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

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Decoys Unlimited, Inc.

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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)
115B Lot 115B

Marty Collins Black Duck
115B. Hollow swimming black duck decoy by Marty Collins. Car...

300
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500
115C Lot 115C

Bob Mosher Cape Cod Style Merganser
115C. Cape Cod style merganser by Robert Mosher. Deeply carv...

300
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600
115D Lot 115D

Pair of Bibber Style Mergansers by Mitchell
115D. Pair of Bibber style mergansers by Roger Mitchell, Ki...

400
-
600
116 Lot 116

Crowell Bluebill
116. Tucked head bluebill drake by A. E. Crowell. Crossed wi...

400
-
600
116A Lot 116A

Ben Smith Black Duck
116A. Black duck by Benjamin Smith of Oak Bluffs, Martha's V...

6,000
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9,000
116B Lot 116B

Nantucket Widgeon (Pittman)
116B. Rare widgeon drake by Pittman from Nantucket, Massach...

1,500
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2,500
116C Lot 116C

Lincoln Slat Goose
116C. Slat goose "loomer" by Joe Lincoln in excellent origi...

2,500
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4,500
117

Small Chadwick Bluebill Hen
117. Early shelf tail low head hen bluebill by Keyes Chadwi...

3,500
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5,500
118 Lot 118

Chadwick Bluebill Drake
118. This sturdy bluebill drake ca. 1930's by Henry Keyes C...

900
-
1,200
119 Lot 119

Chadwick Bluebill Doorstop
119. Bluebill drake with glass eyes and a turned head by H....

400
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700
120 Lot 120

Lincoln hen whistler, bare wood body
120. Whistler hen by Joe Lincoln. Vestiges of some original...

500
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1,000
121 Lot 121

Chadwick Redhead "JGM" Brand
121. Very early redhead drake by K. Chadwick. Made when he w...

140
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160
122 Lot 122

Chadwick Lowhead Redhead "JGM" Brand
122. Rare, early style low head redhead drake by Keyes Chad...

500
-
800
123 Lot 123

Chadwick Lowhead Redhead Hen "JGM" Brand
123. Rare, early style low head redhead drake by Keyes Chad...

600
-
900
124 Lot 124

Chadwick Bluebill or Redhead Lowhead "JGM"
124. Rare, early period low head redhead or bluebill by Key...

500
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700
125 Lot 125

Chadwick Redhead "JGM" Brand
125. Early style redhead drake by Keyes Chadwick. Head turn...

600
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800
125A Lot 125A

Vineyard Bluebill Drake w/ Check
125A. Martha's Vineyard bluebill drake possibly by Winthrop ...

300
-
450
126 Lot 126

Martha's Vineyard Merganser Drake
126. Martha's Vineyard style merganser drake. Nicely carved...

500
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1,000
127 Lot 127

Al White Merganser Drake
127. Swimming red-breasted merganser drake by the late Alvi...

500
-
1,000
128 Lot 128

Nickerson Merganser Drake with Inlet Tail
128. Red-breasted merganser by the Nickerson family. Carved...

800
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1,200
129 Lot 129

Merganser Hen
129. Swimming red-breast merganser hen from Cape Cod. Origin...

500
-
1,000
130 Lot 130

Goldeneye Drake by Henry Oakes
130. Early goldeneye drake ca 1900 by Charles Hart of Marbl...

400
-
600
131 Lot 131

Long Island Bluebill Hen
131. Boldly carved hollow LI bluebill hen made of cedar and...

1,500
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2,500
132 Lot 132

LI Black Duck, Verity Family
132. Black duck decoy X collection of the late "Bud" Ward o...

300
-
500
133 Lot 133

Old Squaw or Labrador Duck
133. Labrador duck decoy ca late 1800's from LI. Original pa...

500
-
1,000
134 Lot 134

Hollow Bluebill Drake and Hen
134. Pair of folky painted eye bluebills from Long Island, ...

200
-
400
135

Bob McGaw Bluebill Drake Decoy
135. Incredible bluebill drake by Robert "Bob" McGaw (1879-...

2,500
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3,500
136 Lot 136

Chesapeake Bay Can
136. Early Chesapeake Bay can drake ca 1900 with painted eye...

1,500
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2,500
137 Lot 137

Chesapeake Bay Bluebill Hen
137. Old hand chopped Chesapeake bluebill hen ca. 1900 poss...

400
-
600
138 Lot 138

Early Chesapeake Bluebill Drake
138. Very early Chesapeake bluebill drake ca. late 1800's. ...

200
-
400
139 Lot 139

Havre de Grace Black Duck, Gibson
139. Early black duck decoy by Paul Gibson of Havre de Grac...

200
-
400
140 Lot 140

Havre de Grace bluebill drake
140. Havre de Grace bluebill drake attributed to Jim Currie...

200
-
400
141 Lot 141

Pair of Cans by Mitchell
141. Pair of canvasback by Madison Mitchell. Strong origina...

400
-
600
142 Lot 142

Lot of Two Havre de Grace Redhead Drakes
142. Lot of two Havre de Grace redhead drakes by Paul Gibso...

300
-
600
143 Lot 143

Lot of Two Madison Mitchell Decoys
(143. Lot of two flat-bottomed decoys by Madison Mitchell of...

400
-
800
144 Lot 144

Havre de Grace bluebill drake
144. Early Havre de Grace bluebill drake. Possibly by Curri...

400
-
600
145 Lot 145

Widgeon Drake by Madison Mitchell
145. Widgeon drake by Madison Mitchell. Fine original paint...

200
-
400
146 Lot 146

Preening Mallard Drake by Mitchell
146. Preening mallard drake by Harry Jobes, Havre de Grace, ...

100
-
200
147 Lot 147

Chesapeake Can Drake
147. Chesapeake or Susquehanna River canvasback drake in ol...

200
-
400
148 Lot 148

Goose, Havre de Grace ? Gibson
148. Havre de Grace Canada goose by Paul Gibson in old paint...

200
-
400
149 Lot 149

Ward Brothers Pintail 1
149. Pintail drake by the Ward Brothers. Made of a solid wo...

7,500
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9,500
150 Lot 150

Ward Brothers Canada Goose
150. Early Canada goose by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, M...

7,500
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9,500
151 Lot 151

Ward Brothers Mallard Hen
151. Outstanding gunning mallard decoy by Lem and Steve Ward...

5,500
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8,500
152 Lot 152

Ward Brant 1/3 sized
152. Balsa brant attributed to the Ward brothers. Approximat...

700
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900
153 Lot 153

(2) pintail drake by Dan Brown
153. Hollow pintail drake by Dan Brown. Nicely carved head ...

300
-
500
154 Lot 154

Miniature Canvasback by McGaw
154. Miniature canvasback decoy by Bob McGaw of Havre de Gra...

500
-
750
155 Lot 155

Ira Hudson Canvasback Drake
155. Full-bodied canvasback drake ca. early 1900's by Ira H...

4,000
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6,000
156 Lot 156

Ira Hudson Bluebill
156. Bold bluebill drake ca. early 1900's (so-called "footb...

3,000
-
5,000
157 Lot 157

Goldeneye Drake by Hudson
157. Whistler drake by Ira Hudson. Head turned to the left a...

1,000
-
2,000
158 Lot 158

Ira Hudson Black Duck
158. Black duck by Ira Hudson ca early 1900's. Strong sculp...

1,000
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2,000
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