker. Original condition.

$250 - $450

$400 - $600

$1,000 - $1,400

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27 Rare Full-Bodied Sperm Whale CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

Clark Voorhees enlisted the help of Wildfowler Decoys’ founder, Ted Mulliken, in nearby Old Saybrook, Connecticut, to initially aid in the carving of his whales. His whale-carving business was later moved to its permanent home in Vermont. Many of his carvings were sold through the Four Winds Shop on Nantucket.

A rare eighteen-inch-long, full-bodied whale carving by Clark Voorhees, the son of Clark Greenwood Voorhees (1871-1933), one of the founders of the Old Lyme Art Colony. Full-bodied carved whale models are among the rarest of Voorhees’ marine mammal carvings. Only a few are known to have come to market in the past decade. Signed on the bottom of the attached base with an incised “CV” and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Signed “CV” on bottom of whale. Original paint with minimal wear.

LITERATURE: Kevin Tulimieri, “Clark Voorhees’ Carved Whales,” The Magazine Antiques, January/February 2011, pp. 56-62, similar examples illustrated.

$6,000 - $9,000

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28 Carved Ship Painting CAPT. JAMES KEATING READING, MA, C. 1900

A ten-by-eight-inch rendering of a white-hulled sailboat made from carved wood on panel.

In original paint with light craquelure. $500 - $700

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28a Carved Ship Painting CAPT. JAMES KEATING READING, MA, C. 1900

A eight-by-ten-inch rendering of the schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud from carved wood on panel.

Signed by the maker on the back. In original paint with craquelure. $500 - $700

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29 Sperm Whale Weathervane

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MARK S. MCNAIR (B. 1950) CRADDOCKVILLE, VA, C. 1980

CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1950

CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

An early twenty-five-inch-long whale weathervane. The carving displays carved teeth and eyes, a tail with flukes that spin in a breeze, inserted pectoral fins, and the maker’s incised signature on the underside.

Original paint with light wear, age lines, a reset pectoral fin, and minor touch-up by the maker to a fluke tip.

A half-whale carving measuring thirtyfive inches long, signed by the maker on the back with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” This whale was hung above the front door of a Cape Cod home for decades.

Original paint, gently worn to the wood in places, natural lichens present, and a couple teeth are missing.

A half-carving measuring eighteen inches long, signed on the back by the maker with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Voorhees called this species “porpoise” in his advertising literature, but it is actually a dolphin.

Original paint with restoration to tail and minor touch-up to tip of beak.

$3,000 - $4,000

$2,000 - $3,000

$1,000 - $2,000

30 Sperm Whale COLIN S. MCNAIR CAMBRIDGE, MA, 2013

A wall hanging carving measuring twentysix inches long with inserted teeth and an incised “C. McNair” signature on back.

Original condition. $400 - $500

34 Fin Whale 32 Humpback Whale CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

A half-whale carving measuring eighteen and one-half inches long, signed on the back by the maker with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Original paint.

A half-whale carving measuring eighteen and three-quarters inches long, signed on the back by the maker with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Original paint with restoration to lower fluke.

$2,000 - $3,000

$2,000 - $3,000

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CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

CLARK VOORHEES (1911-1980) WESTON, VT, C. 1960

A half-whale carving measuring eighteen inches long, signed on the back by the maker with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Original paint.

A half-whale carving measuring seventeen and one-half inches long. Signed on the back with his stylized “CV” incised signature and stamped “C VOORHEES.” Original paint.

$2,000 - $3,000

$2,000 - $3,000

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37 Trout and Rod Diorama VALENTINE TOUPONCE (B. 1865) PITTSFIELD, MA, 1897

signed and dated “Val. Touponce 1897” on back oil on board, 13 by 18 1⁄2 in.

A nineteen-and-one-quarter-inch-long carved fishing rod and a seven-inch carved trout on a painted board background with wooden and clay texture. $1,200 - $1,800

38 Canoe Sign OLD TOWN CANOE COMPANY OLD TOWN, ME, C. 1930

A rare salesman’s sample trade sign consisting of two crossed carved paddles and a half-model canoe. Measuring 19 1⁄4 by 19 3⁄4 in. Original finish with superb patina and minimal wear. $800 - $1,000

39 Canoe Paddle An eighteen-and-three-quarters-inch-long carved wooden canoe paddle with an Old Town Canoe Co. decal. Uneven finish. $100 - $200

40 Tarpon Relief Carving ISAIAH C. WAGNER (1875-1961) NORWALK, CT, 1937

Isaiah C. Wagner followed in the footsteps of fellow New Bedford artist, Leander Allen Plummer (1857-1914).

Hatch marks along the body of the tarpon create a realistic scale pattern and the tern has incised feather detail.

Wagner’s work was included in a 1916 exhibit at the New Bedford Art Club. In the 1920s he and his wife moved to Connecticut where he continued to create “relief paintings.”

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This fifteen-by twenty-inch tarpon with tern wood carving is signed and dated “I. C. Wagner, 1937” on the lower right and on the back. Original condition and finish with patina.

LITERATURE: Mary Jean Blansdale, Artists of New Bedford, New Bedford, MA, 1990, pp.

144-145, pp. 198-199.

$2,000 - $3,000

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41 Penguin CHARLES H. HART (1862-1960) GLOUCESTER, MA, C. 1920

Charles Hart penguins have long been favorites amongst collectors of American folk art. As early as 1949, Allen Easton chronicled Hart’s mastery in carving these aquatic birds of the southern hemisphere. A large Hart penguin carving presented to Admiral Byrd, noted South Pole explorer, was exhibited in a Massachusetts decoy exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. While Hart is known to have completed hundreds of penguin carvings, this boldly carved ten-inch model is a pinnacle example. Archetypal in every sense, it has all the right features that astute collectors look for: an inletted bill, applied shaped wings, grooved feet, and beautiful rich patina commensurate with the bird’s age. Originally purchased directly from the Hart family. Original paint with minor wear.

LITERATURE: Richard Bishop, American Folk Sculpture, New York, NY, 1985, p. 177, similar carving illustrated.

Allen H. Eaton, Handicrafts of New England, New York, NY, 1949, p. 183. $4,000 - $6,000

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CHARLES H. HART (1862-1960) GLOUCESTER, MA, C. 1920

Acquired with the previous lot, this exceptional five-inch model has all the defining features of its larger cousin. Original paint with minor wear and patina, the blunted end of the bill was touched up. $2,000 - $3,000

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43 Nantucket Basket WILLIAM D. APPLETON (1850-1918) NANTUCKET, MA, C. 1910

7 1⁄4 in. high, 12 in. diameter

A member of the U.S. Lifesaving Service, Appleton served and wove baskets on the South Shoal Lightship which were sold from his Orange Street address. This basket displays an early handle joint, carved handle, and scribed concentric circle design in the inside bottom.

Good condition with warm patina and light wear to the bottom and a tight age line crack. $2,000 - $3,000

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44 Apache Basket SOUTHWEST ARIZONA, C. 1920

1 3⁄4 in. high, 9 1⁄4 in. diameter

A woven tray with lightning and cross designs.

Good condition. $700 - $900

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45 Apache Basket SOUTHWEST ARIZONA, C. 1900

3 in. high, 11 1⁄2 in. diameter

A White Mountain woven bowl with designs that include women carrying baskets, smaller figures, horses, and dogs. The underside has a remnant label. Good condition. $1,000 - $1,500

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46 Carved Stag Head C. 1800

A life-size wood carving of a deer measuring thirty-five inches high, by twentyseven inches wide, by twenty-eight inches in depth. Original finish with deep patina, seam shrinkage, and minor insect damage. $1,000 - $1,500

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47 Miniature Indian Whirligig

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C. 1930

NEW ENGLAND, C. 1960

3 3⁄8 by 6 in.

A ten-inch-long whirligig of an Indian chief in a canoe.

Original paint and finish with patina and minimal wear. One of the canoe paddles has been reset in the middle of the shaft.

A wooden plaque with two half-decoy heads measuring two and one-quarter inches long and brass pins for hanging keys. As found.

$100 - $200

$25 - $50

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52 Quail Painting on a Tree Shelf Mushroom

16 by 31 in.

9 by 13 1⁄4 by 3 1⁄4 in.

$200 - $400

Four bobwhite quail painted on a tree shelf fungus comprised of one large and two small shelves.

49 Geometric Hooked Rug

$100 - $200

27 by 47 in.

A hand-hooked rug, circa 1890, mounted on a fabriccovered frame for wall mounting. Two of the edges may have old repairs by the maker.

53 Arrowhead and Indian Carving C. 1930

A profile carving of a Great Plains Indian chief applied to a nineteen-and-one-half-inch-tall carved wooden arrowhead plaque. Original paint with some war bonnet feather tip losses, plaque edge chips, and a repair to the upper right side of the arrowhead.

$600 - $800

50 Sailboat Hooked Mat GRENFELL LABRADOR INDUSTRIES NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR, CANADA, C. 1920

$500 - $700

8 1⁄4 by 10 in.

Original “Grenfell Labrador Industries Hand Made in Newfoundland & Labrador” cloth label on back. In good condition with some discoloration. $150 - $250

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ANDREW “GRUBIE” VERITY (1881-1976) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1920

GREAT SOUTH BAY, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1900

A high-head decoy with tack eyes, a three-piece laminated body, and a “W.L. Suydam” rig brand on the bottom. This brant was used on Great South Bay by father and son, Walter L. Suydam (b. 1855) and Walter Jr. (b. 1875), from Blue Point, New York. This decoy was found on Oak Beach in the Fire Island, New York inlet. A mixture of original and an old second coat of white with gunning wear and some seam shrinkage.

A Great South Bay brant decoy displaying carved eyes and typical Seaford form. Old working repaint with gunning wear, age lines, tight cracks, and restoration to check down left side.

PROVENANCE: Bud Ward Collection

Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired from the above c. 1984 $300 - $500

PROVENANCE: W.L. Suydam Rig

Bud Ward Collection Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired from the above in 1994

55 Brant LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, C. 1930

$300 - $500

A high-head, full-bodied brant decoy. Old repaint worn to original, with gunning wear and a replaced bill.

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$200 - $300

VERITY FAMILY SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1900

A round-bottomed decoy with a slightly raised ridge at the center of the tail. In working repaint worn to the wood in places with gunning wear, a bill chip, and a neck crack. $400 - $600

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58 Swimming Brant DANIEL DEMOTT (1847-1930) OCEANSIDE, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

A talented carpenter, cabinet-maker, and family wood mill operator, Demott created some of the finest brant decoys to ever come from Long Island. The decoy displays tack eyes, incised bill delineation, and carved raised wings. It has “SGH” stamped in the bottom for the Headley collection. This brant is from a rig obtained from Daniel DeMotts’s grandson in the 1950’s. In old paint with flaking and gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Demott Family

William J. Mackey Jr. Collection, acquired from the above c.

1950s Somers G. Headley Collection Bud Ward Collection Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired from the above, 1989 $2,000 - $4,000

59 Brant LEMUEL N. ACKERLY (1873-1940) PATCHOGUE, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1930

A root-head brant with a raised ridgeline along its back and its original keel and rigging. The raised razorback made for better stacking in a layout boat. From the rig of Edwin Thorne, branded “E. Thorne” on the bottom. Edwin, a 1932 Olympic sailor, was a sportsman like his father, Langdon. The carver of this decoy, Lem Ackerly, was also the captain of Langdon K. Thorne’s yacht. Original paint, except for the white on the tail which is an old second coat, and even gunning wear. Professional repair to head.

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PROVENANCE: Edwin Thorne Rig

Bud Ward Collection Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired from the above c. 1985 $1,000 - $2,000

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60 Preening Canvasback Drake CHARLES E. “SHANG” WHEELER (1872-1949) STRATFORD, CT, C. 1920

Charles Edward Wheeler is recognized as the most famous bird carver from Connecticut. While his predecessors Albert Laing (1811-1886) and Benjamin Holmes (1843-1912) made many gunning decoys of exceptional quality, it was Wheeler who took the art form to the next level, producing everything from sandhill cranes to sailfish. Shang, as everyone called him, was an enigmatic figure: oysterman, politician, boxer, cartoonist, public speaker, conservationist, and world-renowned decoy carver.

In 1923 Wheeler arrived on the competition carving scene with a bang. Public concern over the popular and devastating practice of dusking (or hunting after dark) had started to take shape. Led by conservationists including early historian, author, and collector Joel Barber, along with Paul Bigelow and John Boyle, the group started the Anti-Duskers Society. The Anti-Duskers sponsored one of the first decoy shows in North America on August 23rd at the public library in Bellport, Long Island. A carving competition held at the event was aimed at hunters in attendance to further advance the concept of shooting over decoys. The inaugural event attracted amateur and professional carvers from near and far, however, it was Wheeler who took home top amateur honors with his dynamic turned-head mallard drake. Joel Barber gave the winning decoy the highest praise possible lauding that it represented “the highest development yet reached in the American art of decoy carving.” As stated by Merkt, “Wheeler carted off first prize at Bellport because he had introduced a new style to decoy painting.”

Author Dixon Merkt on Wheeler’s life: Wheeler’s concern with the conservation of nature eventually led him into politics. Over the years he had come to know and admire Teddy Roosevelt, and as a politician he adopted Roosevelt’s brand of progressive Republicanism. Himself a skilled ornithologist, former cowboy, and avid sportsman, Roosevelt had made conservation one cornerstone of his political platform. Wheeler followed in his footsteps. During several terms in the Connecticut General Assembly he led the campaign to pass antipollution and wildlife conservation legislation.

Canvasback decoys by Wheeler are exceedingly rare. Important examples are held in the Shelburne Museum, the Alan and Elaine Haid Collection, and a private New England Collection with relatively few others known to exist. Of the examples that have surfaced, the majority were made with cork bodies. This sterling example relates closely to Wheeler’s prize-winning mallard which now resides in the Shelburne Museum. This canvasback was most likely carved for one of the early Bellport competitions as evidenced by the number nineteen competition sticker affixed to its breast. This grand preener displays all the elements that top Wheeler collectors look for. The head is artfully and accurately cranked around from the right side of the breast culminating with its pronounced crown. The accurately presented bill is heavily incised and shoots across the bird’s back, touching down on the left side. The bird’s overall proportions and intricate scratchcomb paint are spot on. In the creation of this decoy, Wheeler has produced a lasting tribute to “The King of Ducks” that ranks as one of the finest Connecticut decoys extant. Original paint with even wear, a few minor dings to head, and scrapes to body. Competition sticker number nineteen is still affixed to breast. Retains its original teardrop shaped weight and most of the original leather.

Unlike T.R., Wheeler had no driving ambitions. He went into politics because he wanted to clean up Connecticut’s harbors and river. He did much of the hard work and then let other men win the laurels. His ties to Roosevelt and later to Herbert Hoover might have lead him to high government office, if that had been his goal. But Wheeler was satisfied with the life he had built for himself around Stratford. He had many good friends; his work kept him outdoors; and each year he had time for hunting and fishing trips.

LITERATURE: Dixon MacD. Merkt, Shang. A Biography of Charles E. Wheeler, Spanish Fork, UT, 1984, p. 145, plates 131 and 132, similar decoy illustrated.

$40,000 - $50,000

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61 Two Turned-Head Black Ducks CONNECTICUT RIVER, CT, C. 1890

Two hollow decoys with old dry scoter paint, black glass bead eyes, and scratch-painted feathering on the head. Both are in old working repaint with gunning wear. One has damage to the head. $300 - $500

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62 Black Duck ROY H. COLLINS (1883-1949) PORTLAND, CT, C. 1940

Originally from the Midwest, Collins moved to Connecticut where he continued to work as an artist, illustrator, and a decoy carver. This hollow decoy with painted eyes displays a stylized bill, slightly turned head, and raised wing tips from a laminated top board. Original paint with even gunning wear, a couple tight cracks in the breast, and a wing tip chip. $1,500 - $2,500

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63 Three Goldeneyes SAMUEL COLLINS JR. (1854-1948) (ATTR.) ESSEX, CT, C. 1910

Two solid-bodied hens and a drake carved in the Essex style with carved bills and eyes. In old working repaint with gunning wear and neck cracks.

One hen is missing the lower half of its bill. $200 - $400

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64 Two Goldeneye Drakes STONEY POINT DECOYS GLEN BURNIE, MD, C. 1970

From the 1960s up until 1972 the Hornick Brothers made decoys in their garage workshop in Glen Burnie. In 1972 they purchased land and built the world’s largest decoy factory in Oak Hall, Virginia which operated until the late 1980s.

Original paint with gunning wear. $100 - $200

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65 Quarter-Size Standing Pintail LLOYD J. TYLER (1898-1970) CRISFIELD, MD, C. 1950

A standing pintail drake measuring six and threequarters inches high and nine and one-quarter inches long. Original paint with minor wear and a couple age lines.

LITERATURE: Henry Stansbury, Lloyd J. Tyler: Folk Artist, Decoy Maker, Burtonsville, MD, 1995, p.

108, similar carving illustrated.

$800 - $1,200

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JAMES T. HOLLY (1855-1935) HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, C. 1890

NORTH CAROLINA, C. 1900

A high-head decoy with “CH” and “_B” rig brands on the underside. In old dry working repaint with gunning wear including paint rubs on the head and age lines in the bill and neck.

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A swimming solid-bodied brant decoy. Old paint worn to the wood with gunning wear.

70 Cast Iron Life-Size Brant C. 1930

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

Cast by a small foundry in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

High-head brant decoys were used by the Gooseville Gun Club in Hatteras, North Carolina. Original paint with minor wear and rust spotting.

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69 Blackduck and Bluebill 67 Red-Breasted Merganser ALVIN “GUNNER” MEEKINS (1883-1960) HOOPERS ISLAND, MD, C. 1950

Branded with an outline of a bull on the bottom. This brand denotes that this decoy was collected by Roy Bull (1911-1982) of Townsend, Virginia. Original paint with even gunning wear.

CHARLES P. BRYAN (1920-2008) MIDDLE RIVER, MD, C. 1960

Two Upper Bay decoys with all their rigging. Original paint with gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Gooseville Gun

$200 - $400

LITERATURE: William J. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys, New York, NY, 1965, p. 32, plate 12, similar decoy illustrated.

Club Rig Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

PROVENANCE: Roy Bull Collection

Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy, New York, NY, 1965,

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p.145, plate 129, similar brant illustrated. $400 - $600

71 Red-Breasted Merganser Drake MILES HANCOCK (1888-1974) CHINCOTEAGUE, VA, C. 1950

A merganser decoy displaying small tack eyes, a carved crest, and incised “CF” rig initials on the bottom. Original paint, worn to the wood in places with gunning wear, and repair to head by the maker before painting.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

Collection $100 - $200

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72 Canada Goose GARY BRAGG (ATTR.) OCRACOKE, NC, C. 1920

A root-head, solid-bodied goose decoy, heavily weighted but also drilled for use as a stick-up. Old paint with heavy gunning wear and age cracks.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

Collection LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 238, plate 530, similar decoy illustrated.

$400 - $600

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73 Canada Goose CHARLES BIRCH (1868-1956) WILLIS WHARF, VA, C. 1940

A tack-eyed, solid-bodied goose decoy with a through-mortised bill and a large lead weight on the bottom. Original paint with light wear, crack through head, and chip on left side of neck and on top of bill.

PROVENANCE: Somers Headley

Collection, acquired directly from the maker Gene and Linda Kangas Collection Private Collection $1,000 - $1,500

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“The first Cobb decoys to come to the attention of serious collectors caused some confusion, since all decoys have regional characteristics and the Cobb decoys showed a form of construction that was identified with New England makers.

This problem quickly resolves itself when we recall that the Cobbs were Yankees in a new home and simply reverted to the style of decoys made in Massachusetts… Perhaps the Cobbs had previous skill in boatbuilding; at any rate, they were determined to produce the best decoys possible, and their work excellently served the needs of both the nineteenth-century hunter and the modern collector.”

– William J. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys, 1965

74 Swimming Brant NATHAN COBB JR. (1825-1905) COBB ISLAND, VA, C. 1880

One of the only comparables to this decoy is pictured on the cover of the 1983 Richard A. Bourne auction catalog for the Roy Bull (1911-1982) Decoy Collection. Bull was one of the earliest Southern collectors who collected masterworks such as the Ira Hudson (1873-1949) hooded merganser pair. Discussing Bull’s bird in the catalog, William H. Purnell, Jr. writes, “I always felt that Roy prized this as his favorite decoy. To me, it is the finest decoy in America today, bar none. Brave words--but let the decoy speak for itself.”

This decoy carries an impeccable provenance. It was originally in the collection of seminal decoy collector William J. Mackey, Jr. In 1965 the University Club of Milwaukee purchased it from Mackey, along with a small group of decoys. It remained in the club until going on display at the Midwest Decoy Collectors Association show in 1994. Later that year it was offered at public auction. The auction catalog’s authors wrote that collectors who viewed this bird felt it is “the finest Cobb brant in existence.” In the catalog it was illustrated six times, once on the front cover, and realized the top price for a decoy that year.

While demonstrating all of the bold features that define the Cobb style, this premier example reveals a subtle delicacy seldom seen in any Southern decoy. This hollow bird features a rare inletted root-head in an animated and turned swimming pose. The thin neck supports a slightly uplifted head with

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full cheek carving and inset German glass eyes within deep eye grooves. The body possesses bold shoulder carving and diamond-cut raised wingtips. The surface has developed an appealing bone-dry patina.

The underside retains its brass screws fastening the leather anchor loop and lead pad weight. The back left quarter is incised with Nathan Cobb, Jr.’s serifed “N.” In rare, dry, original paint with traces of possible overpaint on the rear white and even gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection

University Club of Milwaukee Collection, acquired from the above, 1965 Private Collection LITERATURE: Guyette and Schmidt, Inc., Important Waterfowl Decoys & Bird Carvings At Auction, Ogunquit, ME, July 1994, lot 62, front cover, and pp. 18-19, exact decoy illustrated six times.

Jackson Parker, “The 1994 Year in Review,” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, 1995, front cover and p. 9, exact decoy illustrated.

Richard A. Bourne, Inc., The Roy Bull Decoy Collection, Hyannis, MA, March 1983, front cover, introduction, and lot 75, related example illustrated. $125,000 - $175,000

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75 Wigeon Drake

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OLIVER “TOOTS” LAWSON (B. 1938) CRISFIELD, MD, C. 2000

THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, 1964

A slightly turned head balsa decoy signed by the maker on the bottom. Original condition.

A ten-inch-long drake and a nine-inch-long hen with turned heads, raised wing tips, and a “Ward Bros. Crisfield, MD, Best Grade Miniature” ink stamp on the bottom of each. These pine body birds are among the Wards’ finest miniatures. In original paint, the hen has touch-up to the bill. The drake has a reset bill, wing tips, and tail.

$600 - $900

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$2,000 - $2,500

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Cobb Island guide and hunter with Cobb decoys, c. 1880.

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77 Goldeneye Drake THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, C. 1930

This classic early Ward brothers decoy was likely made in the late 1920s or early 1930s. A stunning wooden sculpture, the two brothers have created a bird that perfectly captures the likeness of the species. Typically mobile on the water, goldeneyes are constantly in motion, diving in search of mollusks or darting after one another. This decoy has the appearance of a “whistler,” looking over its shoulder as it swims away. The head crown is correctly rendered with the wider top of the crown flowing to a sharper edge towards the back of the head. The pronounced humped back arches and sweeps to the extended concave “beaver tail.” This highly breakable tail point was later eliminated as the Ward Brothers gunning decoys evolved to more durable designs. Signed “L. T. Ward Bro., Crisfield, MD., -1936-” on the bottom. Original paint with significant gunning wear, age cracks along the bottom, and minor darkening.

PROVENANCE: Vance Strausberg Collection

Private Collection, New Jersey $12,000 - $18,000

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“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland were by far the most prominent Chesapeake Bay carvers of the twentieth century and among the greatest and most influential bird carvers of all time. The brothers worked closely together throughout their lives, combining the complementary talents of Steve’s hand carving and Lem’s brushwork to create works of extraordinary grace and realism.”

–Robert Shaw in Bird Decoys of North America: Nature, History, and Art

Lem and Steve Ward outside their workshop.

Photograph by A. Aubrey Bodine. Copyright © Jennifer B. Bodine Courtesy of www.aaubreybodine.com

78 Canada Goose THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, 1940

This exceptional carving is not only one of the finest Ward geese known, but also believed by many to be one of the finest Ward decoys ever to come on the market. In describing this exact bird in Bird Decoys of North America Shaw states that “this 1940 goose design is arguably their most elegant representation of that species.” This rare hollow decoy features a deep ice groove, articulated bill carving, and a turned head. The broad body is nearly ten inches wide and displays what is perhaps the finest paint seen on any Ward goose decoy. This is the first time this bird has been offered in nearly a quarter century. The bottom of the bird is signed and dated by the Wards and retains George Thompson’s collection label. Thompson was one of the most acclaimed Canada goose decoy collectors of all time, in addition he was a notable Ward collector, making this Ward goose a cornerstone of his collection.

In 1990, Theodore S. Harmon of Decoys Unlimited described Thompson’s collection as “bird for bird, the finest group of decoys ever to come to auction.” Rigging has been removed. Excellent original paint with light even gunning wear and tight craquelure.

PROVENANCE: George Thompson Collection

Private Collection LITERATURE: Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p. 205, exact bird illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed., “Collector Profile Ron Gard,” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, September/October 2008, pp. 8-13, exact decoy illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed. Decoy Magazine, May/June 1990, back cover. $80,000 - $120,000

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These exquisite Ward Brothers pintails are one of the finest rigmate pairs of their kind to ever come to market. Featured in color as lots 485 and 486 in the 1996 Hillman Collection sale, they represent a rare collecting opportunity to acquire early, near-mint carvings by two of the all-time masters of the decoy.

The full-bodied birds feature heads turned almost forty-five degrees, uplifted tails, and razor-sharp bills. The highly detailed feather work on the hen by Lem is extraordinary as are the subtly blended grays on the back of the drake. Each bird is signed “1948, L.T. Ward Bro, Lem Ward and Steve Ward” on the bottom in addition to having various collectors’ stickers. Each bird

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retains the Hillman Collection stamp on the bottom. Superb and dry original paint with minimal even wear, the hen has a thin crack through the neck.

PROVENANCE: John Hillman Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above LITERATURE: Guyette and Schmidt, Inc., The Hillman Collection: Rare Antique Waterfowl Decoys, St. Michaels, MD, April 25-26, 1996, lots 485-486, exact decoys illustrated.

$20,000 - $30,000

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80 Mallard Hen THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, 1936

The Ward brothers were known to have made very few early mallard decoys. It was not until the 1940s that mallard populations began to proliferate along the Atlantic flyway. For this reason mallard decoys by famous east coast carvers like Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) and Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) are almost nonexistent. Few, if any, Ward mallards surpass this elegant lady in terms of form, paint, and condition. Illustrated in the 1977 book Pioneer Decoy Carvers: A Biography of Lemuel and Stephen Ward by Barry Berkey, this hen is virtually flawless. The flared bill of this decoy widens from three-quarters of an inch where the bill meets the face to nearly an inch-and-a-half at its widest part. The nostril is delicately carved all the way through and the bird’s nail or “bean” at its tip is remarkably still intact.

Collected by famed Ward collector Knute Bartrug, it bears his stylized “KB” initials on the bottom along with his inventory number fifty-nine. The underside of the decoy retains traces of

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its original “Maker, L.T. Ward & Bro., Crisfield, MD” ink stamp towards the tail in addition to the makers’ crisp “L.T. Ward- Bro, Crisfield, Md, -1936-“ ink signature. The paint application on the decoy reveals Lem’s intricate feather pattern along the flanks as well as the back. Lem took great pride in painting his hens, which more often than not surpass their male rigmates in regards to detail. Excellent dry original paint with even wear and an age line just above the neck seam.

PROVENANCE: Knute Bartrug Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above c. 1990 LITERATURE: Barry Berkey, Pioneer Decoy Carvers: A Biography of Lemuel and Stephen Ward, Cambridge, MD, 1977, figure 13, p. 20, exact bird illustrated.

$25,000 - $35,000

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81 Classic Black Duck THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, 1942

This exact decoy is pictured three times in Ronald Gard and Brian McGrath’s book The Ward Brothers’ Decoys: A Collectors Guide and leads the black duck chapter. The description reads:

Lem Ward’s talent. The decoy was rigged for hunting and was acquired from the John Dilworth estate.” Excellent original paint with light and even gunning wear and an age line through the neck.

“This decoy has the typical characteristics of the 1942 Classic Ward designs such as the high head, the flat forehead and the long bill. The body shows the sleek and racy form that makes this design one of the most sought after regardless of species.

The head is turned slightly to the left and canted... The paint and patina of this bird make it one of the finest examples of this species in this design. The fineness of the detail feather painting of this simply colored bird demonstrates the great extent of

PROVENANCE: John Dilworth Collection

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Private Collection, acquired c. 1982 LITERATURE: Ronald J. Gard and Brian J. McGrath, The Ward Brothers’ Decoys: A Collectors Guide, Wolfe City, TX, 1989, pp. 7179, photo 44 and plate 67, exact decoy illustrated.

$40,000 - $60,000

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82 Wigeon Pair THE WARD BROTHERS, LEMUEL T. (1896-1984) AND STEPHEN (1895-1976) CRISFIELD, MD, 1954

This exact pair of Stephen Ward’s favorite duck is pictured in Ronald Gard and Brian McGrath’s book The Ward Brothers’ Decoys: A Collectors Guide. The description reads: “These decoys are painted so exquisitely that their form and design are overshadowed. The lines of both birds are graceful but the drake is particularly attractive with its head nestled against its back and the tail arched slightly upward. It is impossible to accurately describe the quality of the paint. The hue of one color is delicately blended into a contrasting color with a technique that looks as natural as the live birds themselves. The detail of the feathers, the speckling of the heads, and the selection of colors make these decoys among the finest paint presentations the Wards ever did on widgeon decoys.”

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Penn Memorial Museum (now called The State Museum of Pennsylvania) for a special exhibit. The drake retains the loan tag on the underside. Eshenbaugh is one of the great unheralded primary source collectors of decoys. His collection was purchased in syndicate by Bill Butler, Hal Sorenson, and Joe French in the late 1960s. Excellent original condition.

PROVENANCE: Thomas Eshenbaugh Collection

Private Collection LITERATURE: Ronald J. Gard and Brian J. McGrath, The Ward Brothers’ Decoys: A Collector’s Guide, Wolfe City, TX, 1989, pp. 9294, plate 83, exact pair illustrated.

$20,000 - $30,000

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83 Eider Drake MAINE, C. 1900

A high-head sea duck displaying flowing lines.

The bottom has an incised “A.” In old mostly original dry paint worn to the wood in places, with heavy gunning wear, worn chips to end of bill, tail, and left side of neck seat. $3,000 - $5,000

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84 Red-Breasted Merganser Drake GEORGE R. HUEY (1866-1937) FRIENDSHIP, ME, C. 1930

A Down East merganser displaying carved eyes, an inletted neck, and gently raised wings. Incised in the bottom by the maker “Made By G R Huey.”

Original paint with light gunning wear, a cracked neck, a bill tip chip, and a tail chip.

LITERATURE: John and Shirley Delph, New England Decoys, Exton, PA, p. 34, similar decoys illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 5, similar decoys illustrated.

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85 Goldeneye Hen ORLANDO “OS” BIBBER (1882-1970) SOUTH HARPSWELL, ME, C. 1910

A coastal Maine decoy with a sleek, stylized form. In The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, John Dinan writes, “Bibber’s birds are the best carvings on the coast... He made decoys for his own use.” A mixture of original and working white paint with even gunning wear and a bill chip.

LITERATURE: Joe Engers, ed., The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, pp. 33-36.

$4,000 - $7,000

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86 Rare Mallard Hen AUGUSTUS AARON WILSON (1864-1950) SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, C. 1900

A very rare species for a Wilson decoy. This oversize Down East mallard hen has slightly raised wings, carved eyes, and bill detail.

Original paint with gunning wear, professional touch-up around reset neck, and an age crack along the bottom.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Virginia

Private Collection LITERATURE: Joe Engers, ed., The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 36, similar decoy illustrated.

$1,500 - $1,800

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87 Red-Breasted Merganser Drake MAINE, C. 1890

A hand-chopped, chip-carved decoy with an inletted head and a large iron spike weight. The back features an intricate paint pattern. Original paint with possible working touch-up, gunning wear, and a replaced bill. $400 - $800

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88 Old Squaw Pair LINDSEY SEAFORTH LEVY (1892-1980) LITTLE TANCOOK ISLAND, NS, CANADA, C. 1930

A rigmate pair of sea ducks by the most recognized carver of this prominent island family.

In original paint with gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$800 - $1,200

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89 Goldeneye Drake JAMES H. WHITNEY (1892-1982) FALMOUTH FORESIDE, ME, C. 1950

An oversize, turned-head decoy with the maker’s “J. H. Whitney” brand on the bottom. Original paint with craquelure and gunning wear. $300 - $500

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90 Goldeneye Pair DOWN EAST FACTORY FREEPORT, ME, C. 1950

A pair of swimming decoys, probably factory prototype models, with raised wings and custom, extra-detailed, painted feathering. Purchased directly from Ray W. Clough (1900-1990) who was the manager of the company. Original custom paint with light wear, tight age cracks on drake’s head and along bottom of both birds. $600 - $900

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91 Brant and Coot A small brant by Captain Barter, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine, c. 1860 with an inletted head. A life-size coot decoy. As found. $100 - $300

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92 Eider Hen AUGUSTUS AARON “GUS” WILSON (1864-1950) FREEPORT, ME, C. 1950

This boldly carved sea duck is one of the finest Wilson eider hen decoys to ever be offered at public auction. The carving features an exceptionally rendered breast, a preening head with carved eyes, bill detail, and raised wings.

This large bird is over seventeen and one-half inches long, over eight and one-half inches high, and over nine inches wide. The two-piece construction features a prodigious six-and-one-half by four-inch inletted head seat. The bottom displays an anchor line ring fastened with an old fence staple.

LITERATURE: Gene Kangas, “Gus Wilson, Folk Artist,” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, November/December 1994, pp. 8-13.

According to art historian Gene Kangas, “His job as a lighthouse keeper provided financial security and ample time to facilitate rapid artistic advancement. Imaginative decoys and wildlife carving began to taking shape in an incredible variety of poses.” Early regional traditions and requirements drove carvers to produce big solid decoys with modest paint patterns. “Seaworthiness, durability, practicality, effectiveness and affordability were essential considerations...Wilson’s genius is demonstrated by his ability to work within those existing traditions, yet elevate the Maine decoy to a higher level of artistic achievement.” In original paint with even gunning wear worn to wood in places, crack in neck, and lifted grain on left wing has been secured.

Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p.

149, similar decoy illustrated. $8,000 - $12,000

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“Maine’s greatest and most prolific carver was Augustus Aaron “Gus” Wilson... Wilson had few equals among decoy makers as a sculptor, only his contemporary Ira Hudson in Virginia carved so wide a variety of forms. Wilson carved both heads and bodies freehand, holding the piece of wood in his hands, and this approach allowed him the tactile immediacy that characterizes his work. His best birds are at once powerful and imaginative.”

-Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America

93 Red-Breasted Merganser Drake With Open Bill AUGUSTUS AARON “GUS” WILSON (1864-1950) SOUTH PORTLAND, ME, C. 1900

Merganser decoys have always held a special place amongst carvers and collectors of decoys and folk art. The species’ animated forms, pronounced crests, and striking plumage lend themselves to artistic designs of virtually endless interpretations.

From the earliest carvers of wooden decoys centuries ago to present day carvers, makers have been captivated by these seemingly playful diving birds. As collectors share this appreciation, many of the world-record auction results for toptier carvers have come from merganser decoys, including such prestigious makers as Lothrop Holmes (1824-1899), Ira Hudson (1873-1949), and Captain Charles Osgood (1820-1886).

Wilson was born “Down East,” on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Though he is foremost remembered as a carver, Wilson was also a boatbuilder, waterman, outdoorsman, and a lighthouse keeper. He was an attendant to a number of Maine’s lighthouses, including the Great Duck Island Light, Goose Rocks Station on Fox Island, Two Lights Station on Cape Elizabeth, Marshall Point Light at Port Clyde, and lastly Spring Point Light in Casco Bay. Wilson’s interests were by no means limited to decoys. He carved a variety of songbirds, decoratives, weathervanes, and big cats. A pair of Wilson tigers is featured in the American Identities exhibit, on display as a part of the permanent collection at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York.

This merganser sculpture epitomizes the decoy as American folk art. In 1992, the Maine-based firm Gary Guyette and Frank Schmidt Inc. stated, “It is certainly the finest Gus Wilson ever offered at auction,” and also simply described it as, “the best merganser.” The decoy later appeared on the front cover of Decoy Magazine’s 1992 Year in Review after setting a new world record at auction for the maker.

One of the pinnacle decoys to ever be offered at public auction, this boldly carved merganser features an exceptionally rendered cocked-back and turned head, along with raised-wing and uplifted-tail carving. The delicately carved open bill design is a treatment virtually never seen intact in working decoys and gives the bird an almost smiling air. Wilson’s attention to anatomy is commendable, with the very tip of the upper bill slightly curved and the inside of the lower bill accurately painted red. The intricate bill’s survival is remarkable given the bird’s use as a hunting decoy.

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The bird measures over sixteen and one-half inches in length, and seven inches in both width and height. The two-piece construction features a prodigious four-and-one-half-inch by two-and-one-half-inch inletted head with a canted and scribed fit. It features pinched breast carving, tack eyes, full cheeks, and eyes grooves that taper to a pointed crest. The bottom displays original rigging with a screw eye and a pad-style weight.

In excellent original paint with gunning wear, a rub on the left wing, and an imperfection original to the carving under the left side of the tail.

PROVENANCE: Jim Doherty Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above in 2006 LITERATURE: Gary Guyette and Frank Schmidt, Inc., Important Waterfowl Decoys & Bird Carvings At Auction, Ogunquit, ME, July 1992, lot 1, front cover, exact decoy illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed., Decoy Magazine, Burtonsville, MD, May/June 1992, p. 15, exact decoy illustrated.

Jackson Parker, The [1992] Year in Review, Decoy Magazine, Burtonsville, MD, 1993, front cover, pp. 3, 11, 28, and 32, exact decoy illustrated.

Gary Guyette and Frank Schmidt, Inc., North American Decoys At Auction, Ogunquit, ME, July 1996, lot 466, exact decoy illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed., The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, pp. 36-43, rigmate illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, pp. 147-149. $350,000 - $450,000

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94 Peep J. LEWIS BARKALOW (1875-1960) FORKED RIVER, NJ, C. 1900

A six-and-one-half-inch-long shorebird decoy with painted eyes and mortise-and-tennon fit bill. Original paint with even gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

GUS WILSON

$600 - $900

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95 Two Shorebirds A black-bellied plover possibly from Virginia c.

1890 with painted eyes and a slightly dropped tail. A ruddy turnstone possibly from New Jersey c. 1890 with an incised wing outline and a dropped tail. Both retain William J. Mackey, Jr. collection stamps on the underside. As found.

PROVENANCE: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection

Private Collection, Massachusetts $200 - $400

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“Gus had a broadness of interest and artist’s eye that allowed him to come up with birds of such merit that they rivaled the best of the others... Gus Wilson looked at waterfowl much the way the Ward brothers did. There was a similarity in their ability to capture an unusual pose and to produce a decoy that continues to enthrall…”

-Maine decoy author and historian, Captain John Dinan.

96 Greater Yellowlegs ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, C. 1890

This painted eye shorebird decoy was found under the floor of French’s boathouse in Atlantic City, and is featured in Fleckenstein’s New Jersey Decoys.

Original paint with minor flaking and light gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Dr. Jack Conover Collection

Dr. John F. Reiger Collection LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 166, plate 396, exact decoy illustrated.

Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Shore Bird Decoys, Exton, PA, 1980, p. 104, plate 106, exact decoy illustrated. $1,200 - $1,800

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97 Yellowlegs NANTUCKET, MA, C. 1880

A “Nantucket Rocker” or “Banana Bird” exhibiting flowing form, two-piece construction with a expertly joined neck, very small tack eyes, and a thin square nail bill. Original paint with craquelure, light gunning wear, and a little touch-up to top of head. $3,000 - $5,000

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98 Two Golden Plovers NANTUCKET, MA, C. 1890

The top bird has an incised “W” on the underside. Both appear to be in original paint with craquelure and gunning wear. One has a cracked neck and the other has a replaced bill.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$400 - $600

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99 Ruddy Turnstone WILLIAM A. SANNINO (1893-1962) ABSECON, NJ, C. 1910

A wire-billed shorebird decoy with “Wm. Seneno, Absecon, ca. 1910” inscribed on the underside. Original paint with some discoloration and gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Bud Ward Collection

Gary Giberson Collection, acquired from the above Dr. John F. Reiger Collection $1,000 - $1,500

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HARRY V. SHOURDS (1861-1920) TUCKERTON, NJ, C. 1890

HARRY V. SHOURDS (1861-1920) TUCKERTON, NJ, C. 1890

An exemplary Shourds shorebird decoy that displays painted eyes and stippled feathering with warm patina. This decoy has the inventory code “27.FD 19.301” on the underside, related serial numbers can also be found on the Gelston curlew, lot 113 in this sale.

The bottom also has Joe French collection markings and a faded ink stamp. Original paint with even gunning wear and a replaced bill.

A painted-eye shorebird decoy with its original splined bill and the maker’s finest stippled paint. Original paint with gunning wear and shot scars mostly on one side.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection LITERATURE: Joe Engers, The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 116, similar decoys illustrated.

PROVENANCE: Shelburne Museum Collection

Joseph B. French Collection Private Collection

Donna Tonelli, Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles, Atglen, PA, 1998, p. 62, similar example illustrated.

LITERATURE: Joe Engers, The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 59, similar example illustrated.

Diego, CA, 1990, p. 116, similar decoys illustrated.

Donna Tonelli, Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles, Atglen, PA, 1998, p. 62, similar example illustrated.

James R. Doherty, Classic New Jersey Decoys, Louisville, KY, 2011, p.

67, similar decoys illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 59, similar example illustrated.

$4,000 - $5,000

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102 Early Curlew Pair EPHRAIM HILDRETH (1835-1915) RIO GRANDE, NJ, C. 1870

A rare and outstanding pair of rigmate shorebird decoys by Ephraim Hildreth, one of the earliest known New Jersey decoy makers. These life-size, tack-eyed shorebirds display very distinct features such as their uplifted heads and drop tails.

The underside of the birds bear a “E. HILDRETH” brand and the underside of the tails bear partial brands from the same iron. This exact pair was featured in this year’s Midwest Decoy Collectors Association’s vintage New Jersey decoy display.

Original paint with even gunning wear, worn to the wood in places, age lines in heads, and as is the case with most Hildreths, both bills are professional replacements.

EXHIBITED: St. Charles, Illinois, North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show, Vintage New Jersey Decoy Display, April 25-26, 2014.

PROVENANCE: Ephraim Hildreth Rig

James Hand Collection, by descent in the family from the above Private Collection Richard Gove Collection LITERATURE: John Clayton, “New Jersey’s Best Go West,” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, January/February 2014, p. 31, exact decoys illustrated.

$8,000 - $12,000

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103 Exceedingly Rare Eskimo Curlew JOSEPH W. LINCOLN (1859-1938) ACCORD, MA, C. 1880

A plump tack-eyed, life-size curlew decoy from a rig of three discovered on Nantucket in the early 1960s by Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. While one remains in the O’Brien collection, another was sold to Dr. James M. McCleery, and now resides in the collection of Lincoln scholar Cap Vinal. This lot was in the collection of Peter Bergh, the author of The Art of Ogden Pleissner. Original paint with gunning wear including some flaking and rubs and a 3⁄4 inch dent on one side. Bill appears original or early replacement.

LITERATURE: Cap Vinal, Joseph W. Lincoln, Rockland, MA, 2002, pp. 70 and 71, related decoys illustrated.

PROVENANCE: Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection

$12,000 - $18,000

John M. Levinson and Somers G. Headley, Shorebirds, Centreville, MD, 1991, p. 56, rigmate illustrated.

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 212, lot 566, rigmate decoy illustrated.

Peter Bergh Collection Private Collection, acquired from the above c. 1997

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104 Golden Plover A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1890

An early tack-eyed shorebird decoy with deeply stippled paint and lightly blended feathering. Original paint with light gunning wear and a minor wing tip chip.

PROVENANCE: Howes Family Collection

Robert Creighton’s Quandy Collection Russell B. Aitken Collection Private Collection LITERATURE: John and Shirley Delph, New England Decoys, Exton, PA, 1980, p. 145, exact decoy illustrated.

$6,000 - $9000

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OBEDIAH VERITY 1813-1901

“Most were carved in a conventional pose, so those few yellowlegs and plover in feeding postures are sought with special avidity. In fact, almost any shorebird from the area is highly collectible, for as most advanced collectors will agree there was a consistently high standard set in that small town that knows no equal in the entire world of decoys.�

- Jeff Waingrow on decoys of Seaford, Long Island, once known as Verity Town.

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105 The Mackey-McCleery Feeding Black-Bellied Plover

106 Running Sanderling

OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1870

OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1870

The form and paint of this exceptionally rare decoy make it an apex work of not only Long Island’s distinct Seaford school, but of all decoy carving. The bold design displays a deep feeding pose that perfectly captures the probing nature of the species. The plump form measures ten and one-half inches in circumference.

A running peep decoy in rare reddish breeding plumage. The plump body has carved eyes, raised S-wing carving, V-shape primary carving, and excellent stippled paint characteristic of the Seaford school. This little decoy sat prominently under the previous lot (105) on Dr. James M. McCleery’s living room shelf. It measures seven and one-half inches from tip to tail. While several other running sanderlings attributed to this maker have surfaced over the last decade, this example with its bold wing carving, extended bill, and impeccable provenance hailing from both the William J. Mackey, Jr. and Dr. James M. McCleery collections may be the finest known to exist. It bears each collection’s stamp on the underside. Excellent original paint with light even gunning wear.

The bird features everything that seasoned collectors look for in a Verity: carved eyes, raised S-shape wings, V-shape primaries, and the maker’s very best stippled paint. The stick hole allows for two distinct display angles.

Hailing from both the William J. Mackey, Jr. and the Dr. James M. McCleery collections, this decoy carries an impeccable provenance and the underside bears each collection’s stamp. McCleery prominently featured this decoy at the center of one of his living room shelves.

Excellent original paint with light and even gunning wear, black on breast appears to be all original, bill appears to be replaced.

PROVENANCE: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection

Dr. James M. McCleery Collection Private Collection LITERATURE: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Very Rare and Important

American Bird Decoys, From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey, Hyannis, MA, Session I, 1973, lot 160, exact decoy illustrated.

Quintina Colio, American Decoys, Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 73, exact decoy illustrated (image reversed).

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, lot 423, exact decoy illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 43, exact decoy illustrated.

Alan G. Haid and Brandy Culp, The Allure of the Decoy, Charleston, SC, 2013, p. 39, rigmate illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p.

180, exact decoy illustrated.

Jeff Waingrow, American Wildfowl Decoys, New York, NY, 1989, p. 42. $125,000 - $175,000

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Dr. James M. McCleery Collection Private Collection LITERATURE: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys, From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey, Hyannis, MA, Session IV, 1973, lot 203, exact bird illustrated.

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, lot 424, exact decoy illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 43, exact decoy illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p.

180, exact decoy illustrated. $20,000 - $25,000

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107 Ruddy Turnstone

109 Yellowlegs

OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) OR JOHN HENRY VERITY (1788-1866) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY , C. 1860

VERITY FAMILY SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

This very early Verity shorebird displays the characteristics of John Henry Verity’s carvings. John Henry was Obediah’s father. These characteristics include: a lack of carved eyes, a square bill base, and less pronounced wing carving with the front edge close to the breast. The patina of the wood even in the shot scars exhibits this bird’s age and gunning history. Original paint with some old repaint, heavy gunning wear, numerous shot scars, and a top of the head chip.

A yellowlegs decoy with incised eyes, a splined bill, and raised wings. A mix of original paint and working repaint on head and wings with gunning wear. $1,000 - $2,000

110 Black-Bellied Plover FRANK KELLUM (1858-1940) BABYLON, NY, C. 1890

PROVENANCE: William H. Purnell Collection

Private Collection

A shorebird carved from a one-and-three-quarter-inch board with shoe button eyes, and stippled paint feather detail on raised wings.

A carver of duck and shorebird decoys, Kellum is probably best known for a flat-sided seagull carving that was in the collection of the late Dr. George Ross Starr, of Duxbury, Massachusetts. Original paint with flaking, mostly on one side, and gunning wear.

LITERATURE: Timothy R. Sieger and Dr. Cynthia Byrd, The Decoys of

Long Island, Water Mill, NY, 2010, p. 35, related decoy illustrated. $3,000 - $4,000

108 Ruddy Turnstone

PROVENANCE: Tim Sieger Collection

OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1880

Private Collection

A life-size shorebird decoy exhibiting carved eyes and the maker’s raised carved wings. Verity turnstones are exceedingly rare in any condition. Early working repaint with gunning wear, shot scars, half of a raised wing reset, and a replaced bill.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$2,000 - $4,000

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111 Black-Bellied Plover MASSACHUSETTS, C. 1900

A beautifully constructed, hollow shorebird decoy displaying black glass bead eyes, two-piece construction with the halves vertically joined, and an original paddle-shaped stick. Original paint with some minor flaking, even gunning wear, and a small tail chip.

PROVENANCE: Ronald Swanson Collection

Private Collection $3,000 - $5,000

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112 Yellowlegs Pair LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1850

William Mackey in his 1965 American Bird Decoys book described a similar pair of decoys as follows: “Shore birds of the earliest type, from the South Shore of Long Island, about 1850, possibly yellowlegs.” The birds display two-piece construction, drilled stringing holes to facilitate carrying, and one bears an “Adele Earnest Collection” stamp on the underside. Adele Earnest (1901-1993) opened the Stony Point Art Gallery in 1939 specializing in decoys and folk sculpture. She later moved her gallery to New York City, wrote a pioneering decoy collecting book, and became a founding member of the American Museum

of Folk Art. Earnest was known for her refined eye and for collecting decoys with exceptional sculptural qualities. Original paint with deep patina, gunning wear, worn to the wood in places, age lines, and replaced bills.

PROVENANCE: Adele Earnest Collection

Henry Stansbury Collection LITERATURE: William J. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys, New York, NY, 1965, p. 96, plate 79, related decoys illustrated.

$5,000 - $7,500

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113 Rare Long-Billed Curlew

Quintina Colio, American Decoys, Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 54 and book cover, similar decoys illustrated.

THOMAS GELSTON (1851-1924) QUOGUE, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

Thomas Gelston shorebird decoys in original paint are exceptionally hard to come by. This grand full-bodied curlew is a prime example by the maker. The bird displays Gelston’s signature eye grooves and cheek carving and features graceful lines reflective of the species. The eyes are expertly rendered in deeply inset bead glass. The vintage-Gelston, raised carved wings start mid-body and extend almost to the tail. This decoy has the inventory code “27.FD 19.7” under the tail, related serial numbers can also be found on the Shourds curlew, lot 100 in this sale. The feather paint is intricate and extends to the head, breast, wing-tips, and sides. Original paint with even gunning wear and touch-up around neck.

PROVENANCE: Joel Barber Collection

Shelburne Musueum Collection Private Collection

Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p. 182, similar decoys illustrated.

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 104, lot 218, similar decoy illustrated. $15,000 - $20,000

114 Black-Bellied Plover THOMAS GELSTON (1851-1924) QUOGUE, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

A rare, full-bodied shorebird decoy exhibiting black glass bead eyes and raised primaries. This decoy appears to be a rigmate to lot 113. Original paint with fine craquelure, some crazing on breast, and even gunning wear.

LITERATURE: Timothy Sieger, The Decoys of Long Island, Water Mills, NY, 2010, p. 28, similar example illustrated.

LITERATURE: Christie’s, The Russell B. Aitken Collection of

Waterfowl Decoys, New York, NY, 2003, p. 123, lot 1307, similar decoy illustrated.

$5,000 - $8,000

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115 Greater Yellowlegs WILLIAM J. SOUTHARD SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

The importance of documentation with regards to Verity and Southard decoys cannot be overstated. This greater yellowlegs was first illustrated as lot 336 in the second session of The Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys, From the Collection of the Late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey. It was purchased

by Asa Allen of Harwichport, Massachusetts, on July 18th, 1973.

Asa packed this bird along with others into a box and there they remained until July of 2002. One of the finest Southard decoys known to exist, this is the first time this decoy has appeared at auction in over forty years. A thirteen-and-one-half-inch-long shorebird decoy. This exemplary bird features carved eyes, a splined bill, deeply cut raised wing carving, ticked feather paint on the breast, and stippling along the back. The underside bears the Mackey collection auction stamp. Outstanding original paint with minor gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection

Asa Allen Collection Private Collection, acquired from the above 2002 LITERATURE: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys, From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey, Hyannis, MA, Session II, 1973, lot 336, exact bird illustrated.

William J. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys, New York, NY, 1965, p. 102, plate 86, similar decoy illustrated.

Timothy Sieger, The Decoys of Long Island, Water Mills, NY, 2010, p. 37, similar example illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed., The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 103, similar decoy illustrated. $10,000 - $15,000

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116 Dowitcher JOHN DILLEY QUOGUE, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1890

This shorebird was the cover lot of Richard A. Bourne’s 1979 summer decoy sale catalog. With its full body and slightly split-tail carving, this decoy features the intricate and precise feathering that Dilley collectors covet. Fine original paint with tight craquelure and minimal gunning wear.

LITERATURE: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., Rare American Bird Carvings, Decoys & Duck Stamps, Hyannis, MA, July 11, 1979, lot 848, exact shorebird decoy illustrated on front cover.

Timothy R. Sieger and Dr. Cynthia Byrd, The Decoys of Long Island, Water Mill, NY, 2010, p. 46, related decoy illustrated. $10,000 - $20,000

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117 Yellowlegs JOHN HENRY VERITY (1788-1866) (ATTR.) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1835

A possible rigmate to the two other two-piece shorebird decoys in this sale, lot 112. William Mackey in his 1965 American Bird Decoys book described a similar pair of decoys (plate 79) as follows: “Shore birds of the earliest type, from the South Shore of Long Island, about 1850, possibly yellowlegs.” Typical of Long Island carvings, this decoy has a ridge on the top of its tail.

Verbal history recorded by the consignor states that this shorebird could be attributed to John Henry Verity, it was acquired by Philip Brasher (1813-1879) from Verity, and used by Rex Brasher (1869-1960), the well-known bird illustrator and artist. J. P. Giraud, Jr’s 1844 book The Birds of Long Island cites his

friend Philip Brasher extensively and the renowned guide John Verity. A mixture of original paint and working repaint with even gunning wear and a replaced antique nail bill by Bud Ward.

PROVENANCE: Philip Brasher Rig

Rex I. Brasher Rig Bud Ward Collection Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired from the above LITERATURE: J. P. Giraud, Jr., The Birds of Long Island, New York, NY, 1844, pp. 278, 303.

$2,000 - $3,000

118 Pectoral Sandpiper C. 1900

A painted-eye shorebird decoy with a chipped carved breast and underside. Original paint with flaking and gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$200 - $300

119 Black-Bellied Plover VERITY FAMILY SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1880

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120 Curlew TOM’S RIVER, NJ, C. 1880

A wire-billed curlew decoy with a branded “N” for the North collection on the underside. Wirebilled curlews were commonly found in southern New Jersey rigs, especially in Cape May. Original paint worn to the wood in places.

PROVENANCE: D.C. North Collection

Dr. John F. Reiger Collection $600 - $900

121 Lesser Yellowlegs J. LEWIS BARKALOW (1875-1960) (ATTR.) FORKED RIVER, NJ, C. 1900

A delicate sandpiper decoy with a throughmortised bill. Original paint with light uneven gunning wear and a neck repair.

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$400 - $800

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123 Bull Head Plover

JAMES “JONAS” SPRAGUE, JR. (1880-1956) BEACH HAVEN, NJ, C. 1900

WILLIAM A. “BILL” HARRIS (1862-1912) ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, C. 1890

The youngest son of Capt. James Sprague (1833-1910) who was in the U.S. Life Saving Service and also carved decoys. James, Jr. worked as a fisherman, a house painter, and decoy carver despite the loss of both his thumbs. Original paint worn to the wood in places with gunning wear, a replaced bill, and touch-up to a patch on lower left side.

Originally collected in Massachusetts, this well-documented shorebird decoy is thought to be an early carving by Harris. Harris lived in several Jersey shore towns and is known for his “Brigantine Bullheads” which were shorebird decoys later collected by Dr. Jack Conover. Original paint, worn to the wood, with even gunning wear and an in-use bill replacement.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$200 - $400

LITERATURE: John M. Levinson and Somers G. Headley, Shorebirds, Centreville, MD, 1991, p. 60, exact decoy illustrated.

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124 Ward-Style Pintail Pair WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1961-1977) PT. PLEASANT, NJ, C. 1960

A very rare pair of Ward Brothers-style decoys with the Pt. Pleasant Wildfowler circular brand on the bottom of each. Both are in original paint, with gunning wear, touch-up to neck seams, a line in drake’s bill, and hen’s reset tail. $1,000 - $1,200

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125 Blue-Winged Teal Pair WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1939-1957) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1940

A pair of superior model, solid-bodied, pine decoys with their original keels. Both are in original paint, the drake with craquelure, the hen with age lines in the bill. Both have gunning wear and tight age cracks along the bottom.

LITERATURE: Richard Cowen and Richard LaFountain, Wildfowler Decoys, Lewes, DE, 2004, p. 31, similar decoys illustrated.

$800 - $1,200

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126 Green-Winged Teal Pair WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1939-1957) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1950

A pair of Wildfowler’s finest superior grade decoys with bill and raised wing outline carving. Original paint with minimal wear.

LITERATURE: Richard Cowen and Richard LaFountain, Wildfowler Decoys, Lewes, DE, 2004, p. 42, exact decoys illustrated.

$800 - $1,200

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127 Bluebill Drake HARVEY STEVENS (1847-1894) AND GEORGE STEVENS (1856-1905) WEEDSPORT, NY, C. 1880

A “sleeper model” displaying a humpback and low head, sometimes attributed to older brother Harvey with an “S” stamped on the bottom.

Original paint with even gunning wear, a small old wood patch on one side, and a tight age crack along the bottom. $2,500 - $3,500

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128 Pintail Drake J. N. DODGE DECOY FACTORY (1883-1893) DETROIT, MI, C. 1890

A tack-eyed No.1 model decoy. With regards to form, authors Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge describe the bird as having, “perhaps the sleekest of any Dodge pintail extant.” Original paint with gunning wear, neck filler has been redone.

PROVENANCE: Dr. Richard V. Reiswig Collection

Private Collection LITERATURE: Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge, Detroit Decoy Dynasty: The Factory Decoys of Peterson, Dodge, and Mason, Lawsonville, NC, 2009, p. 165, photo 5-82, exact decoy illustrated.

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129 Mallard Drake J. N. DODGE DECOY FACTORY (1883-1893) DETROIT, MI, C. 1890

This early decoy displays round form, glass eyes, and carved bill detail. Dodge’s mallard drakes were featured in many of the factory’s early sporting magazine ads. Original paint with gunning wear, neck filler replaced, and restoration to patches under left side of tail, center top of tail, in front of shoulders, and end of bill. $400 - $600

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J. N. DODGE DECOY FACTORY (1883-1893) DETROIT, MI, C. 1890

WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1939-1957) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1950

A very rare style of Dodge decoy from the Canoe and Oar Works period of production. This exact pair of birds is illustrated in Sharp and Dodge’s book Detroit Decoy Dynasty. Original paint with even gunning wear, restored neck filler on hen’s left side.

A plaque measuring four and one-half inches by twentyfour inches with eight-inch-long duck heads and woodplugged shotgun shell pegs. Original paint and finish. The mallard head has a base chip and some house paint streaks on the underside. There is one shotgun shell peg missing.

LITERATURE: Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge, Detroit Decoy Dynasty: The Factory Decoys of Peterson, Dodge, and Mason, Lawsonville, NC, 2009, p. 218, photo 6-6, exact pair of decoys illustrated.

$400 - $600

$3,000 - $5,000

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132 Redhead Box WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1939-1957) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1940

A three-quarter-sized dresser or jewelry box

by Edward “Ted” Mulliken (1896-1964) of Wildfowler Decoys. Dry original paint with restoration to hole in top of back and on side. $200 - $300

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133 Standard Grade Wigeon Drake MASON DECOY FACTORY (1896-1924) DETROIT, MI, C. 1920

A standard grade, glass-eye decoy. Original paint with some overpaint taken down, gunning wear, repairs to neck filler, a bottom age crack, and eye cracks. $600 - $900

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134 Bluebill Drake J. M. HAYS WOOD PRODUCTS (1920-1930) JEFFERSON CITY, MO, C. 1920

Original paint with gunning wear, a loose head, a crack along the back and through the neck, and some touch-up to black in front. $100 - $200

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135 Premier Grade Snakey Head Mallard Drake MASON DECOY FACTORY (1896-1924) DETROIT, MI, C. 1900

An exceedingly rare and important hollow mallard in unused condition. According to decoy author Donna Tonelli, there are only a dozen of these Schmidt rig mallards known to exist. Of the twelve known, only eight are drakes. With beautifully swirled paint, “ribbon candy” speculums, snakey neck form, and impeccable provenance, this decoy ranks among the finest Mason mallards known to exist. Branded “G. K. Schmidt” on the bottom. The rig was commissioned by George K. Schmidt (1869-1939), the president of the Prudential State Savings Bank in Chicago. From approximately 1930 to 1970 the rig of decoys resided in the basement of a bank. Original paint in near mint condition with touch-up to tip of bill and a minute tail chip reset.

PROVENANCE: George. K. Schmidt Rig

Private Collection LITERATURE: Russ J. Goldberger and Alan Haid, Mason Decoys: A Pictorial Guide, Lewes, DE, 1993, p. 23, rigmate illustrated.

Donna Tonelli, Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes, Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 41, rigmate illustrated.

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 179, lot 440, similar decoy illustrated. $9,000 - $12,000

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136 Canvasback Pair EDWARD KELLER (1888-1963) BARTONVILLE, IL, C. 1940

A hollow pair of Illinois River decoys from Keller’s own rig with his “EK” initials painted on the bottom of each.

Keller had a steady hand with the paintbrush. He produced several hundred decoys during his lifetime, including: mallards, pintails, redheads, canvasbacks, and bluebills. The bulk of his decoys were made in the 1940s and 50s and were created mostly for his own use. Keller, like Oscar Alford, protected his decoys in cloth sacks during transportation to and from the blind, further evidence of the great pride that Keller took in his decoys. Original paint with light gunning wear.

From Bartonville, Illinois, the decoys carved by Edward Keller were very realistic. Like most Illinois decoys, his birds are hollow with two-piece bodies of white pine. Characterized by quality construction with careful attention to the shape and contour of their heads and bodies, Keller decoys were known as lifelike and functional. The subtle nuances of his carving style included mandible and nostril carving, noticeable cheek carving, and a small rounded tail.

LITERATURE:

Stephen B. O’Brien, Jr. and Julie Carlson, Masterworks of the Illinois River, Boston, MA, 2005, p. 119, similar decoy illustrated.

Keller created birds with extremely round bodies for the region.

In order to prevent the exceptionally tipsy birds from turning over in rough waters, he fashioned rather intricate and unusual wood keels that housed mortised lead-strip weights.

$2,500 - $3,500

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137 Mallard Pair EDWARD KELLER (1888-1963) BARTONVILLE, IL, C. 1930

A hollow pair of Illinois River decoys from the maker’s personal rig with his painted “EK” initials on the bottom. Original paint with light gunning wear, drake’s bill has been reset.

LITERATURE: Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis, Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois, DeKalb, IL, 1969, pp. 340-345, plate 298, similar decoys illustrated.

Stephen B. O’Brien, Jr. and Julie Carlson, Masterworks of the Illinois River, Boston, MA, 2005, pp. 118-119, similar decoys illustrated. $2,000 - $3,000

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138 Pintail Drake ROBERT ELLISTON (1847-1925) BUREAU, IL, C. 1900

A hollow Illinois River decoy with glass eyes, carved bill detail, excellent combed paint, and precise primary feathering. It retains the original lead-strip weight stamped “The Elliston Decoy.� Original paint with even gunning wear, body seam shrinkage, repair to bill, and reset neck cracks with touch-up. $3,000 - $5,000

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139 Mallard Drake GEORGE A. KESSLER (1868-1955) PEKIN, IL, 1944

A hollow Illinois River decoy with painted tack eyes, the maker’s signature rocked-back head, and gently feathered paint. The decoy is stamped “1944” on the bottom. One of the finest Kessler mallards to ever come to auction. Original paint with patina and gunning wear. The original weight has replaced screws.

LITERATURE:

Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis, Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois, DeKalb, IL, 1969, p. 356, plate 309, similar decoy illustrated. $1,000 - $1,500

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140 Mallard Hen ILLINOIS RIVER, C. 1930

A solid-bodied decoy with tack eyes, carved bill outline, a small circular inletted weight, and carved initials “C.F.S.” on the underside. Original paint with craquelure, gunning wear, and a tight age crack along one side. $300 - $500

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141 Resting Blue-Winged Teal Drake JOSEF “BUCKEYE JOE” WOOSTER (1934-2008) ASHLEY, OH, 1971

A hollow tucked-head decoy with intricate wing and tail feather detail. Signed and dated by the maker on the bottom. Original condition with patina. $150 - $250

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142 Pintail Drake AUGUST HAAS (1890-1962) PERU, IL, C. 1920

August Haas made one of the finest pintail patterns in all the Illinois River. The fact that only three examples in original paint have ever come to light places this decoy among the region’s rarest finds. This decoy is featured in the 1969 treatise, Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois where Paul W. Parmalee and Forrest D. Loomis attribute Haas as the maker. Regarding the carver and a rigmate pintail, Donna Tonelli, in her 1990 chapter on Illinois River decoys in The Great Book of Waterfowl Decoys, states: “Little is known of Haas, and this decoy and two others are the only known examples of his work in original condition. He made several dozen mallards and pintails in the 1920s; his nephew repainted the mallards during the 1920s.”

Often compared with the masterwork of Charles Walker (18731954), Haas produced pintail carvings that stand on their own merit.

Highly coveted by collectors today, virtually no other Haas decoys in original paint have come to auction in the last three decades.

Original paint with even gunning wear, repair to puppy chews to the tail, reset neck seam, and bill with touch-up.

Tonelli, in her 1998 book and value guide Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles, gives Haas his due, placing one of his pintails alongside a Bert Graves preening hen mallard in terms of value. In 2002 Tonelli took the attribution and research even further by showcasing a rigmate example carved by Haas with original paint by Charles Althoff (1859-1942) in her publication, Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes. The Althoff attribution, with regards to the painter of the stately Haas decoys, rings true. A close look at known Althoff decoy examples reveals the same steady hand with elaborate and precise brushwork.

Donna Tonelli, Fish and Fowl of the Great Lakes, Atglen, PA, 2002, p.

124, rigmate illustrated.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection LITERATURE: Paul W. Parmelee and Forrest D. Loomis, Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois, DeKalb, IL, 1969, p. 455, plate 397, exact decoy illustrated.

Joe Engers, ed., The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys, San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 243, rigmate illustrated. $15,000 - $20,000

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BERT GRAVES (1880-1956) PEORIA, IL, C. 1930

BERT GRAVES (1880-1956) PEORIA, IL, C. 1930

Equally if not more rare than the maker’s preeners, this decoy displays glass eyes, carved bill detail, forward head posture, hollow body construction, and Catherine Elliston’s finest paint. Original paint with warm patina, even gunning wear, and a tail chip.

A hollow Illinois River decoy, painted by his wife Catherine, with its original “B. Graves Decoys, Peoria, ILL.” weight.

Retains a “LBC” rig brand for Louis B. Cohen of Peoria.

Original paint on body with gunning wear, second coat of paint on head, working touch-up to bill, and tail tip restoration.

PROVENANCE: James and Diane Cook Collection

$1,000 - $2,000

Private Collection LITERATURE: Donna Tonelli, Fish and Fowl of the Great Lakes, Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 121, exact decoy illustrated.

$5,000 - $7,000

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148 Canvasback Hen

150 Bufflehead Hen

WILDFOWLER DECOYS (1939-1957) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1950

LOUIS STEINER (B. 1867) NEW BALTIMORE, MI, C. 1890

OSCAR PETERSON (1887-1967) CADILLAC, MI, C. 1940

A life-size pine decoy with glass eyes, raised wing tips, and a felt bottom.

Original paint with minor wear and a lightly blunted bill.

A hollow decoy with its original “sailboat style” keel which was a design standard for carvers from this area of the north shore of Lake St. Clair. In working repaint with gunning wear and a professional bill replacement.

A rare decoy with painted tack eyes and an upswept tail by this noted fish decoy carver. Original paint with gunning wear and minor neck filler loss.

$300 - $400

146 Canvasback Drake HENRY “BUDGEN” SAMPIER (1856-1938) PEARL BEACH, MI, C. 1890

A hollow, Lake St. Clair decoy with its original keel and dovetailed weight. In working re-paint with gunning wear. $100 - $200

147 Mallard Pair WILLIAM E. PRATT MANUFACTURING COMPANY JOLIET, IL, C. 1920

A pair of Pratt’s higher grade, glass-eyed, solid-bodied decoys. Pratt purchased the Mason decoy factory equipment in 1924.

In original paint with some flaking, neck filler loss, and gunning wear.

$150 - $250

149 Decoy Salesman Samples

LITERATURE:

Gene and Linda Kangas, Great Lakes Decoy Interpretations, Concord, OH, 2011, p. 275, similar decoys illustrated. $200 - $400

WALTER J. RUPPEL (1902-1999) SHEBOYGAN, WI AND PORTLAND, OR, C. 1950

The W.J. Ruppel Company of Wisconsin and later, after WWII, Portland, Oregon, produced these wood-bottomed, cork, half-size decoys. They measure eight and-one-half inches long from tail to bill tip. One is a blue-winged teal drake and the other appears to be a mallard hen.

Original paint with wear. Both have loose heads and cork loss at the tail. The drake also has cork loss at the head seat and sides of the breast. $50 - $100

$50 - $100

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151 Canvasback ST. CLAIR FLATS, MI, C. 1900

A classic hollow diving duck with glass eyes, pronounced bill carving, and a wide stable body. In old paint with gunning wear.

LITERATURE:

Clune Walsh, Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region, Detroit, MI, 1983, p. 123, plate 158, rigmate illustrated. $300 - $500

152 Salmon Carving LAWRENCE C. IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, C. 1970

A twenty-three-inch-long salmon carving on a wooden plaque signed by the maker on the back.

Original paint with light wear. $1,000 - $2,000

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153 Brook Trout Carving LAWRENCE C. IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, 1959

A well-executed ten-inch-long trout on a wooden plaque which retains the maker’s signature on the back. Original paint with minimal wear.

PROVENANCE: Bob Leavitt Collection

Private Collection $800 - $1,200

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154 Brook Trout Carving LAWRENCE IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, C. 1950

A twenty-inch-long brook trout on a faux birch bark painted, beveled-edge plaque. Signed by the maker on the back. Original condition. $1,000 - $2,000

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155 White Perch Carving LAWRENCE IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, C. 1960

A twelve-and-one-half-inch-long white perch on a natural wood finish, beveled-edge plaque.

Signed by the maker on the back. Original paint with a reset pectoral fin and minor restoration to other fin edges. $1,000 - $1,500

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156 Lake Trout Carving LAWRENCE IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, C. 1950

A twenty-three-inch-long lake trout on a natural wood finish, beveled-edge plaque. Signed by the maker on the back. Original paint with minor touch-up to the edges of two fins. $2,000 - $3,000

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157 Pickerel Carving LAWRENCE C. IRVINE (1918-1998) WINTHROP, ME, 1981

A twenty-three-inch-long pickerel on a wooden plaque signed by the maker on the back. Dated and inscribed on the back “May, 1981, Pocassett Lake, 3 lbs. 15 oz.” Original paint with light wear. $1,000 - $2,000

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158 Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) Twelve Wedgwood Plates Each is from The American Sporting Dog Plates series designed by Marguerite Kirmse. Marked with a circular printed “Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston, Made in England” and varying impressed “Wedgwood” marks. The plates each measure ten and three-quarters inches in diameter. $1,000 - $2,000

159 Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) Six Wedgwood Plates Each is from The American Sporting Dog Plates series designed by Marguerite Kirmse. Marked with a circular printed “Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston, Made in England” and varying impressed “Wedgwood” marks. The plates each measure ten and three-quarters inches in diameter.

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162 Salmon Carving

$600 - $900

LARRY FULHAM NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, C. 1980

160 Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) Four Wedgwood Plates

Signed on the bottom of the base by the maker. Original paint with a reset pectoral fin.

Each is from the Non-Sporting, Terrier and Working Dog Plates series designed by Marguerite Kirmse. Marked with a circular printed “Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston, Made in England” and varying impressed “Wedgwood” marks. The plates each measure ten and three-quarters inches in diameter.

$200 - $300

163 Silver Salmon Sculpture C. 1980

A fifteen-and-one-half-inch-long trout carving on a wooden plaque. Signature and date are barely legible on the back. Original paint with light wear and craquelure.

Created by David Wynne (b. 1926) for The House of Hardy in association with Hardy Brothers (Alnwick) Ltd. An eleven-inch-high salmon sculpture, cast from 36 ounces of hallmarked sterling silver. Limited to an edition of fifty-five castings, the original cost was 2,500 British pounds plus shipping.

Mounted on a marble base measuring seven-inches across. In original condition with some tarnishing and a very light scratch on the side of one fish.

$1,000 - $2,000

$1,500 - $2,500

$300 - $500

161 Trout Carving E. WENZEL 1921

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164 Two Black Forest Carved Wood Plaques GERMANY, C. 1900

Two carved walnut plaques depicting hanging fish and game birds. The plaques both measure eighteen and one-half by twelve inches. The depth of the carvings measures two and one-quarter inches. Both plaques have wear along their exterior carved edges.

The fish plaque has an age line and a short tight crack running up from the bottom edge. The grouse in the game bird plaque are each missing a toe and there is a chip in the back. $1,000 - $1,500

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165 Dough Bowl of Fishing Bobbers A collection of three dozen vintage wooden and cork fishing bobbers or floats with extra parts. As found. $200 - $300

166 Three Goose Head Plaques

168 Green-Winged Teal Plaque

170 Antique Flintlock Pistol

PHILLIPPE SIROIS (1892-1979) BATH, ME, C. 1970

W. KETLAND & CO. LONDON, ENGLAND, C. 1800

A twenty-inch-long painted coastal scene plaque with a pair of six-inch-long carved wooden teal in flight. Original paint with minor wear and staining.

12 3⁄4 in. overall length with a 7 3⁄4 in. brass barrel marked “London” with several stamped proof marks. Refinished with a couple small dings and an old hammer repair.

$600 - $900

$1,000 - $1,500

169 Three Miniature Flyers

171 Flying Quail Lamp

HARRY V. SHOURDS II (B. 1930) LINWOOD, NJ, 1978

JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (1904-1963) STAMFORD, CT, C. 1950

The three birds measure nine and onequarter to ten-and one-quarter inches in length. All three are signed and dated “H.V. Shourds, 1978” on the back of the upper wing. The black duck also has a signed dedication by the artist to the original purchaser of the birds. In original paint, the black duck has had one wing reset, one canvasback has lower wing damage.

An Ahearn double quail lamp constructed with a hardwood base, a copper stem, and copper brackets for mounting the seven-and-one-half-inch-long flying bobwhite quail carvings. The lamp is signed “J. Ahearn” on the back of the front bird’s upper wing. The upper wing of the back quail hen has been reset and the base has wear and staining.

$150 - $250

$1,000 - $1,400

ALFRED BAILEY GARDNER (1881-1971) ACCORD, MA, C. 1920

Each goose head measures eight and three-quarters inches long, has tack eyes, and incised bill detail. Two of them have the maker’s “Alfred B. Gardner, Accord, Mass.” oval ink stamp faintly present on the back. In old paint with minor wear, one has an age line. $300 - $500

167 Two Vintage Hunting Knives An Edgemark, Solingen, Germany, model 471, stag-handled knife with its original sheath measuring eight and three-quarter inches long . A stag-handled knife marked Freeport, Maine measuring eight and onequarter inches long. As found. $25 - $50

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172 Pheasant Lamp A pair of seven-and-one-half-inch-long flying ring-necked pheasants on an oval wooden base with brass and copper hardware. Each bird is signed “Allen” on the back. The birds are in original paint with minor wear. $600 - $900

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173 Ruffed Grouse Lamp JAMES JOSEPH AHEARN (1904-1963) (ATTR.) STAMFORD, CT, C. 1940

An early game bird lamp by the maker. Original paint with some minor flaking near the tail. $100 - $200

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174 Miniature Blue Goose Bust Plaque DON MURPHY C. 1980

The goose carvings are approximately five and one-half inches high and are mounted on a weathered barn board measuring eleven by nine and one-half inches. The artist’s “DM” initial signature is carved in the lower right of the plaque. Original paint with minimal wear. $100 - $150

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175 Two Crows

178 Three Flying Mallard Plaques

Two life-size crow decoys, one with three-piece laminated construction, the other with black glass eyes and an inserted beak.

As found. $50 - $75

176 Deer Plaque 26 by 32 by 10 in.

A hand-carved wooden plaque with a carved wooden deer bust.

Original paint with minor flaking, filler loss, and wear. $200 - $400

SAMUEL F. TAYLOR (B. 1864) MILFORD, CT, C. 1920

This trio of plaques by Taylor are larger than most known examples by the maker. The smallest of the trio measures eleven and one-half inches across, displays a tack eye, a curled metal foot, incised wing feather detail, and is signed in pencil on the back “Hand Carved

by S.F. Taylor.” The next one measures thirteen inches across and is signed “Taylor.” The largest is sixteen and one-half inches and is signed “S.F. Taylor/Milford/Conn.” In original paint. The largest has a couple age lines. The middle one has a paint scrape along the top edge of the wing and a couple flakes. The smallest has a couple chips and a small tight age crack in the head. $600 - $900

177 Native American Beaded Cloth Bag A beaded cloth bandolier bag displaying a floral motif with a geometric center piece measuring twenty-eight inches long by eleven inches wide. $400 - $600

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179 Miniature Ruffed Grouse A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A four-and-one-quarter-inch-tall game bird carving with Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom. Original paint with a beak chip.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

purchased from the artist By descent in the family to current owner $1,000 - $2,000

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180 Miniature Ring-Necked Pheasant A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A five-and-three-eighths-inch-long game bird carving with Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom. Original paint with a small dent in the base.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

purchased from the artist By descent in the family to current owner

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$1,000 - $2,000

181 Exquisite Miniature Woodcock

An early, pre-stamp, smaller-size miniature game bird carving, measuring one and seven-eighths inches high including the base, signed in ink by Crowell on the bottom. Original condition.

original paint, a carved crest, a carved breast tuft, gracefully executed raised wings, and is signed by the maker in penned script “A.E. Crowell, maker, Cape Cod” on the bottom of the base. This is believed to be the first pelican carving by Crowell to come to light. Original condition with patina.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, purchased

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, purchased

from the artist By descent in the family to current owner

from the artist By descent in the family to current owner

$1,000 - $2,000

$5,000 - $7,000

A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1920

182 Miniature Shoveler Drake

184 Miniature Old Squaw Drake

C. 1920

A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A miniature decoy measuring one inch in height by one and three-quarters inches in length. Original paint with patina and a bill tip rub. $100 - $200

183 Miniature White Pelican A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1920

Retains Crowell’s rectangular stamp and is signed in ink by the maker on the bottom of the base. Original condition.

185 Miniature Bobwhite Quail A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A four-inch-high game bird carving with Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom. Original condition.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, purchased

from the artist By descent in the family to current owner $1,000 - $2,000

186 Miniature Ruddy Turnstone TOM WILSON (1863-1940) IPSWICH, MA, C. 1920

An exceedingly rare, tiny miniature shorebird carving, measuring only one and three-quarters inches long with glass eyes.

Original paint with patina. $200 - $400

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, purchased

from the artist By descent in the family to current owner $800 - $1,000

187 Miniature Ruddy Duck A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

Retains Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom. Original paint with a missing bill tip.

An early and extremely rare bird species

by Crowell. This miniature is three and five-eighths inches tall, exhibits early dry

$400 - $600

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188 Miniature Preening Yellowlegs A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, 1938

A rare, six-inch-tall, well-executed miniature of one of the maker’s most popular designs. This pattern has been emulated and copied by dozens of carvers over the course of the last century. While several dozen of his life-size carvings have come to light, it is believed that only a few of these more difficult to execute miniatures were ever produced by this master carver. The bottom is signed and dated in ink by the maker and bears his rectangular stamp.

Original paint with a thin chip under the tail, a reset wing tip, and loss to gesso on toes.

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PROVENANCE: Private Collection, purchased

from the artist By descent in the family to current owner $5,000 - $7,000

189 Miniature Bob White Quail Pair ALLEN J. KING (1878-1963) NORTH SCITUATE, RI, C. 1940

Signed by the maker on the side of the base. Each bird is two inches long. Original condition. $2,500 - $3,500

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190 Miniature Mallard Pair

192 Miniature Hooded Merganser

A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

Both retain Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom.

In original paint. The drake has a reset mandible and is loose from its base. The hen has a damaged bill, uneven sealer, and a reset neck.

Retains Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom.

Original paint with a reset neck. $400 - $600

$800 - $1,200

191 Miniature Canvasback Drake A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

Retains Crowell’s rectangular stamp on the bottom.

Original paint with patina, a rub to bill edge, and uneven sealer on the underside. $600 - $900

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193 Miniature Shoveler Drake JOSEPH W. LINCOLN (1859-1938) ACCORD, MA, C. 1920

A four-inch-long, exceedingly rare species of miniature decoy signed with the maker’s ink stamp on the bottom “Joe Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts.” Original paint with minimal wear. $2,000 - $3,000

194 Miniature Passenger Pigeon GEORGE H. BOYD (1873-1941) SEABROOK, NH, C. 1920

This rare species of bird measures four inches in length and is identified on the bottom of the base in pencil script by the maker. Original paint with touch-up to tail.

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$3,000 - $4,000

195 Miniature Owl and Chickadee RUSS P. BURR (1887-1955) HINGHAM, MA, C. 1950

The great-horned owl is seven inches high including its base. The chickadee is six inches high including its base. The bottom of each bears the maker’s “Russ P. Burr, Hingham, Mass” ink stamp. Both are in original paint. The owl has restored ears and the chickadee has a reset tail. $300 - $500

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198 Canvasback Hen

KEN HARRIS (1905-1981) WOODVILLE, NY, C. 1950

DAVID DISHAW (B. 1950) OGDENSBURG, NY, C. 1980

Stamped on the bottom “Ken Harris, Woodville, NY” in white paint. Original paint with touch-up to a hole in the back.

A life-size decorative decoy signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with light wear and a couple small rubs to bill edges.

$300 - $500

$200 - $300

197 Wood Duck Drake KEN HARRIS (1905-1981) WOODVILLE, NY, C. 1950

199 Long-Bodied Black Duck JOHN MCLOUGHLIN (1911-1985) BORDENTOWN, NJ, C. 1930

Stamped on the bottom “Ken Harris, Woodville, NY” in white paint. Original paint with a tight bill crack and touch-up to a hole in the back.

An early, hollow, eighteen-inch-long decoy with glass eyes, carved bill detail, scratch paint feathering, and a thick bottom board with a Roy Bull (1911-1982) collection brand.

McLoughlin was likely inspired by decoys from the St. Lawrence River area when he carved this black duck. Original paint with gunning wear.

$300 - $500

PROVENANCE: Roy Bull Collection

Private Collection, New Jersey $600 - $900

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200 Miniature Brant WILLIAM “BILL” JOECKEL (1921-2010) ISLIP TERRACE, LONG ISLAND, NY, 1973

A six-and-three-quarter-inchlong carving with detailed bill and raised primary feather carving. Signed and dated by the maker on the bottom with his ink stamp. Original paint with patina and a bill tip rub. $100 - $150

201 Miniature Green-Winged Teal and Redhead Drake JOHN BYRON GARTON (B. 1924) SMITH FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1971

A five-and-three-quarter-inchlong teal drake signed and dated on the bottom by the maker.

Thomas “Moe” Braham (19281999), Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada, 1977 A seven-inch-long redhead with carved feather

detail signed and dated on the bottom with the maker’s brand.

Both are in original paint. $100 - $200

202 Miniature Black Duck ROBERT G. KERR (B. 1935) SMITH FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA, C. 1970

A six-and-one-half-inch-long carving signed with the maker’s ink stamp on the bottom. Original paint with a reset head, a bill tip nail chip, and a hairline tail crack. $200 - $300

203 Two Miniature Duck Decoys WILDFOWLER DECOYS (ATTR.) OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1950

A seven-and-one-half-inch-long black duck decoy with raised

wing tips and finely detailed painted feathering. David Dishaw (b. 1950), Ogdensburg, NY, 1983. A turned-head, six-andone-half-inch-long broadbill drake with detailed feathering..

Both are in original paint, the black duck has a tight crack in the bill.

205 Miniature Canada Goose Paperweight

$50 - $75

$50 - $100

204 Two Miniature Decoys

206 Redhead Paperweight

Miles Hanconck (1888-1974) (attr.) Chincoteague, VA, C. 1930. An early, smooth, six-inchlong red-breasted merganser decoy carving. Verity Family, Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1920.

A miniature bluebill decoy. Both are in original paint with patina, the bluebill has wear to the bill, tail edges, and the bottom. $200 - $300

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A four-inch-long bird carving on an oval mahogany base which has lead inletted in the bottom.

Original paint with minor wear from use.

E. FRANK ADAMS (1871-1944) WEST TISBURY, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA, 1937

A dated, carved, cedar paperweight with an inletted lead weight measuring seven and one-half inches long. Original paint with some flaking and wear. $150 - $250

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207 Canada Goose ST. CLAIR FLATS SHOOTING COMPANY, LTD. BASSETT ISLAND, MI, C. 1880

A very hollow St. Clair Flats decoy with a “Bunbury” rig brand on the bottom. H. T. Bunbury, from Hamilton, Ontario, was a member of the Shooting Company Club from 1877-1901. These decoys were crafted with removable heads for easy transportation and to prevent breakage. Original paint with some flaking to neck paint, even gunning wear, and the removable head has been set.

PROVENANCE: H. T. Bunbury Rig

Private Collection LITERATURE: Bernard W. Crandell, Decoying: St. Clair to St. Lawrence, Erin, ON, 1988, p. 46, exact decoy illustrated.

$5,000 - $6,000

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208 Canvasback Pair FRANK A. DOLSEN (1900-1981) RALEIGH TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO, CANADA, C. 1920

A rigmate pair of decoys bearing the maker’s conjoined “FAD” brand. Each is stamped with a “1” and “3” respectively; the bottoms are also stamped with the initials “MCC.” Original paint with even gunning wear, touch-up to line down hen’s back and on drake’s head, and hen may have a replaced eye.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, British Columbia LITERATURE: R. Paul Brisco, Waterfowl Decoys of Southwestern Ontario, Erin, ON, 1986, pp. 61-64, similar decoys illustrated.

$3,000 - $5,000

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209 Canada Goose QUEBEC, C. 1935

A life-size decoy with carved painted eyes, raised wings, and extensive chip-carved detail.

Original paint with wear and age lines.

LITERATURE: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., Public Auction, Boston, MA, August 1971, p. 5, lot 39, exact decoy illustrated.

$200 - $400

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210 Redhead Drake GEORGE WARIN (1830-1905) TORONTO ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA, C. 1890

A solid-bodied decoy with a partial “H” brand on the bottom. The “H” brand denotes the rig of John S. Hendrie, a member of the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company from 1886-1919.

Original paint with even gunning wear including wear to bill.

PROVENANCE: Bernard Crandell Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above in the 1980s $600 - $900 210

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211 Green-Winged Teal Drake CHARLES H. HART (1862-1960) GLOUCESTER, MA, C. 1930

This decoy displays carved bill detail, layered wing feathers, and incised tail feathers.

Original paint with even gunning wear and repairs to bill and tail.

LITERATURE:

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 175, lot 434, similar decoy illustrated. $2,000 - $4,000 211

212 Green-Winged Teal Hen E. FRANK ADAMS (1871-1940) (ATTR.) WEST TISBURY, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA, C. 1930

A painted-eye hen decoy that has characteristics of Adam’s large paper weights in body and head pattern, with the stippling of paint found on his shorebird decoys. Original paint with even gunning wear, touch-up to bill and a patch on back of underside. $1,500 - $2,500

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213 Goldeneye Hen JOSEPH W. LINCOLN (1859-1938) ACCORD, MA, C. 1910

A tack-eyed decoy with subtle wing separation and rigging on the bottom. Restored. $600 - $900

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214 Green-Winged Teal Drake A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1930

A slightly turned-head, alert teal decoy with raised primaries and incised tail carving.

Crowell’s rectangular stamp appears twice on the bottom. Original paint with even flaking.

Tip of crest has a small chip missing, as well as a portion of a small knot in the body.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Maine

Private Collection, Washington $3,000 - $5,000

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215 Black Duck A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1910

An early, pre-brand Cape Cod decoy with its original rigging. A mix of original paint and professional repaint with light gunning wear and a tight crack in the bill. $1,000 - $1,500

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216 Tucked Head Bluebill Drake A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1910

An early, pre-brand decoy with carved bill detail and rasp texturing to breast and rear of head. Original paint with gunning wear and tight age lines in head and on one side of body. $1,000 - $1,500

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217 Goldeneye Drake A. ELMER CROWELL (1862-1952) EAST HARWICH, MA, C. 1920

A glass-eyed decoy exhibiting carved bill detail, rasp texturing to breast and rear of head. The maker’s oval brand is impressed in the bottom. Goldeneye drakes by Crowell in original paint are rare. This example is in unusually fine condition and displays nice overall lines. Original paint with light wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, acquired from RJG Antiques

$12,000 - $18,000

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218 Goldeneye Drake MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA, C. 1900

An exceptional example of a Vineyard goldeneye decoy with an inset, poured, circular lead weight and cork plug in the underside. This decoy displays characteristics of Vineyard carver William E. Dugan, most notably the flat crown of the head and the chine of the cheek. Original paint with craquelure and even gunning wear. $3,000 - $5,000

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219 Red-Breasted Merganser Pair JAMES F. CASEY (1872-1954) NEWPORT, RI, C. 1900

Both decoys are signed on the bottom with incised “JC” letters. A mixture of old dry working repaint and original paint with craquelure, gunning wear, and both have old neck repairs. $1,000 - $1,500

220 Canada Goose GEORGE BOYD (1873-1941) SEABROOK, NH, C. 1910

Hampshire, 1873-1941, Rye, NH, 2009, p. 29, similar decoy illustrated.

Finding George Boyd, canvas-covered geese in original paint, intact without any punctures or tears, is exceedingly difficult. This stellar example shows light gunning wear but remains in very good condition. Original paint with warm patina, paint rubs, even gunning wear, and some craquelure typical of Boyd’s decoys and miniatures. A few thin drips towards the tail were removed and professionally darkened.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, p. 6, similar decoy illustrated.

Sotheby’s and Guyette & Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 74, lot 151, similar decoy illustrated.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection LITERATURE: Jim Cullen, Finely Carved and Nicely Painted: The Life, Art and Decoys of George H. Boyd, Seabrook, New

$10,000 - $15,000

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224 Scoter

ALLEN P. STUART (1866-1942) EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA, C. 1900

CAPTAIN I. CLARENCE BAILEY (1882-1952) KINGSTON, MA, C. 1910

JOSEPH W. LINCOLN (1859-1939) ACCORD, MA, C. 1900

Original paint with light crazing, light gunning wear, a small tail chip, and a replaced bill.

A slightly oversize, canvas-over-woodenslat-frame decoy. This type of sea duck block was also made by Kingston makers: Lothrop Holmes (1824-1899) and Clinton Keith (1887- 1975). Retains a “Barb Johnson Collection” ink stamp on the bottom. In repaint with minor wear.

A self-bailing sea duck decoy branded on the top and bottom “CGR” from the rig of C.G. Rice (b. 1855) of Boston, Massachusetts. In working repaint with gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$400 - $600

222 White-Winged Scoter LOTHROP HOLMES (1824-1899) (ATTR.) KINGSTON, MA, C. 1880

A copper, tack-eyed, canvas-covered decoy.

Old dry paint with craquelure, even gunning wear, a neck crack, and minor canvas tears.

PROVENANCE: Barbara Johnson Collection

Private Collection $1,200 - $1,800

LITERATURE: Gene Kangas, “Canvas Decoys of Massachusetts,” Lewes, DE, Decoy Magazine, November/December 2013, p.

28, rigmate illustrated.

$1,500 - $2,000

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PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

$600 - $900

225 Rainbow Trout RUTH (1890-1987) AND GUSTAV JANSSON (1889-1970) BARNSTABLE, MA, C. 1960

A twelve-inch-long, leaping trout carving mounted on a twenty-inch-long, oval, chipcarved, painted plaque with the maker’s “R. G. Jansson” brand on the back. Original paint with light wear and a couple fin edge chips. $900 - $1,200

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226 White Sperm Whale Plaque DANIEL L. BRUFFEE (B. 1970) PLYMOUTH, MA, C. 2000

A twenty-four-inch-long, white sperm whale half-model carving on a plaque.

Signed by the maker on the back of the plaque with a stenciled “D. Bruffee.” Dan is the son of Massachusetts decoy carver Byron E. Bruffee (1942-2013). Original paint with some age lines in the plaque. $400 - $600

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227 Canada Goose HARRY V. SHOURDS (1861-1920) TUCKERTON, NJ, C. 1900

A hollow, tack-eyed goose decoy with an inletted weight along the bottom. Repainted by Russ Allen, with gunning wear, a tight neck crack, and body seam separation.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$1,000 - $2,000

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228 Black Duck HARRY M. SHOURDS (1890-1943) OCEAN CITY, NJ, C. 1920

A hollow, tack-eyed decoy with carved bill detail.

Original paint with possible darkening, gunning wear, and touch-up to roughness on rear left edge of bill.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$600 - $900

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229 Red-Breasted Merganser Drake EDWARD SALMONS (1868-1916) (ATTR.) MAYETTA, NJ, C. 1900

A bold, hollow sea duck decoy with traditional lines attributed to Bradford Salmon’s (18641928) younger brother, Edward. Original paint with even gunning wear and a bill repair.

PROVENANCE: Russell Allen Collection

Private Collection, New Jersey $1,000 - $1,500

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230 Canada Goose FRANK T. LAMSON (1866-1939) MAYETTE, NJ, C. 1900

A rare, hollow goose decoy with carved bill detail by this carpenter and boat builder. The maker’s “FTL” initials are carved in the weight on the bottom. In old dry working repaint with flaking and gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$600 - $900

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231 Goldeneye Pair JOHN ENGLISH (1852-1915) FLORENCE, NJ, C. 1890

Two rare, Delaware River diving duck decoys both with glass eyes and carved bill detail. The drake has incised feather detail.

The hen has carved wing and tail feathers.

In working repaint with some flaking on the hen and seam separation. The drake has an age line in the tail.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 259, plate 655, similar decoys illustrated.

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232 Black Duck HARRY FENNIMORE (1886-1970) BORDENTOWN, NJ, C. 1910

An early, hollow, tack-eyed decoy with carved bill detail, painted detail on the head and breast, and incised feather detail on the back and tail.

Original paint with light gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 192, plate 457, rigmate illustrated.

$1,000 - $1,500

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233 Pintail Drake THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK (1887-1958) DELANCO, NJ, C. 1920

A hollow, tack-eyed, Delaware River decoy, exhibiting carved bill detail, raised primaries, and superb stippled feather detailing. Made on the river by this houseboatdwelling craftsman. Original paint with even gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey LITERATURE: Harrison H. Huster and Doug Knight, Floating Sculptures: The Decoys of the Delaware River, Spanish Fork, UT, 1982, p. 68, similar decoy illustrated.

$2,800 - $3,200

234 Miniature Mallard Pair LLOYD JOHNSON (1910-1965) BAY HEAD, NJ, C. 1960

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A six-inch-long pair of miniature decoys signed on the bottom by the maker. Original paint with minimal wear and touch-up to breasts and wingtips. $400 - $600

235 Five Wooden Model Duck Boats A rare, fourteen-inch-long duck boat half-model plaque with a Wildfowler, Quogue paper label on the back. A duck boat model by W. J. Hollis (b. 1950), Ogdensburg, NY, 1982 with a sled and mini decoys. A duck boat model by Gary Driscoll, 1973 with mini decoys. A duck boat model with oars by R. Hunter. An older, laminated duck boat model. A watercolor of a duck boat signed “Douglas Allen� lower left measuring eight by twelve inches. As found.

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237 Red-Breasted Merganser

J. LEWIS BARKALOW (1875-1960) FORKED RIVER, NJ, C. 1920

ABSECON, NJ (ATTR.), C. 1920

A rare, hollow decoy with carved eyes and “Lou” Barkalow “LB” rig brands on the bottom of the decoy and weight.

The initials “EB” are also stamped in the bottom of the original weight. Barkalow and his son Edgar (1910-1975) were baymen and guided sailing parties of fishermen and waterfowl hunters in the 1930s. Original paint, worn to the wood in places with gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: J. Lewis Barkalow Rig

Edgar Barkalow Rig Private Collection, New Jersey LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 35, color plate VI, similar decoys illustrated.

$1,500 - $2,500

on the underside. In working repaint with gunning wear, a neck repair, and a replaced bill.

A hollow, laminated wood decoy with superb form, painted eyes, carved bill definition and a carved crest. Old dry paint with flaking and gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Bob-O-Dell-Club Rig

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New

$300 - $500

Jersey $800 - $1,200

William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection Private Collection, New Jersey

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238 Merganser HENRY GRANT (1845-1912) BARNEGAT, NJ, C. 1900

A rare, hollow merganser decoy from the Bob-O-Del Gun Club rig. This club was founded by members of General Motors on Middlemoor Island, which is now part of the Assateague National Seashore. Their decoys were branded “O” under the tail with a piece of red-hot, cast iron pipe. The decoy also bears a “Mackey” collection stamp

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HURLEY CONKLIN (1913-1983) MANAHAWKIN, NJ, C. 1940

An early, pre-brand confidence decoy that is hollow and slightly oversize.

Original paint with even wear and a reset lower beak with touch-up. $500 - $700

240 Goldeneye Pair CLARK MADARA (1883-1953) PITMAN, NJ, C. 1930

A rare and excellent pair of hollow decoys with carved bill detail. Each retains the “Hillman Collection” stamp on the bottom. Original paint with light gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: John Hillman Collection

Richard Gove Collection

Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region, Exton, PA, 1979, p. 29, exact decoys illustrated.

James R. Doherty, Classic New Jersey Decoys, Philadelphia, PA, 2011, p. 163, plate 342, rigmate illustrated. $4,000 - $6,000

LITERATURE: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys,

Exton, PA, 1983, p. 258, plate 652, exact decoys illustrated.

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241 Pintail Pair CLARK MADARA (1883-1953) PITMAN, NJ, C. 1920

A county directory from the turn of the century lists Madara as a “house painter, gun smith and decoy maker.” This important pair of hollow decoys exhibits painted tack eyes, carved bills, superb painted feather detail, and their original chamfered weights. One of the finest New Jersey pintail pairs to ever come to market. Original paint with even gunning wear.

The hen has minor flaking on base of neck.

EXHIBITED: St. Charles, Illinois, North American Vintage Decoy

& Sporting Collectibles Show, Vintage New Jersey Decoy Display, April 25-26, 2014.

PROVENANCE: Richard Gove Collection LITERATURE: John Clayton, “New Jersey’s Best Go West,” Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, January/February 2014, p. 31, exact decoys illustrated.

James R. Doherty, Classic New Jersey Decoys, Philadelphia, PA, 2011, p. 162, plate 339, similar decoy illustrated.

Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., New Jersey Decoys, Exton, PA, 1983, p. 46, plate XXIV, similar decoys illustrated. $8,000 - $12,000

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242 Pintail Drake

245 Miniature Pintail Pair

WILLIAM H. CRANMER (1917-2008) BEACH HAVEN, NJ, C. 1950

THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK (1887-1958) DELANCO, NJ, C. 1950

An early-style, balsa-bodied decoy signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with minor wear.

A rare pair of miniature Delaware River decoys measuring six inches long. Original condition.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$300 - $500

$600 - $900

243 Mallard Drake

246 Miniature Mallard Pair

WILLIAM H. CRANMER (1917-2008) BEACH HAVEN, NJ, 1969

THOMAS J. FITZPATRICK (1887-1958) DELANCO, NJ, C. 1950

A slightly turned head decoy signed and dated on the bottom by the maker. Original paint with craquelure, light wear, and spot touch-up to two small dings on left side.

A pair of six-inch-long miniature decoys signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with minimal wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$600 - $900

$300 - $400

247 Green-Winged Teal Pair JOSEPH WEST (1907-1986) AND JAMES WEST (1937-2000) BORDENTOWN, NJ, 1960 AND 1967

244 Red-Breasted Merganser BAY HEAD, NJ, C. 1910

Two decoys both signed and dated on the bottom. The preening hen has a brass weight and “SGH” stamped letters, for the Somers Headley collection, on the underside. The hen is hollowed pine and the drake is balsa. Original paint with light gunning wear.

A long-bodied, sleek, hollow decoy with initials “HDF” carved in the bottom of the weight. Working repaint with professional repair to head and base of neck.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey

$200 - $400

PROVENANCE: Somers G. Headley Collection

Private Collection, New Jersey $400 - $600

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250 Redhead Drake

ENGLISH FAMILY (ATTR.) FLORENCE, NJ, C. 1890

DELAWARE RIVER, C. 1930

A hollow, tack-eyed decoy with a hint of raised primaries and a Mackey Collection stamp on the bottom. In working repaint with gunning wear.

A very hollow decoy with painted tack eyes, an inletted head, and a “J Boyd” brand on bottom. A mixture of original paint with flaking and some working touchup, gunning wear, and a cracked neck.

PROVENANCE: William J. Mackey, Jr.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

Collection Private Collection, New Jersey $200 - $400

249 Bluebill Drake STANLEY GRANT (1877-1953) BARNEGAT, NJ, C. 1920

In his 1965 decoy book, early New Jersey collector Bill Mackey wrote that a center screw in the weight was the easiest way to tell Stanley’s decoys from his father Henry’s (1860-1924) decoys. This decoy has a center screw in the weight Original paint with gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

New Jersey

miles to the north in Manahawkin. This decoy has a deep ice groove and a broad bill. Old working repaint with gunning wear and seam shrinkage.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

New Jersey $400 - $600

New Jersey

253 Raised-Wing Black Duck

$200 - $400

A. BRADFORD SALMONS (1864-1928) STAFFORDVILLE, NJ, C. 1900

251 Black Duck JOHN H. BAKER (1916-2004) EDGLEY, PA, C. 1950

A hollow Delaware River decoy with carved bill detail and raised wing and fan-tailed incised lines. The maker’s name is stamped on the bottom of the lead keel weight. Original paint with light gunning wear.

A hollow, tack-eyed swimming decoy by this decorated U.S. Coast Guard lifesaver and boatbuilder. Traces of original paint with heavy gunning wear and seam shrinkage.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

New Jersey $500 - $700

PROVENANCE: Private Collection,

254 Canvasback Drake

New Jersey

SAMUEL T. ARCHER (1894-1986) BORDENTOWN, NJ, C. 1920

$200 - $400

$300 - $500

252 Broadbill A. BRADFORD SALMONS (1864-1928) MAYETTA, NJ, C. 1900

A classic hollow Barnegat Bay decoy, similar in style to Salmons’ predecessor, Joe King (1835-1913), who lived a few

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A solid-bodied decoy with small, black glass bead eyes and carved bill detail.

Original paint with craquelure and light gunning wear. $200 - $400

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255 Feeding Yellowlegs FRED NICHOLS (1854-1924) LYNN, MA, C. 1890

An exceptional yellowlegs decoy in a feeding posture with black glass eyes, raised wings, and an inserted tail. The bird retains a metal sleeve in the stick hole and a small “R” on underside of tail.

Benson.” Original paint with craquelure, even gunning wear, and restoration to end half of bill and both outside edges of original tail.

Fred Nichols has long been considered among the greatest shorebird makers. Robert Shaw, in his book Bird Decoys of North America, writes, “Nichol’s obituary states that he was ‘especially interested in music and birds, giving great attention to the shorebirds.’ Both in form and paint, his handful of surviving whimbrels, yellowlegs, and plovers rank with the finest ever produced. He was a member of the Essex County Ornithological Club, whose first president was the renowned painter and etcher Frank

Private Collection, acquired from the above c. 1997

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PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Florida

LITERATURE: Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p. 169, similar decoy illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, pp. 8-9. $50,000 - $60,000

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256 Golden Plover FRED NICHOLS (1854-1924) LYNN, MA, C. 1880

A rare golden plover decoy in winter plumage with shoe button eyes and raised wings. Nichols have long been considered among the greatest shorebird carvings. A metal sleeve lines the stick hole. Original paint with even gunning wear and some touch-up to head.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New York

Private Collection, acquired from David A. Schorsch LITERATURE: Robert Shaw, Bird Decoys of North America, New York, NY, 2010, p. 169, similar decoys illustrated.

Robert Shaw, Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D., Houston, TX, 1992, pp. 8-9.

David A. Schorsch and Eillen M. Michaelis, American Decoys II: a Folk Art Tradition, Woodbury, CT, 1998, back cover and p. 17, exact bird illustrated. $12,000 - $18,000

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257 Black-Bellied Plover THOMAS C. WILSON (1865-1936) IPSWICH, MA, C. 1890

The son of a shipbuilder, Wilson was a market gunner early in his life. In 1910, he was a state officer for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game. Later in life he moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he managed a gunning camp and guided other sportsmen.

Original paint with very minute flaking, a hairline crack along the right side of neck, and a small dent to right tail edge.

PROVENANCE: Nina Fletcher Little Collection

Private Collection, Ohio LITERATURE: Hal Sorenson, Decoy Collector’s Guide, Burlington, IA, 1965, p. 12, rigmate pictured on the wall in a photograph of Winsor White home in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Surviving decoys from his personal rig were first discovered by famed folk art collector Nina Fletcher Little in 1951. Only a few plover decoys were in the rig and virtually no others have surfaced.

Decoy Magazine, Lewes, DE, September/October 1989, cover, exact bird illustrated.

This shorebird displays black glass eyes, raised wing carving, and the maker’s detailed feather painting. Exhibited in Tollers and Tattlers, a three-year exhibition at the Peabody Museum of Salem, Massachusetts, October 1989-1992.

$10,000 - $12,000

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258 NO LOT 259 Golden Plover NANTUCKET, MA, C. 1890

A remembrance of the great migrations of golden plover that stopped over on Nantucket and attracted sportsmen from throughout the East Coast. This shorebird decoy displays traditional golden-green dot feathering, a mottled black breast, and black glass bead eyes.

Original paint with even gunning wear. $1,000 - $1,200

262 Yellowlegs

265 Two Flatties

JOSEPH W. LINCOLN (1859-1938) ACCORD, MA, C. 1900

CAPE COD, MA, C. 1910

Original paint with patina, light gunning wear, and restoration to head and neck.

A plover and a yellowlegs with stippled feathering and wire bills. Original paint with minor flaking and wear.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

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$400 - $600

$100 - $150

263 Lesser Yellowlegs

266 Three New Jersey Shorebirds

G. WATSON “WATTS” PENN (1866-1956) FORKED RIVER, NJ, C. 1890

NEALY LEEDS (ATTR.) SMITHVILLE, NJ, C. 1900

A feeding shorebird decoy measuring seven inches long, with an iron bill and iron stick-up rod. Original paint with wear to the wood, mostly on one side.

A red knot shorebird decoy, branded “S. S.S” with a “Hillman Collection” stamp on the underside. Sold in 1996 with Hillman’s Collection, lot 370.

These lightweight, hollowed-out shorebird decoys were made to teeter in the wind. Original paint with light gunning wear and an age crack in the bill.

PROVENANCE: John Hillman Collection

NATE FRAZIER (ATTR.) TUCKERTON, NJ, C. 1900

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

$300 - $500

260 Willet CAPE COD, MA, C. 1900

Bud Ward Collection Dr. John F. Reiger Collection, acquired through trade from the above in 1988

Collection $1,000 - $1,500

264 Curlew Flattie MID-ATLANTIC STATES

261 Papier-Mâché Yellowlegs SOUTH SHORE, MA, C. 1900

A nine-inch-long, tack-eyed sandpiper decoy. Original paint with gunning wear including dents and shot scars.

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger

Collection $100 - $200

A painted-eye, one-and-three-quarterinch-thick shorebird decoy with a faded attribution on the underside which reads “I. Williams, Willis Wharf.” In working repaint and some original paint with gunning wear, an age line on one side, and a replaced bill. $300 - $500

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A flat-sided, black-bellied plover decoy.

HURLEY CONKLIN (1913-1983) MANAHAWKIN, NJ, C. 1950

A long-billed, decorative shorebird carving. As found. $300 - $500

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268 Peep OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1880

A carved-eye shorebird decoy with a through-splined bill, carved raised wings, and a “JB” rig brand. Original paint with patina, gunning wear, and tight cracks on one side of head and back of neck. $2,000 - $4,000

269 Black-Bellied Plover OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1880

This plump shorebird decoy exhibits carved eyes, the maker’s carved raised wings, and several shot scars. Mixture of original paint and in-use repaint on the breast and underside of the bird with gunning wear and a replaced bill.

PROVENANCE: Keegan Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above c. 1995 LITERATURE: Timothy R. Sieger and Dr. Cynthia Byrd, The Decoys of Long Island, Water Mill, NY, 2010, pp. 31 and 34, related decoys illustrated.

$6,000 - $9,000

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270 Feeding Yellowlegs OBEDIAH VERITY (1813-1901) SEAFORD, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 1880

An exceptionally rare Verity feeding shorebird decoy displaying incised circular eyes and the maker’s signature carved, raised S-shaped wings. Wooden pegs secure a thin section on the back. Original paint with gunning wear, some wear to the wood on sides, and a replaced bill.

PROVENANCE: Dave Fannon Collection

Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1996 LITERATURE: Timothy R. Sieger and Dr. Cynthia Byrd, The Decoys of Long Island, Water Mill, NY, 2010, pp. 33 and 35, related decoys illustrated.

$15,000 - $25,000

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271 Alligator Cane

273 Ball and Claw Cane

C. 1920

C. 1900

A thirty-and-one-half-inch-long wooden cane with a four-andone-quarter-inch handle carved with an alligator motif. The cane shaft also exhibits a carved alligator measuring six-and-fiveeighths-inch. Above the end tip there appears to be a carved “D,” possibly a maker’s initial signature.

Original finish with minor wear.

A thirty-and-seven-eighthinch-long wooden walking stick exhibiting a carved ball and claw end, alternating diamond and dot wood inlays, and an intertwined carved nineteen-inch snake motif. In old finish exhibiting light craquelure over its entirety. The middle of the cane was reset. $700 - $900

$700 - $900

274 Carved Owl Cane 272 Sailor’s Knot Cane

C. 1920

C. 1890

A thirty-five-and-one-quarterinch-long cane with a full-bodied owl measuring four and threequarters inches carved from figured hardwood. Original finish with minimal wear.

A thirty-five-and-three-quarterinch-long wooden walking stick with a carved rope motif. The handle end of the cane is a carved monkey’s fist sailor’s knot and the shaft exhibits alternating braided and swirled rope carving. Original finish with wear and a couple tight age line cracks. $700 - $900

$300 - $500

275 Alligator Handle Cane FLORIDA, C. 1930

A thirty-six-inch-long cane with a carved alligator figural handle

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exhibiting hand-checkered detail.

Good condition.

a couple cut glass “diamonds” and the end tip.

$200 - $400

$300 - $500

276 Dartmouth College Indian Head Cane

278 Gold Handled Cane

HANOVER, NH, 1929

A thirty-six-inch-long cane, hand carved along back of collar “19 DARTMOUTH 29,” owner’s initials “EWB,” and dozens of other classmates’ names and initials. Original finish with minor wear including a small crack near the top of the shaft. $600 - $900

277 Horse Head Carved Cane C. 1900

A thirty-four-inch-long root head cane exhibiting a carved, glass-eyed, horse head handle.

The shaft has a carved raised dog head, a bird, an owl, a fish, a nineinch snake and several cut glass “diamonds.” Original with loss of

1917

A thirty-four-inch-long, tropical hardwood, hand-engraved presentation cane with a gold handle dated “1917.” Original condition with minimal wear. $600 - $900

279 Southern Crocodile and Figure Head Cane C. 1890

A thirty-four-inch-long cane topped with a carved head and with an eleven-inch crocodile raised from the shaft. Both figures have through-tacked bead eyes. In old finish with craquelure and wear.

Wear includes tail tip and cane tip chips and a partial reset to the shaft. $600 - $900

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280 Miniature Blue-Winged Teal Pair HORACE “HIE” L. CRANDALL (1892-1969) LOS ANGELES, CA, C. 1960

A pair of West Coast miniature ducks with glass eyes and carved primaries.

Signed by the maker on the front of the base. Original condition.

slight bill seam shrinkage, a crack through breast, and age lines in body.

PROVENANCE: Dr. George Ross Starr

Collection Private Collection

$600 - $900

LITERATURE: David S. Webster and William Kehoe, Decoys at Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, 1961, p. 106, related hen decoy illustrated.

281 Pintail Drake

$200 - $400

SPAIN, C. 1950

A rare European duck decoy from Spain.

A hen, by the same maker, collected

by Ted Mulliken of Wildfowler Decoys, was donated to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont with his collection in 1958.

This painted-eye decoy has an inserted bill, raised primary feathers, and a “Starr Collection” stamp, from Starr’s Duxbury Boathouse sale, impressed on the bottom. Original paint with gunning wear,

282 Pintail Hen HAROLD “PERCY” BICKNELL (1897-1959) RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, C. 1930

A hollow decoy with raised wing tips and scratch feather detail. Original paint with gunning wear, touch-up to left side, and neck age lines. $400 - $600

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283 Canada Goose LAWRENCE ZALESKY (1913-1989) VALLEJO, CA, C. 1940

A rare, life-size, glass-eyed, balsabodied decoy. Original paint with light gunning wear, a neck crack, and repair to a small tail chip. $600 - $900

284 Bufflehead Hen WILLIAM J. KOELPIN (1938-1996) WAUWATOSA, WI, 1973

A life-size carving with exceptionally carved and painted detail by this noted sculptor. Signed and dated “Wm. J. Koelpin 1973” on the bottom. Original paint with minimal wear. $400 - $600

285 Horned Grebe WILLIAM J. KOELPIN (1938-1996) WAUWATOSA, WI, 1973

A life-size carving with exceptionally carved and painted detail by this noted sculptor. Signed and dated “Wm. Koelpin 1973” on the bottom. This carving won an honorable mention ribbon at the 1973 World Championships. Original condition.

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$300 - $500

286 Two Green-Winged Teal Hens HERB DRYSDALE OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, C. 1970

Two life-size decorative decoys each signed on the bottom by the maker. The resting bird also has a dated dedication. Original paint with minor wear; the high head decoy has a reset head and a tail dent. $200 - $400

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287 Pintail Hen L. TORRY WARD (1926-1990) PORTAGE LA PRARIE, MANITOBA, CANADA, C. 1980

A high-head decoy with form influenced by the Ward Brothers, signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with a reset neck with touch-up. $400 - $600

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288 Ash Splint Trout Creel A six-inch-high, antique, woven ash splint creel with a hand-carved wooden top, a leather strap with copper wire hinges, and leather binding. As found.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, acquired from an

estate in China, Maine $700 - $900

289 Large Trout Creel A fine, woven, large splint creel measuring nine inches high by thirteen inches wide with wide leather straps. Old painted finish with wear, some minor loss to weavers and to edges of wooden frame on top.

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$500 - $700

290 Two Fishing Creels One primitive birch bark creel with wooden top and bottom and steel tack fasteners. One woven wicker creel with a wooden top and a carved oval Edgewater Lodge, Whistler, BC, Canada plaque. As found. $200 - $400

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291 Salmon Creel A seventeen-inch-wide, heavy woven wicker creel. As found. $100 - $200

292 Vintage Creel A fourteen-inch-wide woven wicker and wood creel with a leather strap. As found. $300 - $500

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293 Two Bamboo Fly Rods, Payne and Leonard PAYNE ROD COMPANY (1898-1968)

8 1⁄2 ft., three-piece, two-tip, for Abercrombie & Fitch, 4 3⁄8 oz.

293.1 H. L. LEONARD (1869-1907)

Bangor, ME 9 1⁄2 ft., three-piece, two-tip, tournament, steelhead $600 - $900

294 Two Bamboo Fly Rods L.L. Bean Company 293.2

9 ft., three-piece, two tip, Bean’s LL, salmon Wright & McGill, Denver, CO 8 1⁄2 ft., three-piece, two tip, Granger Aristocrat, trout, 4 1⁄2 oz. $200 - $400

295 Bamboo Rod ORVIS (1856-2004)

8 ft., 2-piece, one tip, Impregnated Madison model, 4 3⁄8 oz.

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296 Two Reels

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An Edward Vom Hofe, NY, Model 621, size 2-0 salt water reel and a Julius Vom Hofe (attr.), raised post fly reel of the same age and quality with a three inch diameter. As found.

299 Hand-Made Reel ARTHUR KOVALOVSKY (1881-1954)

$100 - $200

A custom reel stamped “6/0- 500 yds. #9” on the foot.

The side plate is stamped “ARTHUR KOVALOVSKY PAT PEND, HAND MADE PATENTED 1,958,919 HOLLYWOOD, CAL.” Kovalovsky began making reels in the 1920s. He is remembered for his innovation and received his first patent in 1934. Good condition.

297 Trout Reel A Montague Factory (attr.), late 19th century, ebonite and worn nickel-silvered brass fishing reel with an “80” marked on the reel foot, about two and three-eighths inches in diameter. As found.

$2,500 - $3,500

$400 - $600

300 Trout Reel Julius Vom Hofe (attr.), late 19th century, ebonite and nickel silver fishing reel with a “1” marked on the reel foot, about three inches in diameter. As found.

298 Three Fly Reels HARDY BROS.

A 2 7⁄8 in. size - The Perfect model A 3 7⁄8 in. size - St. John model A 4 in. size - Uniqua model.

$400 - $600

$400 - $800

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301 Rainbow Trout Plaque RYAN DOCKIEWICZ (B. 1974) CAPE CHARLES, VA, C. 1990

A twenty-five-and-one-half-inch-long rainbow trout carving, signed by the maker with an incised “D” on the back of the plaque. Original paint with reset pectoral and caudal fin tip. $400 - $600 301

302 Striped Bass Plaque DANIEL L. BRUFFEE (B. 1970) PLYMOUTH, MA, C. 2000

A forty-three-and-one-half-inch-long striped bass carved plaque. The plaque measures seventeen and five-eighths by fifty-three and five-eighths inches long and is signed with the maker’s ink stamp on the back. Original condition. $1,000 - $1,500 302

303 Three Miniature Owls KEN KIRBY (B. 1946) LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ, 2014

The tallest is seven and one-quarter inches high, including the base. Each is signed and dated on the bottom by the maker. Original condition. $100 - $200 303

304 Owl and Crow Tree KEN KIRBY (B. 1946) LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ, 2014

A wooden sculpture with five carved crows looking up at a carved owl. The sculpture measures thirty and one-half inches high. The owl is five inches tall. Signed and dated in ink with maker’s brand on the bottom of the base.

Original condition. $200 - $400

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305 Silhouette Duck Tray

310 Black Cat Boot Scraper

PETER HUNT (1896-1967)

C. 1890

Dated “ Anno ‘44” and painted “Ovince” for his Provincetown village studio. Original paint with minor flaking and wear.

A ten-inch-long, one-half-inch-thick, cast iron silhouette boot scraper with base. Good condition. $450 - $650

$100 - $200

311 Cast Iron Owl & Quill Plaque 306 Tin Duck Two Candle Sconce

C. 1900

C. 1980

A twelve-and-three-quarter-inch-high raised owl plaque. Likely used as a fire insurance sign on a house. Lightly rusted surface with damage to top fastener hole.

A twenty-and-one-half-inch-wide, metal, silhouette duck wall sconce. As found. $100 - $200

$300 - $500

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307 Rooster Windmill Weight ELGIN WIND POWER AND PUMP COMPANY ELGIN, IL, C. 1900

A nine by nine-and-three-quarters-inch, model L, cast iron rooster windmill weight, weighing 9 lbs., marked “HUMMMER, E184” in raised lettering on the tail. This Elgin, Illinois, company manufactured windmills and wind-powered pumps, parts, and accessories from 1887-1943.

Their many rooster windmill counterweights ranged from this small 9 lb. model to models weighing over 70 lbs. Good condition. $250 - $350

308 Pointer Door Stop JENNINGS BROTHERS (1890-1950) BRIDGEPORT, CT, C. 1930

312 Uncle Sam A five-and-one-quarter-inch-high carved wooden bust of “Uncle Sam.” Original finish with warm patina, an old water stain along bottom, and a couple minor age line cracks. $50 - $100

313 Red Tramp Art Mirror A laminated mirror with a six-by eight-inch beveled glass mirror and a V-shaped shelf.

The entire piece measures twelve and one-half by twelve by four inches. Original paint with craquelure and minor wear to some edges.

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$25 - $50

A hollow metal dog, fourteen and seven-eighths inches long and lightly marked on the underside “JB, 2588.” Original condition with uneven patina. $300 - $500

309 Two Cast Iron Dog Door Stops

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HUBLEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1894-1965) LANCASTER, PA, C. 1920

A turned-head fox terrier, #279, measuring eight and three-quarters by eight and three-quarters inches. An English bulldog, #220, measuring six by eight and three-quarters inches. In original paint with wear. $1,000 - $1,500

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320 Godwit HERBERT S. RANDALL (1900-1971) SEABROOK, NH, C. 1950

A rare species of shorebird decoy with painted eyes, raised wings, and a stringing staple on the underside. Original paint with minor wear.

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$200 - $400

314 Two Decoys WILL STERLING (1870-1962) CRISFIELD, MD, C. 1900

A re-headed black duck with heavy gunning wear and age cracks. A bluewinged teal hen, c. 1940, with raised wing and tail carving in working repaint with gunning wear and an age crack along the top and bottom of one side. $200 - $300

315 Bluebill Hen C. 1930

A turned-head decoy with carved bill detail and incised speculum outline. A Martha’s Vineyard-style, inletted round weight in the bottom and two small inletted round counterweights on one side near the tail. Original paint with light gunning wear.

LITERATURE: George Ross Starr, Jr. M.D., Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway, Tulsa, OK, 1974, p. 222, figure 117, exact redhead decoy illustrated, p. 200, figure 101, exact decoy illustrated.

$400 - $800

317 Four Flatties SOUTH SHORE, MA, C. 1930

Three silhouette scoters from sled-rigged decoys and one silhouette Canada goose shore stick-up decoy. As found. $50 - $100

318 Coot Shadow Sled

321 Miniature Cooper’s Hawk LOUIS FRISINO (B. 1934) MARYLAND, C. 1970

A seven-and-one-half-inch-long immature hawk carving with a captured towhee. Signed on the back of the wall plaque. Original paint with minimal wear. $200 - $300

322 Half-Size Grouse LEO J. KLEIN (1908-1989) WILCOX, PA, 1972

An eight-and-one-half-inch-high grouse carving, signed and dated on the bottom by the maker. Original condition.

SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, C. 1920

PROVENANCE: John Delph Collection

Two white-winged scoter silhouette decoys, sled-rigged. As found.

Private Collection $300 - $500

$25 - $50

$300 - $500

316 Redhead and Broadbill Drakes Two decoys illustrated in his book Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway from the collection of Dr. George Ross Starr Jr., (1915-1985) Duxbury, Massachusetts. A redhead by Abitha Girard, Brookhaven, NY, c. 1860. A broadbill by a Connecticut maker, c. 1890, with original lead donut weights. Both are in old in-use repaint with heavy gunning wear.

PROVENANCE: George Ross Starr, Jr. M.D.

Collection Private Collection, Massachusetts

319 Turned-Head Willet RANDALL FAMILY SEABROOK, NH, C. 1940

The Randalls were shoemakers and, like their neighbor, George Boyd, hunters and shorebird carvers. George W. Randall (1838-1922), and his sons, George (1864-1956) and Herbert L. (1867-1952), are thought to have begun the tradition.

Herbert’s son Herbert S. (1900-1971) is known to have made most of the “Randall” birds. Original paint with minimal wear. $300 - $500

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323 Wood Duck Drake

326 Mourning Dove

329 Cinnamon Teal Drake

CHARLIE KOVACS (B. 1947) ROEBLING, NJ, C. 1980

WILLIAM GIBIAN (B. 1946) ONANCOCK, VA, C. 1990

WILLIAM GIBIAN (B. 1946) ONANCOCK, VA, C. 1980

A hollow Delaware River decoy signed by the maker on the underside.

Original condition.

A life-size bird carving with carved raised wings and the maker’s incised “Gibian” signature on the underside.

Original paint with minimal wear.

Signed with an etched “Gibian” signature on the bottom. Original paint with minor wear.

$100 - $200

$300 - $500

$400 - $600

324 California Quail and Gambel’s Quail

327 Ruddy Turnstone

WILLIAM GIBIAN (B. 1947) ONANCOCK, VA, C. 1990

WILLIAM GIBIAN (B. 1946) ONANCOCK, VA, C. 1990

Two life-size male quail carvings both signed by the maker on the underside of each bird. In original condition.

A life-size shorebird with carved raised wings and the maker’s incised “Gibian” signature on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear.

$800 - $1,200

330 Wood Duck Pair MARTY HANSON (B. 1965) PRIOR LAKE, MN, C. 1980

An early slightly oversize pair of decoys signed with the maker’s “Marty Hanson Decoys” ink stamp on the bottom of each. Original paint with minor wear. $400 - $600

$400 - $600

325 Life-Size Woodcock FRANK S. FINNEY (B. 1947) CAPEVILLE, VA, C. 1990

328 Robin

331 Decorative Green-Winged Teal Hen

A slightly turned-head standing game bird carving with carved wing and tail feather detail. Signed with the maker’s incised “F” on the bottom of the base.

Original condition.

DAVID B. WARD (B. 1947) ESSEX, CT, C. 2000

HERB DRYSDALE OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA, 1979

A life-size bird carving signed with the maker’s “DBW” brand on the underside. Original condition.

A life-size standing bird carving signed and dated by the maker on the bottom of the base. Original paint with wear including a crack in each leg and a chipped tail and wing tip.

$200 - $300

$750 - $1,000

$200 - $400

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332 Green-Winged Teal Drake

334 Tern

BYRON N. BRUFFEE (B. 1967) WARREN, ME, C. 2000

COLIN S. MCNAIR CAMBRIDGE, MA, 2014

A slightly oversize Crowell-style decoy with carved wing and tail feather detail. Signed with the maker’s incised “B” on the bottom. Original condition.

A life-size tern decoy. Original condition. $200 - $400

PROVENANCE: Colburn C. Wood, Jr. Collection

335 Pintail Drake and Yellowlegs

Private Collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

JAMIE REASON (B. 1947) MASTIC BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NY, C. 2000

$500 - $700

A life-size pintail decoy and a small-bodied yellowlegs both signed by the maker with incised conjoined “JR” initials. Both are in original condition.

333 Black-Bellied Plover MASSACHUSETTS

$200 - $400

A life-size, split-tail shorebird carving.

Paint appears to be restored. $200 - $300

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338 Three Decoys

340 Three Decoys

KEN KIRBY (B. 1946) LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ, 2012

CHRIS SPRAGUE (1887-1982) BEACH HAVEN, NJ, C. 1960

TWO WILDFOWLER DECOYS OLD SAYBROOK, CT, C. 1950

A life-size shorebird decoy signed and dated on the underside by the maker. Original condition.

Two Wildfowler (Pt. Pleasant, New Jersey), superior-model decorative mallards, painted

by Sprague with his signature on the bottom. A swimming brant with a faded Sprague signature on the bottom. In original paint with wear.

A balsa-bodied redhead drake in original paint with gunning wear. An oversize, balsa-bodied canvasback drake in working repaint with gunning wear.

A hand-crafted, solid-bodied canvasback drake in working repaint with gunning wear.

$150 - $250

337 Three Decoys MARTY HANSON (B. 1965) PRIOR LAKE, MN, C. 1980

A canvasback drake with his early “Marty Hanson Decoys” ink stamp signature on the bottom. Two slightly oversize drakes, a redhead and a ring-necked duck. Both are signed and dated on the bottom by the maker and have his early “MH” brand. All three are in original paint with minimal wear.

$200 - $300

$100 - $300

339 Goldeneye Hen DICK HOLLIS (B. 1950) OGDENSBURG, NY, C. 1980

A life-size, slightly turned-head decoy signed by the maker on the bottom. Original condition with minimal wear. $150 - $250

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341 Three Decoys A laminated bluebill hen, a goldeneye, and a cork black duck with “J. Hillman” written on the bottom of the weight. As found. $150 - $250

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342 Goldeneye Drake

345 Mallard Drake

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1980

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1990

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1019.”

Original paint with minor wear and dried sap staining. Also included in this lot is a 10 by 14 in. gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

A life-size decoy with the maker’s round brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1182.”

Original paint with minimal wear.

Also included in this lot is an 11 by 14 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

$150 - $250

$200 - $300

348 Two Red-Breasted Mergansers

351 Surf Scoter and Miniature Surf Scoter

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1970 AND 1980

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1980 AND 1970

Two hollow, life-size decoys with the maker’s brand on the bottom and his sequential numbers “868 and 1180.” Original paint with minimal wear. Also included in this lot is a 10 by 14 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoys by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1020.” A six-inch-long carving with glass eyes, a round brand, and an early number “532.” Original paint with minimal wear. $150 - $300

$150 - $250

343 Common Eider Drake

346 Green-Winged Teal Drake

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1970

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1980

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s oval brand on the bottom and his sequential number “908.”

Original paint with minor wear.

Also included in this lot is an 11 by 14 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s oval brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1039.”

Original paint with minimal wear.

Also included in this lot is a 9 by 13 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

$150 - $250

$150 - $250

352 Black Duck 349 Common Scoter CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1990

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s round brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1211.” Original paint with minimal wear. Also included in this lot is a 9 by 13 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001). $150 - $250

344 Surf Scoter Drake CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1990

A hollow, life-size decoy with the maker’s oval brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1218.”

Original paint with minimal wear.

Also included in this lot is a 9 by 14 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001). $150 - $250

347 White-Winged Scoter Drake

350 Bufflehead Pair

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1980

CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994 MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1980 AND 1990

A life-size decoy with the maker’s brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1088.”

Original paint with minimal wear.

Also included in this lot is an 11 by 14 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

Two life-size decoys with the maker’s round brand on the bottom and his sequential numbers “1243 and 1384.”

Original paint with minor wear. Also included in this lot is a 10 by 14 in. gouache painting of the decoys by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001).

$150 - $250

$200 - $300

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CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1990

A life-size decoy with the maker’s round brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1295.”

Original condition. $50 - $100

353 Old Squaw Drake CAPT. GERALD B. SMITH (1905-1994) MARBLEHEAD, MA, C. 1990

A life-size decoy with the maker’s round brand on the bottom and his sequential number “1288.”

Original paint with light gunning wear, an age line in the neck, and a tail tip and bill chip. Also included in this lot is a 9 by 13 in. watercolor and gouache painting of the decoy by Beryl G. Foster (1937-2001). $150 - $250

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354 Salmon Tray A 35 in. long wooden tray with molded white metal ends displaying detail of a fish’s head and tail. Original surface with minor wear and an edge chip on the back. $25 - $50

355 Owl Ink Well Stand A 9 1⁄2 in. wide wooden desk set exhibiting a carved pen tray, two square-lidded inkwells with porcelain liners, and a 4 in. high glass-eyed owl. As found. $100 - $200

356 Two Footstools; One Child’s Table

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and scalloped picture frame edge molding. Original finish with minor wear.

NEW ENGLAND

A 7 in. high by 8 3⁄4 in. wide stool with through-mortised legs in worn old blue paint. A 9 1⁄ 3 2 by 12 ⁄4 in. wooden octagon stool with rounded, angled legs in worn red paint. A 10 3⁄4 by 22 3⁄ 4 in. child’s table with slightly tapered legs in worn reddishbrown paint. As found. $100 - $200

357 Corner Shelf C. 1910

An 18 1⁄4 by 12 1⁄4 in. poplar corner shelf with three shelves 153

$25 - $50

358 Box with Carved Decoy Decoration C. 1980

A 12 3⁄4 by 8 3⁄4 by 4 in. refinished box with two half-decoys mounted on the top. The box was a lap desk at one time and the bird carvings are attributed to Ralf Coykendall of Vermont.

The original interior of the box is not complete. $25 - $50

359 Three Assorted Boxes A 5 in. high by 12 in. wide dove-tailed pine-lidded candle box in worn original finish. An 8 1⁄4 by 16 1⁄2 in. pine-lidded tool box with stamped steel side handles in worn red paint. A 6 by 15 1⁄2 in. topless cedar fruit crate with branded “Sunsweet Quality California Prune and Apricot Growers Assn.” advertising. As found. $50 - $100

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hunter, distributed by the T.R. Cushing, Jeweler and Optician company from Rockland, Massachusetts. As found.

(1862-1951) to the 1997 Massachusetts State Duck Stamp Contest. $50 - $100

PROVENANCE: Dr. John F. Reiger Collection

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360 Four Assorted DU Cup Plates Four china cup plates measuring 4 5⁄8 in. in diameter with painted “William J. Mackey, Jr., American Bird Decoys” made for the New Jersey Ducks Unlimited Committee 1967-1970. Plate for 1968 is damaged.

$25 - $50

364 Weiler, Milton

362 Milton C. Weiler (1910-1974)

Mackey, William J. and Weiler, Milton C., The Classic Shorebird Decoys, edition # 427 of 1000, artist signed with slipcase. 1971 Zern, Ed and Weiler, Milton C., The Classic Decoy Series, edition # 407 of 1000, signed with slipcase. 1969

Two Prints

Ward Bros. Decoys, 1971 signed “Weiler” lower left center and “Lem Ward, Steve Ward” lower right center 16 1⁄2 by 22 1⁄2 in. edition #39 of 450

Shang Wheeler’s Decoys, 1969 signed “M.C. Weiler” lower right

$100 - $200

365 New York State Forest, Fish, and Game

15 by 19 in. edition #110 of 400

Woodruff, T. L., Middleton, D.C., and Babcock, C. H., Seventh Report of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission. Albany, NY, 1902

$100 - $200

$50 - $75

$5 - $10

361 Sporting Stereograph Cards 1903

Fourteen cards attributed to the T.W. Ingersoll Company. One stereoview advertising trade card illustrating a duck

366 Flint, Ralph Contemporary American Etching. American Art Dealers Association, New York: NY. 1930. With frontispiece etching Startled Ducks, by Frank W. Benson. Paff # 293. $100 - $200

367 Lot of Decoy Books Mackey, W.J.,American Bird Decoys. 1965 * Sparks, E. and Aziz, L., Decoys. 1994 * Harrell, L., Decoys NA ‘s100 Greatest. 2000 * Ridges, B., Decoy Ducks. 1988 * Engers, J., Wildfowl Decoys. 1990 * Starr, G. R., How to Make Working Decoys.1978 * Chesser, G. and Badger, C.J., Making Decoys. 1989 * Two Copies. Elman, R., The Great American Shooting Prints. 1972 * Three Paperback Decoy Price Guides. * Three Paperback Decoy Carving Books. * Five Mackey CollectionBourne, R. Auction Catalogs. 1970s * Twelve Decoy Auction Catalogs. 1980s.

363 John Hutchinson (b. 1940) Male Goldeneye by Frank W. Benson, 1997 signed “Hutchinson” lower right watercolor, 8 1⁄2 by 11 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Lot 180 cat 407” on back

Hutchinson submitted this work, depicting a decoy carved by Frank W. Benson

368 Lot of Hunting and Fishing Collectibles Magazine Thirty issues of this fine sporting collectibles magazine.

369 Lot of Books and Ward Bros. Print Huster, H. and Knight, D., Floating Sculpture.

1982 * Levinson, J. M. and Headley, S. G., Shorebirds1991 * Pearce, J. E., Heart of the Pines. 2000 * Barber, Joel, The Decoy. Fortune Magazine, August 1932 * Remington Arms Co. Inc., Portfolio of Waterfowl Hunting.

Twelve Bob Kuhn Prints * Lowe, B., Louisiana Mallards Calendar. 2005 Ward Brothers print, 18 by 22 1⁄2 in., signed and dated “Lem Ward and Steve Ward, 1971” lower center Private Collection, New Jersey $50 - $100

370 Four Connecticut Decoys Two hollow scoter decoys, a hollow bluebill, and a cork bufflehead. As found. $100 - $300

371 Five Decoys A “Made in Italy” cork shoveler hen, in original paint, three St. Lawrence River decoys, two in original paint, and a New Jersey brant. As found. $100 - $300

372 Four Decoys A New Jersey brant, a hollow New Jersey black duck, a hollow bluebill hen, and a blue-winged teal drake with a circular inletted weight. As found. $100 - $200

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373 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Woodcock, 1930 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 11 7⁄8 by 9 3⁄4 in.

Paff #292, edition of 150

$2,000 - $4,000

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374 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Herons in a Pine Tree, 1918 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 13 7⁄8 by 9 7⁄8 in. numbered “17” lower right Paff #129, edition of 50

$3,000 - $4,000

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375 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Egrets, 1915 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 7 7⁄8 by 6 in. numbered “6/35” lower right Paff #44, edition of 35

$2,000 - $3,000

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376 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) The High Carry, 1915 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 9 7⁄8 by 7 7⁄8 in. numbered “26/50” lower right Paff #66, edition of 50

$7,000 - $9,000

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377 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) The Retriever, 1916 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 7 7⁄8 by 6 in. numbered “34” lower right Paff #99, edition of 80

$7,000 - $9,000

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378 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Nascaupee Indian, 1921 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 8 by 6 in.

Paff #210, edition of 150

$1,200 - $1,800

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379 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Lone Yellowlegs, 1928 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 11 7⁄8 by 7 7⁄8 in.

Paff #280, edition of 150

$1,500 - $2,500

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$6,000 - $8,000

381 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Black Ducks, 1927 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left lithograph, 9 7⁄8 by 12 1⁄2 in. edition of 9

$4,000 - $5,000

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382 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) The Visitor, 1918 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 3 by 5 in.

Paff #145, edition of 150

$800 - $1,000

383 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Goose and Teal, 1917 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 6 by 8 in.

Paff #125, edition of 150

$800 - $1,000

of Fine Arts, Boston, of which Mr. Benson was one of the editors.”

LITERATURE: John T. Ordeman, Frank W. Benson’s Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs, Summit, NJ, 1994, p. 29, illustrated.

$1,000 - $1,500

384 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Salem Harbor, 1882 etching, 4 7⁄8 by 7 7⁄8 in.

Paff #1, edition of 1500

According to author, John T. Ordeman, “This was made as the frontispiece for the second number of The Art Student, a magazine published by students in The School of Drawing and Painting, Museum

385 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Pair of Yellowlegs, 1916 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 3 by 4 in. numbered “4” lower right Paff #101, edition of 80

$1,000 - $1,400

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386 William Goadby Lawrence (1913-2002) Leaping Swordfish signed “Wm. Goadby Lawrence” lower right oil on canvas, 28 by 42 in.

William Goadby Lawrence was born in Rumson, New Jersey, in 1913. He attended the Art Students League in New York City and had his first show at the outfitters Abercrombie and Fitch.

During World War II, he served as a Combat Artist and Chief Boatswain’s Mate and experienced action in battles in North Africa and Japan.

After the war, Lawrence continued his artistic pursuits. His illustrations appeared in various magazines, including Field and Stream. On February 28, 1942, the cover of The Post featured a marlin painting by Lawrence. His work was also published in Van Campen Heilner’s Salt Water Fishing and Bob Dunn and Peter Goadby’s Saltwater Game Fishing of the World.

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Lawrence’s paintings have been exhibited in the Library of Congress, the Museum of Natural History, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Museum. Lawrence is widely recognized as one of the greatest fish painters of all time.

According to the consignor, this painting was a part of the du Pont collection and was displayed at one of the family’s Fishers Island homes. $6,000 - $8,000

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387 Michael W. Gilbert Metal Sailfish Sculpture, 2000 signed and dated “Michael W. Gilbert, 2K� lower center 67 by 52 by 3 in.

Michael Gilbert is a sculptor from Texas who works primarily in metal. He has created works for numerous organizations, such as NASA and Armand Bayou Nature Center. $3,000 - $5,000

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388 Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) Birds of the Auk Family

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watercolor and gouache, 20 by 15 in.

Louis Agassiz Fuertes was named after the famous Harvard professor Louis Agassiz by his father, himself a professor at Cornell.

Though he studied architecture at Cornell, the words of his namesake prevailed, “Study nature, not books,” and Fuertes went on to become one of the preeminent American bird artists of all time. The artist was noted for his early talent and eye for detail, joining the American Ornithologists’ Union at the age of seventeen. Through this important group he met ornithologist Elliot Coues, who promoted his work and commissioned the artist to illustrate the 1903 edition of his book, Key to North American Birds.

Fuertes also met artist Abbott H. Thayer through the Ornithologists’ Union, with whom he traveled and studied painting.

In 1899, Fuertes went on the Harriman Expedition up the coast of Alaska with other eminent figures, including naturalist John Muir and photographer Edward S. Curtis.

The artist traveled extensively in order to view and collect birds in their natural habitats, and reportedly “on one occasion (in the Southwest) had to be rescued from a steep cliff-face he had climbed down trying to recover a zone-tailed hawk.”

Along with Frank W. Benson, Fuertes provided illustrations for John C. Phillips’ A Natural History of the Ducks, published from 1922-1926. He also painted stunning bird portraits for Edward Howe Forbush’s Birds of Massachusetts and Other New England States, published between 1925-1929.

The Wilson Ornithological Society of Ann Arbor, Michigan, awards an honor in his name each year. His works can be found in the Cornell University collection and Chicago’s Field Museum among others, and he has two species of birds named after him, Icterus fuertesi and Hapalopsittaca fuertesi.

The puffin is a member of the Auk family.

During breeding season these birds display

the kind of brightly-colored beak seen on the middle bird in this painting. They are known for their black and white coloring and their short wings, which allow the birds to be as agile underwater as they are in the air.

PROVENANCE: Sothebys Sale #4180, lot 541,

November 17, 1978 Private Collection, New Jersey $3,000 - $5,000

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389 Lee LeBlanc (1913-1988) Woodducks signed “LeBlanc ©” lower right oil on canvas, 32 by 24 in.

LeBlanc was born in 1913 in Missouri. He studied at the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating, LeBlanc worked at Disney Studios and later held positions at other major studios, like Fox and MGM. After his retirement LeBlanc began designing duck stamp prints, and in 1973 he won the Federal Duck Stamp Competition. $2,500 - $3,500

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390 Lee LeBlanc (1913-1988) Pintails signed “LeBlanc ©” lower right oil on board, 27 1⁄4 by 42 1⁄4 in.

$2,500 - $3,500

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391 David Maass (b. 1929) Winged Bullets Canvasbacks signed “Maass” lower right oil on board, 20 by 24 in.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. New York, NY label on back

An avid sportsman and ardent contributor to conservation organizations, David Maass has been actively painting game birds for more than thirty years. In the past twenty years he has designed more than thirty conservation stamps and prints, a distinction few artists can claim.

Over the last several years, Ducks Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation, and the Minnesota Wildlife Heritage Foundation have each named David Maass their Artist of the Year.

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Maass’ original paintings and limited edition prints have been exhibited in galleries and shows throughout the country, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin, and the annual Minnesota Wildlife Heritage Foundation Show in Minneapolis. An original Canada goose painting by David Maass is also part of the permanent collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. $5,000 - $7,000

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392 Leslie C. Kouba (1917-1998) Flying Geese signed “Les Kouba” lower right oil on board, 24 by 30 in.

Leslie Kouba grew up with his two brothers on his family’s farm in Hutchinson, Minnesota. He learned about nature from his father, who took him hunting, trapping, and fishing. Kouba is best known for his conservation stamps and for his two winning designs for the Federal Duck Stamp Competition. $2,000 - $3,000

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393 Roland Clark (1874-1957) Mallards signed “Roland Clark” lower right oil on canvas, 16 by 12 in.

Roland Clark is known as a premier wildlife etcher and painter. He was born in New Rochelle, New York, and studied at the Art Students League in Manhattan. After living in the Tidewater region of Virginia for several years, where he enjoyed hunting and other outdoor pursuits, Clark returned to New York City and devoted himself to painting and illustrating full-time. Beginning in 1937, the Derrydale Press reproduced two of Clark’s watercolors of wildfowl every year in limited edition prints. In addition, he submitted illustrations to Ducks Unlimited, a booklet that was published by the More Game Birds in America Foundation. In 1938 one of Clark’s paintings of pintail ducks was chosen as the fifth Federal Duck Stamp design. $5,000 - $7,000

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394 Daniel Logé (b. 1954) Bluebills in the Ice signed “D. Logé” lower right oil on canvas, 9 by 17 in.

$400 - $600

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395 Daniel Logé (b. 1954) Trio of Whistlers signed “Daniel Logé” lower right oil on canvas, 18 by 24 in.

$600 - $900

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396 Daniel Logé (b. 1954) Quiet Morning signed “Daniel Logé” lower right oil on canvas, 12 by 9 in.

$400 - $600

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397 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Canvasbacks in Flight signed “Roland Clark” lower left oil on canvas, 18 by 24 in.

$6,000 - $9,000

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398 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Redheads in Flight, 1916 signed and dated lower right “F.W. Benson ‘16” oil on canvas, 36 1⁄4 by 45 in.

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Boxford, Massachusetts, until 1970 Vose Galleries of Boston, inventory no. 23231 Private Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970 Private Collection, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Private Collection, California

$300,000 - $500,000

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FRANK W. BENSON

REDhEADS In FLIghT

1862-1951

1916

Frank Benson spent his boyhood hunting and fishing on the Essex County marshes near his Salem, Massachusetts, home.

He was fascinated by ornithology and a great admirer of John James Audubon, often spending hours visiting the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard.

When he entered the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Benson’s goal was to be an ornithological illustrator. His first known oils are of a rail and a snipe.

However, two years of study at the Academie Julian in Paris changed his mind. When Benson returned to Boston, he built his career on finely crafted portraits and stunning interiors of models lit by the glow of a fire or the shimmer of lamplight. Yet he never forgot his first love, the birds that filled the air and the waters of his New England home. His earliest known exhibited painting of wildfowl was Swan Flight, a large canvas depicting the decorative effect of white swans sweeping across a wide expanse of pearl gray sky. By the time it was seen in the galleries of Boston’s St. Botolph Club in 1894, it had already been bought by Dr. Arthur Cabot, a close friend and fellow hunter.

Such early oils of wildfowl are rare. For the next two decades, Benson only exhibited four paintings of birds.i This is not surprising. During those years, as co-director of Boston’s Museum School, Benson began creating his stunning wash drawings of wildfowl and started producing the many etchings and drypoints that won him great fame and earned him the title, “Dean of the American Sporting Print.” In addition, his sunlit, Impressionist paintings of his daughters posed against the summer skies of his island home in Maine were in such demand that they sold as quickly as they were finished.

Frank W. Benson and his guide at Long Point. Collection of Faith Andrews Bedford Marsh and Sunset at Long Point as well as in at least one oil, Long Point Sunset, 1923 and several watercolors.ii Formally called The Long Point Company, the club, a collection of buildings elevated about four feet above the water on pilings and connected by a network of boardwalks, was founded on a broad peninsula of land by a group of Canadian businessmen in l866. The express purpose of the club was to keep their favorite hunting ground from being depleted by almost year-round hunting. “The Point looks like a Florida mangrove Key,” Benson wrote in his hunting diary. “Just a few trees that appear to be growing out of the lake.” Eager to get in a bit of shooting his first day there, Benson recalled, “We set decoys hurriedly as it was late, and the ducks came often but not quite near enough.

I shot down twenty one and retrieved fifteen… The prettiest afternoon’s shooting I ever had.”iii

By 1916, Benson’s children, whom he called his “homegrown models” were growing up and leaving home. That fall, he accompanied Arthur Cabot to Cabot’s private hunting club on the shores of Lake Erie. It was a trip that would deeply affect his painting for years to come and was, in all likelihood, the setting for Redheads in Flight. It is probably not coincidental that Benson chose to commemorate his first trip to Long Point with this masterful painting of the birds that surrounded him there.

The island in the background of this oil adds a striking note to the work. It is a compositional device that Benson employed in a number of his etchings set at Long Point such as Over Sunk

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It is very likely that a few others were sold out of his studio for, as he wrote to a dealer who wanted such a work, “If I choose to be patient I can sell them all in Boston. If I make one with figure or birds, it is commonly sold as soon as it is framed, and often before.” In closing he added, “if I were to create any larger demand, I simply couldn’t fill it.” Frank W. Benson to Robert Macbeth. 22 February 1926, Macbeth Gallery Papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Museum.

At least seven prints have titles that locate their setting as Long Point. For a discussion of the oil painting Long Point Sunset and the related etching, see Faith Andrews Bedford’s essay Frank W. Benson’s Paintings and Prints: Inspiration and Replication in John Ordeman’s book Frank W. Benson’s Etchings, Drypoints, Lithographs and Prints, Lydia Inglett Publishing, Hilton Head, S.C. 2012.

iii Benson, Frank W. Benson. Hunting Diary, 8-9 October 1916. Frank W. Benson Papers, Peabody Essex Museum. As quoted in Faith Andrews Bedford The Sporting Art of Frank W. Benson, Boston, David R. Godine, 2000.

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It is clear from Benson’s diaries that his experiences at Long Point were some of his most treasured memories. In letters home and in interviews, Benson frequently mentioned the beauty of the land and the excellence of the shooting.

For the sheer overwhelming numbers of the birds that he saw, it appears that nothing surpassed those hunting grounds. “I saw such a sight today as I never expect to see again,” Benson wrote. “When we started out, ducks rose in thousands and thousands all over the marsh and the whole sky was covered…Thousands of Redheads and Canvasbacks were coming in from the North in lines and V’s high up against the sky all the morning… the noise was like thunder.”i It was undoubtedly a scene such as this that inspired Redheads in Flight. The viewer feels that he is not so much observing the painting as he is in it. One can almost feel the rush of the ducks wings and hear their calls.

Ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson praised Benson as a painter of bird “pictures,” paintings that focused on the birds’ world, while noting that Audubon, who killed his subjects and wired them into position, was more a painter of bird “portraits.” Yet, like an ornithologist, Benson was careful to depict both male and female in various attitudes of flight. In Redheads in Flight, the ducks are what command immediate attention, yet the work also focuses on composition, light, and design, elements that Benson felt were critical in any painting.

Frank W. Benson, Sunset at Long Point, 1933, etching, Paff #333 had such a chance to see so many kinds of ducks so close at hand,” Benson once wrote to a collector. “I passed one whole day watching every duck that came to my decoys to see how he used his legs when dropping, recovering, rising, et. cetera and, instead of making the best of the shooting, I had a very profitable day in another way.”iv

As a contemporary writer wrote, “Frank W. Benson has added something imperishable—an artist’s dream [that Audubon] knew not; a knowledge of bird flight which places him in a class by himself.”ii Decades of observing birds permitted Benson to portray them in flight or at rest not only accurately, but also with grace and fluidity. As Benson once told a writer, “I try to make them part of the landscape in which they occur, rather than to describe them as specimens. What I most enjoy about them is their wildness.” Noting that birds rarely pose for a picture, he said, “My pictures of wild-fowl are entirely the result of things seen in nature and drawn from memory.”iii

We are grateful to Faith Andrews Bedford, author of the biography Frank W. Benson: American Impressionist, The Sporting Art of Frank Benson, and Impressionist Summers: Frank W. Benson’s North Haven for this essay.

Redheads in Flight clearly evoked for Benson the wonderful memories he had of his days at Long Point both shooting and painting. “Long Point was a wonderful place to me for I never i

Ibid., 25 October 1920.

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Arthur Philpott, unidentified newspaper clipping, November l936, Artist’s Scrapbook, Benson Papers, Peabody Essex Museum. As quoted in Faith Andrews Bedford The Sporting Art of Frank W. Benson, Boston, David R. Godine, 2000.

iii Lumsden. E.S. The Art of Etching, p. 328. J. D. Lippincott, Philadelphia. 1924. As quoted in Faith Andrews Bedford The Sporting Art of Frank W. Benson, Boston, David R. Godine, 2000.

iv Frank W. Benson to Mr. Band, n.d. Benson Papers.

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399 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Salmon Fishing, 1925 signed and dated “F.W. Benson ‘25” lower right watercolor, 14 by 19 1⁄2 in.

In 1922, Frank W. Benson won the Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Logan Medal from the Art Institute of Chicago and had his first exhibit of watercolors in New York, Boston, and Chicago. At the time of painting Salmon Fishing in 1925, the artist was in the midst of exploring the qualities of the medium, with his quick strokes and fluid pigments. In this watercolor, which probably depicts New Brunswick or Quebec, Benson experiments with composition and texture, with the rising river banks contrasting with the fluid water as it sweeps across the foreground.

In this classic salmon river scene, Benson shows the flow of the water as it bends around the corner of the river. He includes two canoes with two guides poling up the river, and shows man as a small part of nature through the diminutive stature of the figures in the water. The work recalls the 1930 oil painting Twilight which features a lone individual in the midst of a grand river landscape. Salmon Fishing is a quintessential Benson watercolor, capturing the grandeur of nature, the motion and power of the water, and the fundamentals of the salmon fishing experience. $25,000 - $35,000

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400 Henry “Hy” Sandham (1842-1910) Fisherman signed “Hy Sandham” lower right watercolor, 28 by 20 in.

Sandham got his start as a photographer working with a firm in Montreal. His interests gradually expanded and in the 1880s he worked as an illustrator for Century Magazine. While illustrating for the publication he exhibited at the Boston Art Club and the American Watercolor Society. $800 - $1,200

401 Murray Jackson Wentworth (1927-2008) Trout Fishing signed “Murray Wentworth” lower right watercolor, 20 3⁄4 by 28 1⁄2 in.

$500 - $1,000

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402 Thomas Aquinas Daly (b. 1937) Down River

403 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Leaping Trout, 2004

signed “TA Daly” lower left watercolor, 12 by 18 in.

signed and dated “Reneson 04” lower right watercolor, 18 1⁄2 by 28 1⁄2 in.

$3,000 - $5,000

$2,000 - $3,000

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404 Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) First Leap signed “Pleissner� lower right watercolor, 18 by 28 in.

First Leap depicts the exhilarating first moments after hooking a wild Atlantic salmon. The anglers rod is bent as he attempts to keep the fish in the tail of the pool. The guide, though holding the net, possesses no sense of urgency, indicating the fight is in its early stages. The salmon is a big one, leaping completely out of water downstream of the angler. Pleissner has expertly captured the essence and beauty of Atlantic salmon angling. $40,000 - $60,000

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405 Louis Darling (1916-1970) Two Ruffed Grouse Hunting Illustrations

Startled Hunter, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower right oil on board, 4 by 6 in.

Taking Aim, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower left oil on board, 4 1⁄8 by 6 in.

$600 - $900

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406 Louis Darling (1916-1970) Two Pheasant Hunting Illustrations

Pheasants Flushed, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower right oil on board, 4 1⁄2 by 6 in.

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Dogs On Point, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower left oil in board, 4 3⁄4 by 5 3⁄4 in.

$600 - $ 900

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407 Louis Darling (1916-1970) Two Fishing Illustrations

Streamside Fishing, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower right watercolor and gouache, 4 by 6 in.

Riverside Fishing, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower right watercolor, 4 by 6 in.

$600 - $900

408 Lois M. Darling (1917-1989) Four Yachting Magazine Illustrations

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Trolling Speedboat, c. 1950 pen and ink, 1 3⁄4 by 6 3⁄4 in.

Sailboats, c. 1950 pen and ink, 1⁄2 by 6 3⁄4 in.

Towing Sailboats In, c. 1950 pen and ink, 1⁄2 by 6 3⁄4 in.

Cabin Cruiser, c. 1950 pen and ink, 1⁄2 by 6 3⁄4 in.

Lois MacIntyre Darling and her husband Louis were both painters who also worked as book illustrators. $100 - $200 408.1

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409 Lois M. Darling (1917-1989) Four Shipboard Living Illustrations

Winch Polishing, c. 1950 signed “LMD” lower right pen and ink, 4 by 5 1⁄4 in.

Berth Sleeping, c. 1950 pen and ink, 4 by 5 1⁄4 in.

Heeling Galley, c. 1950 pen and ink, 4 1⁄2 by 5 1⁄4 in.

Below Deck Dining, c. 1950 signed “L.M. Darling” lower right pen and ink, 4 1⁄2 by 5 1⁄4 in.

$100 - $200

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410 Lois M. Darling (1917-1989) Four Yachting Magazine Illustrations

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Row Boat On Beach, c. 1947 signed “LMD” lower left pen and ink, 2 1⁄4 by 4 1⁄4 in.

Row Boats At Dock, c. 1947 pen and ink, 2 3⁄4 by 4 1⁄4 in.

Rowing To Mooring, c. 1947 pen and ink, 2 1⁄2 by 3 3⁄4 in.

Painting Row Boat, c. 1947 pen and ink, 2 1⁄2 by 3 3⁄4 in.

$100 - $200

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411 Louis Darling (1916-1970) Dust Jacket Artwork Front Cover – Woman Waterside, c. 1950

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oil on board, 8 3⁄8 by 6 5⁄8 in.

Back Cover – Coastal Seascape, c. 1950 signed “LD” lower right oil on board, 8 3⁄8 by 6 1⁄2 in.

$600 - $900

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412 Lois M. Darling (1917-1989) Three Nautical Illustrations

Sailboat Brun Hilde, c. 1940 signed “Lois M. Darling” lower left pen and ink, 4 by 10 1⁄2 in.

Auto Loaded With Boating Gear, c. 1940 pen and ink, 3 by 6 3⁄4 in.

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Commodore, c. 1940 signed “L. MacI.” lower center pen and ink, 7 by 4 in.

$100 - $200

413 Lois M. Darling (1917-1989) “_ yachtsman___on the beach”, c. 1950 signed “L. M. Darling” lower right pen and ink, 5 1⁄2 by 12 in.

$50 - $100

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414 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Ruffed Grouse In Flight, 1963

415 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Turkeys in the Woods

signed and dated “David Hagerbaumer 1963” lower left watercolor, 16 by 22 in.

signed “David Hagerbaumer” lower left watercolor, 13 by 18 in.

$1,500 - $2,500

$1,000 - $1,500

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416 Robert K. Abbett (b. 1926) Timberlake Turkeys, c. 1970 signed “Abbett” lower right oil on board, 24 by 30 in.

Robert Abbett, born in Indiana in 1926, is best known for his depictions of sporting dogs, fly-fishing, and western life. He began his career as an advertising illustrator, attending night and weekend classes at both the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the American Academy of Art where he found himself drawn to editorial and advertising art. In 1953 he moved from Chicago to Connecticut to be closer to the editorial markets. There he illustrated for Argosy, The Woman’s Home Companion, Sports Afield, Reader’s Digest, and True magazines. He also worked with several West Coast motion picture studios and drew covers for many of the leading paperback publishers.

Robert Abbett was commissioned to paint his first animal portrait of Luke in 1970. It was with this painting that he

transitioned from working as an illustrator to a full-time gallery artist. Abbett is recognized as a master in the field of sporting dog portraiture. His popularity and appeal have been attributed to allowing his subjects to remain individuals. In his dog images, for example, he incorporates a pose, or an expression, that makes the animal appear real and endearing. Abbett also spends significant time creating the “right” background for his images. By setting the perimeters of the story, the background supplies much of the narrative. Using his impressionistic style, Abbett often suggests time and space without giving all of the details. The intention is to draw viewers in and give them the opportunity to complete the picture with their own experiences. $6,000 - $9,000

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417 S. Edwin Megargee, Jr. (1883-1958) English Setter signed “Edwin Megargee” lower right oil on canvas, 18 by 24 in.

Edwin Megargee was born in Philadelphia in 1883. He studied at Georgetown University, the Drexel Art Institute in Philadelphia, and the Art Students League in New York and specialized in paintings of domestic animals and sporting subjects. Many of his sporting dog scenes appeared in Field & Stream and in his portfolio, “Gun Dogs at Work.” He is best known as a leading portrayer of prize-winning gun dogs, including pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels.

In 1953, Megargee illustrated Julie Campbell Tatham’s World Book of Dogs. In it, he is referred to as, “a licensed (and very

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active) judge of the American Kennel Club and Chairman of its Library Committee. As breeder, judge and owner of first-class sporting and bench show dogs, he brings to his paintings and illustrations a thorough knowledge of animal structure, color and authenticity of atmosphere.”

LITERATURE: Julie Campbell Tatham and Edwin Megargee, illus., World Book of Dogs, Cleveland, OH, 1953, p. 126.

$5,000 - $7,000

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418 Robert K. Abbett (b. 1926) Three Quail, 1974 signed and dated “Abbett, 1974” lower left oil on board, 24 by 30 in.

$6,000 - $9,000

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419 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Cock and Hen Pheasant signed “A. Lassell Ripley” lower right watercolor, 18 1⁄2 by 29 1⁄2 in.

The Sporting Gallery & Bookshop New York, NY label on back

Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, Aiden Lassell Ripley was the son of a Boston Symphony Orchestra musician. From an early age he excelled at music, but he soon discovered a deeper interest in painting. By his mid-teens, Ripley was committed to a career in art, commuting into Boston to take classes. After returning from service in World War I, he attended the Boston Museum School where he studied with the country’s top artists, including Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1934) and Frank W. Benson (1862-1951).

show of his sporting art in 1930, Ripley decided to change his tack and specialize in hunting, fishing, and outdoor scenes as subjects.

Along with his contemporary, Ogden Pleissner (19051983), Ripley exemplified the life of a successful sporting artist. Collectors of Ripley’s sporting art endorsed his numerous trips to the salmon rivers of New Brunswick and the quail plantations of Georgia, where the artist indulged his passion for hunting and fishing while recording material he would use in his art.

Ripley was awarded a Paige Traveling Fellowship to study in Europe. While abroad, he painted watercolors “en plein air” in North Africa, France, and Holland. Upon his return in 1925, he was elected to the prestigious Guild of Boston Artists. His work focused on the New England countryside as well as depictions of city life and railroad commuting scenes. The Great Depression, however, limited the sales potential for these works. Following a successful one-man

PROVENANCE: The Sporting Gallery

Private Collection, Wellesley, Massachusetts Private Collection $20,000 - $40,000

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M. Wayne Willis was born in Kansas in 1914 and attended the Kansas City Art Institute until World War II. After the war he studied for a time in Germany, then returned to Kansas where he split his time between Wichita and his ranch near Eureka. Willis was a well-known artist, hunter, and conservationist who spent almost sixty years carving and painting. He was heavily involved with Ducks Unlimited, and created a foundation in his name that provides scholarships to students studying wildlife management.

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Willis lived his life as an active sportsman, training dogs and spending as much time as possible in the outdoors. His paintings reflect his desire to put his hunting and training trips down on canvas.

These works are from the collection of Bill Tarrant (19291998) who was the author of ten sporting dog books, and the Gun Dog editor at Field & Stream magazine from 1974-1998.

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420 Martin Wayne Willis (1914-1991) Quail in Cornfield

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signed “M. Wayne Willis” lower right oil on board, 24 by 36 in.

PROVENANCE: Bill Tarrant Collection

Private Collection, California $5,000 - $7,000

421 Martin Wayne Willis (1914-1991) Quail Flying Streamside signed “M. Wayne Willis” lower right oil on board, 24 by 36 in.

PROVENANCE: Bill Tarrant Collection

Private Collection, California $5,000 - $7,000

422 Tom Beecham (1926-2000) Deer signed “Beecham” lower left oil on board, 22 by 29 in.

$3,000 - $4,000

423 Luke Frazier (b. 1970) German Shorthaired Pointer, 2013 signed “L. Frazier” lower right oil on board, 12 by 12 in.

$1,500 - $2,500

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424 Brett J. Smith (b. 1958) Grouse Hunting, 1997

425 Brett J. Smith (b. 1958) Crossing to Cover, 2000

signed and dated “Brett J. Smith 97” lower right oil on board, 20 by 30 in.

signed “Brett J. Smith” lower left watercolor, 20 by 29 in.

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426 Walter Matia (b. 1953) Fox signed, dated, and numbered “MATIA 98 4/16� on side of base bronze, 24 by 15 by 29 in. edition of 16

$3,000 - $5,000

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427 Percival Rosseau (1859-1937) Three Setters, 1913 signed and dated “Rosseau 1913” top of base bronze, 8 1⁄2 in. h by 15 1⁄2 in. w by 9 1⁄2 in. d inscribed “ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-” on side of base

Percival Rosseau was born in 1859 near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Although he is considered a premier artist of sporting dogs, Rosseau did not turn to art until relatively late in his life. He made his fortune through business by the age of thirty-five, and then he sailed to Paris to attend the Académie Julian. He studied under Jules Lefebvre (18361911), and returned to the United States after a successful 1904 Paris Salon to find a ready market for his work among wealthy sportsmen and breeders of pointers and setters.

Works, which was founded in 1897 and introduced the lost-wax casting method to America. Roman Bronze Works was the pre-eminent bronze foundry in the country, working with other artists, including Frederic Remington (1861-1909) and Charles M. Russell (18641926). The foundry suffered a tremendous loss in 1921 when a spectacular fire gutted the plant in Brooklyn, but the company continues to produce bronzes today.

An edition of Rosseau’s bronze sold in 1975 from Giralda, the New Jersey estate of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge.

Geraldine, sister of Percy, was herself an avid sportswoman and dog-lover who endowed St. Hubert’s Giralda and co-founded the Morris and Essex Kennel Club with her husband. She was also known for her art collection, which included animalier bronzes and numbered into the thousands when she died in 1973. This is a rare opportunity to collect a scarce work by sporting art royalty.

Among these patrons was Percy Rockefeller, nephew of oil tycoon John. D. Rockefeller, son of William Avery Rockefeller, Jr., and brother of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge.

Along with several investors, Percy Rockefeller built Overhills, a private hunt and country club with stables and kennels in Cumberland County, North Carolina. He kept a cottage on the property for Rosseau to use when he visited and the artist is known to have painted several setters from the Rockefeller kennel.

LITERATURE: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. New York, The Contents of Giralda: From the Collection of the Late Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge at Madison, New Jersey, October 1975, lot 741.

Rosseau’s best works capture the tense action of hunting dogs. This rare sculpture by the artist, depicting three alert setters, tightly packed and intent on tracking the scent, is thought to be the only bronze made during his career. It bears the inscription of the Roman Bronze

$24,000 - $28,000

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428 William Schaldach (1896-1982) Leaping Brook Trout

430 Andre Vincent Becquerel (1893-1975) Pike, c. 1920

signed “Wm. J. Schaldach” lower right watercolor, 16 by 22 in.

signed “A. V. Becquerel” on side of base bronze, 10 1⁄4 by 14 by 2 1⁄4 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

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429 Andre Vincent Becquerel (1893-1975) Trout and Grasshopper, c. 1920 signed “A. Becquerel” on side of base bronze, 10 1⁄4 by 16 by 3 1⁄2 in.

Andre Becquerel was a skilled French sculptor who studied under Prosper Lecourtier (1855-1924) and specialized in animalier bronzes. In his sculpture, he employed a variety of casting techniques to distinguish the different textures of the animals. $3,000 - $4,000

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431 William J. Koelpin (1938-1996) Storm Warning, 1990 signed and dated “Wm. J. Koelpin © 90” on base bronze, 11 1⁄2 by 27 by 12 in. inscribed “22/24” on base edition of 24

William Koelpin was an avid hunter and fisherman from Wisconsin. He went on to become a celebrated sporting artist, who excelled in a number of mediums including bronze, paint, and wood. Throughout his career Koelpin displayed his passion for the outdoors in his accurate and detailed works. His first sold-out exhibit was at the Midwest Decoy Collectors’ annual show in the mid-1970s.

Koelpin enjoyed many honors in his time, including the “Best in World” award from the Ward Museum in Salisbury, Maryland, and being named “One of America’s Premier Artists” by the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. Since its creation Storm Warning has been coveted by collectors, becoming one the most iconic waterfowling bronzes of all time. $6,000 - $9,000

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432 William J. Koelpin (1938-1996) Timberdoodle, 1988 signed and dated “Wm. J. Koelpin © 88” on side of base bronze, 11 1⁄4 by 10 by 10 in. inscribed “1/24” on base edition of 24

This is believed to be the first time that this Koelpin bronze depicting a woodcock pair in flight has ever been offered at auction. $4,000 - $6,000

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433 William J. Koelpin (1938-1996) Civil War Drummer, 1991 signed and dated “Wm. J. Koelpin © 91” on the side of the base bronze, 15 3⁄4 by 6 by 5 in. inscribed “1/24” on base edition of 24

This is believed to be the first time that this civil war drummer bronze has ever been offered at auction. $3,000 - $5,000

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434 William J. Koelpin (1938-1996) Steppin’ Out signed “Wm J. Koelpin” on side of base bronze, 14 by 15 1⁄2 by 6 1⁄2 in. inscribed “1/24” on base edition of 24

This is believed to be the first time that this whitetail deer bronze has ever been offered at auction. $4,000 - $6,000

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435 Francis Lee Jaques (1877-1969) Ptarmigan In the Rockies

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signed “F.L. Jaques” lower right oil on canvas, 18 by 22 in.

$4,000 - $6,000

436 Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869-1959) The Stranger signed “C. Rungius” lower right etching, 7 3⁄4 by 10 3⁄4 in.

Harlow, McDonald and Co. label on back LITERATURE: Donald E. Crouch, Carl Rungius: The Complete Prints, Missoula, MT, 1989, p. 84.

$2,000 - $4,000

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437 Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869-1959) The Challenge, 1925 signed “C. Rungius” lower right etching with drypoint, 6 1⁄4 by 8 1⁄2 in.

Harlow, McDonald & Co. NY, NY gallery label on back LITERATURE: Donald E. Crouch, Carl Rungius: The Complete Prints, Missoula, MT, 1989, pp. 81, 91, pl. 1, illustrated.

David J. Wagner, American Wildlife Art, Seattle, WA, 2008, p. 272, illustrated. $3,000 - $5,000

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438 Otto Kainz (19th-20th century) Elk Lamp, c. 1925 signed “Otto Kainz” on lower side of base bronze, 20 1⁄2 by 9 x 7 in.

The shade is pierced bronze with an intertwined leaf motif. Otto Kainz was a well-known bronze artist from Vienna. $1,000 - $2,000

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439 Alexander P. Proctor (1860-1950) Bear Cub, 1895 signed “A P. PROCTOR” lower front of base bronze, 2 by 1 3⁄4 by 3 1⁄4 in.

Stamped along bottom of base “G F C,” “GORHAM CO FOUNDERS,” “OARF,” “COPYRT 95”

$500 - $700

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440 Louis Loboda (1898-1993) Lunette Tryptich, c. 1935 each oil on board, 34 1⁄2 by 44 1⁄2 in.

Louis Loboda was a painter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. $1,000 - $2,000

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441 Clarence Boyce Monger (1910-1968)

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Three Watercolors

Jumping Deer signed lower right 13 3⁄4 by 18 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Jumping Deer” lower right

Geese signed lower right 14 by 19 in.

Pheasant 14 by 19 in.

$200-$300

442 David Lazarus (b. 1952)

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Fishing From Shore signed “D. Lazarus” lower right watercolor, 10 1⁄4 by 13 1⁄4 in.

Fishing From a Canoe signed “D. Lazarus” lower right watercolor, 10 1⁄4 by 13 1⁄4 in.

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443 Angus H. Shortt (1908-2006) Rising Blackducks, 1944 signed and dated “A H Shortt, 1944” lower right watercolor, 18 by 15 in.

$400 - $600

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444 American School Flying Blue-Winged Teal, c. 1920 watercolor, 17 1⁄2 by 12 1⁄2 in.

$200 - $400

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445 Ralph D. Laurie (1883-1964) Black Ducks signed “R.D. Laurie” lower center oil on board, 8 by 11 1⁄4 in.

A rare painting by this Hingham, Massachusetts, fireman known for his miniature duck carvings. $100 - $200

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446 Relief Carving of a Setter and Grouse c. 1920 signed with the artist’s initials “G.C.N.” lower center wood-carved plaque, 8 1⁄2 by 17 1⁄2 in.

$600 - $900

447 John M. Tracy (1843-1893) Two Sporting Dog Prints

Black and White Setter, 1891 signed “Jno M. Tracy” lower left photogravure, 13 by 19 1⁄4 in. copyright by C. Klackner, New York, NY

Tan and White Setter, 1892 447.2

photogravure, 12 3⁄8 by 18 5⁄8 in. copyright by C. Klackner, New York, NY

$500 - $700

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448 Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) Blue Boat on the St. Anne, 1959 signed “Ogden M. Pleissner NA” lower right color print, 14 3⁄4 by 23 in. published by the Angler’s Club of New York in an edition of 350 LITERATURE: Peter Bergh, The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner, Boston, MA, 1984, p. 109, illustrated.

$200 - $400

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449 Samuel A. Kilbourne (1836-1881) Leaping Brook Trout, c. 1890 chromolithograph, 14 by 20 1⁄4 in. published by Armstrong & Co. Litho, Boston, MA

$200 - $300

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450 John M. Tracy (1843-1893) Dog Portrait, 1897 signed “Jno M. Tracy” lower left etching, 17 1⁄4 by 13 3⁄4 in. copyright by C. Klackner, New York, NY

$500 - $700

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451 Albert Thompson (1853-1906) Cows Streamside signed “Albert Thompson” lower right oil on canvas, 16 by 22 in.

Albert Thompson was an American painter active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was known for his idyllic works of the countryside. $1,200 - $1,800

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452 Margaret Collyer (1872-1945) Swap, 1892 signed and dated “M. Collyer 1892” lower left oil on canvas, 28 by 36 in.

Margaret Collyer is known for her expert equestrian and canine paintings. $1,000 - $2,000

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453 Richard LaBarre Goodwin (1840-1910) Ruffed Grouse, 1887 signed and dated “R. LaBarre Goodwin 1887” lower right oil on canvas, 27 by 22 in.

$3,000 - $5,000

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454 American School Water’s Edge Sunset, c. 1890 signed lower left oil on board, 16 by 20 in.

$300 - $500

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455 George Nelson Cass (1831-1882) Streamside Trout with Reel signed “Geo N. Cass” lower left oil on canvas, 14 1⁄2 by 22 in.

$600 - $900

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456 Sid Bickford (1862-1947) Sunapee Trout signed “Bickford” lower right pastel, 15 3⁄4 by 24 in.

Tilden Thurber Art Gallery, Providence, RI, label on back

$400 - $600

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457 Sid Bickford (1862-1947) Hooked Salmon, c. 1940 signed “Bickford” lower right pastel, 23 1⁄2 by 28 1⁄2 in.

$400 - $600

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458 Richard LaBarre Goodwin (1840-1910) Small Mouth Bass signed “R. LaBarre Goodwin” lower right oil on canvas, 25 by 17 in.

$800 - $1,200

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459 Charles W. Tice (1810-1870) Brook Trout on the Bank, 1840 signed “Tice” lower right oil on board, 29 by 24 in. inscribed “Newburg, NY, 1840” lower right

$1,000 - $2,000

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460 Ron Jenkins (b. 1932) Ruffed Grouse, 1990 signed and dated “R. Jenkins ‘90” lower left oil on board, 18 by 22 in.

$300 - $500

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461 Henry Wadsworth Moore (1879-1968) Woman by the Seaside, 1893

462 Daniel Charles Grose (1838-1900) Mountain Stream, 1890

signed and dated “H.W. Moore ‘93” lower right oil on canvas, 10 by 14 in.

signed and dated “D.C. Grose 1890” lower left oil on canvas, 24 by 42 in.

$800 - $1,200

$1,500 - $2,500

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463 Oyster Print Montage 14 by 18 in.

A collection of paper items including, a print of oysters after Sherman Foote Denton (1856-1907), a trade card of a man using a shellfish rake, seven turn-of-the-century (1872-1916) business receipt letterheads from oyster companies, including one from an Oyster House on Union Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

465 J. Hopper Great Blue Heron, 1987 signed and dated “J. Hopper, Sept. 27, ‘87” pencil drawing, 10 by 12 in.

$50 - $100

466 Shirley Aleman-Carson (b. 1936) Tom’s Hill, Truro, 1995

$300 - $500

signed and dated “S. Aleman ‘95” lower right oil on canvas, 10 by 14 in.

464 Dilert Lighthouse - Beach

$100 - $200

signed “Dilert” lower right pastel, 18 3⁄4 by 23 3⁄4 in.

$100 - $300

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467 American School Fruit Basket, c. 1890 oil on board, 16 1⁄2 by 20 in.

$300 - $500

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468 Arthur Loring Brackett (1855-1934) Woodcock, 1878 signed and dated “A.L. Brackett, 1878” lower right oil on board, 14 1⁄2 by 11 in.

$1,000 - $1,400

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469 Hanging Canvasback signed “J. Ernest ______” oil on canvas, 29 1⁄2 by 24 1⁄2 in.

$300 - $500

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470 Currier and Ives (1834-1907) Caught Napping, 1879 lithograph, 9 1⁄2 by 12 1⁄2 in.

$400 - $600

471 Frederic S. Cozzens (1846-1928) Blue Fishing, 1890 chromolithograph, 12 by 18 in.

472 Currier and Ives (1834-1907) Winter In The Country, Getting Ice, 1864

$200 - $400

lithograph, 18 1⁄2 by 27 in.

$1,000 - $1,500

473 after George C. Moreland (1763-1804) Snipe Shooting hand-colored engraving, 12 by 14 1⁄2 in. engraved by C. Catton

$50 - $100

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474 Polar Bear Pair A pair of cast metal polar bears measuring five and one-half inches tall. $100 - $200

475 Mahonri M. Young (1877-1957) Pair of Elephant Bookends, 1913

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signed “YOUNG” on top of each base bronze, 5 1⁄4 by 2 1⁄2 by 7 in.

Markings on the side of the bases include: #98, Gorham Co. Foundries, and Q469.

Young was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was the grandson of Brigham Young. At the turn of the century, Young moved to New York City where he maintained a studio.

LITERATURE: The Gorham Company- Bronze Division,

Famous Small Bronzes, New York, NY, 1928, pp. 40 and 41. $400 - $600

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476 John Milton Jehu (1877-1960) Goat, 1914 bronze, 7 1⁄4 by 8 by 2 1⁄2 in. signed and dated “JEHU, 1914” on the top of base inscribed “Cast by Griffoul, Newark, N. J.” on side of base

$300 - $500

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477 John Whorf (1903-1959) Snubbing the Canoe, 1932 signed “John Whorf” lower right watercolor, 30 by 36 in. inscribed “Title- Snubbing the Canoe” and “32” on back

Born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, John Whorf spent many years painting the seascapes around Provincetown, Massachusetts. As a young man, he studied in Boston at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and the St. Botolph Studio under Philip Leslie Hale (1865-1931) and Sherman Kidd (b. 1877). In 1919, after recovering from a paralyzing accident, Whorf traveled to Europe. He painted throughout France, Portugal, and Morocco, gradually shifting to painting watercolors as well as oils. Whorf held his first one-man show in 1921, and continued to hold them twice a year for the next thirty-five years.

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Upon returning to America, Whorf continued his studies with famed American painter John Singer Sargent (1903-1959) in Boston. Whorf married Vivienne Wing in 1925 and fathered four children. He and his family lived in Brookline and spent summers in Provincetown until 1937 when they relocated permanently to the lower Cape. In 1938, Harvard College conferred on Whorf an Honorary Master of Fine Arts degree. His work is in major collections including the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. $4,000 - $6,000

478 Frank L. Stick (1884-1966) The Last Shot, c. 1920 signed “Stick” lower left oil on canvas, 35 3⁄4 by 27 3⁄4 in. included is a 1928 calendar measuring 42 by 28 in. illustrating this painting

Born in 1884 in what was then the Dakota Territory, Frank Stick spent his childhood hunting, fishing, and trapping. At the age of 17 he moved to Wisconsin where he worked as a hunting and fishing guide and supported himself by trapping in the winter. He produced sketches throughout this period along with written accounts of his explorations, many of which he sold to outdoors and sporting magazines. With their support, he was able to travel and adventure extensively throughout the Midwest, the Great Plains, the Rockies, and Montana.

In 1904 Stick enrolled at the Chicago Institute of Art, selling a painting after only four months of classes. At the suggestion of his teacher, he traveled to Wilmington, Delaware, to study with famed illustrator Howard Pyle (18531911). After his training, Stick moved to Interlaken, New Jersey, where he had a successful career as an illustrator. His work appeared in magazines including Colliers, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Afield, and Field and Stream, and he also illustrated multiple articles by Zane Grey in Outdoor America.

This painting, which is quintessential Stick, depicts a tense moment in the life of a besieged winter trapper. The lot is accompanied by a calendar reproduction from 1928, and the work captures the element of dramatic action for which the artist is known. The quality of the figures, the intensity of the action, and the dynamic composition of this important work led it to be chosen as the frontispiece in Michael Mordell’s 2004 book on the artist, Frank Stick: Splendid Painter of the Out-of-Doors.

In 1929, Stick retired from the art world and dedicated himself to the outer banks in North Carolina, where he helped establish several state and federal parks to preserve the landscape. Today, the Frank Stick Memorial Art Show is held yearly in the area in his honor.

PROVENANCE: Richard Callahan Collection LITERATURE: Michael F. Mordell, Frank Stick: Splendid Painter of the Out-of-Doors, Tucson, AZ, 2004, frontispiece, illustrated.

$12,000 - $18,000

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479 Nicholas Coleman (b. 1978) Black Bears in the Hudson Bay Camp, 1989 signed “Nicholas Coleman� lower right oil on board, 24 by 36 in.

$4,000 - $6,000

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480 Luke Frazier (b. 1970) A Stonefly, 2007 signed “L. Frazier” lower left oil on panel, 14 by 20 in.

$3,000 - $4,000

481 Alexander Pope (1849-1924) White-Tailed Deer, 1908

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signed and dated “Alexander Pope ‘08” lower left oil on canvas, 36 by 30 in.

A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Alexander Pope quickly established a reputation as a society painter.

During the majority of his adolescence, Pope worked at his father’s lumber business and carved animals out of wood. He received minor artistic training and considered himself a self-taught artist. However, he did study with William Copley, a noted Boston painter and sculptor.

Pope lived the entirety of his life in Boston, painting and sculpting works that revolved around hunting and fishing.

According to Alfred Frankenstein, in the book The Reality of Appearance, Pope was “of the back-slapping, club-going variety who spent his entire life in and around Boston.”

Pope favored painting still lifes in trompe l`oeil, incorporating hunting themes and wildlife iconography that included deer antlers, canteens, guns, and game bags. In this same style, Pope painted numerous works of dead animals and animals in crates. Later on Pope became a member of the respected art association, the Copley Society of Boston. In 1878 and 1882, he published two significant chromolithographic portfolios of his watercolors, Upland Game Birds and Water Fowl of the United States. $5,000 - $10,000

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482 Scott Yeager (b. 1965) Snow Squall signed “Scott Yeager” lower left oil on canvas, 30 by 36 in.

$2,000 - $3,000

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483 Scott Yeager (b. 1965) Winter Camp signed “Scott Yeager” lower left oil on canvas, 26 by 20 in.

$2,000 - $3,000

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484 American School Man and Dog Setting Traps watercolor, 13 by 10 1⁄2 in.

$200 - $300

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485 Al Barker (b. 1941) Passing Over, 2014

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signed “Al Barker” lower left oil on board, 6 by 8 in.

$500 - $700

486 Al Barker (b. 1941) Winter Evening, 2014 signed “Al Barker” lower left oil on board, 6 by 8 in.

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$500 - $700

487 Al Barker (b. 1941) Two Watercolors

Two Geese in Autumn signed “Al Barker” lower left 3 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄8 in.

Hilltop Farm signed “Al Barker” lower right 2 1⁄4 by 3 3⁄4 in.

$200 - $300

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488 Al Barker (b. 1941)

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Two Watercolors Washday signed “Al Barker” lower left 2 1⁄4 in. by 3 3⁄4 in.

Barnyard Bucket signed “Al Barker” lower right 3 3⁄4 by 2 1⁄4 in.

$200 - $300

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489 Arthur Shilstone (b. 1922) Fly Fishing Spring Creek signed “Arthur Shilstone” lower left watercolor, 18 by 25 in.

$800 - $1,200

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490 Arthur Shilstone (b. 1922) Beach Surf Casting signed “Arthur Shilstone” lower right watercolor, 14 by 20 in.

$800 - $1,200

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491 Arthur Shilstone (b. 1922) Surf Fishing signed “Arthur Shilstone” lower right watercolor, 14 by 18 in.

$800 - $1,200

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492 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Setting Out Decoys

493 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Heading Out

signed “Reneson” lower left watercolor, 18 by 28 in.

Sportman’s Edge Ltd, New York, NY label on back

signed “Reneson” lower left watercolor, 20 by 28 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

$2,000 - $4,000

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494 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Rocky Ridge Ruffed Grouse signed “Reneson” lower left watercolor, 17 by 27 1⁄2 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

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495 Simon Gudgeon (b. 1958) Flying Grouse signed “SG” on side of base bronze, 11 1⁄2 by 12 in. edition #10 of 12

Simon Gudgeon, born in 1958 in Yorkshire, England, grew up on the family farm observing animals and the environment. After studying law and pursuing a career as a solicitor, Gudgeon turned his attention to his artistic endeavors. Today his early experiences with nature inform his minimalist sculpture. Gudgeon primarily works in bronze, marble, and granite, through which he aims to capture the flowing line of natural forms. His Isis, a heron, is installed in Hyde Park, London and at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming.

Gudgeon has a sculpture park in Pallington, Dorset, called Sculpture by the Lakes, where he exhibits many of his works. He writes, “As an artist I do not want to be compartmentalized as a ‘wildlife artist’, an ‘abstract artist’ or a figurative artist...I like to have a diverse practice; the challenge of new ideas and new subjects is always inspiring and keeps my work fresh.” $4,000 - $6,000

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496 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Mallard Landing, 1965 signed and dated “David Hagerbaumer 1965” lower right watercolor, 8 by 10 in.

498 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Three California Quail, 1967 signed and dated “David Hagerbaumer 1967” lower left watercolor, 8 by 10 in.

$500 - $700

497 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Pintail in Flight, 1965

$500 - $700

signed and dated “David Hagerbaumer 1965” lower right watercolor, 8 by 10 in.

499 Davies Pheasant in Flight, c. 1980

$500 - $700

signed “Davies WDA” lower right watercolor, 5 by 7 1⁄2 in.

$100 - $200

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500 David Hagerbaumer (b. 1921) Brant, 1967 signed and dated “David Hagerbaumer 1967� lower right watercolor, 17 by 22 in.

$800 - $1,200

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501 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Landscape watercolor, 10 by 13 3⁄4 in.

“A. Lassell Ripley” name plaque affixed to frame lower center

$200 - $400

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502 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Ruffed Grouse Study charcoal on paper, 6 by 9 1⁄2 in. stamped “From the Estate of A. Lassell Ripley” on back

$500 - $700

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503 Francis Lee Jaques (1887-1969) In The White Pine Forest signed “F. L. Jaques” lower right pen and ink, 13 1⁄4 by 9 3⁄4 in.

This work is the original artwork for the book Snowshoe County by Florence P. Jaques.

LITERATURE: Florence P. Jaques, Snowshoe County, Minneapolis, MN, p. 103, illustrated.

$300 - $500

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504 Robert Butler (1943-2014) Turkey, 1992

505 Churchill Ettinger (1903-1984) Three Etchings

signed and dated “Robert Butler 92” lower left oil on canvas, 24 by 36 in. inscribed “The artist is one who perceives the subtle beauty lost amid the glare of the obvious” and “A special gift from Mrs. Nickell to Del Orey Nickell Dec. 24 1994” on back

Half African and half Cherokee, Butler was born in Georgia, but grew up in Okeechobee, Florida. He spent his childhood in the woods and backwaters of the state, which would later become the subject matter of his art. Self-taught, Butler found success as an artist early on and his works continue to be in demand. His paintings have served as the cover art in publications like Florida Wildlife and Southern Living. Many of his works were tragically lost in a fire a number of years ago, making his paintings especially hard to come by.

signed “Churchill Ettinger” lower right 9 1⁄4 by 6 3⁄4 in.

inscribed “Exploding Covey ed. 100” lower left

Timberdoodle signed “Churchill Ettinger” lower right 8 by 7 3⁄4 in.

Oh No! signed “Churchill Ettinger” lower right 9 1⁄4 by 6 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Oh No! ed. 100” lower left

$300 - $500

$4,000 - $5,000

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506 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Three Sporting Etchings

Quail Shooting drypoint, 8 3⁄4 by 13 3⁄4 in.

Pointers and Quail drypoint, 9 1⁄2 by 13 3⁄4 in.

The Duck Blind

507 Marguerite Kirmse (1885-1954) Another Covey

508 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Quail Shooting

etching, 7 1⁄2 by 11 1⁄4 in. signed “Marguerite Kirmse” lower right inscribed “Another Covey” lower left artist’s proof Harlow, McDonald & Co. New York, NY label on back

signed “A. Lassell Ripley” lower right etching, 8 5⁄8 by 13 5⁄8 in.

$400 - $600

LITERATURE: A. Lassell Ripley and Dana S. Lamb, Sporting Etchings, Barre, MA, 1970, pp. 38-39, illustrated.

John T. Ordeman, The American Sporting Print: 20th Century Etchers and Drypointists, Ringwood, NJ, p. 82, illustrated.

drypoint, 9 7⁄8 by 13 3⁄4 in.

LITERATURE: A. Lassell Ripley and Dana S. Lamb, Sporting Etchings, Barre, MA, 1970, pp. 22-23, 68-69, 72-73, illustrated.

$200 - $400

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C.W. Anderson (1891-1971) Early Speed

Roland Clark (1874-1957) Quail

signed “CW Anderson” lower right lithograph, 8 1⁄2 by 11 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Early Speed” lower left

signed “Roland Clark” lower right 10 by 12 in.

Nat Lowell (1880-1956) Hunk Stretch signed “Nat Lowell” lower right etching, 8 1⁄2 by 12 1⁄4 in.

$200 - $300

Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) Grouse on Pine Bough

LITERATURE: A. Lassell Ripley and Dana S. Lamb, Sporting Etchings, Barre, MA, 1970, pp. 32-33, illustrated.

$300 - $500

511 J.D. Knapp (b. 1881)

signed “ A. Lassell Ripley” lower right 9 by 11 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Grouse on Pine Bough” lower left Abercrombie & Fitch Co. New York, NY label on back

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Flying Geese signed “J.D. Knapp” lower right 9 by 12 in. numbered “6/50” lower left

Dropping Down signed “J.D. Knapp” lower right 9 3⁄4 by 8 3⁄4 in. inscribed “Dropping Down” lower left

$100 - $200

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512 Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) Set of Four American Polo Scenes Prints, 1930 each signed “Paul Brown” lower left each hand-colored aquatint, 13 by 20 in. published by The Derrydale Press, New York, NY 513.1

Down The Field On The Boards The Save The Goal $1,000 - $1,500

513 Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) Two Mixed Media Paintings

Burning Scent, 1953

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signed and dated “Paul Brown ‘53” lower right watercolor, ink, and gouache, 9 1⁄2 by 16 in.

Checked, 1953 signed and dated “Paul Brown ‘53” lower left watercolor, ink, and gouache, 10 by 16 in.

$1,000 - $1,500

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514 Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) Two Mixed Media Paintings

Gone Away, 1953 signed and dated “Paul Brown ‘53” lower left watercolor, ink, and gouache, 9 1⁄2 by 16 in.

Kennel Bound, 1953 signed and dated “Paul Brown ‘53” lower right watercolor, ink, and gouache, 10 by 16 in.

515 Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) Jumping Fox Hunters

$1,000 - $1,500

signed “Paul Brown” lower right pencil drawing, 14 3⁄4 by 21 3⁄4 in.

PROVENANCE: Milton C. Weiler Collection

Descended in the Weiler family $200 - $400

516 Paul Desmond Brown (1893-1958) Fox Hunter in Woods signed “Paul Brown” lower right drypoint, 6 1⁄4 by 11 in.

PROVENANCE: Milton C. Weiler Collection

Descended in the Weiler family $100 - $200

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517 Sir Alfred J. Munnings (1878-1959) Four Fox Hunting Prints, 1922 each signed “A. J. Munnings” lower right each color print, 14 3⁄4 by 18 in. published by Frost & Reed Ltd.

$1,000 - $1,500

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518 Edith O. Somerville (1858-1949) Four Fox Hunting Prints

The Irish R. M. Pictures, c. 1929 each signed “No. 4, E. O. Somerville” lower right each hand-finished aquatint published by Derrydale Press, New York, NY edition # 4 of 50

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Occasional Licenses 11 by 16 in.

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Put Down One & Carry Two 10 1⁄2 by 16 in.

$600 - $900

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519 Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) Four Shooting Prints, 1903

520 Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) Two Shooting Pictures

each chromolithograph published by Charles Scribner’s and Sons

chromolithographs, 12 1⁄4 by 19 3⁄4 in. printed by Charles Scribner’s and Sons, 1895

Ordered Off

Rail Shooting

11 by 16 in.

Prairie Chicken

Duck Shooting From A Battery

$400 - $600

Quail Shooting Autumn Woodcock each 12 1⁄2 by 19 3⁄4 in.

$800 - $1,200

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521 Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) The Visitors signed “Pleissner” lower left oil on board, 16 by 20 in.

William Macbeth, Inc, New York, NY label on back A print titled Monday Morning, which was made from this painting, The Visitors, accompanies the lot. The print was published in 1944 by Samuel T. Shaw in an edition of 275.

This copy is signed in pencil “Ogden M. Pleissner” lower right, along with 44 members of the Salmagundi Club.

Ogden Minton Pleissner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied figure painting and portraiture with Frank DuMond (1865-1951) and Frederick J. Boston (1855-1932) at Manhattan’s Art Students League.

Pleissner’s art is included in more than thirty public collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. His art hangs in the offices of the Pentagon, West Point, and the Air Force Academy.

While Pleissner’s subjects range from the landscapes of Europe to salmon fishing in Quebec, his style is informed by the classical traditions. Peter Bergh writes, “But each picture is a place in time - even if neither the place nor the time ever existed, it is as if all these moments held themselves absolutely still and unchanging for Pleissner and he has held them for us.”

This iconic oil painting depicts a Southern cabin scene. In this work, a man in overalls visits with two women, one who carries an umbrella and wears pure white, between a wood laundry fire and a wooden cabin. A fourth figure carries on preparing the wash. The gray sky and smoke rising from the chimney contrast with the splashes of color from hanging laundry and kerchiefs, and the painting gives the sense of a formal visit while daily chores continue.

Pleissner’s expert brushstrokes convey the lowland landscape, and as Peter Bergh writes, “there is something quite personal in the way his people are part of the subject, not separate from it.”

In 1932 one of Pleissner’s paintings was purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, making him the youngest artist in their collection, and in 1941 a related Southern watercolor titled Monday Morning won awards and acclaim when it was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum.

Throughout the 1930s and 40s, as a member of the Salmagundi Club, Pleissner frequently won club prizes in the annual shows and gained special note from the New York Times’ art critic, Howard Devree.

LITERATURE: Peter Bergh, The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner, Boston, MA, 1984, pp. xii, xv, 107, print illustrated.

Howard Devree, “Among the Newly Opened Exhibitions...

Recent Work by Pleissner,” New York Times, November 22, 1936.

Regarding a 1936 show at Macbeth Gallery, Devree noted the “new depth and strength in his work. The clear atmosphere and pleasing color of earlier work are none the less evident but reinforced by a deeper emotional mood...

Mr. Pleissner seems to have escaped from threatened pitfalls of academic sweetness and to have arrived at individual expression in a field Hopper, Etnier, Speight and Chatterton are working from other angles.”

$75,000 - $85,000

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522 John Frost (1890-1937) Maryland Marsh, 1934 signed and dated “John Frost 1934” lower right and inscribed “To My Friend Eugene Connett from” lower right oil on board, 20 by 24 in.

John Frost, called Jack, was born to noted sporting artist A.B. Frost in Philadelphia in 1890. The younger Frost studied art with his father and at the Academie Julian before settling in Pasadena, California, for health reasons.

He found success with his impressionistic California landscapes, selling through the Stendahl Gallery in the Ambassador Hotel.

rare John Frost sporting painting is the only work by the artist made into a print by Derrydale.

John Frost continued to hunt and paint with his father and fellow artist Guy Rose. He became a member of the California Art Club and the Pasadena Society of Fine Arts before succumbing to an early death in 1937.

PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Eugene V. Connett III

In addition to his California Impressionist success, Frost continued to depict the sporting life in paint throughout his career. Eugene V. Connett III founded The Derrydale Press in 1927 and dedicated it to publishing the finest outdoor and sporting books and prints. In 1936 Connett’s Derrydale Press published Maryland Marsh in an edition of 150. This

Private Collection LITERATURE: Henry M. Reed, The A.B. Frost Book, Charleston, SC, 1993, p. 145 print illustrated.

$35,000 - $55,000

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523 Rod Serbousek (b. 1958) Pointer and Quail signed “© Rod Serbousek” lower left oil on board, 24 by 36 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

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524 Rod Serbousek (b. 1958) Pointer and Bobwhite Quail in Snow signed “© Rod Serbousek” lower right oil on board, 24 by 36 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

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525 Harry Curieux Adamson (1916-2012) Canada Geese – Marsh Landing signed “Harry Curieux Adamson” lower right oil on canvas, 22 by 32 in.

Harry Adamson was one of the premier waterfowl painters of the last fifty years.

Born in Seattle in 1916, he studied under Paul J. Fair who is best known for his wildlife photography. He began painting after serving in World War II, selling a painting to the president of Mexico within the first decade of his career. His success continued and he was given the honor of being the first California Waterfowl Association Artist of the Year, as well as the 1979 Ducks Unlimited Artist of the Year. His works have been included in shows at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the British Museum, and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Admired by his fellow artists, Adamson had a knack for capturing birds in their natural habitats. His thoroughly detailed landscapes are the perfect backdrop for his accurately painted waterfowl. $6,000 - $9,000

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526 Harry Curieux Adamson (1916-2012) Honkers in the Sacramento Valley signed “Harry Curieux Adamson” lower right oil on canvas, 18 by 22 in.

$3,000 - $5,000

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527 Brett J. Smith (b. 1958) The Hunt’s End signed “Brett J. Smith” lower right oil on canvas, 20 by 24 in.

$3,000 - $5,000

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528 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Surprised Mallard signed “Reneson� lower left watercolor, 16 by 27 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

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529 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Mallard Jump Shooting signed “Reneson” lower left watercolor, 18 by 28 in. $2,000 - $4,000

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530 William Matthews (b. 1949) The Game Keeper signed “Matthews” lower left watercolor, 20 3⁄4 by 28 1⁄2 in.

William Matthews lives near Denver, Colorado, where he paints full-time.

In 2003, he mounted an exhibition of paintings from his travels in Scotland. His work can be found in the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum, the Tucson Museum of Art, and the Phoenix Art Museum, among others. $1,500 - $2,500

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531 Chet Reneson (b. 1934) Duck Blind signed “Reneson” lower left watercolor, 15 1⁄2 by 26 1⁄2 in.

$2,000 - $4,000

532 Gary Moss (b. 1946) Speckle Belly Geese, 1987 signed “Gary W. Moss” lower right oil on board, 7 by 9 1⁄2 in. inscribed “stamp” lower left

Gary Moss was commissioned to create this design for the 1987 Texas Duck Stamp. $800 - $1,200

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533 Milton C. Weiler (1910-1974) Five Studies

Pick Up Time on Barnegat Bay, c. 1960 two graphite studies, 2 1⁄2 by 4 5⁄8 in. and 3 by 4 1⁄2 in.

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Atlantic Salmon Fishing on the Matapedia, c. 1960 pen and graphite, 3 by 4 1⁄2 in.

Two Studies of New Hampshire Scull Boats, c. 1960 pen, graphite, and watercolor, 3 1⁄2 by 5 3⁄4 in. pen and graphite, 3 3⁄4 by 5 1⁄2 in.

$300 - $500

534 William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Western Scene, 1949 signed and dated “Wm. J. Schaldach, March ‘49” lower right watercolor, 15 by 21 in.

$200 - $400

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535 Shorebird Sculpture, c. 1980 signed with four etched letters “S___” under the tail bronze and copper, 7 1⁄4 by 9 in.

$200 - $300

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536 Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1948) The Seafarers, 2008 signed “P. Sculthorpe” lower right oil on linen, 15 1⁄2 by 19 1⁄2 in.

“The inspiration for my work comes from areas spanning the stark regions of Newfoundland to the lush and fertile valleys of the South. The landscapes offer me form; the people I’ve met in these places give them color.” - Peter Sculthorpe $1,000 - $2,000

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537 Peter Corbin (b. 1945) Texas Reds signed “Peter Corbin” lower left oil on canvas, 9 by 12 in.

$400 - $600

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538 Frank Beatty (1899-1984) On the Range, 1961 signed and dated “F. Beatty ‘61” lower right oil on canvasboard, 12 by 16 in.

Frank Beatty was born in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1899. He studied in Toronto before moving to Chicago in his early twenties, where he found work as an illustrator. Beatty worked for Popular Mechanics Magazine for thirty years, as a layout artist and director of the arts program. Beatty was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the Copley Society, the Rockport Artist Association, and the Palette and Chisel Academy of Chicago. Towards the end of his life he spent part of the year in Rockport, Maine, and the other part in West Palm Beach, Florida. Beatty died in 1984.

LITERATURE: Stephen B. O’Brien, Jr., American, Sporting, & Western Paintings, Antique Decoys & American Folk Art. Boston, MA, 2004, plate 33, pp. 56-57, illustrated.

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$600 - $900

539 Luther Kelly Hall (b. 1947) Salmon Fishing signed “LK Hall” lower left oil on board, 10 1⁄2 by 14 1⁄2 in.

$300 - $500

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540 Luther Kelly Hall (b. 1947) Gaspe Strategy Session signed “L. K. Hall” lower right watercolor, 20 by 30 in.

$200 - $400

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541 Hank Walker (1919-1995) Canada Geese in Flight signed “Hank Walker” lower right oil on canvas, 24 by 30 in.

$800 - $1,200

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542 Hank Walker (1919-1995) Flying Geese signed “Hank Walker” lower right oil on canvas, 24 by 30 in.

$800 - $1,200

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543 Hank Walker (1919-1995) Landing Geese signed “Hank Walker” lower right oil on canvas, 24 by 36 in.

$800 - $1,200

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544 Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) American Widgeon 1942 Federal Duck Stamp Design

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signed “A. Lassell Ripley (A.R.)” lower right etching, 6 by 8 1⁄4 in. inscribed “American Widgeon” lower left LITERATURE: A. Lassell Ripley and Dana S. Lamb, Sporting Etchings, Barre, MA, 1970, pp. 36-37, illustrated.

$200 - $300

545 Maynard Reece (b. 1920) 546.2

Two Duck Stamp Prints

Buffleheads 1948 Federal Duck Stamp Design

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signed “Maynard Reece” lower right lithograph, 6 3⁄4 by 9 1⁄4 in. inscribed “Duck Stamp Design-1948” lower left third edition

White Winged Scoters 1969 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Maynard Reece” lower right lithograph, 6 1⁄2 by 9 in. inscribed “495/750 Duck Stamp Design-1969, 1st ed.” lower left first edition, edition # 495 of 750

$200 - $300

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Edward Bierly (1920-2004) American Brant 1963 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Edward J. Bierly” lower right etching, 9 1⁄4 by 9 in. inscribed “American Brant” lower left first edition

Leslie C. Kouba (1917-1998) Canada Geese 1958 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Leslie Kouba” lower right etching, 6 3⁄4 by 9 1⁄4 in. inscribed “Federal Duck Stamp Design, 1958-59” lower left

$200 - $300

547 Richard E. Bishop (1887-1975) Coming In 1936 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Richard E. Bishop” lower right etching, 5 by 8 in.

$300 - $500

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548 Eight Federal Duck Stamp Prints and Stamps (four shown)

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Maynard Reece (b. 1920) Buffleheads Aloft 1948 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Maynard Reece” lower right lithograph, 6 1⁄2 by 9 in. edition # 244 of 350

Maynard Reece (b. 1920) Gadwalls 1951 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Maynard Reece” lower right lithograph, 6 3⁄4 by 9 1⁄8 in. inscribed “Duck Stamp Design 1951-2nd ed.” lower left 2nd edition

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Leslie C. Kouba (1917-1998) Canada Geese 1958 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Les C. Kouba” lower right lithograph, 6 7⁄8 by 9 1⁄4 in. inscribed “Federal Duck Stamp Design 19581959” lower left

Stanley Stearns (b. 1926) Whistling Swans 1966 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Stanley Stearns” lower right lithograph, 7 1⁄2 by 10 1⁄2 in.

2nd edition, #113 of 300

Claremont Gale Pritchard (b. 1910) Poised 1968 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “C.G. Pritchard” lower right lithograph, 6 5⁄8 by 9 1⁄4 in. edition #391 of 750

Maynard Reece (b. 1920) White-Winged Scoter 1969 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Maynard Reece” lower right lithograph, 6 1⁄2 by 9 1⁄4 in. edition #555 of 750

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David Maass (b. 1929) Wood Ducks 1974 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “David Maass” lower right photolithograph, 6 1⁄2 by 9 in. edition of 2700

Alderson Magee (b. 1929) Canada Geese 1976 Federal Duck Stamp Design signed “Alderson Magee” lower right photolithograph, 6 1⁄2 by 9 in.

Abercrombie & Fitch label on back edition #2517 of 3600

$500 - $700

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549 Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) Two Shooting Prints, 1903 each chromolithograph, 16 by 11 in. published by Charles Scribner’s and Sons

We’ve Got Him Good Luck $600 - $900

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550 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Back Bay Geese, 1932 signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 12 by 15 in. edition #5 of 75

$150 - $250

552 Roland Clark (1874-1957) Ducks, c. 1930

551 Ogden M. Pleissner (1905-1983) The Marsh Gunners, 1982 signed “Ogden M. Pleissner, N.A.” lower right color print, 16 by 24 1⁄2 in. inscribed “148/300” lower left published by Wild Wings in an edition of 300

signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 6 1⁄4 by 7 3⁄8 in. inscribed “trial -2-” lower left Harlow, McDonald & Co. New York, NY label on back

LITERATURE: Peter Bergh, The Art of Ogden M. Pleissner, p. 110, illustrated.

$100 - $200

$300 - $500

553 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) The Gunner’s Blind, 1921 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching with pencil, 8 by 9 3⁄4 in.

Paff #204, edition of 5 trial proof a published state: edition of 150

$1,500 - $2,500

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554 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Mark East!, 1932

556 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) English Ducks – Santee, 1928

558 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Winter Marsh, 1939

signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 13 1⁄2 by 11 in. edition #23 of 75

signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 15 by 12 in. edition #25 of 75

$150 - $250

$150 - $250

signed “Roland Clark” lower right chromolithograph with gouache, 18 1⁄2 by 14 1⁄2 in. edition #76 of 250 published by Derrydale Press, New York, NY

$300 - $500

555 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Canvasback Drake

557 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Calm Weather, 1940

signed “Roland Clark” lower right drypoint, 15 by 11 3⁄4 in. edition of 85

signed “Roland Clark” lower right chromolithograph with gouache, 14 1⁄2 by 18 1⁄2 in. edition # 118 of 250 published by Derrydale Press, New York, NY

$200 - $300

$300 - $500

559 William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Muskie signed “W. J. Schaldach” lower right etching, 9 3⁄4 by 7 3⁄4 in.

Included is the original 10 by 8 in. metal etching plate which shows some minor damage. $150 - $250

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560 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Whistlers, 1915 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 5 3⁄4 by 7 3⁄4 in.

Paff # 72, edition #17 of 35

$300 - $500

561 Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Ducks at Play, 1923 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left drypoint, 10 7⁄8 by 13 3⁄4 in.

Paff # 217, edition of 150

$300 - $500

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562 Richard Bishop (1887-1975) Cape Resa Pond, 1961 signed “Richard E. Bishop” lower right etching, 9 by 10 1⁄2 in. inscribed “Cape Resa Pond” lower left and “To E_ Booy and William J.C. Worill with best wishes September 4, 1965” lower center

$200 - $300

563 Churchill Ettinger (1903-1984) Pintails signed “Churchill Ettinger” lower right etching, 8 by 12 in.

$100 - $200

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564 Richard E. Bishop (1887-1975) Three Prints (two shown)

Two Christmas Cards each etching, 4 by 6 in.

Canvasback Flock signed “R.E. Bishop” lower right etching, 3 7⁄8 by 4 7⁄8 in.

$100 - $200

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each signed “Richard E. Bishop” lower left each etching, 4 by 5 3⁄4 in. and 5 3⁄4 by 4 in.

$100 - $200

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566 Richard E. Bishop (1887-1975) Four Christmas Cards two are signed “Richard E. Bishop” lower left each etching, 5 7⁄8 by 3 7⁄8 in.

$200 - $300

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Hans Kleiber (1887-1967) Winter in the Bighorns II

Brett J. Smith (b. 1958) Pointer & Quail

signed “Hans Kleiber” lower right 4 by 6 1⁄4 in.

signed “Brett Smith” lower right 3 3⁄4 by 5 in. edition #3 of 100

Diana Thorne (1894/95-1963) The Call of the Wild signed “Diana Thorne” lower right 9 by 6 in. inscribed “The Call of the Wild” lower left

William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Trout

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569 David Lazarus (b. 1952) Moose signed “D. Lazarus” lower right etching, 3 by 3 in. edition # 1 of 100

$10 - $20

David Lazarus (b. 1952) Bob Whites

570 Henry “Hy” Sandham (1842-1910) Salmon Fishing, 1889

signed “D Lazar” lower right 4 by 5 1⁄4 in. edition #5 of 50

lithograph, 18 by 11 1⁄2 in.

Old Print Shop, New York, NY label on back

$100 - $200

$100 - $200

571 William Simmons (1884-1949) Bonne Veine - Gina and Will Simmons, 1942 etching, 3 3⁄8 by 2 1⁄8 in.

$50 - $100

572 William Simmons (1884-1949) Cat, c. 1940 signed “W M Simmons” lower right etching, 4 by 2 1⁄2 in. trial proof

$50 - $100

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580.3

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573 William Schaldach (1896-1982) Two Etchings

578 Roland Clark (1874-1957) Geese Flying

580 Reinhold H. Palenske (1884-1954) Three Pencil Drawings

Grouse Head

signed “Roland Clark” lower right

signed “W.J. Schaldach” lower right 5 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄4 in. inscribed “portrait of a gentleman for Ham. Christmas 1956” lower left

etching, 14 1⁄2 by 12 in.

each signed “Palenske” lower right each 8 3⁄4 by 6 3⁄4 in.

$100 - $200

Pointer Greyhound

Sunny Run

579 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957)

signed “Wm. J. Schaldach” lower right 6 3⁄4 by 4 7⁄8 in. inscribed “for Bill, all the best” lower left

Two Etchings (framed together)

$200 - $400

Widgeon signed “Roland Clark” lower right 4 3⁄4 by 2 7⁄8 in.

Pintails 574 William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Winter Woods

signed “Roland Clark” lower right 4 1⁄4 by 3 3⁄8 in.

drypoint, 3 by 2 1⁄2 in. edition #60 of 60

$200 - $400

$50 - $100

The Springer Spaniel $100 - $200

581 Erwin Markowitz (b. 1945) Richard Adams - A Legend signed “E. G. Markowitz” lower right photograph, 13 1⁄2 by 10 1⁄2 in.

A man of many talents, Markowitz is an expert fly tyer and Atlantic salmon angler in addition to being an accomplished still photographer. $100 - $200

575 Two Etchings William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Xmas 1929

581

signed “W.J. Schaldach” lower right 4 3⁄4 by 3 1⁄4 in.

Roland Clark (1874-1957) Widgeon Landing signed “Roland Clark” lower right 4 3⁄4 by 2 7⁄8 in.

$200 - $400

576 William J. Schaldach (1896-1982) Prescott LeB Gardner Bookplate pencil drawing, 4 1⁄2 by 3 1⁄2 in.

$50 - $100

577 David Lazarus (b. 1952) Fly Fishing, c. 2000 signed “D. Lazarus” lower right etching, 3 7⁄8 by 3 in. artist’s proof

$50 - $100

263

582.1

583.1

582.2

583.2

582.3

583.3

582 Erwin Markowitz (b. 1945)

583 Erwin Markowitz (b. 1945)

Three Photographs

Three Photographs

Chincoteague, VA - Great Blue Heron, 2002

Woodies, 2008

signed and dated “E. G. Markowitz, 2002” lower right 8 by 12 in.

signed and dated “E. G. Markowitz ‘ 08” lower right 10 by 15 in.

Winter Mallards

Decoys, 2002

signed “E. G. Markowitz” lower right 10 by 14 in.

signed “E. G. Markowitz” on back 10 1⁄4 by 13 1⁄4 in.

Mallard, 2008

Frozen Stream, 2002

signed and dated “E. G. Markowitz ‘08” lower right 8 by 12 in.

signed “E. G. M.” on back 10 1⁄2 by 13 1⁄2 in.

$150 - $250

$150 - $250

264

584.3

584.2 584.1

585

586

587

589

588

584 Three Etchings Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Fly Ducks signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 5 7⁄8 by 7 3⁄4 in. inscribed “13” lower right

Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) Migratory Geese, 1916 signed “Frank W. Benson” lower left etching, 9 3⁄4 by 7 3⁄4 in. inscribed “59” lower right

Roland Clark (1874-1957) The Take Off signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 8 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄4 in.

$300 - $400

585 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Visitors, 1945 signed “Roland Clark” lower right chromolithograph with gouache, 14 by 18 1⁄2 in. edition # 66 of 250 published by Frank J. Lowe, New York, NY

$200 - $400

588 Lynn Bogue Hunt (1878-1960) Our American Game Birds: From Paintings

by Lynn Bogue Hunt portfolio, 1917 color prints, 11 by 10 in.

Set of 18 prints published by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE

$25 - $50

586 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) The Ice Hole signed “Roland Clark” lower right etching, 4 7⁄8 by 6 3⁄4 in. $100 - $150

587 Roland H. Clark (1874-1957) Setter and Mallards signed “Roland Clark” lower left print, 6 1⁄2 by 9 1⁄2 in.

$50 - $100

265

589 Ellen McCaleb Reprieve signed “Ellen McCaleb” lower right drypoint, 6 by 8 in. edition # 25 of 41

$50 - $100

INDEX Abbett, Robert K.: 416, 418

Burr, Russ P.: 195

Ackerly, Lemuel N.: 59

Butler, Robert: 504

Adams, E. Frank.: 206, 212 Adamson, Harry Curieux: 525, 526 Ahearn, James Joseph: 171, 173 Joseph, James Allen, Russell: 26 American School: 444 Appleton, William D.: 43 Archer, Samuel T.: 254 Bailey, Captain I. Clarence: 223 Baker, John H.: 251 Barkalow, J. Lewis: 94, 121, 236 Barker, Al: 485-488 Beatty, Frank: 538 Becquerel, Andre Vincent: 429, 430 Beecham, Tom: 422 Benson, Frank W.: 373-385, 398, 399, 553, 560, 561 Bibber, Orlando “Os”: 85 Bickford, Sid: 456, 457

Elgin Wind Power and Pump Company: 307 Elliston, Robert: 138

Capriola, Robert: 20

English Family: 248

Casey, James F.: 219

English, John: 231

Cass, George Nelson: 455

Ettinger, Churchill: 505, 563

Clark, Roland H.: 393, 397, 550, 552, 554-558, 578, 579, 585-587

Fennimore, Clarence G.: 7 Fennimore, Harry: 232

Cobb, Nathan: 74

Finney, Frank S.: 12, 325

Coleman, Nicholas: 479

Hancock, Miles: 71, 204 Hanson, Marty: 1, 4, 330, 337 Hardy Bros.: 298 Harris, Ken: 196, 197 Harris, William A.: 123 Hart, Charles H.: 41, 42, 211 Hildreth, Ephraim: 102 Hollis, Dick: 339 Holly, James T.: 66

Collins, Roy: 62

Fitzpatrick, Thomas J.: 233, 245, 246

Holmes, Lothrop: 222

Collins, Samuel: 63

Flint, Ralph: 366

Hopper, J.: 465

Collyer, Margaret: 452

Frazier, Luke: 423, 480

Hubley Manufacturing Company: 309

Conklin, Hurley: 239

Frisino, Louis: 321

Corbin, Peter: 537

Frost, Arthur Burdett: 519, 520, 549

Hunt, Lynn Bogue: 588

Frost, John: 522

Hunt, Peter: 305

Fuertes , Louis Agassiz: 388

Hutchinson, John: 363

Fulham, Larry: 162

Irvine, Lawrence: 152-157

Gardner, Alfred Bailey: 166

J. N. Dodge Decoy Factory : 128-130

Cozzens, Frederic S.: 471 Crandall, Horace Hie L.: 280 Cranmer, William H.: 242, 243 Crowell, A. Elmer: 104, 179-181, 183-185, 187, 188, 190-192, 214-217

Garton, John Byron: 201

Currier & Ives: 470, 472

Gelston, Thomas: 113, 114

Daly, Thomas Aquinas: 402

Gibian, William: 24, 324, 326, 327, 329

Huey, George R.: 84

J.M. Hays Wood Products: 134 Jaques, Francis Lee: 435, 503 Jehu, John Milton: 476

Bicknell, Harold “Percy”: 282

Darling, Lois M.: 408-410, 412, 413

Birch, Charles: 73

Darling, Louis: 405-407, 411

Goodwin, Richard LaBarre: 453, 458

Birch, Reggie: 17

Davies: 499

Grant, Henry: 238

Bishop, Richard E.: 547,562, 564-566

Demott, Daniel: 58

Grant, Stanley: 249

Dilert: 464

Graves, Bert: 143, 144

Dilley, John: 116

Grenfell Labrador Industries: 50

Dishaw, David: 198

Grose, Daniel Charles: 462

Dockiewicz, Ryan: 301

Gudgeon, Simon: 495

Dolsen, Frank A.: 208

Haas, August: 142

Down East Factory: 90

Hagerbaumer, David: 414, 415, 496-498, 500

Kerr, Robert G.: 202

Hall, Luther Kelly: 539

Kessler, George A.: 139

Borrett, Mike: 9-11 Boyd, George: 194, 220 Bragg, Gary: 72 Brown, Paul Desmond: 512-516 Bruffee, Byron N.: 332 Bruffee, Daniel L.: 226, 302 Bryan, Charles P.: 69

Drysdale, Herb: 286, 331

266

Jenkins, Ron: 460 Jennings Brothers: 308 Joeckel, William “Bill”: 200 Johnson, Lloyd: 23, 234 Kainz, Otto: 438 Keating, Capt. James: 28 Keller, Edward: 136, 137 Kellum, Frank: 110 Kelly, Luther: 539, 540

Ketland, James & Co.: 170

McNair, Ian: 19

Sandham, Henry “Hy”: 400, 570

Tracy, John M.: 447, 450

Kilbourne, Samuel A.: 449

McNair, Mark S.: 14-16, 29

Sannino, William A.: 99

Tyler, Lloyd J.: 65

King, Allen J.: 189

Meekins, Alvin Gunner: 67

Verity Family: 57, 109, 199

Kirby, Ken: 25, 303, 304, 336

Megargee, Jr., S. Edwin: 417

Schaldach, William: 428, 534, 559, 573, 574, 576

Kirmse, Marguerite: 158-160, 507 Klein, Leo J.: 322 Knapp, J.D.: 511

Moore. Henry Wadsworth: 461

Schmiedlin, Jim: 22 Sculthorpe, Peter: 536

Moreland, George C.: 473 Moss, Gary: 532 Munnings, Sir Alfred J.: 517

Verity, Andrew “Grubie”: 54 Verity, John Henry: 117

Seaforth, Lindsey: 88

Verity, Obediah: 106-108, 268270

Serbousek, Rod: 523, 524

Voorhees, Clark: 27, 31-36

Shilstone, Arthur: 489-491

W. Ketland & Co.: 170

Shortt, Angus H.: 443

Wagner, Isaiah C.: 40

Shourds II, Harry V.: 169

Walker, Hank: 541-543

Shourds, Harry M.: 228

Ward, David B.: 18, 328 Ward, L. Torry: 287

Koelpin, William J.: 284, 285, 431-434

Murphy, Don: 174

Kouba, Leslie C.: 392

Nichols, Fred: 255, 256

Kovacs, Charlie: 323

Old Towne Canoe Company: 38

Kovalovsky, Arhtur: 299

Orvis: 295

L.L. Bean: 294

Palenske, Reinhold H.: 580

Shourds, Harry V.: 100, 101, 169, 227

Lamson, Frank T.: 230

Payne Rod Company: 293

Simmons, William

Laurie, Ralph D.: 445

Penn, G. Watson “Watts”: 263

Simmons, William: 571, 572

Lawrence, William Goadby: 386

Peterson, Oscar: 150

Sirois, Phillippe: 168

Wenthworth, Murray Jackson: 401

Lazarus, David: 442, 569, 577

Pleissner, Ogden M.: 404, 448, 521, 551

Smith, Brett J.: 424, 425, 527

Wenzel, E.: 161

Smith, Capt. Gerald B.: 342-353

Wheeler, Charles E. “Shang”: 60

Somerville, Edith O.: 518

White, Robert: 6

Southard, William J.: 115

Whitney, James H.: 89

Sprague, Charles: 338

Whorf, John: 477

Sprague, James “Jonas”: 122

Wildfowler Decoys: 124-126, 131, 132, 145, 203

LeBlanc, Lee: 389, 390

Pope, Alexander: 481

Lincoln, Joseph W.: 103, 193, 213, 224, 262

Proctor, Alexander P.: 439

Loboda, Louis: 440

Randall Family: 319

Loge, Daniel: 394-396

Randall, Herbert S.: 320

Loring, Arthur: 468

Reason, Jamie: 335

Maass, David: 391

Reece, Maynard: 545

St. Claire Flats Shooting Company, Ltd.: 207

Madara, Clark: 240, 241

Reneson, Chet: 403, 492- 494, 528, 529, 531

Steiner, Louis: 148

Markowitz, Erwin: 581-583 Mason Decoy Factory: 133, 135

Ripley, Aiden Lassell: 419, 501, 502, 506, 508, 544

Matia, Walter: 426 Matthews, William: 530 McCaleb, Ellen: 589 McIntyre, Cameron T.: 13 McLoughlin, John: 199 McNair, Colin S.: 30, 334

Stick, Frank L.: 478

Warin, George: 210 Weiler, Milton C.: 362, 364, 533

William E. Pratt Manufacturing Co.: 147 Willis, Martin Wayne: 420, 421

Stoney Point Decoys: 64

Wilson, Augustus Aaron “Gus”: 86, 92, 93

Rosseau, Percival Leonard: 427

Strunk, George: 2,3,5,8

Wilson, Thomas C.: 186, 257

Rungius, Carl Clemens Moritz: 436, 437

Stuart, Allen P.: 221

Wooster, Josef “Buckeye Joe”: 141

Ruppel, Walter J.: 149

Taylor, Samuel F.: 178 Thompson, Albert: 451

Salmons, A. Bradford: 252, 253 Salmons, Edward: 229

Tice, Charles W.: 459 Toots, Oliver: 75

Sampier, Henry “Budgen”: 146

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Yeager, Scott: 482, 483 Young, Mahonri M.: 475 Zalesky, Lawrence: 283

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8 Condition reports are not included in this catalog. It is the responsibility of prospective bidders to examine lots and decide their level of interest. Neither the auctioneer, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, nor the consignor is responsible for the accuracy of any printed or verbal descriptions. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC strongly encourages clients to attend our previews and auctions so as to best determine condition of lots. Due to the high volume of condition requests, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC reserves the right to reject requests at its sole discretion. All weights and measurements are approximate.

9 Some of the lots in this sale carry reserves or minimum selling prices. This is a confidential figure set by the consignor and the auction house below which a lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate, and the auction house will execute the reserve bids by bidding for the consignor.

Estimates are subject to change at any time prior to the offering of each lot.

10 Absentee and telephone bids will be executed when possible as a convenience to customers: the auction house will not be held responsible for any errors or failures to accurately execute bids. All absentee and telephone bids must be received at least 24 hours before the start of the sale.

11 Buyers wishing to pick up items at the sale must do so by 5 PM on the day of the sale. Buyers wishing to pick up items after the auction at our office may do so only by appointment starting five days after the sale. We kindly ask that all items be removed from our warehouse within 30 days of auction end to avoid a $5 daily storage fee.

12 Shipping is the responsibility of the buyer. Upon request, we will provide a list of shippers who deliver within the United States and overseas. Once your payment has cleared, items may be released for shipment. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items.

Buyers should allow up to four weeks for shipment.

13 Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC may, at its discretion and at the buyer’s request, package and ship sold items as directed by the purchaser. In such instances 1) the buyer shall prepay all related expenses, and 2) the buyer agrees that all packaging, handling and shipment is at the sole risk of the purchaser, and Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items. Buyer should allow four to five weeks for shipment.

14 Some property sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the United States, such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute delay or cancellation in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

15 Bidding increments will normally follow the pattern below, but may vary at the sole discretion of the auctioneer: Estimate To 999.99 1,000 – 2,499.99 2,500 – 4,999.99 5,000 – 9,999.99 10,000 – 24,999.99 25,000 – 49,999.99 50,000 – 99,999.99 Over 100,000

Increment 50 100 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000 at auctioneer’s discretion

16 Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC is the owner of the images of each lot offered for sale, and may use such images at any time at its sole discretion for advertising, publicity, and for archival purposes.

17 If you are bidding as an agent for another individual or company, and you execute a bid on behalf of someone else under your bidder number, then you are responsible for the settlement of that account.

18 In no event will the liability of Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

19 Any legal disputes arising from this auction shall be settled in the court system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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If Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC (Copley) is required to deliver the items to a purchaser outside of Massachusetts the sale is exempt from Massachusetts Sales Tax under MGLA 64H ยง6(b) .

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Title will pass upon delivery to the out of state destination.

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