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Spectacular Summer Decoy Auction 2009
8:00 AM PT - Jul 13th, 2009

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Decoys Unlimited, Inc.

PO Box 206
West Barnstable, MA 02668-0206
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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.

596 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
80 Lot 80

Lot of Seven Decoy Heads
80. Lot of seven duck heads. Two unpainted decoy heads by H...

100
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200
81 Lot 81

Decoy Plaque by George Soule
81. Plaque with half model carving of a red-breasted mergan...

100
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200
82 Lot 82

Willett Shorebird by Tom Wilson
82. There are not enough superlatives to accurately capture...

75,000
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100,000
82A Lot 82A

Redbeasted Merganser Drake by Wilson
82A. This extremely rare merganser drake by Thomas Wilson (1...

15,000
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25,000
83 Lot 83

Yellowlegs by Crowell
83. Greater yellowlegs decoy ca. 1915 by Anthony Elmer Crowe...

10,000
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15,000
84 Lot 84

Harry Shourds Black Bellied Plover
84. Black-bellied plover ca 1900 in fall plumage by Harry V...

12,000
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14,000
85 Lot 85

Harry Shourds Robin Snipe
85. Robin snipe in bright Spring plumage by Harry V. Shourds...

12,000
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18,000
86 Lot 86

New Jersey Curlew
86. Hudsonian curlew ca. 1900 from NJ with tack eyes, origin...

3,000
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5,000
87 Lot 87

Rhodes Truex Yellowlegs
87. Yellowlegs by Levi Rhodes Truex, Atlantic City, NJ ca. ...

2,500
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4,500
88 Lot 88

Tuckerton Knot Decoy
88. Robin snipe decoy from the Tuckerton, NJ area, possibly ...

3,500
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4,500
89 Lot 89

New Jersey Yellowlegs, John Horn
89. Very rare yellowlegs ca 1890 by John Horn of Oceanville,...

3,000
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5,000
90 Lot 90

Yellowlegs, Taylor Johnson
90. Running yellowlegs ca 1900 by Taylor Johnson, Bay Head, ...

3,000
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5,000
91 Lot 91

NC Roothead Decoy
91. Rare and early ca. late 1800's forked tail "roothead" r...

3,500
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5,500
91A Lot 91A

MA Yellowlegs w/ Matchstick Paint
91A. Yellowlegs ca. 1900 probably from Nantucket Island, Mas...

600
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900
91B Lot 91B

Lesser Yellowegs
91B. Lesser yellowlegs by the late Hervey Beckman of Seabro...

400
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600
91C Lot 91C

Split Tail Lesser Yellowlegs, MA
91C. Split tail lesser yellowlegs ca. 1900 from Cape Cod, M...

800
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1,200
91D Lot 91D

MA Yellowlegs Reacher
91D. Tack eye yellowlegs from the north shore of Massachuset...

800
-
1,200
92 Lot 92

Hudsonian Curlew, New England
92. Hudsonian curlew with head turned to the left ca. early...

1,000
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1,500
93 Lot 93

Nantucket Plover, No Paint
93. Nantucket plover ca. late 1800's with replaced bill. Pr...

500
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800
93A Lot 93A

Dave Ward Long Billed Curlew
93A. Running long billed curlew by David Ward of Essex, Con...

700
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1,100
93B Lot 93B

McNair Cobb Island Curlew
93B. Cobb Island style curlew by Mark McNair. Carved wingti...

900
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1,400
93C Lot 93C

Marty Collins Take Apart Yellowlegs
93C. Antiqued, "take apart" yellowlegs by Marty Collins. Ca...

800
-
1,200
93D Lot 93D

Bob Mosher Running Yellowlegs
93D. Running yellowlegs by Robert Mosher of Hingham, Massac...

300
-
500
94 Lot 94

Pair of lifesize Avocet by Holger Smith
94. Two preening shorebirds by Holger Smith of Mattapoisett,...

400
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600
95 Lot 95

Miniature Avocet by Everett and Carol Eckstein
95. Miniature avocet on a driftwood base by Eckstein. Carve...

100
-
200
96 Lot 96

Life Sized Yellowlegs by Franco
96. Life size yellowlegs by Jack Franco, formerly of Assone...

900
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1,200
97 Lot 97

Large Stilt By Kohler
97. Life size carving of a black stilt on a large carved ro...

300
-
500
98 Lot 98

Tyler Curlew Shorebird
98. Curlew Lloyd Tyler of Crisfield, MD. Fine scratch feath...

400
-
600
99 Lot 99

Life Size Egret by Doug Hopkins
99. Life like animated life size white heron approximately ...

800
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1,200
99A Lot 99A

Sign Stan Sparre's Studio
99A. Wonderfully crackled and crazed early double-sided tra...

300
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500
100 Lot 100

Lift top Taunton Chest attr to Crossman.
100. Early 18th century two drawer lift top Taunton blanket...

3,000
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5,000
101 Lot 101

Painting of Hanging Mallards, Matterdorf
101. Period oil on canvas of a pair of hanging mallards in ...

300
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500
102 Lot 102

Lot of three framed decoy plate blocks
102. Folk art series of stamps featuring four different dec...

25
-
50
103 Lot 103

Shadowbox Flying Bird
103. Diorama of gadwall rising against a painted background....

100
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200
103A Lot 103A

Hanging Merganser by Mueller
103A. Half size hanging mount of a red-breasted merganser d...

300
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500
103B Lot 103B

Derelict Drop Tail Shorebird on a Board.
103B. Derelict period drop plover ca 1900 from Massachusetts...

100
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200
103C Lot 103C

Lot of Powder Cans and Basket
103C. Lot of five powder cans and a split bamboo basket. Tw...

150
-
300
104 Lot 104

Vintage Powder Horn
104. Old animal horn shot flask. Cap is broken off in horn ...

100
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200
105 Lot 105

Lot of old Fly Rods
105. Lot of assorted bait casting and fly rod fishing rods ...

50
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100
106 Lot 106

Framed Box of Arrowheads and a Bone Lure
106. Boxed collection of 8 Native American projectile point...

75
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125
107 Lot 107

12 Boxes with Plugs
107. Lot of thirteen assorted wooden plugs and 12 two piece...

100
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200
108 Lot 108

Hazard Wooden Powder Keg
108. Large wooden powder keg. One end retains paper label w...

400
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600
109 Lot 109

Lot of 27 Brass Shot Gun Shells and Reloading Tool
109. Lot of approximately 26 brass 12 ga. shotgun shells. S...

100
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200
110 Lot 110

A. E. Crowell Merganser 6
110. Early working tucked head swimming red-breasted mergan...

25,000
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35,000
111 Lot 111

Chadwick Merganser Hen
111. Rare and excellent example of a merganser drake by Key...

7,000
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9,000
112 Lot 112

A. E. Crowell Black Duck
112. Superb standard grade black duck by A. E. Crowell. Min...

4,500
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6,500
113 Lot 113

A. E. Crowell Goldeneye Drake
113. Early drake whistler by A. E. Crowell. One of his fine...

10,000
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15,000
114 Lot 114

A. E. Crowell Widgeon
114. Exceptional widgeon drake in by A. E. Crowell. Head tu...

9,000
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15,000
115 Lot 115

Crowell Canada Goose
115. Large Canada goose by Crowell in his classic gunning s...

1,500
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2,500
115A Lot 115A

Crowell Pequaw Honk Club Black Duck
115A. Black duck by Elmer Crowell. Strong rasping to rear o...

3,500
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5,500
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