North American Decoys at Auction - July 28 & 29, 2015 by Guyette & Deeter

Guyette & Deeter, Inc. North American Decoys At Auction July 28 & 29, 2015

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North American Decoys At Auction Sheraton Harborside Hotel 250 Market Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 603-431-2300 50 Table Buy, Sell, Swap July 27, 28, & 29

Monday, July 27, 2015

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In Conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival Featuring the collection of Sam Dyke 50 Dealer buy, Sell, swap.

February 13, 2016

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Featuring Decoys From The Collections Of:

Sam Dyke Tom O’Key Harry Seitz Jack Milne Dr. Lloyd Griffith Bernard M. Billick

Doug and Ellen Miller Vermont Folk Life Museum Reid Newcomb Arizona State University

Tom O’Key Always an avid duck hunter, Tom’s first collectible decoy was a $6.00 Animal Trap mallard drake that his wife, Gayle, bought him from an antiques store “just for fun.” But the real fun didn’t start until almost 20 years later when they attended the MDCA show at the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, and Tom fell under the spell of carved wooden birds. They left that day with a Joe Anderlik blue wing teal and a strong desire to know more about this unique American folk art. Twenty years after that, the entire lower level of their home was devoted to their collection. Tom spent as much of his free time as possible learning about decoys and their makers, reading books, talking to collectors, attending shows and auctions around the country. He brought the same energy and enthusiasm to his hobby as he had to learning about computers and “data processing,” the other area of his life in which he was largely self-taught. Just as he rose to be Vice President of Computer Operations for United Air Lines, so he eventually became extremely proficient at identifying birds and determining their authenticity and condition. A treasure hunter at heart, Tom never tired of searching for the next great bird, and had great fun doing it. He served on the MDCA Board of Directors as Treasurer for many years, and always regarded the annual show at Pheasant Run as one of the highlights of his year. He’ll be remembered for his dedication to the organization, as well as for the sheer joy he felt and shared when he was with his fellow collectors and their birds. If Tom had had the chance to say goodbye, he would have added his sincere thanks to MDCA and all the collectors for the gifts of good times and wonderful people that decoy collecting brought into his life.

Tom O’Key

Harry Seitz Harry Seitz, Jr. and Barney Crandell, both from Michigan, were enthusiastic waterfowl hunters, decoy collectors and historians who began collecting decoys in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, Harry and Barney acquired several hundred decoys by various makers from the St. Clair Flats Shooting Company (Canada Club). Of great importance was the introduction of “The Flats Decoys,” including Warin, Ward, Wells, Chambers and Reeves, over the next few years to collectors across North America.

Harry J. Seitz, Jr.

Harry designated some of these decoys as collection decoys that would form the core of his great “Flats collection.” Seitz and Crandell held several exhibits in 1975 including Chicago, Michigan and finally in Easton, Maryland in November where Harry Seitz displayed these same important Flats decoys that are being offered in this sale. Marjorie “Midge” Seitz

Sam Dyke Sam Dyke was the chairman of the board of directors of the Ward Foundation when he passed, as well as chair of the Curatorial Committee at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. Dyke served the Foundation and Museum for over 40 years, and he was instrumental in helping the Museum to grow from humble beginnings to one of the premier wildfowl art institutions in the world. He played an important role in nearly all the exhibits featured at the Ward Museum and was active in the Museum’s daily curatorial operations – from exhibit conception and conservation, to hanging objects in the galleries. He began collecting decoys in the 1960s. Most of Sam’s decoy collection will be sold in the Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November 2015 auction.

Sam Dyke

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Session One

Pacific Coast Elmer Crowell Miniatures Jim Schmiedlin Cigar Daisey Ontario Long Island Massachusetts Ben Schmidt Delaware River Related Items Contemporary Shorebirds Related Items Louisiana New England Ammunition Advertising Illinois River Shotgun Shell Boxes Miniatures Canada Ward Brothers Factory Fish Shorebirds Calls Cigar Daisey Contemporary Ward Brothers Maryland Miscellaneous Decoys Ammunition Advertising New York New England Ontario New Jersey & Long Island Miscellaneous Decoys

Session Two

Ward Brothers Decoratives 357-362 Decoratives 363-381 Jim Schmiedlin 382-387 New England 388-403A New England Shorebirds 404-416 Elmer Crowell 417-425 Midwest 426-433 Ontario 434-448 Paintings 449-455 Mason Decoy Factory 456-479 Elmer Crowell Decoratives 480-485 North Carolina & Virginia 486-503D Virginia Shorebirds 504-511H New Jersey 512-529 Decoratives & Contemporary 530-541D Canada & New England 541E-582

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:00 AM Lots 1 - 356

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:00 AM Lots 357 - 582

1-5 6-12 13-17 18-23 24-33 34-36 37-46 47-52 53-68 69-76 77-85 86-98 99-107 108-111 112-125 126-138 139-151 152-162 163-173 174-183 184-193 194-202 203-211 212-222 223-240 241-246 247-262 263-268 269-286 287-290 291-296 297-329 330-341 342-347 347A-347G 347H-356

Please read conditions of sale in the back of catalog

SESSION ONE

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 11:00 am

Pacific Coast

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Rare pair of canvasbacks, Richard Janson, Sonoma Creek, California. Both have modified skegs. Drake has slightly turned head. Near mint and original.

Literature: “Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast,” Michael Miller and Fred Hanson. (5,000 - 8,000)

Pintail drake, Richard Janson, Sonoma Creek, California. So called “Barrel” decoy. Mint, never used.

Provenance: From an unused group found in a barrel. (2,500 - 3,500)

Very rare hollow carved mallard drake, Oscar Hendrickson, Astoria, Oregon. “OH” is stamped several times on the underside. Hendrickson was friends with Charles Bergman and Charles Pice. He made decoys and duck boats with them. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents.

Literature: “Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast,” Michael Miller and Fredrick Hanson, p. 86. (5,000 - 8,000)

Mallard drake, Charles Bergman, Astoria, Oregon. Original paint with significant shrinkage; thin crack through neck. (1,500 - 2,500)

Pair of oversize mallards, Emilio Andreucetti, Sacramento, California. ID’ed with the date 1970 on the undersides. Very good and original. (400 - 600)

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Miniatures by Elmer Crowell 1864 - 1954 East Harwich, Massachusetts

Miniature robin snipe, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

Miniature running yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. “AE Crowell and Son” paper label on underside. Very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

Miniature killdeer, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Tiny paint flake missing from underside and tip of bill; otherwise very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

Miniature golden plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. “AE Crowell and Son” paper label on underside. Very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

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Very rare double mount pair of miniature wood ducks, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is on the underside three times, hen has slightly turned head. Very good and original. (4,000 - 6,000)

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Miniature wood duck drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s round ink stamp on underside. Very good and original.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (1,500 - 2,000)

12. Miniature redhead drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Slight wear on top of head and tip of bill; otherwise very good and original. (1,000 - 1,400)

Jim Schmiedlin

Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania

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Rare brant, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 1999. Slightly turned head and carved crossed wingtips. Original paint with very slight wear; structurally good. (7,000 - 10,000)

13 Detail Jim during a layout shoot on Lake Erie

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Canvasback drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 1996. Head is turned approximately 60 degrees to one side. Original paint with slight wear; structurally good. (4,000 - 6,000)

15. Hooded merganser drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 10/94. Original paint with minor wear; a few tiny dents. (4,500 - 6,500)

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Bluewing teal drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Exaggerated swimming pose with slightly turned head. Fine feather and tail carving. Branded “JAS” on underside. Signed in pencil on underside. Along with “Reward for return”. Dated 12/2000. Near mint. (4,000 - 6,000)

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Merganser drake with open bill, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 10/90. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; touchup at five shot scars on back. (4,000 - 6,000)

Cigar Daisey

Chincoteague, Virginia

18. Rare pair of hooded mergansers, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Layered wingtip carving and fluted tails. Very good and original. (1,500 - 2,500)

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22. Decorative brant, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed and branded. Inscribed “Made especially for Ducks Unlimited 11/1990”. Detailed feather carving and slightly turned head. Very good and original. (800 - 1,200)

Hollow carved black duck, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Relief carved primaries and secondaries. Fluted tail. Very good and original. (1,250 - 1,750)

20. Pair of bluebills, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Both have relief wingtip carving and fluted tails. Very good and original. (900 - 1,200)

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Pair of buffleheads, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Relief wingtip carving. Drake has slightly turned head. Very good and original. (900 - 1,200)

Three plover, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. All are branded and signed. All are signed on the bases as well. Very good and original. (1,500 - 2,000) 15

Ontario

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Hollow carved canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. His long body style with comb painting on most of the back and sides. Original paint with very slight wear; hairline surface crack in front of neck; three small shot marks and tiny defect in wood on one side.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

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Rare canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Long body style with fine comb painting on body. Branded “Thos. Chambers maker” and “J.T. McMillan” on underside. Strong original paint with dry surface; one shot mark in body; minor paint losa below one eye; a few tiny rubs.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

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Early hollow carved redhead drake from Ontario, last quarter 19th century. Eggshell thin carving. Branded “HNT” for Long Point Club member Harry N. Torrey. Original paint with very minor wear; slight wear to the wood at one edge of bill. (10,000 - 14,000)

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Hollow carved short body canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Branded “FTM” for Long Point Club member Fred T. McMillan. Original paint on head; body has a wash of black repaint that has worn to the original in many places.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (1,500 - 2,500)

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Low head black duck, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. Branded “JT McMillan” and “AH Buhl”. Both members of St. Clair Flats Shooting Company. Diamond cut nostrils. Hollow with bottom board. Fine feather scratch painting on head. Worn original paint exposing bare wood and light gray primer on body; much of crown of head has exposed bare wood from wear; head is slightly off set from neck seat.

Literature: “St. Clair to St. Lawrence,” Barney Crandall, p. 29, exact decoy. (1,200 - 1,800) 29.

Redhead drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Hollow carved. Branded on underside “Thos Chambers maker.” and “J.T. McMillan”. Thin original paint with bare wood exposed at numerous rubs

and at knot on tail; old coat of varnish has partially worn off of bill.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

(1,200 - 1,500)

30. Mallard drake, Burleigh Brothers, Toronto, Ontario. Slightly turned head with carved shoulders and wingtips. Comb painting on back and sides, as well as the underside of the decoy. Stamped “ERB” in underside. Strong original paint; numerous small dents in body; and rough edge at tail. (800 - 1,200) 31.

Hollow carved canvasback drake, David Ward, Toronto Ontario, last quarter 19th century. Long neck with raised seat. Old in use repaint with some original showing; lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Used at the St. Anne’s Club in the 1870s. (1,200 - 1,600)

32. Redhead drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario. Hollow with bottom board. Branded “BS Warren” for Benjamin S. Warren, St. Clair Flats Shooting Company member, 1914-1930. Strong original paint with crazing over much of the body and head, as well as numerous shot marks to body and head. (1,200 - 1,500)

Bud Tully

1918 - 1973 Peterborough, Ontario

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Very rare, “1 of 2 known” mallard drake, Bud Tully, Peterborough, Ontario. Relief wing carving with crossed wingtips and turned head. Excellent and original.

Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gates, p. 76. (6,000 - 9,000)

Long Island, New York

In “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway”, Dr. George Ross Starr explains how he obtained his first floating style gull decoy from a man who had found it in a barn in Southampton, New York. Upon opening the box from the gentleman he says that he “nearly dropped” and that he “will never forget the thrill of placing that gull in my collection!” In May of 1986 when the Richard A. Bourne, Co. sold the collection of the late Dr. Starr, a few quality pieces never crossed the auction block and remained with the family. One of these items was the hollow merganser hen by Capt. Charles Osgood, lot 403A in this sale; another being this rare and important gull decoy. The rarity of early gull decoys and especially those in original paint can make them an anchor of even the most advanced decoy collections. This is the first time this gull has ever sold at public auction, presenting the discerning collector with a truly rare opportunity.

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Very rare and important gull confidence decoy from Eastern Long Island, New York. Approximately 23” long with deep relief wing carving and carved crossed wingtips. Floater style, but probably placed on land near the blind. Original paint with minor to moderate shrinkage and wear; mostly on the upper half; very minor discoloration on one side of head; structurally good.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. Lloyd Griffith. Formerly in the collection of George Ross Starr, Duxbury, Massachusetts. Given to “Doc” Starr by an acquaintance from Eastern Long Island.

Literature: “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” George Ross Starr, dust jacket and color plate 31, exact decoy, with text on p. 221 and 224. (50,000 - 80,000)

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George Asa Miller

1852 - 1935 East Hampton, New York

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Diminutive brant decoy, George Asa Miller, 1852-1935, East Hampton, New York, last quarter 19th century. Unusual three piece construction with slightly turned head. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Acquired by the consignor from Miller’s son, George Sidney Miller, 1894-1968. (5,000 - 8,000)

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Standing gull with carved, crossed wingtips from Long Island, New York. Relief wing carving with crossedwingtips. Carved feet. Repainted as a black duck, with the overpaint taken off; structurally good. (10,000 - 15,000)

Massachusetts Captain Clarence Bailey Kingston, Massachusetts

Most of what we know about Clarence Bailey, can be found in “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” by Dr. George Ross Starr. Starr interviewed Bailey and also purchased decoys from him. Bailey was from Kingston, Massachusetts, near Dr. Starr’s home in Duxbury. In the interview, we learned that both Clarence and his brother Fred made canvas and wooden decoys. Bailey recalls making a rig of threedozen oversized geese in 1902. According to Bailey, “most of the rig had erect heads but a few were given a forward-reaching head.” Only a handful of these large canvas loomers exist today and possibly only three with reaching head positions. This exact decoy is pictured twice in Dr. Starr’s book, once on page 56 and it is also included in the inside cover photo showing Dr. Starr’s decoys in the pool room.

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Important oversize swimming canvas over wooden frame Canada goose, Clarence Bailey, Kingston, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor to moderate wear, mostly on breast and one side of head; two cracks through neck; hairline crack partway through bill.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of George Ross Starr, Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Literature: “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” George Ross Starr, p. 56, exact decoy (9,500 - 12,500)

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Middle period redhead drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Worn original paint with some touchup visible; several cracks and dents; age split in underside. (1,000 - 1,400)

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Redhead drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Slightly turned head. Original paint with moderate shrinkage; structurally good. (900 - 1,200)

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Rare goldeneye drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Slightly turned head. Original paint with good patina and very slight wear; crack partway down underside.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 96. (1,200 - 1,500)

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Rigmate pair of bluebills, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1st half 20th century. Inset

weights. Both in strong original paint; moderate wear; light rub at end of hen’s bill; minor paint shrinkage on drake; light bill discoloration on both; hen has age crack running partway through breast. (2,000 - 3,000) 42.

Merganser hen, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Branded “CC Folger” three times in underside. Original paint with moderate wear; old bill repair; thin crack in underside. (1,250 - 1,750)

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Large canvas over wooden frame scoter, Clarence Bailey, Kingston, Massachusetts, circa 1920s. Original paint with minor flaking and wear, mostly on metal band at bottom; structurally good.

Provenance: Old tag on underside reads “From EF Eldredge Museum, Chatham Massachusetts”. (1,200 - 1,500)

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Root head white heron decoy, Hingham, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Removable head. Old base included. In what appears to be its original storage box. Appealing old in use repaint; bill may be an old replacement. (6,500 - 9,500)

Joseph Lincoln

1859 - 1938 Accord, Massachusetts

Lincoln pictured with a selection of his decoys

45. Self bailing brant, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Near mint original paint; hairline crack in one side.

Literature: “Joseph Lincoln,” Cap Vinal, p. 35. (4,000 - 6,000)

46. Self bailing scoter, Joseph Lincoln, Accord, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear; lightly hit by shot; small shot scar on top of head; thin crack in one side. (5,000 - 8,000)

Ben Schmidt

1884 - 1968 Detroit, Michigan 47.

Early blue goose, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, possibly late 1920s or early 1930s. Slightly undersized with raised shoulders and wing carving. Slightly turned head. Branded “TPJ” in underside. Fine paint blending on head and back. Neck crack near base of neck; original paint; edge wear at tail; two hairline cracks on top of body, one slightly wider crack on side of body. (3,500 - 4,500)

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King eider drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, 1947. Sticker on underside reads, “King eider drake, designed, carved, and painted by Ben Schmidt for Dick and Louise Lancaster, Abington, Michigan, 1947.” Head is slightly turned and tucked in a swimming position. Feather carving accurately represents feather patterns for king eiders. Mint. (3,000 - 4,000)

48 49. Very rare Pacific eider drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, 1947. Possibly unique. Sticker on underside reads, “Pacific eider drake, designed, carved, and painted by Ben Schmidt for Dick and Louise Lancaster, Abington, Michigan, 1947.” Excellent stamping and feather carving. Mint. (3,000 - 4,000) 50.

Decoy Hunter Magazine, July 1981 from article on the “Schmidt Brothers” by Dick Lancaster

Mallard hen and drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. Original paint with minor wear; several tiny dents and shot marks. (1,750 - 2,500)

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Exceptional Canada goose, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. Hollow carved with alert head pose. Stamped “FB” and “DWH” in underside. Near mint original paint; a few tiny dents and shot marks.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid, p. 98. (6,000 - 9,000)

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Pair of bluebills, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1940s. Slightly undersized. Both have turned heads. Appears to be some restoration on paddle tail on drake; possibly a light coat of wax on both decoys. (800 - 1,000)

52A. Canvasback drake, Ben Schmidt, Detroit, Michigan. Hollowed out from the underside with original keel. Near mint original paint; structurally very good. (600 - 900) 33

Delaware River Dan English

1883 - 1962 Florence, New Jersey

Delaware River sculling boat

John English was one of the first prominent decoy carvers along the Delaware River. The development of the style associated with this area is credited to him and the English style of carving has become synonymous with the Delaware River style. Hollow lightweight English decoys face forward with narrow heads accented by tack eyes and carved nostrils. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son Daniel (1883 - 1962) is also well known for his decoys, which while similar in style to his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s later evolved into a style of his own. The English family output consisted mostly of black ducks, pintails, canvasbacks and bluebills. Only a handful of English buffleheads are known today. The decoys were simply not necessary because buffleheads would come in to any decoy.

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Very rare bufflehead drake, Dan English, Florence New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Tack eyes and tail carving. Original paint with good patina and very slight wear; very minor discoloration on underside; a few tiny dents; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of E.K. Shaw. Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Jr.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight, p. 124. “Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys,” Joe Engers, editor, p. 129. (16,000 - 20,000) 35

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Black duck, John English, Florence, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Worn old in use repaint with traces of original showing; small cracks; shallow roughness to edges of tail. (500 - 800)

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Philadelphia School black duck with tack eyes, last quarter 19th century. Branded “A.S. Roberts”. Appealing old in use repaint with moderate wear; structurally good. (600 - 900)

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Set of three black ducks from the Delaware River, 2nd quarter 19th century. Old in use repaint; small tail chip missing from one. (500 - 800)

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Rare rigmate pair of “lowhead” bluebills, Howard Bacon, Delanco, New Jersey. Original paint with very minor wear; raised carved wingtips.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Somers G. Headly, Newark, Delaware. Both have “SGH” stamped twice in underside. (800 - 1,200)

56. Black duck, Jack English, Bordentown, New Jersey. Branded “WA Kembel”. Old in use repaint; a few small dents. (600 - 900)

59. Mallard drake, Dan English, Florence, New Jersey. From the Harry Cheesman rig, and so marked. Old overpaint has been professionally removed leaving original paint with moderate wear and traces of old overpaint; small chips missing from tail; small dents. (800 - 1,200) 36

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Lowhead pintail drake, Tom Fitzpatrick, Delanco, New Jersey. Raised wingtip carving. Three piece body construction. Original paint with minor wear on most of the decoy; working touchup on most of the head and white areas; small separation at one body seam; small cracks in underside. (800 - 1,200)

61. Canada goose, Charles Pitman, Trenton, New Jersey. Branded “CFP” in underside. Original paint with slight wear; small specks of off white paint on back.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 236, exact decoy. (1,000 - 1,400)

62. Large pair of pintails, John Baker, Bristol, Pennsylvania. Both are carved in the Delaware River tradition and have Baker’s stamp in the weight. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; structurally good. (900 - 1,200)

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Mallard hen, Reg Marter, Burlington, New Jersey. In resting pose with raised carved wingtips. Original paint; minor wear; a few small dents. (1,000 - 1,400)

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Pair of mallards with raised wingtips, Joseph Morgan, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. Weights are stamped “WCAVAN Levittown, PA”. Very good and original. (1,500 - 2,000)

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Black duck, Jess Heisler, Burlington, New Jersey, circa 1920s. Original paint with minor wear, mostly on the underside.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of John Hillman, Seagirt, New Jersey. Hillman stamp and two Hillman ID tags on underside. Collection of Bernard M. Billick.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 62. (1,500 - 2,500) 37

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Hollow carved Philadelphia School pintail drake, last quarter 19th century. Tack eyes and detailed feather painting. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; very minor wear to edge of bill. (10,000 - 14,000)

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Swimming mallard drake, A.B. Vance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3rd quarter 19th century. Hollow carved. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; most of the bill is a professional replacement done a very long time ago; small specs of off white paint on much of the decoy; structurally good. (6,500 - 9,500)

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Black duck, Dan English, Florence, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Detailed raised “V” wing carving and fluted tail. Near mint original paint; structurally very good.

Literature: “Floating Sculpture,” Harrison Huster and Doug Knight, 48. (4,500 - 6,500) 39

Related Items

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Approximately 24” long zinc whale weathervane with directionals. Includes original roof bracket. Original and good. (800 - 1,200)

100. Flying duck, arrow weathervane, 1st quarter 20th century. Approximately 43” long. Mounted on metal base. Pitted and worn; small dents in sheet metal duck. (650 - 950)

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101. Two side hole creels form upstate New York, circa 1900. Minor buckle damage; a few small pieces missing from wicker. (300 - 500)

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102. Cast iron cat boot scraper. Approximately 17” long. Original and good. (350 - 450)

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107A 103. Northwest Indian basket with leather wrapping, first quarter 20th century. Approximately 12” in diameter, with leather starter patch. Original and good. (1,000 - 1,500) 104. Vintage eagle windmill weight. Approximately 15” tall. Pitted; mounted in wooden base. (550 - 850) 105. Carved wooden snake walking stick, appears to be 70-80 years old. Approximately 37” long. Believed to be from an odd fellows lodge. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good. (350 - 450)

106. Two carved wooden horses, last quarter 19th century. Approximately 4 1/2” long. One has some paint shrinkage; each has an ear missing. (250 - 350) 107. Small powder flask, 1st quarter 19th century. Approximately 7” long. Very faintly dated 1810, yard scene with a federalist house, and the initials “JWD” carved into it. Original surface; crack in one end a few small dents. (250 - 350) 107A. Vintage sturgeon decoy, approximately 15” long, George Larson, Fond duLac, Wisconsin, circa 1950s. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good. (350 - 450) 57

Louisiana

108. Feeding mallard hen from the Mississippi River. Original paint with moderate wear; small dents. (800 - 1,200)

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109. Long body pintail drake, Thomas St. Germaine, Poydras, Louisiana, 1st quarter 20th century. Cypress root construction. Original paint with minor wear; moderate wear on underside; crack through neck; touchup on parts of head; small dents in back.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (2,000 - 3,000)

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110. Mallard drake, Mitchell LaFrance, New Orleans, Louisiana. Relief wing carving and slightly turned head. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear on much of the decoy; old repaint on tail, breast, and head; shallow roughness to back. (1,250 - 1,750)

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Very rare preening pintail drake, Mitchell LaFrance, Charles Frederick, and Charles Joefrau, New Orleans, Louisiana. Paint on back and wings is original as well as part of head; the rest has working repaint; one eye is missing; small rough spot on top of head and tip of tail; crack in one side.

Literature: “Louisiana Lures and Legends,” Brian Cheramie, p. 184.

(10,000 - 14,000)

New England Albert Laing

1811 - 1886 Stratford, Connecticut

Albert Laing

While most collectors associate Albert D. Laing with the state of Connecticut, it is likely that most of his decoys were made well before Laingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relocation from New York to his home in Stratford in 1863. According to collector and historian Ron Swanson and his research of Laing, this decoy was probably made while Laing was working as a market hunter. A sleeping swan and several sleeping canvasbacks were all made for a battery rig that Laing used in the upper Chesapeake where these species were far more plentiful than his local New York City hunting grounds, where they shot mostly scoters, blackduck and brant.

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112. Important hollow carved goldeneye drake, Albert Laing, Stratford, Connecticut and New York, New York, 3rd quarter 18th century. Rare tucked head style. Branded “Laing” on underside with second brand over top. Ice groove carved in back and unique bill indentation carved where lower side of bill meets face. Dowel in top of head has slightly raised. A second coat of paint possibly by Shang Wheeler; nails used to secure the two body halves have deteriorated leaving stains that bleed through the white paint. Provenance: Ron Swanson collection. Formerly in the Donel O’Brien collection and the Tom Marshall collection. Literature: “American Decoys,” Quintina Colio, p. 24, exact decoy.

(15,000 - 18,000)

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112A. Sleeping redhead drake, Albert Laing, Stratford, Connecticut and New York, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Hollow carved with well sculpted head and neck. His early thin body carving style. Some original paint, mostly repainted; cracks and dents.

Literature: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connecticut Decoys,â&#x20AC;? Henry Chitwood, p. 17. (10,000 - 14,000)

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112B. Preening scoter, Albert Laing, Stratford, Connecticut and New York, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Hollow carved with detailed bill carving and Laing brand in underside. Appealing old repaint old; several short cracks in body.

Literature: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connecticut Decoys,â&#x20AC;? Henry Chitwood, p. 17.

(17,500 - 22,500)

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117 113. Rare wood duck drake, Einar Menges, Burlington, Vermont. Relief wing carving and slightly open bill.

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Provenance: O’Key collection. Literature: “Decoys of Lake Champlain,” Loy Harrell, p. 87. (1,750 - 2,250) 114. Mallard hen, unknown maker, probably New England. Sleeping pose with turned head and tack eyes. Strong original paint that has crazed evenly to create a very appealing surface; gouge and tight age crack in front of breast; minor wear. (1,500 - 2,500) 115. Pair of hollow carved black ducks, Charles Wells, Stratford, Connecticut. Both are branded “CRW”. Near mint original paint; structurally very good. 66

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood, p. 91. (1,500 - 2,500)

Black duck, Lonnie Ganung, West Haven, Connecticut, circa 1930. Relief wing carving. Original paint; minor wear; small dents. (1,400 - 1,800)

117. Oversize black duck, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, circa 1920s. Slightly turned and lifted head. A mixture of original paint with moderate wear; and old touchup; numerous cracks and dents.

Literature: Cullen.

“Finely Carved and Nicely Painted,” Jim (800 - 1,200)

118. Balsa redhead drake, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. Original paint with good combing and minor wear; moderate wear on underside; small dents in balsa. (800 - 1,200)

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119 Detail 119. Very rare bufflehead hen, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut, 2nd quarter 20th century. Near mint original paint; structurally very good. Provenance: This exact decoy was part of Wheelers exhibit at the 1949 Sportsman’s show in New York City. After Wheelers death it became property of the Connecticut Audubon Society in Fairfield, CT. In the early 1980’s a collector from the midwest secured the acquisition of all of Wheelers decoys in the museum. This is likely the only bufflehead hen that Wheeler made. Exact decoy at Wheeler’s exhibit in New York

Literature: “Shang,” Dixon Merkt, p. 79, exact decoy. (8,000 - 12,000) 67

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Early “lowhead” black duck, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. Slightly turned head. Head is in original paint with minor to moderate wear; body has overpaint taken off; a few small dents.

Provenance: Milne collection. Formerly in the Tom Marshall collection.

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys”, Henry Chitwood. (5,000 - 7,000)

121. Rigmate pair of bluebills, Lou Rathmel, Stratford, Connecticut. Hollow carved with slightly turned heads and relief wingtip carving. Old tag on underside of hen reads “Second best of show 1951.” Original paint with minor wear; small areas on lower part of drake where paint has raised slightly.

Provenance: Miller collection. Miller collection stamp on underside.

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood. (6,500 - 9,500)

122. Cork body black duck, Lou Rathmel, Stratford, Connecticut. Slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Old repaint with minor wear; structurally good. (2,000 - 2,500)

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123. Merganser hen, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, first quarter 20th century. Original paint with moderate shrinkage and wear; professional repair to chips in bill, tail and tip of crest; numerous cracks in body, some of which have been filled. (4,000 - 6,000)

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124. Merganser hen with slightly turned lifted head, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire. Slightly turned head and painted tack eyes. Slightly forward, upswept head. Mostly repainted; age split in underside; small cracks; and a small rough spot on bottom edge. (2,500 - 3,500)

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125. Rare middle period redhead drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Slightly turned head. Original paint; moderate wear; fairly large crack in the underside.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 81. (3,000 - 4,000)

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Ammunition Advertising

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126. 1893 Union Metallic Cartridge Company calendar. Image of hunters in boat. Very good and original. (3,500 - 4,500)

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127. 1907 Peters Cartridge Company calendar. Image of boy with shot geese. Top and bottom bands are visible, but somewhat discolored; a few small folds and flakes near boys neck. (3,000 - 4,000)

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Large Winchester Gun and Cartridges poster. Image of hunters camping. Professionally framed. Approximately 41” x 60”. Less than fice of these examples known. Folded in quarters at one time, fold marks are a little bit visible, otherwise good. (10,000 - 15,000)

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129. 1928 Maas & Steffen calendar. Depicting Eskimos being attacked by a walrus. Several small wrinkles; short tear at one edge. (1,500 - 2,000)

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130. Maas & Steffen Furs 1937 calendar. Raccoon confronting Possum. Top band several slight wrinkles; a few short tears at edges. (1,500 - 2,000)

131. J. Steven Arms and Tool Company poster. Kaufmann & Strauss Company, New York, copyright 1906. Image of man and woman hunting by lake. Image size approximately 14” x 19”. Professionally matted and framed. Several small tears at edges; otherwise very good and original. (5,000 - 7,000)

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132. Albert Lea Hide & Fur Company poster. The only known example. Image of woman with dogsled near glacier. Small folds, otherwise good. (3,500 - 4,500)

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133. Advertising poster, Winchester. Repeating shotguns. Image of hunter with pointer and setter. Retains top and bottom bands and hanger. Professionally framed. Measures 30” x 15 1/2”. Excellent. (1,500 - 2,500)

135. Advertising poster, US Cartridge Company. Image of dog looking out window. Professionally framed. Retains top and bottom bands and hanger. Image measures 30” x 20”. (1,000 - 2,000)

134. Ithaca Guns Company poster with image of passenger pigeons. Top and bottom bands visible; a few small folds and tears, mostly at bottom edge. (1,500 - 2,500)

136. Advertising poster, Western Ammunition. “The Elk Fight” image by V.K. Murray, 29. Retains original top and bottom bands and hanger. Professionally framed. Measures 23 1/2” x 15”. Very light wear at edges. (1,500 - 2,500)

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137. Rare tin advertising sign, Winchester. “The Green Door.” Artwork by Alexander Pope. Image of moose rack, guns, and dead hanging mallards on a green door. This is one of the best examples we have seen. Measures 36” x 30”. A few small scratches and one small impression on one side, otherwise excellent and original. (3,000 - 5,000)

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138. Winchester shotgun shells hang tag with quail and hunting dog. Approximately 7” x 12”. Very good and original. (2,500 - 3,500)

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142 139. Rare Canada goose, George Barto, Putnam, Illinois. Old repaint on most of the decoy; paint on underside and lower sides are original; crack in neck; a few small dents.

Provenance: The second of two from a home in Charleston, South Carolina. Rigmate to lot 183 in April 2015 auction. (2,000 - 3,000)

140. Crow with flapping wings, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Slightly turned head. Remnants of original VL&A price sticker on underside, where Perdew sold his crows. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good. (2,000 - 3,000) 76

141. Owl decoy, Leonard Doren, Pekin, Illinois, 2nd half 20th century. Balsa construction with glass eyes. Exaggerated face and ear carving. Mounted to wooden base and pedestal. Original paint; a few scratches and small rubs on back; three areas of darkening to spots of bare wood on ears and one area near tail. (800 - 1,200) 142. Pintail drake, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois, circa 1880s. Original paint with good detail and minor wear; old touchup on parts of the underside; a few small dents. (1,000 - 1,400)

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143. Very rare rigmate pair of bluewing teal, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Relief wingtip carving, hen has slightly turned head. Unweighted. Near mint original paint protected by its original coat of clear varnish.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Otto Meyer.

Literature: Ducks Unlimited Magazine, July August 1981 issue, p. 26 in article about Charles Perdew, exact pair pictured. Magazine is included with the decoys. (12,000 - 15,000)

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144. Pair of mallards from the Illinois River. Comb painted. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good. (400 - 600) 145.

Mallard drake, Charles Walker, Princeton, Illinois. Flat bottom style. Old repaint with some original showing; small tail chip missing; small bill chip repair.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid. (650 - 950)

146. Pair of bluewing teal, Robert Elliston, Bureau Illinois. Retain Elliston weights. Paint has been restored; small dents. (800 - 1,200)

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Mallard drake, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Retains Perdew weight. Very slightly turned head. Some original paint showing, mostly repainted; small cracks. (650 - 950)

148. Pair of mallards, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Branded “WBS”. Both have slightly turned heads. Paint has been restored; structurally good. (650 - 950) 149. Mallard hen, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois, circa 1880s. From the Dunbar rig at the Princeton Fish and Game club. “FAD” is painted on the underside. Appealing old in use repaint; structurally good. (350 - 550)

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150. Bluewing teal hen, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois, circa 1880s. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear on most of the decoy; moderate wear on part of the underside; retains Elliston weight; small crack through neck; professional repair to a thin chip in one side of the bill; lightly hit by shot.

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Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid, p. 79. (6,000 - 9,000)

151. Mallard hen, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Near mint original paint; weight has been removed. (3,000 - 4,000)

Shotshell Boxes 152. Union Metallic Cartridge Company 100 count Christmas shotgun shell box, “CLUB”, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Colorful label with image of man and water spaniel hunting ducks. Good with edge damage at both top and bottom of front label and one area of side label.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. Lot 291 in the Guyette & Schmidt Inc./ Sotheby’s January 2000 auction.

Literature: “Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes,” Ted and David Bacyk. (4,000 - 6,000)

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153. Winchester rival 100 count Christmas shotgun shell box, New Haven, Connecticut. 10 gauge. A very rare box with image of hunter and two dogs. All panels have color lithographs on label. Side panels have six separate areas where label has been torn and is missing; a few other tears are present; edge damage and seam separation; front label appears bright and mostly intact. (4,000 - 6,000)

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154. Very rare Winchester Star 100 count Christmas shot shell box, Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Connecticut. 12 gauge. Considered the rarest of all shotgun shell boxes. Ted and David Bacyk, Bacyk’s book, Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes says one of only two known. With a price range of 30,000 - 40,000. This is considered to be the best example of the Christmas box. Exceptional lithograph printing which retains bright vibrant colors. Very light edge wear at corners and a few small off color spots on front panel.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. Lot 277 in the Guyette & Schmidt Inc./ Sotheby’s January 2000 auction.

Literature: “Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles,” Donna Tonelli, preface page, exact shell box. (14,000 - 18,000)

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155. Two piece shotgun shell box, Robin Hood Ammunition Company, Swanton, Vermont. Clipper shells, 12 gauge. Red label graphic with man holding bow, number 7 shot. Full wrap label with original top and bottom two piece box. Very light wear at edges. (1,500 - 1,800) 156. Rare gun powder tin, Hazard Powder Company, New York. Square can with hunter perched on mountain shooting antelope. Excellent and original; one slight crease at corner; a couple of tiny scratches. (1,500 - 2,500) 157. Two piece shotgun shell box, Winchester, New Haven, 82

Connecticut. New black shells, 12 gauge, number 5’s. Box is full and sealed. Excellent. (300 - 400) 158.

Two piece shotgun shell box, Winchester, New Rival. 16 gauge, 5 shot. Buff box with full wrap label. Two color green graphics. Very good and original. (200 - 300)

159. Lot of nine items, six vintage glass target balls and three shotgun shell boxes. Included Winchester Ranger KB Charter Remming Loads. One target ball is purple with man with gun embossed on sides. Original and good. (800 - 1,200)

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160. Rare gun powder tin, Hazard Powder Company, New York. Hunter shooting wolf from horseback. Excellent; minor paint loss around edges. (1,500 - 2,500) 161. Union Metallic Cartridge Company 100 count Christmas shotgun shell box, “CLUB”, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 12 gauge. Color lithograph with image of hunter and rabbits. Very good with some edge wear at two corners on front panel.

Literature: Similar box is pictured on Dust Jacket cover of Encyclopedia of Shotgun Shell Boxes. (4,000 - 6,000) 162. Three gunpowder tins, Hazard Smokeless Gunpowder. Image of hunter shooting geese. Black sporting powder snapshot with dead falling mallard, Montreal, Canada. American powder mills dead shot with dead falling mallard. Very good and original. (1,200 - 1,500)

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr. James McCleery. Lot 292 in the Guyette & Schmidt Inc./ Sotheby’s January 2000 auction.

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166 163. Pair of miniature wood ducks, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with shrinkage on much of the surface; structurally very good. (2,000 - 3,000) 164.

Two miniature redheads from North Carolina. Original paint with slight wear at extremities; tiny rough spot at edge of one tail. (650 - 950)

165. Four 1/3 size carvings, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Swan, mallard hen, bufflehead hen, and an old squaw hen. Balsa bodies with inserted cedar tails and slightly turned cedar heads. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; swan has dent in the back and approximately half of the bill missing; swan also has a tail repair.

Provenance: Won by the consignor’s father in a poker game in Crisfield, Maryland a long time ago. (1,750 - 2,250)

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Rare pair of 1/3 size shovelers, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Both have balsa bodies, slightly turned cedar heads, and inserted cedar tails. Small dents; slight separation at hen’s tail.

Provenance: Won by the consignor’s father in a poker game in Crisfield, Maryland a long time ago. (800 - 1,200)

167. Pair of 1/3 size pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa bodies with slightly turned cedar heads and inserted cedar tails. Original paint; minor wear; tiny chip missing from tip of drake’s tail; hen has thin crack through the bill; small dent in one side; and a slight separation at the neck seat.

Provenance: Won by the consignor’s father in a poker game in Crisfield, Maryland a long time ago. (800 - 1,200)

168. Two miniature wood duck hens, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Both are approximately 5 1/2” long. Drake has metal Perdew tag on underside. Very good and original. (4,500 - 6,500)

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Rare pair of miniature chestnut bellied quail, A.J. King, North Scituate, Rhode Island. On burl base signed by the maker, fine paint and feather carving detail. Excellent and original. (2,000 - 3,000)

170. Early miniature mallard hen with sleepy eyes, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Raised carved wingtips. Carving is approximately 5 1/2” long. Very good and original. (2,500 - 3,500)

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172. Miniature Canada goose, Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Signed. Raised carved wingtips. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 173. Two 1/4 size pintails, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Both are signed, one is dated 1959, the other 1958. One has a slightly turned head. Very slight wear; a few tiny dents; one has a small amount of touchup to a worn area in lower side. (400 - 600)

171. Fairly large miniature pintail drake, Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Approximately 6.5” long. Signed and dated 1965/1966. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 85

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174. Wood duck drake, Jerry Coughlan, Phillipsburg, Quebec. Relief wing carving. Original paint; minor wear; lightly hit by shot; minor chipping at wingtips. (1,200 - 1,500)

177. Pair of oversize mergansers, Dennis White, Bayport, Nova Scotia, circa 1950. Feather carving in back. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small cracks in drake’s body. (800 - 1,200)

175. Greenwing teal drake, Jerry Coughlan, Phillipsburg, Quebec, 2nd quarter 20th century. Relief wing carving, and slightly lifted head. Original paint with minor wear; small dents; minor wear to wood at wingtips and edge of tail. (900 - 1,200)

178. Pair of hollow carved mallards from British Columbia. From the hunting rig of Eric Hamber. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few hairline cracks. (650 - 950)

176. Bluewing teal drake, Jerry Coughlan, Phillipsburg, Quebec. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; small crack at neck base; very lightly hit by shot. (1,000 - 1,400) 86

179. Canada goose, with turned head, Emile Lacomb, Trois Rivieres, Quebec. Relief wing carving with feather detail. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good. (650 - 950)

180. Rare oversize lead Canada goose decoy from Tabusintac, New Brunswick, first quarter 20th century. Approximately 28” long. Original paint; good patina and minor wear, mostly on one lower side; several thin cracks. (2,500 - 3,000)

181. Rigmate pair of goldeneye, Orel Leboeuf, St. Anicet, Quebec. Original paint; minor wear; drake has a thin crack in each side and has been lightly hit by shot; hen has a separation at a knot in one side; also two small cracks in the same side. (2,500 - 3,500)

182. Stick up brant in flying pose, John Ramsay, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, circa 1900. With inserted iron rod for use as a stick up. Old repaint with moderate flaking and minor wear; a few small dents.

Literature: “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette. (1,200 - 1,800)

183. Pair of mergansers from Shelburne County, Nova Scotia. Carved eyes. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good. (1,500 - 2,000)

Ward Brothers

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184. Exceptional pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930s. Graceful form, with long neck and stately slightly turned head, detailed feather paint on back. Original paint with good patina and very slight wear; hairline crack partway down back; very slight separation at part body seam; small cracks; professional tail chip repair.

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Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Brian McGrath and Ron Gard, p. 62..

(60,000 - 90,000)

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185. Black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1950s. Extra fine paint detail and slightly turned head. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Billick.

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Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930s. “LT Ward and Bro” ink stamp on underside, slightly turned head, with large ice dip behind neck. Original paint on the brown areas and some of the white; the rest has old in use repaint; numerous cracks and small dents. (3,500 - 4,500)

Collection of Bernard M. (3,000 - 5,000)

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186. Pintail hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa body with gracefully turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with minor wear; mostly on top of head; a few small dents; slight separation at one side of neck seam; roughness to wood where keel was removed. (3,500 - 4,500)

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189. Exceptional rigmate pair of widgeon, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa bodies with slightly turned cedar heads and inserted cedar tails. Both are signed and dated 1954. Both have slight relief wingtip carving. Both heads have ridges on the back. Extra fine paint detail and pleasing patina. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Hen has paper label on underside indicating that it was on loan to the William Penn Memorial Museum in 1967. (12,000 - 15,000)

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190. Rigmate pair of pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 models with balsa bodies, slight turned cedar heads, and inserted cedar tails. Original paint with minor wear; wear to bottom edges of body; seam split in hen’s back; small cracks and dents. (4,000 - 6,000) 191.

Well painted mallard hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Balsa body with slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. Signed. A few tiny dents, otherwise excellent and original. (4,500 - 6,500)

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192. Rigmate pair of 1932 model bluebills, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Both have large ice groove behind heads. Hen has a turned head. Worn original paint; with some touchup on the bills; a few small dents.

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Provenance: Formerly in the collection of William Purnell, Purnell brand in underside. (5,000 - 7,000)

193. 1936 model pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Fairly thick original paint on the back 80% of the decoy; significant wear on breast and behind the neck; wear on head; touchup on much of the head; tiny tail chip missing; one shot mark; small crack at front of one eye and in lower breast. (5,000 - 7,000) 93

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194. Merganser drake, Gundelfinger Wood Products, Co., Jefferson City and St. Louis, Missouri. Original paint with minor to moderate flaking and wear.

Literature: Trayer.

“North American Factory Decoys,” Ken (350 - 450)

195. Two folding tin shorebirds, Strator and Sohier, Boston, Massachusetts. Both have 1874 patent date inside. Sticks included. Original paint with minor wear; working touchup to offwhite areas on plover. (350 - 450) 196. ”Model perfect” dove, Herter’s Factory, Waseca, Minnesota. Relief wing carving. Near mint original paint with good patina; chip missing from one eye.

Literature: Trayer.

“North American Factory Decoys,” Ken (1,250 - 1,750)

197. Bluewing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, last quarter 19th century. Original paint protected by an old coat of varnish; neck filler missing; shot scars in back, body, and head.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

(700 - 900)

198. Mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Challenge grade. Branded “DBW” in underside. Good sponge painting on breast and sides. Original paint; old tail chip repair; rough area at tip of bill.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

(800 - 1,200)

199. Bluewing teal hen and drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; professional touchup on much of one side of hen; speculums on both and white on drake’s head; neck filler missing. (650 - 950)

200. Great horned owl with dead crow, Herter’s Decoy Factory, Waseca, Minnesota. Original paint with a few small dents and paint flakes missing; worn area to wood where crow is attached to the owl. (2,500 - 3,500)

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201. Rare rigmate pair of bluebills, Dodge Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880s. Much of the neck filler on the drake and a small amount of neck filler on the hen have been professionally replaced by Russ Allen. (2,500 - 3,500)

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203. Northern Pike fish plaque, Philippe Sirois, Arrowsic, Maine. Fish measures 23” in length. Mounted on an oval paint backboard. One of the fins is loose; overall excellent structurally. (400 - 600) 204. Wooden swordfish mounted on board, New Bedford, Massachusetts, circa 1930. Fish measures 17” long. Side fin near gills is broken off; small chips to both ends of tail fin and dorsal fin.

Literature: “Fish Models,” Ron Swanson, p. 93. (600 - 800)

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Carved wooden fish on oval birch bark plaque. Appears to have some age; one small piece missing form bottom edge of birch bark a few small tears. (650 - 950)

206. Cisco fish decoy, Abraham DeHate, Sr., 1890-1968, Mount Clemens, Michigan. Measures 11” with metal fins and wooden tail. Inset belly weight. Glass eyes. Carved mouth and gills. Original paint with flaking on top of one side fin and around belly weight. (1,500 - 2,500) 207. Musky spear, owned by Hans Janner, Mount Clemens, Michigan. Nine tines with metal key. Spear measures 12” wide with tines measuring 11”. Total length including wooden cover is 58”. Tines are stamped with “EW”. Similar example see our April 2015 catalog. Provenance: Formerly in the Roberto Holcomb collection. (1,200 - 1,500)

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208. Rare trophy fish carving of a salmon, Hardy Brothers, London. Ivory inset plaque. With detailed info, “Killed by K.F.W-S, Troodal, June 9 1914, 32lb.” Fish measures 42”. Bone or ivory plaque with Hardy Brothers information is inset on frame. Frame is stained oak. Fish is expertly carved with highly detailed tongue piece, mouth, gills, and fins. Original paint has crazed to create an appealing surface that has mellowed, possibly with the help of a light varnish. (4,000 - 6,000) 209. Painted trophy salmon, Dhuie Tully, Campbell River, British Columbia, August 7, 1927. “Weighing 48.5 lb. fish measures 44”. Frame measures 55” x 21.5”. This fish was large enough to earn the coveted Tyee salmon button

as pictured in the lower right hand of the painting. Dhuie did very few of these painted trophy models. For a similar example see page 62, “Fish Plaques and Effigies,” Ron Swanson. (2,000 - 3,000) 210. Replica of an Oscar Peterson fish vase, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Approximately 13” tall. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 211. Carved wooden trout plaque, Reginald Edwards, Mechanic Falls, Maine, circa 1940s. Approximately 32” long. Fine carving detail and subtle paint pattern. Original paint with very minor shrinkage and wear; structurally good. (2,500 - 3,000) 97

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212. Set of four running greater yellowlegs, Chief Eugene Cuffee, East Hampton, New York. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Original paint with minor wear; roughness to four wingtips; one bill is a professional replacement by Russ Allen; four eyes are replaced. (5,000 - 7,000)

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213. Classic black bellied plover, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Quite plump, almost 3” wide. Original paint with good detail and minor wear; lightly hit by shot.

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214. Ruddy turnstone, Otis Townsend, Townsends Inlet, New Jersey, circa 1900. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; three small shot marks. (4,000 - 6,000)

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” James Doherty, p. 67. (7,000 - 9,000)

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215. Eskimo curlew from Cape May, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with good detail and patina; very minor wear; fairly large crack in one side. (1,500 - 2,500) 216. Two shorebirds from Eastern Long Island, New York. Both have relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Both had “W Bowman” written on undersides a long time ago. Original paint with minor wear; lightly hit by shot. (1,500 - 2,500) 217.

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218. Plover, Delancey Nichol, Long Island, New York. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small chip at stick hole. (500 - 800) 219. Flat sided curlew from New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. The initials “AA” are painted on the underside. Bill is an old replacement; small chip missing from one side of face. (800 - 1,200) 220. Black bellied plover from New Jersey. Appealing old in use repaint on most of the decoy; crack through neck; minor roughness on underside.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on underside. (350 - 450)

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222A. Robin snipe, Obediah Verity, Seaford, Long Island, New York, 3rd quarter 19th century. Carved eyes and relief wing carving. Small “X” carved under the tail. Worn original paint; hit by shot bill is a professional replacement. (2,000 - 2,500)

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223. Important duck call in very rare original box, Benjon, Memphis, Tennessee. Made in a cooperative effort by Bill Bay, John Lawrence, and Ben Taylor. In the style of Perry Hooker. Beautiful rosewood barrel, metal ring, and top and cedar stopper. Label remains nearly perfect. In original box with Benjon label. (4,000 - 6,000) 224. Duck call, Claude Stone, Hornersvile, Missouri. Four raised and checkered panels with an “S” carved in the 102

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center of one panel. Silver dollar at end of barrel has edge damage as well as side to one checkered panel; good and original. (4,000 - 5,000) 225. Duck call, Doc Taylor, Gleason, Tennessee. Large model measuring 7 1/2” in length. Heavily carved and stippled with the initials “F.Z.” carved in barrel. Very good and original. (3,500 - 4,500)

226. Rare duck call, William R. Clifford, River Forest, Illinois. Very desirable, laminated panel call. Barrel has metal ring with four panels divided evenly, each containing four separate pieces of exotic woods. Stopper is also laminated and has metal ring, which is very rare for Clifford calls. Excellent and original. (5,000 - 8,000)

227. Very rare and important duck call, Victor Glodo, Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, circa 1900. Three raised and checkered panels. Groove near mouthpiece supported by copper wire. Sold previously at the Guyette & Deeter April 2010 auction. Checkered panels have worn slightly; very tight crack near lip ring, otherwise very good and original. (10,000 - 12,000)

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Bill Clifford (1877-1958) Clifford, a resident of River Forest, Il, made calls from the late 1930’s through 1950. It is thought that his total output was about 150. Of those however, very few of his most technically difficult, laminated calls were made and rarer yet, are those with laminated barrels combined with laminated stoppers. For his time period, his use of exotic woods and complicated construction set his calls apart from all other call makers. A tile setter by trade, Clifford applied his knowledge of working with complicated geometric shapes to a hobby of making duck calls. 103

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228. Duck call, Truetone, Oak Park, Illinois. Rare blue label model. “TRUETONE, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS” stamped in barrel. Small area of varnish wear on barrel including mouth piece. Varnish wear around mouth piece; a few dents; small dents and scratches in stopper.

Literature: “Legacy of the Duck Call,” Howard Harlan and James Fleming. (800 - 1,200)

229. Duck call, Tom Turpin, Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Unusual round top style. Mahogany barrel and stopper. Light wear around mouthpiece, otherwise very good and original. (800 - 1,200) 230. Duck call, Iverson Company, California or possibly New York. Arkansas style stopper with copper reed. Carved in stopper “C” “E.Z. Iverson” “9”. Walnut barrel and stopper. Scratches around ring around barrel with light wear. (800 - 1,200) 231. Duck Call, E.F. Stouffer, Kansas City, Missouri. Fancy walnut burl barrel with “E. Stouffer” and “K.C. Moe”

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stamped in side. Very light wear on varnish, mostly around lip ring otherwise very good and original. (600 - 800) 232. Duck call, Dan Crooks, Louisiana. Two raised checkered panels with one flying duck that has a metal eye. Stamped “Crooks” twice at top of barrel. A bit dirty but very good and original. (300 - 500) 233. Duck call, Warner Wiles, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Four raised and checkered diamond shaped panels. Ring carved near mouthpiece. Call appears to be unused and excellent. (400 - 600) 234. Duck call, A. M. Bowles, Little Rock, Arkansas. Brass band with four checkered panels. Arkansas style stopper. End of barrel is stamped “A.M. Bowles, Littlerock, Arkansas.” Light wear on barrel otherwise very good and original. (600 - 800) 234A. Two duck calls, Hadden Perdew, Henry, Illinois. Original and good.

Provenance: O’Key collection.

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235. Duck call, Sharpie Shaw, Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Stylish burled barrel with brilliant stamp on side “Sharpie Shaw”. Embossed with gold lettering. Wedge block stamped with “Y”. Very good and original. (2,000 - 2,500)

237. Duck call, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois, circa 1945. Three carved ducks with glass eyes on barrel. Initials “CAP” carved near lip ring, red mouth piece, a tight fit for stopper into barrel, but all appears to be original. Excellent. (3,500 - 4,500)

236. Duck call, Charles Perdew, Henry, Illinois, circa 1940. Three carved ducks with glass eyes on barrel. Initials carved “MEM” with rare yellow mouthpiece. A few rubs and scratches near mouthpiece and end of barrel, otherwise very good and original. (3,500 - 4,500)

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238. Duck call, John Morrow, Flint, Michigan. Four raised panels, carved lip piece and square stopper. Very good and original. (1,800 - 2,200) 239. Duck call, John Jolly, West Memphis, Tennessee. Very rare smooth barrel. Exact call p.65, duck calls, Brian McGrath. Very good and original. (2,000 - 2,500) 240. Duck call, Tru Tone, Overpark, Illinois. Excellent and desirable maple burled barrel with rare blue strip. Very good and original. (2,000 - 2,500) 240A. Two crow calls, one by Hadden Perdew and one by Charles Perdew Very good and original.

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Cigar Daisey

Chincoteague, Virginia

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241. Well carved pair of buffleheads, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed, 1970. Both have slightly turned heads. Near mint original paint; minor discoloration on white areas of drake. (1,200 - 1,600) 242. Working redhead drake, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded “Cigar”. Original paint with minor wear on underside; crack through neck; a few tiny dents. (400 - 600) 243. Pair of working canvasbacks, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Both are branded “Cigar”. Original

paint with minor wear; crack partway through drake’s neck base. (800 - 1,200) 244. Two hunting model doves, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded and signed. Very good and original. (750 - 1,000) 245. Working brant decoy, Cigar Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded “Cigar”. Slight turned head. Original paint with very minor shrinkage and wear; structurally good. (400 - 600) 246. Pair of ruddy ducks, Mark Daisey, Chincoteague, Virginia. Branded “Mark” and signed. Detailed feather carving. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 107

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247. Greenwing teal drake, Bob White, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. An earlier example of Bob White with “RL White” stamped in the underside. Slightly turned head and good comb paint detail. Very good and original. (650 - 950) 248. Pair of mergansers carved in style of Lothrop Holmes, Bob Biddle, Landenberg, Pennsylvania. Branded “RGB”. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good. (350 - 450) 249.

Pair of swimming greenwing teal, Bob White, Tullytown, Pennsylvania. Both are signed and have Bob White weight on the underside both are carved in the Delaware River tradition. Drake has slightly turned head. Very good and original. (900 - 1,200)

250. Pair of mergansers, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. Branded and signed, dated 1999. Both have slightly turned heads and raised “V” wingtip carving. Very good and original. (350 - 450) 251. Pair of mergansers, Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. Large “C” carved in the underside. Hen is in swimming pose. Original and good. (400 - 600) 108

252. Mallard drake, carved in the style of the Mason Decoy Factory, Reggie Birch, Chincoteague, Virginia. Signed. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 253. Three decoys, Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, Virginia. All are branded “Pete”. Widgeon is signed and dated 1980. Bluebill is signed and dated 1991, with inscription “Donated by Tommy O’Connor for Virginia State Ducks Unlimited”. Bluebill is mint; widgeon has minor wear and paint shrinkage on the underside and a hairline crack in underside; teal has minor wear, has been lightly hit by shot, and has a crack through the lower neck. (500 - 700) 254. Pair of red throated loons, Bob Biddle, Landenberg, Pennsylvania. Both are signed. Carved in the style the two red throated loons in the Shelburne Museum. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good. (400 - 600) 255. Bufflehead carved in the Ontario tradition, George Strunk, Glendora, New Jersey. Signed and hollow. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; structurally good. (400 - 600)

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Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (650 - 950)

261. Large hollow carved mallard, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good. (700 - 1,000) 262. Lesser yellowlegs carved in the style of Ira Hudson, Mark McNair, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good. (800 - 1,200)

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Ward Brothers

Crisfield, Maryland

Glenn Luther Martin “GLM” Glenn Luther Martin (January 17, 1886 – December 5, 1955) was an American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot. He founded his own aircraft company in 1912, which today, through several mergers, is known as the Lockheed Martin Company. In 1928, the Glenn L. Martin Company moved to Maryland, bringing hundreds of jobs, an airport, and a booming aviation industry. Martin owned more than one duck club, but the most famous is now known as Remington Farms. 263 Detail

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263. Very rare rigmate pair of pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1938 models with pinch breasts and long graceful necks. Original paint on much of the surface area; some has old in use repaint; hen has professional touchup on the top and some of parts of the sides of head; hen also has small tail chip repair; drake has a separation at the neck seam and several cracks.

Provenance: From the Glenn L. Martin rig. Each has a keel branded “GLM”.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, p. 60.

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264. Pair of lesser scaup, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1970. Both have turned heads and relief wingtip carving. Hen has minor wear on head, otherwise very good and original. (3,500 - 4,500)

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266. Black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. 1948 model with balsa body, slightly turned cedar head, and inserted cedar tail. Original paint with moderate wear; a few small dents. (1,750 - 2,250)

266 266A. So called “Cleveland Canvasback”, last half 19th century. “AD” carved in underside. Worn old paint with traces of original showing; numerous small cracks and dents.

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Literature: “Wildfowl Decoys,” Joel Barber. (2,000 - 3,000)

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267. Extremely rare 1932 model pinch breasted goldeneye drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Original paint with moderate flaking and wear; small rough spot on one edge of tail; crack through tail.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath, p. 34. (10,000 - 14,000)

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268. Classic 1936 model black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Well sculpted and head that is turned approximately 45 degrees to one side. Detailed feather paint. Original paint with very minor wear; small and quite old tail chip repair; several small dents in back. Provenance: From a home on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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269. Canvasback hen, Will Heverin, Charlestown, Maryland. “LP” carved under the tail for Lou Pennock. Original paint; minor discoloration and wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: J. Pelayo collection stamp on underside. (1,250 - 1,750)

270. Canvasback drake, John Graham, Charlestown, Maryland, 3rd quarter 19th century. Branded PK Barnes” for Perry Barnes. Old in use repaint; crack through neck. (1,000 - 1,400) 271. 1936 model pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. Paint has been restored; structurally good. (800 - 1,200) 116

272. Pintail hen, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1930s. Slightly turned head. Paint has been restored by the Ward Brothers; no wear; small crack in neck. (800 - 1,200) 273. Balsa body widgeon drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned cedar head and inserted cedar tail. “LT Ward and Bro” ink stamp under the tail. Most of the decoy was repainted a long time ago; bill has been broken off and reattached. (650 - 950) 274. Pintail drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned heads. Paint has been restored; tail chip missing. (650 - 950)

275. Early “hand chopped” bluebills, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Retains McGaw dogbone weights. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; a few small dents. (2,500 - 3,500)

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276. Canvasback drake, Charles Nelson Barnard, Havre de Grace, Maryland, last quarter 19th century. Working repaint; numerous small dents; and shot marks.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (2,000 - 3,000)

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279. Canvasback hen, James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Appealing in use repaint by Will Heverin; hairline cracks and a few shot marks; shot scar on underside of bill. (2,000 - 4,000) 280. Canvasback hen, Will Heverin, Chestertown, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Excellent original paint with minor wear, mostly on underside; weight has been removed.

Provenance: From the Pennock rig, “LP” carved under the tail. Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (1,500 - 2,000)

281. Preening canvasback, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed and dated 1958. Original paint protected by an old coat of varnish; two tiny chips missing from top of tail.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (650 - 950)

282. Pair of flat bottom style greenwing teal, Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, Maryland. Signed. Both have slightly

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283. Rare flat bottom style widgeon hen, carved by James E. Baines, painted by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Branded “JEB” for James E. Baines, Charles County, Maryland. Small shot scar in bill; original paint with very minor wear; lightly hit by shot. (600 - 900) 284. Canada goose, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. Good feather paint detail and slightly turned head. Very good and original. (500 - 800) 285. Pair of redheads Madison Mitchel Havre de Grace, Maryland. Both are signed and dated 1976 with electro pen. Drake has slightly turned head. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 286. Pair of greenwing teal, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original. (400 - 600)

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289. Pintail hen carved in the style of the Ward Brothers, Torrey Ward, Manitoba, Canada. Branded, signed, and dated 1977. Hollow carved. Very good and original. (300 - 400) 290. Herring gull, Torrey Ward, Manitoba, Canada. Signed and dated 1978. Hollow with raised, extended wingtips. Original paint that has been aged; structurally good. (300 - 400) 119

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291. Advertising poster, “Deadshot”, “Smokeless”, “Black”. Image of duck hunter with decoys and falling mallard. Walker Lift and Publication Company, Boston. Retains both bands and original eye hook. Image is 21 “ x 13 1/2”. Professionally framed. (2,500 - 3,500) 292. Advertising poster, Peters Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. “Steel where steel belongs”. Image of mallards flying. Retains top and bottom bands. Professionally framed, measures 30” x 20”. Artwork by Gustav Muss-Arnolt. (3,000 - 4,000)

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293. Advertising poster, Remington. Solid breech hammerless guns. Image of flying redheads landing in decoys. Band at both top and bottom. Measures 29” x 19”. Professionally framed. Several areas of small creases along right edge; small area of small staining upper left. (2,500 - 3,500)

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295. Advertising calendar, US Cartridges, 1925. Image of sink box hunter and redheads in flight. By F.C. Edwards. Retains top and bottom bands. Professionally framed. Image is 35” x 16”. Small tear on left side; a few water spots below graphic, otherwise very good and original. (3,000 - 3,500) 296. Vintage Winchester Arms poster with man and grizzly bear. Philip Goodwin image. Top and bottom bands showing; very good and original. (3,000 - 4,000)

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297. Bluewing teal drake, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Signed and dated 1955. Slightly turned head. Original paint with good detail and no wear; small cracks in underside.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Somers G. Headly, Newark, Delaware. “SGH” stamped in underside. (800 - 1,200)

298. Wood duck drake, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Near mint original paint; structurally very good. (800 - 1,200) 299. Oversize black duck, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Very good and original. (800 - 1,200)

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Literature: “Decoys of the Thousand Islands,” Larry Lunman, p. 199, exact decoy. (1,000 - 1,500)

301. Magnum brant, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear, mostly on bottom edges; small cracks in underside. (1,000 - 1,400) 302.

Canada goose with balsa body, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; a few small dents in balsa. (1,000 - 1,400)

303. High necked ringbill drake, William Aiken, Alexandria Bay, New York. Branded “WB Aiken”. Slightly turned head. Excellent and original. (500 - 800)

303 304. Very rare hollow carved Canada goose, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Laminated construction. One of only two known to exist. Deep groove in center of back Original paint with moderate flaking and wear; reglued crack through neck; small cracks in tail and underside. (900 - 1,200)

304 305. Two decoys, Frank Coombs, Alexandria Bay, New York. Goldeneye drake and bluebill hen. Both were made for Horace Green in 1952. Both are stamped H. green, redwood, New York. Excellent and original.

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Literature: “Decoys: A North American Survey,” Gene and Linda Kangas, p. 161. (2,000 - 3,000)

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American merganser hen and drake, Bill Aiken, Alexandria Bay, New York. Both are branded “WB Aiken” twice in underside. Hen is near mint; drake has three small dents in the back and minor discoloration and wear. (1,000 - 1,400)

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307. Bluebill drake salesman sample, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head with feather paint detail. Near mint, never used. (600 - 800)

310. Goldeneye drake, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Very good and original. (600 - 900)

308. Hollow surf scoter, Long Island, New York. Swimming pose with cast metal head. Decoy measures 20” long. Unusual wing carving and split tail. Hollowed with bottom board. Paint is old, some of which appears to be original. (500 - 700)

311. Small goldeneye hen, David Kavanaugh, Alexandria Bay, New York. Very good and original.

309. Black duck, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear; flaking and small dents on underside. (600 - 900)

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Literature: Decoys: Thousand Islands,” Larry lunman, p. 125, exact decoy. (350 - 450)

312. Wood duck drake, Ken Harris, Woodville, New York. Unmarked. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 313. Pair of canvasbacks, Ken Harris, Woodville, New York. Both have Harris ink stamp on the underside and slightly turned heads. Very good and original. (400 - 600)

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316. Pair of bluebills, James Stanley, Cape Vincent, New York, circa 1920s. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; both have been lightly hit by shot. (650 - 950) 317.

315. Mallard drake, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Slightly turned head. Original paint with very slight wear; hole drilled in the underside; small tail chip repair. (650 - 950)

318. Swimming black duck, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. Very good and original. (700 - 1,000)

Canvasback drake, Julius Mittlesteadt, Rochester, New York. Original paint that has darkened with age; crack in underside. (650 - 950)

319. Hooded merganser drake, Bill Aiken, Alexandria Bay, New York. Branded “WB Aiken” twice in underside. Very good and original. (700 - 1,000)

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321. Very rare wooden wing duck, South Shore, Long Island, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with moderate wear; crack in back; thin crack in neck and breast; lightly hit by shot. (1,250 - 1,750)

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324. Merganser hen, Andrew Verity, Seaford, New York, last quarter 19th century. Appealing old in use repaint; crack through neck; lightly hit by shot. (650 - 950) 325. Brant, Smith Clinton Verity, Seaford, New York, last quarter 19th century. Old repaint, bill repair; cracks in neck. (650 - 950) 326. Swimming brant, David Cochran, Long Island, New York. From the William Suydam rig, branded “WL Suydam” twice in the underside. Original paint with moderate wear; age split in one side. (800 - 1,200)

327. Bluebill drake, Thomas Gelston, Quogue, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Original paint on much of decoy; old in use repaint on most of white area; a few small dents. (800 - 1,200) 328. Bluebill drake, Verity Family, Seaford, New York, last quarter 19th century. Large carved eyes. Original paint; minor wear; small dents. (1,000 - 1,400) 329. Merganser hen and drake, Long Island, New York, circa 1900. Appealing old in use repaint; drake has been hit by shot. (1,000 - 1,400)

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Old squaw hen, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut, 2nd quarter 20th century. Hollow carved. Old in use repaint by Wheeler; minor roughness to edges of tail; some paint flaking from around the breast area.

Literature: “Shang,” Dixon Merkt, p. 179.

(950 - 1,250)

331. Large sleeping black duck, Roswell Bliss, Stratford. Connecticut. Branded “R. Bliss” in underside. Highly detailed feather paint. Very good and original. (950 - 1,250) 332. Pair of bluebills, William Dugan, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Branded “WE Dugan” in undersides. Both have slightly turned heads and inset circular weights. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks and dents.

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Literature: “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,” Stanley Murphy, p. 64. (800 - 1,200)

333. Hollow carved preening black duck, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “WCB”. Good paint detail. Excellent and original.

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood, p. 81. (800 - 1,200)

334. Goldeneye hen, Luther Nickerson, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good. (800 - 1,200) 335. Merganser hen by a member of the Mayhew Family, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. Original paint with minor wear; paint flakes missing at neck base; roughness to end of bill; small rough area to end of tail where knot fell out before the decoy was finished; small cracks in body. (800 - 1,200)

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Provenance: Formerly in collection of Colby Woods, his collection stamp is in the underside. (800 - 1,200)

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Small rigmate pair of bluebills found in New Hampshire, 2nd quarter 20th century. Scratch feather painting on backs. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; small nail added to a tight crack in tail of hen. (800 - 1,200)

338. Pair of goldeneye, Roswell Bliss, Stratford, Connecticut. “R. Bliss” brand in underside. Original and good.

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339. Large canvas over wooden frame slat goose, from the South Shore of Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint; old repairs to some of the canvas; piece missing out of one side of tail. (500 - 700) 340. Sleeping bluebill drake, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “WCB” and signed. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent. (600 - 900) 341. Hollow carved sleeping bluebill drake, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “WBC”. Scratch paint detail on back. Near mint original paint; very slight discoloration on white areas. (600 - 900)

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood, p. 56. (800 - 1,200)

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Rigmate pair of bluebills, Art Chilton, Toronto, Ontario, 2nd half 20th century. Heads are carved in slight swimming pose. Wing and shoulder outline. Strong combing on back of drake. Both are branded “AC” and “ARC”. A few small scratches on drake, otherwise very good and original. (800 - 1,200)

343. Mallard hen, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Original paint with very minor wear; old chip missing from underside of bill. (800 - 1,200) 344. High head black duck from Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Maker unknown. Hollow body with bottom board. Raised neck seat with thin neck and reared back head. Chip in underside of bill with some puppy chews in that area; slight seam separation to bottom board; numerous rubs and dents; rough area around tail; 130

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347A. Two brant, “Link” Leon Carmen, Long Island, New York. Two piece balsa body construction. Leon was the son of Willet Carmin, pictured in Quintina Colio’s book setting out tin plover decoys at Long Island’s Wawayandy Club. These two brant were purchased directly from Bud Ward. Both have been repainted a long time ago; surface is crazed and dry. (800 - 1,200) 347B. Hollow carved black duck, Walter Busch, Staten Island, New York. Slightly turned head. Old tag on underside reads, “Gunned Mullica River, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey”. Original paint with moderate wear; old repaint on underside. (600 - 900) 347C. Swimming Brant, Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, New Jersey. Near mint original paint; hairline crack partway through the neck. (350 - 450) 347D. Black duck, Ralph Cranford, Babylon, Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Three piece cork

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construction body. Carved wooden head. Cranford was one of the earliest cork makers on Long Island. Paint has worn from body; head appears to be a second coat.

Literature: Example of his black ducks can be found pictured in the Shelburne Museum book. (300 - 400)

347E. Black duck, Sam Forsythe. Original paint with moderate wear; structurally good. (350 - 550) 347F. Bluebill drake, Charles Black, Bordentown, New Jersey. Original paint with minor wear; old touchup on part of the head; a few tiny dents. (400 - 600) 347G. Large heron from Long Island, New York, circa 1900. Shoulder carving. Most of the paint has been removed; glass eyes are missing; horse hair crests are replaced; numerous small cracks and shot marks.

Provenance: Arizona State University Museum. Formerly in the collection of Hope and George Wick. (1,000 - 1,400)

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347H. Seven books. “Decoying,” Barney Crandall; “The Wildfowl Book of Decoys,” Joel Barber, 1st edition; “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,” Murphy; leather bound edition of “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid, number 12 of 150; book on duck shooting, Van Campen Hilner, 1st edition; “Fish Decoy Book,” Kimbell, blue book; “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gates, 1st edition. (500 - 800) 347I. Lot of 16 decoy books. Including “Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois,” “The Art of the Decoy,” and a slip case edition of “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway.” Good. (300 - 400) 347J. “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,” Stanley Murphy. Good. (250 - 350) 347K. Root head brant from Long Island, New York, last quarter 19th century. Ridged back and probably made by a member of the Ackerly family. Branded “O’NEILL”. Appealing old in use repaint; small cracks. (300 - 400) 347L. Large eider hen, unknown carver, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century. Inlet head and carved bill. Eyes were probably added at a later date. Most of the paint has worn off; what is left appears to be mostly original; restoration to approximately 1” tip of bill. (300 - 500)

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347M. Black duck, Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1960. Original paint with very minor wear; a few small dents. (300 - 400) 347N. Lot of approximately 38 Guyette & Deeter /Guyette & Schmidt/Julia & Guyette auction catalogs. Good. (200 - 300) 347O. Oversize cork body black duck, JD Sellers, Manchester, Pennsylvania. Slightly turned head. Worn original paint; roughness to cork. (250 - 350) 347P. Large ruddy turnstone, William Kautz, Vermont. Signed on the underside of the base. Very good and original. (200 - 300) 347Q. Lot of 14 decoy books and 2 auction catalogs. Included are “American Bird Decoys,” Bill Mackey, “The Art of the Decoy,” Adele Ernest, “The Outlaw Gunner,” “Decoys - A North American Survey,” and McCleery auction catalog. Good. (200 - 300) 347R. Oversize black duck from the Central Maine Coast, first quarter 20th century. Branded “AMOS”. Old in use repaint; much of the neck filler is missing; lightly hit by shot. (125 - 175)

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348. Two decoys, Ray Andress, Gananaque, Ontario, 2nd quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents and shot marks.

Literature: Ontario decoys, Bernie Gates, p. 139. (650 - 950)

349. Black duck from Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Hollow carved with bottom board. Head sits on a raised neck shelf depicting a resting decoy with a filled crop. Similar to the work of Harry Townson. Old thick paint appears to be a second coat, much of which has flaked and crazed to expose bare wood. (800 - 1,000) 350. Bluebill hen, Morris Boatworks, Hamilton, Ontario. Painted “J. Sullivan” on underside. Slightly carved shoulders. Hollow with bottom board. Old working paint; with traces of original showing on body and head; bill repair. (600 - 800) 351. Black duck, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario, circa 1950. Classic Anger wingtip and primary carving. Rasp carving on head and body. Very good original paint. Provenance: Seitz collection.

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352. Canvasback drake, Hank Catton, 1st quarter 20th century. Solid body with classic lower mandible carving.

Slightly extended tail. Old working repaint with traces of original showing through; an in the making repair was made to secure a sliver of wood on underside; areas of paint loss. (600 - 800) 353. Black duck, Harve Davern, Brighton, Ontario. Copper tag on bottom reads, “Albert Grimm. Brackenridge, Pennsylvania”. Long slender body with classic feather painting and scratch paint head. Excellent paint; structurally good; a few small rubs on body. (600 - 800) 354. Rigmate pair of mallards, Davey Nichol, Smiths Falls, Ontario. Both are protected by an old coat of varnish. Near mint original paint; structurally excellent.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (500 - 700)

355. Pair of goldeneye, William Hart, Belleville, Ontario. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; hen has a crack in one eye; otherwise structurally good. (400 - 600) 356. Small bluebill hen from Smith Falls, Ontario. Near mint original paint; hairline crack in back extending onto breast; tiny chip on top of tail. (350 - 450)

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Session Two

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Ward Brothers

Crisfield, Maryland

Left to Right: John Tawes, Lem Ward, Governor Theodore McKeldin

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Theodore McKeldin (1900-1974) Was born in Baltimore, Maryland, attending Maryland public schools and later graduating from Baltimore City College. He furthered his education by earning his law degree from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1925 and with some graduate work at Johns Hopkins University. McKeldin ran for governor, finally winning in a third attempt. His successor in the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role was, Crisfield native, J. Millard Tawes.

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357. Important pair of flying pintails, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Mounted on their original hardwood plaque. Approximately 50” long. Both have fine form with gracefully turned heads. Brass plate on plaque reads, “Presented to his excellency the honorable Theodore McKeldin, governor of Maryland, 19511959 by John P. Tawes. Artcraft by Lem and Steve Ward 1956.” Very good and original.

Provenance: From the McKeldin family.

(25,000 - 35,000)

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358. Pair of mergansers, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Hollow carved cedar with turned heads, carved, crossed wingtips and fluted tails. Tails are also fluted on the undersides. Both have “LT Ward counterfeiters” metal label on underside. Original paint with no wear; minor shrinkage on drake, near tail feathers and one lower side of breast; hen has moderate paint shrinkage on breast and near wingtips.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. Formerly in the collection of John Hillman, Seagirt, New Jersey, Hillman collection stamp on underside. John Hillman’s paper labels on underside as well. (5,000 - 7,000)

359. Bluewing teal drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1966, slightly turned head and detailed feather carving. Minor discoloration near eyes; otherwise very good and original. (4,000 - 6,000)

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360. Exceptional pair of preening canvasbacks, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Very few of these decorative canvasback pairs are known. Signed and dated 1965. Each has Ward Brothers ID tag on underside. Extra fine form with well sculpted necks, wing carving, and carved wingtips. Original paint with good patina; very small amount of paint shrinkage at one side of lower breast on drake and under one lifted wing on hen.

Literature: “Ward Brothers Decoys,” Ron Gard and Brian McGrath.

(15,000 - 18,000)

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360A. Very rare decorative snow goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1975. Also marked “Evan Waterfields collection” and branded “ELW”. Slightly turned and nestled head. Carved and extended primaries and carved secondaries and tail carving. Several very short thin cracks in neck filler, otherwise excellent and original.

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Provenance: Newcomb collection.

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360B. Exceptional pair of decorative mallards, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Ward Brothers metal tag on underside. Both have highly detailed wingtip and tail feather carving. Drake is in preening pose with lifted wings. Hen is beginning to preen side of breast. Small dent in one wing of drake and short hairline crack in one tail feather, otherwise excellent and original.

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Provenance: Newcomb collection. (10,000 - 14,000)

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361. Hollow carved canvasback drake, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1968 for Bobby Richardson collection, slightly oversize with carved primaries and secondaries and fluted tail, gouge carved and slightly turned mahogany head. Very good and original. (6,000 - 9,000)

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Hollow carved preening Canada goose, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1968, fine feather paint and carving detail with one lifted wing and another lifted wingtip. Near mint original paint; minor shrinkage on upper breast with a short additional shrinkage line at one feather near tail.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Amos Waterfield. Waterfield collection marquis is inscribed on the underside by the Ward Brothers. (17,500 - 22,500)

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363. Mallard drake, Robert McGaw, Havre de Grace, Maryland. On original hardwood base. Two cracks in underside, otherwise excellent and original. (1,750 - 2,250)

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364. Exceptional breast preening American merganser drake, Joseph Wooster. Signed and dated 1979, relief wing carving with feather detail. Very good and original. (1,250 - 1,750)

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365. Canvasback drake, Joseph Wooster. Signed and dated 1973, highly detailed feather carving at wingtips and tail, slightly turned and lifted head. Very good and original. (1,000 - 1,400)

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366. Ringbill drake, Al Glassford. Signed and dated 1968, slightly turned head, detailed feather carving with comb paint on sides. Small crack in one side, otherwise very good and original. (1,000 - 1,400)

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367 367. “The Golden Years” a one of a kind carving of hanging shorebird decoys with shot shorebirds, Keith Mueller, Killingsworth, Connecticut. Shorebird decoys have Mueller stamp in underside. Framed and signed, “For Jim’s Market”. Approximately 23” x 29”. Has been aged. Shorebirds excellent and original; several tiny shot marks in shorebird decoys. (5,000 - 7,000)

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368. Full size pair of carved wooden pheasants, Frank Finney, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Hen has slight turned head. Both have detailed feather paint and tail carving. Both have Finney’s scrolled “F” carved into the bases. (3,000 - 5,000) 369. Full bodied wood duck hen on stump, Al Glassford. Detailed feather carving and slightly turned head. Crack through one leg, otherwise very good and original. (3,000 - 5,000) 369A. Baltimore oriole with open bill and wire legs, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Carved extended wingtips. Small hole drilled in underside and back, but not all the way through when the decoy was made. Original paint with slight wear. (2,000 - 3,000)

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371 370. Rare flying mallard hen, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Slightly turned head with carved eyes, feather carving on wings and tail. Original paint with minor flaking and wear - mostly where feet and wings join body; slight roughness to one wingtip; small chip in body near where one leg is attached.

Literature: “Great Book of Decoys,” Joe Engers, Editor, p. 38. (4,000 - 6,000)

371. * Exceptional pair of decorative cinnamon teal, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland. Signed and dated 1986. Both have slightly turned heads and highly detailed feather carving with crossed wingtips. Both have tucked feet. Included is original hardwood base. Excellent and original. (4,000 - 6,000)

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372. 1/4 size standing Canada goose, John McLoughlin, Bordentown, New Jersey. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips and slightly turned head. Signed. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection. Miller collection stamp on underside. (1,250 - 1,750)

373. 1/2 size redhead drake, John Zachman. “JZ” brand in underside. Slightly turned head and detailed feather carving. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Miller collection. Miller collection stamp on underside. (1,250 - 1,750)

374. Greater scaup drake, Bob Kerr, Smith Falls, Ontario. Kerr stamped in underside, relief wingtip carv-

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378. Standing greenwing teal, Duffy Lawson, Crisfield, Maryland, circa 1920s. Bill is buried under wing. Detailed feather carving with lifted wings. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; small piece of filler missing where one wing joins body; small cracks in underside; thin crack through one wing. (3,000 - 4,000) 379. * Dove on branch, John Scheeler. On wooden base with small Scheeler ID plaque. Exceptionally fine carving and paint detail. Very good and original. (3,500 - 4,500)

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382. Decorative hooded merganser drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded, signed and dated 1984. Turned head relief wing carving, and fluted tail. Very good and original. (3,500 - 5,500)

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383. Decorative widgeon drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Signed and dated 1981. Slightly turned head, raised carved wingtips, and fluted tail. Very good and original. (4,000 - 6,000)

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384. Bufflehead drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed, dated 3-99. Head is turned approximately 60 degrees to one side. Relief wingtip carving and fluted tail. Very good and original. (4,000 - 6,000)

385. American merganser hen, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 10/88. Slightly turned head. Original paint with very minor wear; structurally good. (5,000 - 7,000)

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386. Goldeneye drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed, dated 10/92. Head is turned approximately 45 degrees. Detailed wingtip and tail carving. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small cracks near bottom board. (4,000 - 6,000)

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387. Bluebill drake with turned head, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Branded and signed. Dated 1990. Original paint with minor wear; three short vertical cracks in lower side; filler added to small chip at base of one crack. (3,500 - 4,500)

New England 388. Large eider drake, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Inlet head, relief wing carving, carved eyes and bill. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; few paint flakes missing at neck seat; hairline crack in one wing. (4,000 - 6,000)

388 389. Pair of mergansers, Willie Ross, Chebeague Island, Maine. Both have inlet heads and glass eyes. Original paint with minor wear on most of the surface areas; working repaint on the white areas; crack through hen’s neck; professional bill repair by Russ Allen to drake.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 35 (3,000 - 4,000)

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390. Canada goose attributed to Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Removable head with the numeral “3” carved into it, corresponding “3” is carved in the front of the neck base, relief wing carving. Original paint on head and neck; body has old in use repaint with some original showing through; cracks and rough spots on body. (3,000 - 4,000)

390 391. Goldeneye hen, George Huey, Friendship, Maine. Inlet head and carved eyes. “GR Huey” carved into the underside. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents. (1,750 - 2,250)

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Orlando Sylvester Bibber 1882 - 1971 South Harpswell, Maine

Orlando Bibber served as engineer on the SS Governor Cobb, running from Boston to New Brunswick and during WWI when the ship was used by the Merchant Marines

The decoys carved by Orlando Sylvester Bibber are some of the most refined of all the Maine carvers. As a professional marine engineer Bibber did not carve decoys commercially or to supplement his income but carved decoys to hunt over in his own rig. A machinist and engineer on early steamships, Bibber was initiated into the No. 7 Portland, Maine Marine Engineers Beneficial Association (MEBA) in early 1907 at the age of 24. Working on the first American built passenger steamship, the SS Governor Cobb, which ran from Boston to New Brunswick, Bibber almost certainly had exposure to the racy merganser decoys of Massachusetts and its islands. The streamlined, elongated bodies, delicate bill carving, and lack of the inlet joint between neck and body make Bibbers decoys atypical Maine tollers. This is surprising since he lived on the same small peninsula as carvers such as Willie Eastman, Phineas and Thomas Alexander, Jesse Johnson and the Wallace family. This merganser exhibits Bibber’s finest paint detail.

392. Classic merganser drake, Orlando Sylvester Bibber, South Harpswell, Maine. Slightly turned head and leather crest, solid body style, typical of Bibber’s work with rounded bill, smooth surface and slightly pointed tail. Thick original paint in Bibber’s best style with good patina and very minor wear; leather crest professionally replaced; repair to a thin crack partway through neck.

Provenane: Formerly in the collection of Dan and Ann Slocem.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 39. (22,500 - 27,500)

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1864 - 1950 South Portland, Maine

Crashing surf at Monhegan Island

The open waters of Penobscot Bay require broad, full bodied decoys to grab the attention of low flying sea ducks and to stay stable in the ocean swells. There is probably no easier species for a hunter to repaint then the eider, and more specifically the females. Every coastal Maine farm likely had black, white and brown paint kicking around and a simple second coat wound have been an easy task for any hunter to apply. The sculptural quality and the rarity of the dry original surface put this decoy in the top tier of collectable Maine decoys.

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393. Early oversize Monhegan Island style eider hen, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. In preening pose with very large inlet neck base, relief wing carving, and carved eyes. Original paint with moderate wear; shallow rough spot on top of head; small cracks; small defects in wood at edge of tail and back of head.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 24. (15,000 - 20,000)

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394. Rigmate pair of eiders, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving, inlet heads and carved eyes. Original paint with very minor wear; discoloration around head and neck of drake; small cracks and dents.

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Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph. “Great Book of Decoys,” Joe Engers, Editor, p. 24. (6,500 - 9,500)

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395. Very rare rocking head black duck with open bill and mussel, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Near mint original paint; shallow defects in wood in one lower side.

Literature: “New England Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph. “The Great Book of Decoys,” Joe Engers, editor, p. 24 and p. 38. (15,000 - 18,000)

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396. Pair of scoters from Maine, 2nd quarter 20th century. Both have inlet heads that are attached to the bodies with a wooden dowel. Original paint with minor wear; each has a small crack in the underside. (1,500 - 2,500) 397. Scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving, inlet head, and carved eyes. Original paint with minor wear; structurally very good. (1,500 - 2,000) 398. Oversize hollow carved scoter, Wendell Gilley, Southwest Harbor, Maine. Original paint; minor wear; small amount of overpaint at body seam; slight separation at body seam; short crack in back; lightly hit by shot. (1,400 - 1,800)

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399. Black duck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Inlet head. Unusual white marks at top of wing, possibly indicating the intention for the species to be a mallard hen. Dry original paint; that has worn slightly on sides. (1,200 - 1,500) 400. Eider drake, from the central Maine coast, 1st quarter 20th century. Inlet head and carved bill, “HEA” is carved in the underside. Repainted; numerous cracks and shot marks; chip missing from the end of the bill. (1,000 - 1,400) 401. Old squaw hen from Maine, first quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; a few tiny dents. (900 - 1,200)

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402. Large loon from Friendship, Maine, first quarter 20th century. Approximately 25” long. Original paint with minor wear; inlet head; moderate wear on lower sides; defects in wood, mostly on back; small cracks and dents. (5,000 - 8,000) 403. Merganser hen, Lee Witherspoon, Vinalhaven, Maine. Inlet head and carved wooden crest. Feather carving detail and open bill with mussel. Original paint with minor wear and good patina; repair to a break in the top of the bill with touchup in that area. (5,000 - 7,000)

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1820 - 1886 Salem, Massachusetts Five geese and seven mergansers recognized as iconic sculpture have always been attributed with Captain Charles Osgood. Five geese are proudly displayed in the Shelburne Museum, two of his hollow red breasted mergansers are on display in The Museum of American Folk Art and another drake merganser resides in The Museum at Stonybrook, New York. Identified as one of Massachusetts’ earliest and most important carvers, Osgood’s decoys are in a class by themselves. We do know that he was a member of Salem’s East India Society in 1864. Other details about his life are simply oral tradition. According to lore, he sailed to San Francisco in 1842. During this trip he, or someone on the boat, carved the rig of geese. After his return, he is said to have taken them to a friend’s hunting camp on the Rowley River on Massachusetts’ North Shore. The mergansers have been stylistically attributed to Osgood since they were found by early decoy collectors. This hen merganser was in the collection of Dr. George Ross Starr. After Starr’s death, it was included in a three year exhibition in 1989 titled, “Tollers and Tattlers” at the Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. In 2010, it was included in the “Massachusetts Masters” exhibition at the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art. It is the finest of the four hens that are known to exist.

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403A. Extremely rare and important hollow carved merganser hen, Charles Osgood, Salem, Massachusetts, 3rd quarter 19th century. Exceptional form with gracefully lifted head and upswept tail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Furmanâ&#x20AC;? is written in pencil on the underside. Wallace Furman was an antique dealer on Cape Cod during the 1950s and 1960s, who sold alot of decoys. It is likely that Doc acquired this decoy from him. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; thin crack in tail and in neck; short thin cracks at lower breast; lightly hit by shot; minor discoloration on lower sides.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. Lloyd Griffith. Formerly in the collection of George Ross Starr. Starr collection stamp on underside.

Literature: Guyette & Schmidt decoy auction, July 1998, lot 144.

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404. Plover from Nantucket, last quarter 19th century. Shoe button eyes. Original paint with fine detail and very slight wear; structurally good. (3,000 - 4,000) 405. Black bellied plover, George Boyd, Seabrook, New Hampshire. Highly detailed original paint; very lightly hit by shot; bill has been blunted very slightly. (3,000 - 4,000)

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Literature: “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” George Ross Starr, p. 71. (3,500 - 5,500)

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408. Exceptional pair of yellowlegs silhouettes, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Approximately 12” long with tack eyes and split tail carving. Original carrying hole drilled through back. Excellent paint detail. Excellent and original.

Provenance: Purchased directly from Crowell, by decent in the family. Never offered for sale before now. (6,000 - 9,000)

Provenance: Purchased directly from Crowell, by decent in the family. Never offered for sale before now. (5,000 - 7,000)

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Provenance: Purchased by the consignor from Drury Rice, Woolwich, Maine, in 1968. (2,000 - 2,500)

410. Golden plover form the Morton rig, Quincy, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor wear; lightly hit by shot a few small surface cracks. (1,750 - 2,250) 411. Golden plover from the Morton rig, Quincy Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Branded “CB Morton”, raised “V” wing carving. Original paint with good detail and very minor wear; minor touchup on underside near brand; bill is a working replacement; small chip missing from back of head. (2,000 - 3,000) 166

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413. Golden plover, Lothrop Holmes, Kingston, Massachusetts, 3rd quarter 19th century. Wax eyes. Original paint with moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; touchup under the tail. (1,500 - 2,500) 414. Lincoln type golden plover, Hingham, Massachusetts, circa 1900. Shoe button eyes. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; structurally good. (1,250 - 1,750)

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415. Hollow carved yellowlegs, R. Mungford, Nantucket, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Shoe button eyes. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good. (6,000 - 8,000)

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416. Rare Eskimo curlew from Nantucket, Massachusetts, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with good patina and very minor wear; tip of bill is missing; several tiny dents. (4,000 - 6,000)

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1864 - 1954 East Harwich, Massachusetts

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417. Goldeneye hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside, slightly turned head and fluted tail. Original paint with minor wear; worn spot near one speculum; hit by shot on one side. (4,500 - 6,500) 168

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418. Very rare pintail hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Slightly turned head, well blended feather paint. Original paint with very minor wear; a few thin cracks and dents. (5,500 - 7,500)

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419. Rare brant, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside. Very slightly turned head, good paint detail with painted crossed wingtips. Tack eyes and inserted bill. Original paint; minor wear; hairline crack in head. (9,500 - 12,500)

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420. Black duck, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Iver Johnson Sporting Good Store stencil on underside. Very good and original.

Provenance: Collection of Bernard M. Billick. (2,000 - 3,000)

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422. Hollow carved scoter, Fred Nickerson, Bourne, Massachusetts and Reynoldscroft, Nova Scotia. Three piece body construction with wing carving detail. Original paint; minor to moderate wear; crack in tail; small chip missing from tail; several small cracks and shot marks in body. (2,000 - 3,000)

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424. Goldeneye hen, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Carved, crossed wingtips and fluted tail. Rectangular Crowell stamp in underside. Made as a door stop with four circular weights in the underside. Very good and original. (5,000 - 7,000)

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425. Goldeneye drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is on the underside. Slightly turned head and two inset circular weights in underside. Made as a doorstop. Original paint that has darkened somewhat with age; minor wear; a few tiny dents; small crack in underside; slight roughness to one edge of bill. (5,000 - 7,000) 171

John Tax

1894 - 1967 Osakis, Minnesota

Recognized as one of the Midwest’s greatest waterfowl carvers, John Tax of Osakis, Minnesota, has received much recognition for his full body, goose and duck decoys. The life like expressions captured in his hollow carved field decoys has garnered great interest from not only decoy collectors but also the American Folk Art market. Examples of his decoys can be found in prominent collections across the country. John Tax was a harness maker who inherited his father’s shop in central Minnesota. An avid outdoorsman and talented craftsman, Tax set out to build his own personal hunting rig sometime around 1930. The field decoys consisted of mallards, Canada geese, snow geese and two speckle bellied geese, in total, about twenty-four. He also made a few wooden floaters and a number of canvas sewn water decoys, which he sold from his harness shop. A tribute to Tax and his carvings titled, “Last of the Prairie Carvers” was the first dedication to his work. Created by John Lindgren and Cliff Traff, the two collectors most associated with discovering Tax. Both Lindgren and Taff collected Tax’s carvings and John Lindgren, who considered these two to be his favorite, owned both of the geese being offered in this sale. They were the last two that he held onto, finally selling them to the consignor in 1988. The feeder is photographed in the booklet on plate 42 and the sentinel on plate 43. Doug Lodermeier also photographed the sentinel on a full page, prior to the forward in “Minnesota Duck Decoys.”

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426. Exceptional feeding Canada goose field decoy, John Tax, Osakis, Minnesota. Laminated body construction. Thick original paint with very minor wear; slight separations at some of the body seams.

Provenance: Collection of Jim Cook. Formerly in the collection of John Lindgren.

Literature: “Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,” Alan Haid, p. 66. “Decoys: A North American Survey,” Gene and Linda Kangas, p. 302. “Last of the Prarie Carvers,” Joh n Lindgren and Cliff Traff, plate 42. “Top of the Line Hunting Collectibles,” Donna Tonelli, Acknowledgments page, exact decoy. (50,000 - 80,000) 174

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428. Group of three mallards in varied poses from the Midwest. All have inserted wooden tails. Good carving detail and glass eyes. Original paint with good patina and minor wear; minor to moderate wear on back of drake; all three have numerous holes drilled in the front third of the underside to balance floatation; the feeding hen has had some of that wood chiseled out. (4,000 - 6,000)

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429. Mallard drake, Robert Elliston, Bureau, Illinois, circa 1880s. Original paint with minor wear and a couple of very small spots black paint added; retains Elliston weight; several tiny dents. (2,500 - 3,500)

429 429A. Bluebill drake, Nate Quillin, Rockwood, Michigan, last quarter 19th century. Branded “C. Hall” on underside, who was a member at Point Mouillee. Comb painting on back appears to be original; all other areas have been strengthened; working bill repair; shot marks in body and head; neck crack and wear at edges. (800 - 1,200)

429A 430. Important bluebill drake, Ohio, circa 1870. Two piece body with ice groove carved behind neck. Stamped “GAS” on underside for George Abraham Stanley, 1818-1883, Cleveland, Ohio. Stanley was a founding member for Winous Point Shooting Club. Very few of these Stanley decoys exist. See “Ohio Decoys,” Seminar brochure by Jeff and Joyce Hay for more examples. Seam separation between halves; worn original paint on entire decoy; slight damage around base of neck. (3,000 - 3,500) 431.

Hollow carved redhead drake from Ohio. From the Winous Point Club. GAS stamped in the weight and under the tail for George Abraham Stanley, 1818-1883, Cleveland, Ohio. Stanley was a founding member for Winous Point Shooting Club. Stanley stencil on underside. Original paint with significant wear; a few small dents and shot marks. (2,000 - 2,500)

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A small town just south of Madison is where three of Wisconsin’s best decoy carvers lived and hunted. The Decoys made by these three famous carvers, Ferd Homme, Mant Homme and Enoch Reindahl are sought after by serious collectors across the country. Their style, now known as the “Stoughton Style”, can be characterized by realistic full body sculptures, often in a resting or sleeping pose, The painting techniques vary with combinations of wet on wet blending with areas of heavy combing. Raised crossed wing tips are a common characteristic of most of Ferd’s carved decoys. The combination of these attributes works to create life like characteristics that can be enjoyed either on the water or on a shelf.

Ferd Homme

Stoughton, Wisconsin

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432. Hollow carved mallard drake, Ferd Homme, Stoughton, Wisconsin. Relief carved wingtips and fluted tail, head is pulled back in a slightly turned tucked pose, good paint detail, and combing. Near mint original paint with good patina; structurally very good; never used.

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Literature: “Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes,” Donna Tonelli, p. 206. (12,000 - 15,000)

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433. Rare hollow carved mallard hen, Ferd Homme, Stoughton, Wisconsin, circa 1930. Slightly turned head, detailed wingtip carving and fluted tail. Original paint with very minor wear; few tiny dents.

Literature: “Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes,” Donna Tonelli, p. 206, exact decoy. (10,000 - 14,000)

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434 435. Bluebill hen, Bud Tully, Peterborough, Ontario. Relief wing carving with crossed wingtips and slightly turned head. Excellent and original.

Literature: “Ontario Decoys,” Bernie Gates, p. 99. (2,500 - 3,500)

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436. Rigmate pair of pintails, Billy Ellis, Whitby, Ontario, circa 1930. Copper tag on underside reads, Albert Grimm. Brackenridge, Pennsylvania”. Both have high head positions. Very good and original. (1,200 - 1,500)

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437. Pair of redheads, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, 1st quarter 20th century. Both decoys were display only in the Harry Seitz collection and retain stickers. Each is labeled “Display Only”. Both are hollow with bottom boards. Fine scratch painting on back and sides. Worn original paint; crack in neck of drake; several small dents and rubs mostly on body; tight crack at breast; one deep shot mark at breast.

Provenance: Seitz collection. (3,000 - 4,000)

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438. Hollow long body style canvasback drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, circa 1900. Branded “AH Buhl” for Arthur H. Buhl, St. Clair Flats Shooting Company member 1914 1933. Very good and original. (6,500 - 9,500)

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439. Black duck, Phineas Reeves, Long Point, Ontario, last quarter 19th century. Branded “WAA” for William A. Allen, 1876-1890 Long Point member. Also “Buck”, who was a marsh manager at Long Point. Tack eyes. Hollow with bottom board. Appears to have been taken down to a mix of old and original paint; numerous shot scars in body and head. (1,000 - 1,200)

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440. Rigmate pair of buffleheads, Billy Ellis, Whitby, Ontario. Both in Ellis’s lowhead model. Copper tag on underside reads “Albert Grimm, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania.” Original paint; flaking on white areas on breast of drake and around bottom edge of hen. (800 - 1,200) 441. Rigmate pair of bluewing teal, Billy Ellis, Whitby, Ontario, circa 1930. Copper tag on underside reads, “Albert Grimm, Brackenridge, Pennsylvania”. Excellent and original. (1,200 - 1,500)

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442. Redhead hen, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Original and near mint. (1,500 - 2,000) 442A. Hollow carved hooded merganser drake from Ontario, circa 1900. Paint was restored a long time ago; small dents. (400 - 600)

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448 crows are known to have been made by Dolson. Worn paint that appears to be original; areas of wear on head have exposed bare wood; a finishing nail has been driven through tip of bill for strengthening; chip to underside near wing. (800 - 1,200) 446. Pair of bluewing teal, Charles Buchanan, North Augusta, Ontario. Each has one cracked eye, otherwise very good and original. (800 - 1,200) 447. Early black duck, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario, 1st half 20th century. In a feeding pose. Excellent bill carving detail. Lower profile at breast. One eye is cracked otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Seitz collection.

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448. Pair of early style canvasbacks, Ken Anger, Dunnville, Ontario. Original paint with minor wear; very slight roughness to one side of hen’s bill. (1,000 - 1,400) 183

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449. Oil on board of two geese flying near the mountains, Richard Bishop. Signed and dated 1942. Image size approximately 12” x 16”. Very good and original. (1,500 - 2,500) 450. Lot of 20 federal duck stamps. 1935-1939, 19431956, and 1964. All are excellent except 1964 is signed. Included is the book, “Duck Stamps and Prints,” Parkland publishing company. All are excellent except 1964, which has been signed by the hunter. (1,500 - 2,000) 451. Oil on board of jumping salmon, Hie Crandall San Francisco, California. Signed HL Crandall, 1934. Image size approximately 17 1/2” x 23 1/2”. Very good and original. (1,500 - 2,000) 184

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Semipalmated plover scene, F.J De Robertis, Westwood, New Jersey. Together with a framed and matted pen and ink drawing by Frederick Stuart Church circa 1880, which was the subject matter for the carving. One adult plover and 6 chicks mounted on driftwood base. Base is stamped with the makers name and dated 7/80. Carving is excellent and original; drawing shows lines of discoloration from backing. (800 - 1,200)

453. Pair of oval colored pen and ink drawings of flying ducks, duck hunter, and decoys, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. Both are signed “Shang” and are remarked with a hunter, ducks, and decoys in a marsh. Professionally matted and framed. Frame size approximately 15” x 21”. Moderate discoloration at top of matting on drawing of redheads; minor discoloration on side of matting on drawing of bluebills; structurally good.

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454. Oval pair of pen and ink hunting scenes, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. Signed “CEW ‘05”. One is an upland game hunter, the other is s duck hunter in a marsh. Both are remarked. Frame size approximately 13” x 11”. Professionally double matted and framed. Both have some fading in the background trees, otherwise original and good.

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455 455. Watercolor of flying mallards, David Hagerbaumer. Signed. Professionally matted and framed. Image size 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”. Very good and original. (600 - 900)

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Mason Decoy Factory 1896 - 1924 Detroit, Michigan

The Mason Factory discontinued their line of geese in 1913, probably due to the lack of available wood in the size required. They suggested that their customers purchase their brant decoys instead. While the geese had always been advertised as challenge grade, they have premier bill carving and the finest paint detailing available at the factory, usually reserved for the premier grades.

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Provenance: Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey, Mackey collection stamp on underside twice.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, P. 79. (35,000 - 45,000)

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457. Very rare goldeneye hen with snakey head style, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905. Premier grade. Thick original paint with fine sponge detail and loop feather paint. Several small dents and scrapes small amount of paint missing at neck seat, otherwise very good and original. Provenance: Recently found at a flea market in New Jersey. Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 63.

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458. Exceptional redhead drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade with early snakey head style, circa 1900. Near mint original paint with good patina; several tiny dents; four small areas of touchup on back; small crack at one side of neck base; small amount of professional touchup in that area.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Jim McCleery, Pasadena, Texas. McCleery stamp on underside. Decoy was purchased from the Mason Factory by WH Webb, Currituck Gun Club in North Carolina. Acquired by William J. Mackey, Jr. and sold to Tony Waring. Dr. McCleery purchased it in 1972.

Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 46, exact decoy pictured. “Factory Decoys,” John and Shirley Delph, p. 11. “Guyette & Schmidt/Sotheby’s Auction Catalog, January 2000, Lot 242. (8,000 - 12,000)

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459. Pair of mallards, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents. (2,500 - 3,500) 460. Very rare early mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890s. Challenge grade with slightly turned head. “AM” carved in lower side. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; small amount of touchup to shallow rough area on top of tip of tail; professional neck filler repair; a few small dents. (2,000 - 3,000) 461. Very early black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1890s. Challenge grade with very slightly turned head. Original paint with minor wear; moderate wear on underside; small amount of professional neck filler repair. (1,750 - 2,250)

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462. Canvasback drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade, branded “HHB” for Harvey Brown. Original paint with minor wear; hit by shot mostly on one side; some neck filler is missing. (1,600 - 2,000) 463. Mallard hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Dry original paint with minor discoloration and wear; two small cracks in underside; small tail chip was reattached with touchup in that area.

Provenance: Old tag indicates the decoy was purchased from “The Mill” in Newfield, 1969. (1,500 - 2,000)

464. Coot, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900. Branded “WTB” in underside for William T. Barber. Retains original Mason weight. Original paint; tail chip repair, bill repair, and paint loss around neck, as well as neck crack near neck seat; numerous shot marks to one side of body. (1,500 - 2,000)

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468. Greenwing teal drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1905. Glass eye model with “G.L.M.” painted on underside. Strong original paint on body; top of head has had a professional repair; eyes have been replaced; neck filler has been replaced. (800 - 1,200) 469. Early bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade with wide spoon bill. Stamped “EO” several times in underside. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; lightly hit by shot; small cracks in body; professional repair to a chip in one side of the bill. (650 - 950) 470. Mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Hollow challenge grade with early snakey head style. Old overpaint has been taken off with traces of overpaint remaining; small crack in underside; tail chip has been broken out and reattached; a few small dents. (650 - 950)

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471. Exceptional greenwing teal hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade with slightly lifted head. Near mint original paint; structurally very good. Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 60.

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Literature: “Mason Decoys,” Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid, p. 56.

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Provenance: Seitz collection.

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476. Early style black duck, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, last quarter 19th century. Worn original paint with restoration at neck seam; tail chip repair; abrasions at top of back and sides have exposed primer and 194

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477. Mallard hen and drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Standard grade with glass eyes. Original paint with minor wear; hen has much of the neck filler missing and a shot scar in one side of head; drake has had the neck filler replaced with touchup in that area and small cracks at knot in back. (500 - 800) 478. Mallard drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks; several small tail chips missing; rough area and chip at end of bill. (400 - 600) 479. Bluebill drake, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1910. Challenge grade with snakey “spoon” bill. Original paint; minor wear; tiny specks of off-white paint on body; tiny chip missing from one side of neck base. (650 - 950)

Decoratives by Elmer Crowell 1864 - 1954 East Harwich, Massachusetts

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Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Doug Knight. Lot 567 in the September 1986 Julia & Guyette, Inc. decoy auction.

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Elmer Crowell outside his shop

Over a 40 year period Elmer Crowell carved several thousand miniature and full size bird decoratives. Once in a great while we run across one that no one we know can ever remember seeing an example of before. Last year we sold a one of a kind blue jay on a tree limb. This year it is a feeding yellowlegs about to eat a carved wooden fly

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482. One of a kind full size feeding yellowlegs with carved fly, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside. Fine paint detail. Several small cracks on gesso thighs; otherwise very good and original.

Provenance: Included as part of the 20008 Elmer Crowell exhibit at the Massachusetts Audobon Visual Arts Center in Canton, Massachusetts. Originally sold by a woman in Orleans, Massachusetts around 2005. Her parents bought directly from Crowell. In the 1940s their maid knocked it off of a shelf and broke a wing off of the fly. They took it back to Crowell’s shop where either Elmer or Cleon reattached the wing.

Literature: “The Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity. (50,000 - 70,000)

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484. 2/3 size standing mallard drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s rectangular stamp is in the underside. Carving was signed by Crowell and dated 1940. Slightly turned head and fluted tail. Original paint with very minor wear on most of the carving, a little wear on one side of the breast and one wing.

Provenance: From a home in Miami, Florida. Never offered for sale. (8,000 - 12,000)

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485. Important full size standing golden plover, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Crowell’s oval brand is in the underside of the base. In very rare turned head pose. Exquisitly painted in seldom seen male breeding plumage. Very good form with slightly lifted wingtips. Excellent and original; extremely well preserved.

Provenance: Formerly in the John Dumont estate.

Literature: “The Songless Aviary,” Brian Cullity. (45,000 - 55,000)

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486. Canvasback hen and drake, John Williams, Back Bay, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint, hen as a redhead; each has an age split in back; numerous cracks and dents; hen has two shot scars on bill; drake has small chip missing from one side of bill.

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Decoys,” Henry (4,000 - 6,000)

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487. Two decoys from North Carolina. A battery decoy and a brant with a turned head. Old in use repaint; numerous cracks; flat sided head and neck are original. (800 - 1,200) 488. Ruddy duck, Levi Perry, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Old in use repaint; numerous small cracks. (1,250 - 1,750) 489. Two canvas over wire frame widgeon, Mannie Haywood, Killdevil Hills, North Carolina. Inscribed on undersides, “Bought from Mannie Haywood by Bus Humphries, 1941. Very good and original. (800 - 1,200) 490. Brant, Captain Wayland Baum, Wancheese, North Carolina. For a photo of Baum and his brant decoys see.

Long body with spoke shave marks and thin head. Traces of old paint; with a crack running the length of the body has been filled with wood filler.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie, Andresen, p,. 324 . (800 - 1,200)

491. Canvas over wire frame Canada goose, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Old repaint; some tears; small chips in bill. (350 - 450) 492. Canvasback drake, Ned Burgess, Churches Island, North Carolina. Appealing old repaint; crack through neck; cracks in underside of body; traces of original paint showing, mostly on underside.

Literature: “Gunnin’ Birds,” Kroghie Andresen, P. 156. (400 - 600) 203

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493. Very rare rigmate pair of mergansers, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Fine feather paint detail and fluted tails. Carved wooden crests. Original paint with moderate wear; each has a professional replaced bill; small cracks and dents.

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(9,000 - 12,000)

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494. Very rare mallard drake, Norman Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 2nd quarter 20th century. Finely detailed scratch loop feather painting on back and notched tail. Original paint with minor discoloration and almost no wear; minor paint shrinkage behind speculums and on one side of breast; separation at bottom part where a piece was made on one side. Literature: “Ira Hudson and Family,” Henry Stansbury.

(10,000 - 14,000)

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495. Rare bufflehead drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with moderate wear; small cracks in body. (1,200 - 1,500)

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496. Rigmate pair of buffleheads, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, 1st quarter 20th century. Fluted tails. Drake has slightly turned head. Old repaint with some original showing; small defect in wood in center of hen’s back; age split in underside of drake. (2,000 - 2,500)

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496A. Black duck with turned head, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with flaking on lower sides; small cracks; professional neck crack repair by Ken DeLong. (2,000 - 3,000)

496A 497. Very full bodied canvasback drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Extra feather paint detail on back. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; two cracks in one side; two short cracks in underside; small crack at neck base; lightly hit by shot.

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Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Bill Purnell in 1981. (2,000 - 3,000)

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497A Detail 497A. Very rare rigmate pair of widgeon, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear; moderate shrinkage on drake, mostly the breast area; crack through hen’s neck; drake appears to have had the white areas dulled a little after the decoy was made.

Provenance: Two of only six known made as a special order for Eugene Fara, Virginia Beach Virginia. To hunt with on Back Bay Virginia. Doug Jester and his brother went to Virginia Beach in the off season and painted the cottages at Fara’s tourist village located in Atlantic Village, Virginia. Both have a large red “F” painted on the underside.

Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 90.

(9,000 - 12,000)

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497B. Extremely rare mallard hen and drake, Doug Jester, Chincoteague, Virginia. Hen has detailed scratch loop feather paint. Original paint with minor wear; drake has been significantly hit by shot and has rust at tack eyes.

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Provenance: Hen was formerly in collection of Somers G. Headly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;SGHâ&#x20AC;? stamp on underside. (9,000 - 12,000)

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498. Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Repainted; numerous cracks; age split on one side. (900 - 1,200)

501. Large Canada goose, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1920s. Old in use repaint; age split in underside; numerous cracks. (800 - 1,200)

499. Flat bottom bluebill drake, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear; bill has been broken off and reattached; structurally good. (800 - 1,200)

502. Balsa pintail drake, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Original paint with minor wear, mostly on extremities; numerous dents. (500 - 800)

500. Bluebill drake, Charles Clark, Chincoteague, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Appealing old in use repaint; cracks and dents. (900 - 1,200)

503. Black duck from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, circa 1900. Original paint with minor wear on most of the head; body and bottom part of neck has old in use repaint; lightly hit by shot. (350 - 550)

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503A. Blackduck, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, first quarter 20th century. Round body with slightly turned head and notched tail. Original loop feather painting with minor wear; small worn spot on one edge of tail; hairline crack through neck; crack in underside that was strengthened with two small nails a long time ago.

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Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Bill Purnell in 1972. (3,500 - 4,500)

503B. Hollow carved brant, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, first quarter 20th century. Fine paint detail. Ice dip behind neck and paddle tail. From the O’Dell rig. Part of “O” brand under tail. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few small dents.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in the collection of Fred Ellenberg and the collection of Russell Holst. Acquired from Fred Ellenberg in 1983.

Literature: “Decoy Collectors Guide - 1965,” p. 16, exact decoy. (4,000 - 6,000)

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503C. Curlew from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes. Large “D” carved behind the tail. Worn old paint; hit by shot; several cracks including one partway through the hardwood bill.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on the underside.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 94, exact decoy. (6,000 - 9,000)

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503D. Very rare running black bellied plover, Eli Doughty, Hogg Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Relief wing carving with ridge down the back and “ED” carved under the tail. Old overpaint was removed by Cameron McIntyre leaving worn original paint and traces of overpaint; bill is a professional replacement by Cameron as well. Heavily hit by shot.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Bill Purnell in 1969. (4,000 - 6,000)

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Literature: “Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. (2,500 - 3,500)

505. Fat peep from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Ridged back. Old in use repaint with wear; small rough spot in center of back. (1,250 - 1,750) 506. Running lesser yellowlegs from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Original paint with minor wear; small cracks in head. (950 - 1,250)

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507. Lapwing with raised wingtips. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; part of the crest is missing. (1,500 - 2,500) 508. Root head yellowlegs from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Relief wing carving. Worn old paint; bill appears to be an old replacement; small cracks in back and breast. (600 - 900) 509. Yellowlegs, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Relief wing carving with extended wingtips. Very good and original. (300 - 400) 510. Golden plover form the South Shore of Massachusetts. Original paint with moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; small rough spot on one side and back; wingtips have been blunted slightly; bill is an old replacement. (500 - 800)

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511. Robin snipe by a member of the Cobb Family, last quarter 19th century. Shoe button eyes. Bill doweled through the back of the head. Detailed paint feathering on back and white of underside near tail. Classic ridge line runs down the back. Branded “P” on underside for Bill Purnell. Original paint with numerous shot marks and scars, otherwise very good and original. (12,000 - 15,000)

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Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Barry Miller in 1977.

511F 511D. Robin snipe in spring plumage Wachapreague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; lightly hit by shot; bill is a replacement. Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on underside. Acquired from Henry Fleckenstein in 1984.

Literature: “Shorebird Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr, p. 91. (2,500 - 3,500)

511B. Robin snipe in fall plumage, Hog Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Carved eyes. Worn paint most of which appears to be original; lightly hit by shot; bill is a professional replacement; chip missing near stick hole.

511E. Robin snipe in fall plumage, Wachapreague, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with moderate wear; bill is a working replacement; working repair to small chip at front of face.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on underside. Acquired from Bud Ward in 1976. (1,750 - 2,250)

511C. Curlew from the Eastern Shore of Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Original paint with good detail. Carved eyes. Original paint with minor wear; short crack in breast; medium size tail chip missing; professional repair to approximately half of the bill with touchup in that area. Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Bill Purnell/Bud Ward in 1989. (1,250 - 1,750) 214

Literature: Southern Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr. p. 55, exact decoy. (1,000 - 1,400)

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on underside. Acquired from the Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. November 1993 auction. (1,000 - 1,400)

511F. Black bellied plover from Cobb Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Worn original paint with fine “V” feather detail near tail and on wings; breast and white areas appear to have old in use repaint; crack in breast; lightly hit by shot; bill is an old replacement.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Lou Rinieri in 1974. (650 - 950)

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511G Detail 511G. Robin snipe, Robert Andrews, Smith Island, Virginia, last quarter 19th century. Raised “V” wing carving and carved eyes. Bill is splined through to back of head. Serifed “A” carved in the underside for Robert Andrews. Very slightly turned head. Appealing old in use repaint with minor discoloration and wear; much of the paint is missing from the bill; lightly hit by shot; second stick hole in underside was plugged al long time ago.

511H. Black bellied plover from the Mathews Rig, Accomack, Virginia. Raised “V” wingtip carving. Original paint with minor wear mostly on breast; bill is an old replacement; very lightly hit by shot.

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Acquired from Bud Ward and T.C. Gleysteen in 1976. (4,000 - 6,000)

Provenance: Sam Dyke collection. Formerly in the collection of King Hemming. Acquired from Mort Hanson, Sr. (7,500 - 10,000) 215

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512. Bluebill drake, Harry M. Shourds, Ocean City, New Jersey, first quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; crack through neck; slight separation at body seam.

Literature: “Classic New Jersey Decoys,” Jim Doherty. (1,600 - 2,000)

513. Large pintail hen, Harry M. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey. Approximately 18” long. Old overpaint taken off; small dents. (1,000 - 1,500) 514. Wood duck drake, Percy Gant, Osborneville, New Jersey. Signed and unrigged. Original paint with minor flaking, mostly under the tail; structurally good. (800 - 1,200) 216

515. Brant from the hunting rig of George Huff. Huff Boat Builders brand under the tail. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good. (800 - 1,200) 516. Swimming brant, Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing old in use repaint; minor flaking and wear on body. (800 - 1,200) 517. Bluebill drake, Bill Brown, Parkertown, New Jersey, circa 1900. Branded “John Furlow”. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; structurally good. (800 - 1,200)

It’s no coincidence that Horner’s decoys are similar in style to those made by H.V. Shourds. Shourds was in fact a neighbor, and it is said that young Rowley would visit Shourds’ shop on a regular basis. Learning to make decoys in the “Tuckerton style,” Horner would go on to perfect both his carving and painting, which would eventually earn him the reputation of making the finest decoys on the New Jersey coastline. His decoy making career spanned approximately 40 years but the majority of his decoys were made from the turn of the century until about 1930. This goose is one of three known to exist in this “classic” style. An exact rigmate is on permanent display in the Shelburne Museum.

Nathan Rowley Horner 1881 - 1942 West Creek, New Jersey

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518. Canada goose, Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear on most of the decoy; working repaint on white cheek patch; body seam has separated somewhat. (12,000 - 15,000)

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519. Rigmate pair of bluebills, William Sites, Sea Isle City, New Jersey. Original paint with minor wear; a few small dents and shot marks; each has a crack in the lower breast. (700 - 900) 520. Bluebill drake, Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, New Jersey. Signed on the underside. Original paint with minor flaking and wear; old touchup on bill. (650 - 950) 521. Coot from Atlantic City, New Jersey, first quarter 20th century. Original paint; minor to moderate wear on most of the decoy; old touchup on white areas; tail chips.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., Plate 357. (500 - 700)

522. Bluebill drake, Clark Madera, Pitman, New Jersey. Original paint with very minor wear; structurally good. (500 - 800) 523. Pair of bluebills, Lou Barkelow, Forked River, New Jersey, circa 1900. Both are stamped “LB” in their pad weights. Worn old paint, some of which is original; lightly hit by shot; small chip missing from underside of drake’s bill. 218

Provenance: Formerly in the Noyes Museum Collection. (500 - 800) 524. Rare black duck, Ephram Hildreth. Body halves are joined with wooden dowels. Old repaint; small cracks and dents. (400 - 700) 525. Canada goose, Harry M. Shourds, Ocean City, New Jersey. Old in use repaint; small cracks. (350 - 450) 526. Redhead drake, Les Van Brunt, Barnegat, New Jersey, circa 1900. Branded “GHC”, body halves are attached with 2 large dowels, Van Brunt was a foreman on the Tuckerton railroad. Worn paint; numerous cracks and dents; small chip missing from edge of bill and neck base. (350 - 450) 527. Greenwing teal, Delaware River, first quarter 20th century. Old in use repaint; small dents and shot marks.

Provenance: Formerly in the collections of Bruce Bieber, 1982; Fred Ellenberg, 1970; Fred Holst, 1960.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., Plate 513. (400 - 700)

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Bluebill hen, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Small elliptical “O” stamp in underside. See plate 66A in “Classic New Jersey Decoys.” The rig stamp is the same as on Alan Haid’s and Jim Doherty’s Shourds redhead decoys. Original paint with minor wear; long, shallow chip missing from tail; professional bill chip repair; lightly hit by shot.

529. Black duck, Rowley Horner, West Creek, New Jersey, 1st quarter 20th century. Ice dip behind neck. Original paint with subtle feather detail; very slight wear.

Literature: “New Jersey Decoys,” Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., p. 52. (4,000 - 6,000)

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530. Six carved parrots, Edwin Hurtti, Detroit, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. Relief wing carving. Two are on mounted on wooden branch. Original and good. Literature: Kangas.

turned heads. Very good and original.

530B. Silhouette golden plover, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Carved in a Nantucket-style with fine paint detail. Excellent and original. (500 - 800) 531. Pair of mallards, Barry Fuchs, Millington, Maryland. Signed and dated 1973. Both have slightly

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Mallard hen, Robert Kerr, Smith Falls, Ontario. Detailed feather carving and slightly turned head. Original paint with slight wear at extremities; two small dents near on speculum.

Provenance: Miller collection, Miller collection stamp on underside. (650 - 950)

“Edwin Hurtti: Miniature Carver,” Gene (1,500 - 2,500)

530A. Curlew with carved wings, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. An earlier example of his work with serifed “MSM” carved in the underside. Original paint that has been aged; minor shrinkage on upper breast. (900 - 1,200)

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533. Three 1/3 size flying ducks, Roy Conklin, Alexandria Bay, New York. All have foot damage and minor chipping, mostly on wingtips. (600 - 900) 534. Three shorebirds, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. All are branded “WCB” under the base. One is signed and dated 1967. Original and good. (800 - 1,200)

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535. Gadwall drake, Frank Willis. Signed and dated 1966. “FW” carved in underside. Redwood construction with slightly turned head and good feather paint detail. Very good and original.

Provenance: Miller collection. Miller collection stamp on underside. (400 - 600)

536. Composition swimming bluebill drake, Tom Schroeder, Detroit, Michigan. Wingtip detail and feather paint detail. Original paint with minor shrinkage and wear; structurally very good. (400 - 600) 537. 3/4 size black duck on hardwood base, Wildfowler Decoy Factory, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Relief wing carving. Very good and original. (350 - 450)

541 538. Cast metal full size wood duck on cast log, signed Killen, 1984. 53/300. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 539. Standing greenwing teal, Lloyd Tyler, Crisfield, Maryland. Slightly turned head. One dropped wing. Original and good. (400 - 600) 540. Carved wooden penguin with chick. Approximately 2’ tall. Worn original paint; small cracks and chips. (500 - 800) 540A. Greenwing teal drake, Paul Burdette. Detailed feather carving and slightly turned head. Very good and original. (650 - 950) 541. Large hollow carved golden plover, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. Some of McNair’s finest work, with exquisite feather paint detail. Carved in the Nantucket style. Excellent and original. (1,250 - 1,750) 221

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541A. Loon, Mark McNair, Craddockville, Virginia. “MSM” carved in the underside. Very good and original.

Provenance: The first loon decoy Mark carved, there was a picture of him holding it in a 1973 newspaper article with the caption, “The birdman of Old Lyme.” (3,000 - 4,000)

541B. Swimming brant, Cameron McIntyre, Stockton, Virginia. “CTM” carved in the underside. Decoy is hollow and carved in the Cobb Island tradition. Original paint that has been aged; a few small dents. (2,000 2,500) 222

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541C. Oversize preening mallard drake carved in the style of an early Elmer Crowell decoy, Daniel Bruffee, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Bruffee stamp on underside. Very good and original. (500 - 800) 541D. Oversize preening black duck carved in the style of an early Elmer Crowell decoy, Daniel Bruffee, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Remarque, a large “B”, and the date 1/11 are carved in the underside. Near mint original paint; several small chips missing from the underside of one wingtip. (500 - 800)

Canada and New England 541E. Old squaw drake with swivel head, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Relief wing carving and carved eyes. Original paint with very minor discoloration and wear; two small notches carved out of one side of the bill; surface crack in one side.

Provenance: From a hunting rig found on Lake Champlaine in 1986.

Literature: â&#x20AC;&#x153;New England Decoys,â&#x20AC;? John and Shirley Delph, p. 24. (3,000 - 5,000)

541F. Goldeneye hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Challenge grade. Appealing working repaint by Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Subtle feather paint detail. Paint has very minor wear; a few small dents; crack in underside. (2,000 - 3,000)

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541G. Yellowlegs from the South Shore of Massachusetts. Tack eyes. Original paint with moderate flaking; bill is a professional replacement. (350 - 450)

541G 541H. Early redhead, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. Pre-brand model with tail feather carving. Mackey stamp on underside. Repainted with minor wear; lightly hit by shot; slight separation at neck seat with glue visible.

Provenance: Formerly in the William Mackey Collection and so stamped. (800 - 1,200)

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542. Pair of pintails, Jim Gatreau, Lossier Settlement, New Brunswick. Original paint; very minor wear; each has a crack in the underside.

Literature: “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette, p. 162. (600 - 900)

543. Swimming brant from New London, Prince Edward Island, 1st quarter 20th century. Deeply carved crossed wingtips. Worn original paint on much of the decoy; appealing old in use repaint on the rest of it; small cracks; approximately 1/8” long age split in underside. (500 - 800) 544. Stick up brant, Freeman Brooks, Prince Edward Island. Freeman Brooks was John Brooks’ cousin. See “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette. Original paint with minor wear; several crack in body and neck. (600 - 900) 224

545. Eider drake, Lloyd Perry, Cape Negro, Nova Scotia. Carved detailed bill carving and glass eyes. Original paint with moderate flaking and wear; small cracks and dents.

Literature: “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette, p. 24. (400 - 600)

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Pair of mergansers, Paul Emile Lacombe, Trois Riviere, Quebec. Signed and dated 1973. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original. (600 - 900)

547. Pair of greenwing teal, Paul Emile Lacombe, Trois Riviere, Quebec. Signed and dated 1974. Both have slightly turned heads. Very good and original. (500 - 800)

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548. Very rare barrows goldeneye drake from Malletts Bay, Vermont on Lake Champlagne, 1st quarter 20th century. Appealing old in use repaint; structurally good.

Provenance: Vermont Folk Life Museum collection. (350 - 450)

549. Bufflehead hen, George Thompson. Relief wing carving. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

Provenance: Vermont Folk Life Museum collection.

Literature: “Decoys of Lake Champlagne,” Loy Harrell Jr., p. 117. (350 - 450)

550. Goldeneye drake, Charles Kirby, Burlington Vermont. Hollow carved. Old in use repaint; small dents and cracks.

Literature: “Decoys of Lake Champlagne,” Loy Harrell Jr., p. 65. (300 - 500)

551. Large grebe from Maine, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear; head is lifted from body somewhat. (650 - 950) 552. Eider drake from the central Maine coast, 2nd quarter 20th century. Inlet head and raised “V” wingtip carving. Old repaint; a few small dents. (650 - 950) 553. Large eider drake, unknown maker, Maine. Inlet head. Painted on underside. Original paint that is worn on sides of body and top of head; staining around nails that secure inlet neck on top of back. (800 - 1,200)

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554. Three goldeneye, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; all three have had bills broken off and reattached. (650 - 950) 555. Black duck with turned head, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Very good and original.

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Literature: “North American Decoys Magazine,” Spring 1979, p. 11. Photo of Baldwin holding this exact decoy. “Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway,” George Ross Starr, p. 206. (500 - 700)

556. Goldeneye drake from Maine, 1st quarter 20 century. Inlet head. Original paint with minor to moderate wear; tail chips missing; crack in underside and neck. (650 - 950) 557. Old squaw drake, Shang Wheeler, Stratford, Connecticut. Old repaint; small dents. (400 - 600) 558. Very wide body style eider drake, Edward Langley, Eastern Shore, Nova Scotia, 2nd quarter 20th century. Appealing old in use repaint; structurally very good. (500 - 700)

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559. Bluebill, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “WCB” in underside. Hollow carved with comb paint detail. Very good and original. (400 - 600) 560.

Pair of working old squaw, Keith Mueller, Killingsworth, Connecticut. Signed and dated 1983. Hen has mussel in mouth. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; a few tiny dents. (800 - 1,200)

561. Bufflehead hen, Roswell Bliss, Stratford, Connecticut. Stamped “R Bliss” in underside. Very good and original. (400 - 600)

563. Eider drake, Warren Perry, Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, 2nd quarter 20th century. Hollow carved with inlet head. Old in use repaint; numerous cracks; bill has been broken off and reattached.

Literature: “Decoys of Maritime Canada,” Dale and Gary Guyette p. 26. (400 - 600)

564. Swimming merganser hen from the South Shore of Massachusetts. Relief wing carving. Branded “AJB”. Appealing old in use repaint; small crack in underside. (400 - 600)

562. Bluebill drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Original paint with minor wear; filled age split in back; small crack in underside; a few small dents. (500 - 800) 227

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565. Goldeneye hen from Quebec, 2nd quarter 20th century. Highly detailed feather carving, and tack eyes. Original paint; very minor wear; structurally good. (350 - 450) 566. Brant decoy from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1st quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor to moderate wear on much of the decoy; smaller areas of working touchup, mostly on lower sides small cracks in neck. (350 - 450) 567. Hollow carved goldeneye hen, Cassius Smith, Milford, Connecticut, last quarter 19th century. Branded “C Smith” in underside. Appealing old in use repaint; approximately 1/2 of bill is a professional replacement. (350 - 450) 568. Hollow carved Canada goose, Roswell Bliss, Stratford, Connecticut. Relief wingtip carving. Appealing old repaint by Tom Marshall; signed “GTM” on underside. (350 - 450) 569. Mallard hen, Roswell Bliss, Stratford, Connecticut. Stamped “RE Bliss” in underside. Excellent and original. (350 - 550) 228

570. Early black duck, Roswell Bliss, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded, also stamped in underside, is “For Ken Peck, 1912”. Worn original paint on head; body has a mix of worn original paint and old repaint; small cracks. (350 - 450) 571. Bluebill with turned head, Willard Baldwin, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “WCB”. Very good and original; never used. (350 - 450) 572. Large merganser drake, Massachusetts, first quarter 20th century. Turned head and wooden crest. Old in use repaint; hit by shot. (350 - 450) 573. Redhead drake, Keyes Chadwick, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. From the hunting rig of W.E. Dugan and so branded. Old in use repaint with traces of original showing; age split in back; small crack and shot marks; one eye is missing.

Literature: “Martha’s Vineyard Decoys,” Stanley Murphy, p. 68. (350 - 450)

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574. Goldeneye drake, Gerald Trombley, Lake Champlain, Vermont. Old in use repaint; hit by shot; age split in underside. (350 - 450) 575. Bluebill drake similar to the work of Ben Holmes, Stratford, Connecticut. Old in use repaint, structurally good. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of William J. Mackey. Mackey collection stamp on underside. (350 - 550) 576. Bluebill, Charles Wells, Stratford, Connecticut. Branded “CRW” Two tiny dents on one side of the bill; otherwise very good and original; never used.

Literature: “Connecticut Decoys,” Henry Chitwood, p. 90. (350 - 450)

577. Large scoter drake from the upper Maine Coast, 1st quarter 20th century. Inlet head and tack eyes. Old in use repaint; crack through neck; lightly hit by shot; old repair to a chip in one side of tail.

Provenance: Formerly in the Jean Warden collection. Formerly in the collection of Henry Fleckenstein, Jr., “F” brand in underside. (350 - 550)

head. Original paint with minor discoloration and wear; crack through neck. (350 - 450) 579. Pair of goldeneye from the upper Maine coast, 2nd quarter 20th century. Both have inlet heads. Hen has glass eyes. Drake has original paint with minor wear; hen has old in use repaint on the white areas; structurally good. (350 - 450) 580. Preening bluebill hen, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. **Check for additions--Gary to email. Original paint with minor wear; structurally good.

Literature: “Traditions in Wood,” Patsy Fleming, editor. (350 - 550)

581. Eider drake, Marcel DeFour, Quebec, Canada, circa 1970. Original paint; light coat of varnish; made to look old. (300 - 500) 582.

Primitive Canada goose from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2nd quarter 20th century. Original paint with minor wear; age split in one side; several cracks in body and neck.

Provenance: Arizona State University Museum. Formerly in the collection of Hope and George Wick. (250 - 350)

578. Small old squaw hen from Maine, circa 1900. Inlet

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Index of Carvers Aiken, Bill..........................................................................306,319 Albert Lea Hide & Fur ............................................................132 Andress, Ray.............................................................................348 Andreucetti, Emilio.......................................................................5 Anger, Ken.............................................343,347,351,442,447,448 Artistic Carving Company ........................................................74 Bacon, Howard...........................................................................58 Bailey, Clarence.....................................................................37,43 Baker, John..................................................................................62 Baldwin, Willard.............................333,340,341,534,555,559,571 Barkelow, Lou...........................................................................523 Barnard, Charles.......................................................................276 Barto, George............................................................................139 Baum, Wayland.........................................................................490 Benjon .....................................................................................223 Bergman, Charles..........................................................................4 Bibber, Orlando.........................................................................392 Biddle, Bob........................................................................248,254 Birch, Reggie.....................................................................210,252 Bishop, Richard.........................................................................449 Black, Charles........................................................................ 347F Bliss, Roswell........................................331,338,561,568,569,570 Bowles, A.M.............................................................................234 Bowman, William..................................................................95,98 Boyd, George................................................117,123,124,163,405 Brooks, Freeman.......................................................................544 Brown, Bill................................................................................517 Bruffee, Daniel............................................................. 541C,541D Brunt, Les Van..........................................................................526 Buchannan, Charles..................................................................446 Burdette, Paul............................................................................540 Burgess, Ned......................................................................491,492 Burleigh Brothers ......................................................................30 Busch, Walter.........................................................................347B Carmen, Leon.........................................................................347A Catton, Hank.............................................................................352 Chadwick, Keyes............................................. 38-41,125,562,573 Chambers, Tom................................. 24,25,27-29,32,434,437,438 Chesser, Grayson......................................................................251 Chilton, Art...............................................................................342 Clark, Charles....................................................................500,504 Clifford, William.......................................................................226 Cochran, David.........................................................................326 Conklin, Hurley......................................................................347C Conklin, Roy.................... 297-302,307,309,310,314,315,318,533 Coombs, Frank..........................................................................305 Coughlan, Jerry................................................................. 174-176 Crandall, Hie.............................................................................451 Cranford, Ralph......................................................................347D Crooks, Dan..............................................................................232 Crowell, Elmer..... 6-12,407,408,417-421,423-425,480-484,541H Cuffee, Eugene.....................................................................91,212 Daisey, Cigar...........................................................18-23,241-245 Daisey, Mark.............................................................................246 Davern, Harve...........................................................................353 DeFour, Marcel.........................................................................581 DeHate, Sr., Abraham...............................................................206 Demott, Daniel............................................................................97

DeRobertis, F.J..........................................................................452 Dilley, John.......................................................................87,89,94 Dodge Decoy Factory .............................................................201 Dolson, Roger...........................................................................445 Doren, Leonard.........................................................................141 Doughty, Eli...........................................................................503D Dugan, William.........................................................................332 Ellis, Billy............................................................346,436,440,441 Elliston, Robert....................................................142,146,149,150 English, Dan...........................................................................59,68 English, Dan/John.......................................................................53 English, Jack...............................................................................56 English, John...............................................................................54 Family, Cobb.............................................................................511 Finney, Frank................................................................83,368,375 Fitzpatrick, Tom..........................................................................60 Forsythe, Sam........................................................................ 347E Fuchs, Barry..............................................................................531 Ganung, Lonnie.........................................................................116 Gautreau, Jim............................................................................542 Gelston, Thomas......................................................86,96,320,327 Gilley, Wendell.....................................................171,172,380,398 Glassford, Al......................................................................366,369 Glodo, Victor.............................................................................227 Graham, John............................................................................270 Grant, Percy..............................................................................514 Gundelfinger Wood Products ..................................................194 Hagerbaumer, David.................................................................455 Hall, Parker...............................................................................406 Hancock, Miles..................................................................502,509 Hanson, Marty...........................................................................258 Hardy Brothers..........................................................................208 Harris, Ken.........................................................................312,313 Hart, William.............................................................................355 Haywood, Mannie.....................................................................489 Hazard Powder ..........................................................156,160,162 Heisler, Jess.................................................................................65 Hendrickson, Oscar.......................................................................3 Herterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Factory ...............................................................196,200 Heverin, Will......................................................................269,280 Hildreth, Ephram.......................................................................524 Dr. Hill......................................................................................377 Holly, James..............................................................................279 Holmes, Lothrop.......................................................................413 Homme, Ferd.....................................................................432,433 Horner, Rowley...........................................................516,518,529 Hudson, Ira.......................................493,496-499,501,503A,503B Hudson, Norman.......................................................................494 Huey, George.......................................................................75,391 Huff, George.............................................................................515 Hurtti, Edwin.............................................................................530 Ithaca Guns .............................................................................134 Iverson Company ....................................................................230 J. Steven Arms ........................................................................131 Janner, Hans..............................................................................207 Janson, Richard..........................................................................1,2 Jester, Doug........................................................... 495,497A,497B Joiner, Charlie....................................................................281,282

Jolly, John.................................................................................239 Kautz, William....................................................................... 347P Kavanaugh, David.....................................................................311 Kerr, Robert.......................................................................374,532 King, A.J...................................................................................169 Kirby, Charles...........................................................................550 Lacomb, Emile..........................................................................179 Lacombe, Paul Emile.........................................................546,547 Lafrance, Mitchell.....................................................................110 LaFrance, Frederick, and Joefrau ............................................111 Laing, Albert...................................................................112-112B Langley, Edward.......................................................................558 Larson, George..........................................................................205 Lawson, Duffy..........................................................................378 Lawson, Oliver.....................................................173,284,286,371 Leboeuf, Orel............................................................................181 Lincoln, Joseph...............................................................45,46,336 Maas & Steffen ................................................................129,130 Madera, Clark...........................................................................522 Marlin Arms ............................................................................294 Marter, Reg.................................................................................63 Mason Decoy Factory ..............................197-199,456-479,541F Mayhew Family ......................................................................335 McGaw, Robert....................................................275,277,278,363 McIntyre, Cameron......................................................69,77,541B McLoughlin, John.....................................................................372 McNair, Mark......................... 256,257,259-262,530A,530B,541A Menges, Einar...........................................................................113 Miller, George Asa......................................................................35 Mitchell, Madison................................................... 283,285,347M Mittlesteadt, Julius....................................................................317 Morgan, Joseph...........................................................................64 Morris Boatworks ...................................................................350 Morrow, John............................................................................238 Mueller, Keith....................................................................367,560 Mungford, R..............................................................................415 Murphy, Stanley...................................................................... 347J Nichol, Davey...........................................................................354 Nichol, Delancey.......................................................................218 Nickerson, Fred.........................................................................422 Nickerson, Luther.....................................................................334 Old Town Canoe .......................................................................76 Osgood, Charles.....................................................................403A Perdew, Charles.......140,143,147,148,151,168,170,236,237,240A Perdew, Hadden.....................................................................234A Perry, Levi.................................................................................488 Perry, Lloyd...............................................................................545 Perry, Warren............................................................................563 Peters Cartridge ................................................................127,292 Peterson, Pete.....................................................................250,253 Pitman, Charles...........................................................................61 Quillen, Nate..........................................................................429A Ramsay, John............................................................................182 Rathmell, Lou....................................................................121,122 Reed, Corbin.............................................................................376 Reeves, Phinneas.......................................................................439 Remington ...............................................................................293 Robin Hood .............................................................................155

Ross, Willie...............................................................................389 Scheeler, John...........................................................................379 Schmidt, Ben.......................................................................47-52A Schmiedlin, Jim......................................................13-17,382-387 Schroeder, Tom.........................................................................536 Sellers, JD..............................................................................347O Shaw, Sharpie............................................................................235 Shourds, Harry M........................................................512,513,525 Shourds, Harry V.........................................................213,221,528 Sirois, Phillipe...........................................................................203 Sites, William............................................................................519 Smith, Cassius...........................................................................567 St. Germain, Thomas................................................................109 Stanley, James...........................................................................316 Stone, Claude............................................................................224 Storm, Peter.................................................................................73 Stouffer, E.F..............................................................................231 Strator and Sohier ...................................................................195 Strunk, George..................................................... 78-82,84,85,255 Tax, John............................................................................426,427 Taylor, Doc................................................................................225 Thompson, George....................................................................549 Townson, Otis...........................................................................214 Trombley, Gerald......................................................................574 Truetone ...........................................................................228,240 Tully, Bud.............................................................................33,435 Tully, Dhuie..............................................................................209 Turpin, Tom...............................................................................229 Tuveson Manufacturing Company ..........................................202 Tyler, Lloyd...............................................................................539 Union Metallic Cartridge ..........................................126,152,161 US Cartridge ....................................................................135,295 Vance, A.B..................................................................................67 Verity, Andrew..........................................................................324 Verity, Obediah.................................................................88,90,92 Verity, Smith.............................................................................325 Verity Family .....................................................................93,328 Walker, Charles.........................................................................145 Ward, David................................................................................31 Ward, Torrey......................................................................289,290 Ward Brothers ........ 165-167,184-193,263-268,271-274,357,362 Wells, Charles....................................................................115,576 Wells, John................................................................................443 Western Ammunition ..............................................................136 Wheeler, Shang................................ 70,118-120,330,453,454,557 White, Bob.........................................................................247,249 White, Dennis...........................................................................177 Wildfowler Decoy Factory ......................................................537 Wiles, Warner............................................................................233 Williams, John..........................................................................486 Willis, Frank..............................................................................535 Wilson, Gus..........369A,370,381,388,390,393-395,397,399,541E Winchester ......................128,133,137,138,153,154,157,158,296 Witherspoon, Lee......................................................................403 Wooster, Joseph..................................................................364,365 Zachman, John..........................................................................373

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The minimum bid increment guideline is as follows: $500 to $1000 - $25 $10,000 to $20,000 - $500 $100,000 and above - $2000 $1000 to $10,000 - $100 $20,000 to $100,000 - $1000 5. ABSENTEE BIDS‑ Phone or mail bids, at the discretion of the Auctioneer, will be accepted with a 20% deposit. In such case the bookkeeper will execute such bids competitively. Absentee bids are executed by the bookkeeper on behalf of the bidder in accordance with the bid increment policy shown above. Please review the rules governing both absentee and phone bids in the back of the catalog. 6. TERMS‑ All items are to be paid for in U.S. funds at the day of the auction. No items will be released until they are paid for. Those who have not established an account with us and wish to pay by check, must do so prior to the beginning of the auction, by presenting a current letter of reference from their bank, or by providing references, that are suitable to the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check, until the check has cleared the bank. Phone and absentee bidders ‑ You will be notified one week after the auction of your bids/results. PAYMENT IS DUE UPON RECEIPT. A late charge will be accessed on all balances not paid, at the rate of 12% A.P.R. commencing 30 days after the auction. If any accounts become more than 60 days overdue, the consignor will be given the name of the buyer who is responsible for holding up their funds. Guyette & Deeter will not carry insurance on items that are not paid for within 35 days of the auction. Also, the auctioneer may retain and/or recover the deposit specified as liquidated damages. In addition, the property can be resold at public or private sale without further notice. Any deficiency resulting from such resale shall be paid to the auctioneer by the defaulting buyer, together with all charges, fees, and expenses incurred by such resale, or the enforcement of the obligation hereunder. Buyer agrees to pay all charges and expenses incurred by reason of any breach of the Terms and Conditions of sale, including without limitation, reasonable attorney fees. 7. RESERVES ‑ A very small percentage of the decoys in this auction carry reserves. A reserve is a confidential minimum price established between the auctioneer and the consignor. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate printed in the catalog, and is usually much less. Reserves are executed by the bookkeeper on behalf of the consignor. 8. PAYMENT FOR PURCHASES MAY BE MADE WITH VISA , MASTERCARD, CASH OR CHECK. 9. BUYERS PREMIUM- The buyer’s premium, assessed on each selling lot, is 15% of the hammer price up to and including $1,000,000, plus 10% on any amount in excess of $1,000,000. For payments made using Visa or MasterCard, the buyer’s premium is 18% up to and including $1,000,000, plus 13% on any amount in excess of $1,000,000. 10. TAX ‑ THERE IS NO SALES TAX IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. 11. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS ‑ Bidding on any articles in this catalog indicates your acceptance of all the above items. 12. BIDDING AGENT RESPONSIBILITY ‑ If you are registering for someone or if you execute a bid for someone else under your number, you are responsible for the settlement of that account. You are also responsible for examining the decoy(s) for your client regarding the guarantee. 13. WITHDRAWAL ‑ We reserve the right to withdraw any property before the sale and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal. 14. TITLE ‑ Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. It will then be the responsibility of the buyer to make full payment prior to removing the goods from the premises. Removal is at both the buyer’s risk and expense, and must be made at the conclusion of the sale, unless other arrangements are made with the Guyette & Schmidt staff. Any lots we might make arrangements for moving or storing are solely at the risk of the owner, and any damage or loss occurring after the fall of the hammer becomes that of the buyer. 15. LEGAL DISPUTE ‑ Any legal disputes arising from this auction shall be settled in the court system of the State of Maine. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE - The Maine Uniform Commercial Code, Title II, Section 2328 applies to this auction. 16. All calls are sold “As Is”. THE OFFICE WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTER THE AUCTION.

ABSENTEE AND PHONE BIDS 1. Absentee bids are a service provided to our customers free of charge. Every effort is made to execute all absentee bids, however, in the event of an error of omission, or failure to properly execute absentee bids, the Auctioneer shall not be held liable. 2. All absentee bids must be accompanied by a 20% deposit, which will be refunded immediately after the auction if your bid is unsuccessful. If your bid is successful, the deposit will be applied to the purchase price and the balance due upon presentation of your bill. All absentee bidders are notified by mail, whether successful or unsuccessful. 3. Visa and Mastercard numbers can be given in place of a check deposit, if your bid is submitted by phone. Your card number will not be used to make payments for purchases, it is only used as collateral. Your card number will only be used to make payment for purchases if you default on payment. 4. To execute an absentee bid, fill out the enclosed form, listing catalog number, description and your top bid price (not including the 15% buyer’s premium). Send this together with your deposit as soon as possible. If your bids are sent seven days or less prior to the auction, you should call our office three days prior to the auction, to confirm that we have received your bids. If they have not been received at that point in time, we will take your bid over the phone. We cannot guarantee that bids received the day of the auction will be executed. 5. If two or more bids are received on the same item from different people, the bidding will open at the next logical raise above the second highest bid. If two absentee bids are received with the exact same amount, the first one received will take precedence. 6. All bids must be in even dollar amounts. Bids in fractions of dollars will be considered the next lower even dollar amount. 7. Bid increments: The bid increment policy, which also applies to both absentee and phone bidders, is listed under “CONDITIONS OF SALE” (item #4), in the front of the catalog. 8. Open bids, bids with no set top amount, or orders to just simply buy the lot, cannot be accepted. You must have a definite top limit before we can execute your bid. Alternatives to this are as follows: a. To bid over the telephone. This can be done by simply sending a 20% deposit for what you wish to bid on the object. This will bind whatever bid amount you wish to bid over the telephone. (NOTE: There are only 4 phone lines into the auction room and phone bids will be handled on a first come, first serve basis.) b. Some bidders concerned that a lot might just go for one bid above their top limit, leave a top bid plus one bid. This works as follows: the top bid submitted might be $1,000, but not wishing to lose the lot for simply $25 more, the party might bid $1,000 + 1 bid if they definitely don’t want to go over a certain price, they would indicate $1,000 +1 ($1,025) (NOTE: One possible problem that occasionally arises with absentee bids is when someone in the audience bids exactly the amount, which you specify is your limit. In such a case, we would not go one extra bid unless your bid sheet indicates “plus one” bid.). 9. If you are a successful bidder, a bill will be sent one week after the auction. Purchasers should indicate their desired method of shipment, if such is necessary. There is a charge for shipping, labor, materials, and insurance. Shipping is done on a first come, first serve basis, and can take up to 4 weeks. Please note that a certified check, Visa, Mastercard, or any other form of guaranteed funds will expedite shipping. 10. According to UPS regulations, we must now crate all paintings. In addition, for expensive oil paintings and delicate carvings, we need a written statement from the purchaser, assuming the responsibility of pursuing any claims, in the event of damage incurred during shipping. Valuable lots need to be sent 2 day air UPS due to values. Under no circumstances will we be liable for damage to glass or frames, or fragile decoratives, regardless of cause. 11. TERMS — Phone and absentee bidders — You will be notified one week after the auction of your results. Payment is due upon receipt. Interest will be charged on all balances not paid within 30 days after the bill is sent at the rate of 12% APR. If any accounts become more than 60 days overdue, the consignor will be given the name of the buyer who is responsible for holding up their funds. If an account is 75 days overdue, the items may be returned to the consignor and overdue buyer will pay the buyers premium and commission from the sale, if they wish to participate in future Guyette and Deeter auctions. 12. Bidding on any article(s) indicates your acceptance of these terms above. 13. If you would like any additional information on any of the lots, please contact: Gary Guyette at (410) 745-0485 or Jon Deeter at (440) 610-1768. nd

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