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7:00 AM PT - Jul 13th, 2009

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Sunday- July 12, 2009 - 6 PM to 9 PM. Monday- July 13, 2009 9 AM to 11 AM. Tuesday- July 14, 2009 9 AM to 11 AM.

Spectacular Summer Decoy Auction 2009

596 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1
Lot 1
Mason Factory Snipe Decoy


1. Extremely rare Mason snipe ca. 1898 in outstanding dry...

20,000
-
30,000
2
Lot 2
Mason Factory Robin Snipe, Salesman's Sample


2. Rare early Mason Factory robin snipe with glass eyes and nail...

20,000
-
25,000
3
Lot 3
Mason Willett


3. Rare Mason Factory willet decoy with tack eyes and a nail bill...

3,000
-
4,500
4
Lot 4
Mason Premier Canada Goose


4. Very early ca. 1900 Mason Factory Premier Canada goose in...

14,000
-
18,000
4A
Lot 4A
Mason Premier Black Duck


Mason premier grade black duck in excellent original paint with...

2,500
-
3,500
4B
Lot 4B
Mason Challenge Grade Black Duck


Early, Mason, "snaky head", challenge grade black duck. Good...

1,500
-
2,500
5
Lot 5
Mason Black Duck


5. Mason Standard Grade tack eye black duck. Neck filler missing...

400
-
600
6
Lot 6
Mason Glass Eye Standard Bluebill


6. Mason Factory Standard grade glass eye black duck or mallard...

200
-
300
7
Lot 7
Hayes Mallard Hen Glass Eye


7. Mason Standard Grade glass eye mallard hen. In mostly original...

300
-
400
8
Lot 8
Mason Challenge Goldeneye Drake


Mason Factory challenge grade goldeneye drake in excellent...

2,500
-
4,500
9
Lot 9
Lot of Three Animal Trap D4 Imperial Blue Bills


Lot of three Animal Trap model D4 "Imperial" Decoys. A bluebill...

200
-
300
10
Lot 10
Wildfowler Balsa Bluebill Pair, Mag "Salty"


10. Pair of Wildfowler magnum bluebills. Original paint is...

200
-
300
11
Lot 11
Wildfowler Balsa Bluebill, Drake, small "Salty"


11. Wildfowler balsa bluebill drake. Small size in good structural...

100
-
150
12
Lot 12
Wildfowler Factory Balsa Bluebill Pair


12. Pair of Wildfowler factory balsa bluebills. Mostly original...

100
-
200
13
Lot 13
Canvasback Drake by Herter Factory


13. Herter Factory canvasback drake made of balsa. Original paint...

100
-
200
14
Lot 14
Wildfowler Goose


14. Wildfowler Canada goose. Balsa with head in swimming pose...

200
-
400
15
Lot 15
Wildfowler Brant


15. Wildfowler brant. Solid pine or cedar construction. Crack in...

200
-
400
16
Lot 16
Wildfowler Balsa Bluebill Pair


16. Pair of balsa Wildfowler bluebills. Drake has original paint...

200
-
300
17
Lot 17
Wildfowler Widgeon Pair Babylon


17. Pair of Wildfowler widgeon. Hollow carved with a "rattle" in...

200
-
400
18
Lot 18
Wildfowler Green Winged Teal Drake


18. Wildfowler green-winged teal drake. Pine or cedar construction...

100
-
200
19
Lot 19
Pair of Wildfowler Green Winged Teal


19. Pair of green winged teal by the Wildfowler Factory. Near mint...

350
-
550
20
Lot 20
Herter Mallard Pair


20. Pair of Herter Factory limited edition cloth over frame...

200
-
300
21
Lot 21
Wildfowler Mallard


21. Three quarter size Wildfowler or Soule mallard drake...

75
-
100
22
Lot 22
Redhead Drake by Paul Gibson


22. Redhead drake by Paul Gibson. Fine original paint with no...

200
-
300
23
Lot 23
Redhead hen by Jim Pierce


23. Redhead hen by Jim Pierce. Body made up of two pieces of wood...

150
-
250
24
Lot 24
Sleeping Can Drake by "BODT"


24. Preening canvasback drake by Bodt. Near mint original...

150
-
200
25
Lot 25
Whistler Drake by Jim Pierce


25. Whistler drake by Jim Pierce. Strong original paint with some...

150
-
200
26
Lot 26
M. Mitchell Mallard 1950


26. Mallard drake by Madison Mitchell. Original paint with rubs...

150
-
300
27
Lot 27
Mitchell Teal Drake 1940


27. Early blue-winged teal drake by Madison Mitchell or Harry...

100
-
200
28
Lot 28
Mitchell Scaup Hen


28. Bluebill hen by R. Madison Mitchell. Head turned slightly to...

200
-
300
29
Lot 29
Gibson Hen Teal


Blue Winged teal hen by Paul Gibson in XOC. Original Newspaper...

200
-
400
30
Lot 30
Canvasback by Charley Joiner, No Paint


30. Canvasback drake in unfinished, natural wood finish by Charlie...

75
-
150
31
Lot 31
Havre de Grace Mallard Hen


31. Havre de Grace black duck Paul Gibson. Original paint with...

200
-
400
32
Lot 32
Black Duck by John Meredith


32. Black duck by John Merideth. Classic Havre de Grace style...

200
-
400
33
Lot 33
Canada Goose by Jess Urie w/ letter from Ed Zern


33. Lot of two items from the Zern collection. A Canada goose...

300
-
400
34
Lot 34
Mark McNair Working Black Duck From His Rig


34. Fine cork black working decoy by noted folk carver Mark McNair...

400
-
800
35
Lot 35
Black Duck, Ward Style, Attr to Finney


35. Black duck decoy by Frank Finney (Royland Frank Smith Finney...

800
-
1,200
36
Lot 36
Hollow Black Duck with Keel


Hollow black duck from Hudson River area in NY. OP with light in...

300
-
500
37
Lot 37
Turned Head Black Duck


37. Sleepy, oversized black duck of dense cork construction. Head...

300
-
500
38
Lot 38
Cork Black duck Swimmer


38. Swimming cork black with inlet wooded tail and bottom board...

75
-
125
39
Lot 39
Wilson Eider Drake Decoy


39. Desirable "Monhegan Island school" eider drake by Gus Wilson...

8,000
-
12,000
40
Lot 40
Wilson White Wing Scoter Decoy


40. White winged scoter by Gus Wilson. His Monhegan style with...

3,000
-
5,000
41
Lot 41
Oscar Bibber Oldsquaw Drake, Immature Plumage


Rare immature oldsquaw drake "classic" ca 1900 by Orlando...

10,000
-
18,000
41A
Lot 41A
Whitney Black Duck


41A. This undersized preening black duck by James Whitney of...

200
-
400
42
Lot 42
Maine Merganser with an inlet head


42. Willy Ross red-breasted merganser hen with replaced head...

100
-
200
43
Lot 43
Eider Drake

from the Maine coast. Very pleasing form. Mostly original paint...

400
-
600
44
Lot 44
Eider Drake Felt on bottom Maine or Nova Scotia


44. Very stylish eider drake from Maine or the Canadian Maritimes...

300
-
400
45
Lot 45
Drake Eider with felt on bottom


45. Very stylish eider drake from Maine or the Canadian Maritimes...

100
-
200
46
Lot 46
Common Eider drake Probably, NS


46. Common eider drake, Maine coast or Canadian Maritimes. Head...

200
-
300
47
Lot 47
Nova Scotia Brant Decoy


47. Brant from Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. Deeply carved ice...

300
-
500
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