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Spectacular Summer Decoy Auction 2009
8:00 AM PT - Jul 14th, 2009

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Decoys Unlimited, Inc.

PO Box 206
West Barnstable, MA 02668-0206
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July 12, 2009- 6 PM to 9 PM. July 13, 2009- 9 AM to 11 AM. July 14, 2009- 9 AM to 11 AM

497 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
691 Lot 691

LI Style Tern by McNair
691. Forked tail tern in the Long Island tradition by Mark ...

900
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1,200
692 Lot 692

David Ward Turnstone
692. Split tail ruddy turnstone by Dave Ward. Head turned sl...

800
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1,000
693 Lot 693

Gibian Black Bellied Plover
693. Black bellied plovers by William Gibian. Finely carved...

900
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1,200
694 Lot 694

David Ward Black Bellied Plover
694. Black-bellied plover by David Ward of Connecticut. Spl...

700
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900
695 Lot 695

Lot of Two Shorebirds-Dowitcher and Plover
695. Lot of two shorebirds. Tucked head curlew from New Jer...

500
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750
696 Lot 696

Unknown Maker Plover OP
696. Thin black bellied plover with split tail and hole in ...

300
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450
697 Lot 697

Peep Decoy
697. Peep with carved wings, shoulders, and cheeks. Appears...

300
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450
698 Lot 698

Eastern Shore VA Curlew
698. Curlew from the Eastern shore of Virginia. Made in the...

300
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450
699 Lot 699

Feeding Plover "RF" W/ Carved Wings
699. Feeding black bellied plover with carved wings and tai...

300
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450
699A Lot 699A

Pair of Chauncy Wheeler 1/2 Size Mallard Flyers
699A. Exceedingly rare half-size wall mounts by Chauncey M....

30,000
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35,000
700 Lot 700

Goldeneye (He-She bird) by Chancy Patterson
700. Goldeneye drake in immature plumage by Chancy Patterson...

2,000
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3,000
701 Lot 701

Bluebill Drake by Chancy Patterson W sigs
701. Bluebill drake by Chancy Patterson (son of Charles) We...

1,000
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1,500
702 Lot 702

Goldeneye in the Style of Coombs
702. Goldeneye "long-neck" in spring plumage by Frank Elmer...

1,500
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2,500
703 Lot 703

Redhead By Coombs
703. Redhead drake "long-neck" by Frank Coombs (1882 – 1958)...

1,500
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2,500
703A Lot 703A

Upstate NY Bluebill Drake by Coombs
703A. Bluebill drake by Alex Bay's Frank "Goldie" Coombs (18...

1,500
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2,500
704 Lot 704

Bluebill Drake by Denny
704. Bluebill drake by Samuel Joseph Denny (1874 – 1953), Cl...

1,500
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2,500
705 Lot 705

Black Duck by Sam Denny
705. Black duck by Samuel Joseph Denny (1874 – 1953), Clayt...

2,000
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3,000
706 Lot 706

Black Duck by Robert Birchler
706. Black duck in fine original condition with light wear ...

400
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600
707 Lot 707

Wall Mount Pheasant by Roy Conklin
707. Flying wall model of a cock pheasant by Roy Conklin of...

500
-
1,000
707A Lot 707A

Ken Huntley Black Duck
707A. Graceful black duck by Kenneth H. (Bud) Huntley, Gana...

500
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750
707B Lot 707B

Seneca Lake Style Canvasback Drake "F" Rig
707B. High-head oversized canvasback drake by the Pratt fac...

100
-
200
707C Lot 707C

Stevens Canvasback Drake
707C. Excellent example of a canvasback drake by The Steven...

1,500
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2,500
707D Lot 707D

Black Duck by Verity Family
707D. Oversize black duck by Obadiah Verity or the Verity fa...

1,000
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1,500
708 Lot 708

Lot of Two Canada Geese
707D. Oversize black duck by Obadiah Verity or the Verity fa...

1,000
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1,500
708A Lot 708A

Tom Chambers Redhead Drake
708A. Hollow "short body" redhead drake by Tom Chambers of L...

2,000
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3,000
708B Lot 708B

Ken Anger Black Duck- Khune Rig, Buffalo, NY
708B. Very early black showing the "Pringle" influence by K...

1,200
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1,800
709 Lot 709

Ken Anger Teal
709. Rare blue-winged teal hen by Ken Anger. Original paint...

2,000
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3,000
710 Lot 710

Pair of Ken Anger Bluebill Decoys
710. Pair of bluebills by Ken Anger of Dunnville, Ontario. ...

800
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1,200
711 Lot 711

D. W. Nichol Scaup Hen
711. Very early "long neck" bluebill hen with personality b...

1,500
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2,500
712 Lot 712

D. W. Nichol Scaup Drake
712. Bluebill drake by D. W. Nichol in fine original paint ...

1,500
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2,500
712A Lot 712A

Hooded Merganser
712A. Rare and very graceful example of a hooded merganser d...

3,000
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4,500
713 Lot 713

Chauncy Wheeler Whistler Drake
713. High head whistler drake by Chauncy Wheeler. Bird appe...

4,500
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5,500
713A Lot 713A

Ken Anger Black Duck
713A. Black duck by Ken Anger. In superb original paint wit...

800
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1,200
714 Lot 714

White Wing Scoter by Prinz
714. White winged scoter by Charlie Prinz. Head turned shar...

300
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450
714A Lot 714A

American Merganser by Prinz
714A. Award winning American merganser drake by Charlie Prin...

450
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650
714B Lot 714B

Long Island Bluebill Hen (Att Capt Sammis)
714B. Early bluebill hen ca. late 1800's by Captain Sammis,...

500
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750
715 Lot 715

Altoff Mallard Drake
715. Mallard drake by Charles Althoff (1859-1942) of Prince...

1,500
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2,500
716 Lot 716

Altoff Mallard Hen
716. Charles Althoff mallard hen ca. 1890-1910. In fine orig...

2,000
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3,000
717 Lot 717

Walker Sr. Pintail
717. Early hollow pintail drake by Charles Walker Sr. Acqui...

2,000
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3,000
718 Lot 718

Perdew Pintail Decoy
718. Pintail drake ca 1940-42 by Charles Perdew, Henry, IL. ...

3,500
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4,500
719 Lot 719

Carl Sattler Mallard Hen
719. Hollow carved mallard hen from the Illinois River. Pai...

1,500
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2,500
719A Lot 719A

John Tax Cloth Mallard
719A. Rare canvas over ground cork mallard drake by John Ta...

2,000
-
3,000
720 Lot 720

Crow by Charles Perdew
720. Turned head crow decoy with glass eyes by Charles Perd...

900
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1,200
721 Lot 721

Seneca Lake Canvasback
721. Fantastic sculpture of a Seneca Lake canvasback drake ...

1,500
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2,500
722 Lot 722

Redhead Drake Decoy by B. Schmidt
722. Redhead drake by Ben Schmidt. Overall light to moderat...

600
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900
723 Lot 723

Schmidt Type Bluebill Drake
723. Bluebill drake attributed to Walter Snow from Centerlin...

300
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500
724 Lot 724

Turned Head Ben Schmidt Bluebill Drake
724. Early slightly smaller lesser scaup drake by Ben Schmi...

400
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600
725 Lot 725

Bluebill Hen By Ben Schmidt
725. Bluebill drake ca mid to early 1900's by Ben Schmidt o...

400
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600
726 Lot 726

Ben Schmidt Bluebill
726. Fine bluebill drake by Ben Schmidt. Usual carved wings...

500
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750
727 Lot 727

Eric Schneider Bluebill Hen
727. Bluebill hen in a head forward or swimming pose by Eri...

200
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400
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