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

offered by
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)
783 Lot 783

Golden Plover
783. Golden plover from Nantucket. Original paint which has...

600
-
900
784 Lot 784

Lincoln Golden Plover, Hole for Stringing
784. Golden plover by Joe Lincoln ca early 1900's (1859- 19...

4,500
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5,500
785 Lot 785

Lincoln Type Yellowlegs
785. Yellowlegs by Joseph Whiting Lincoln ca. 1880- 1900. O...

3,500
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4,500
786 Lot 786

Minnow in the Throat Yellowlegs, Westport, MA
786. Early running "minnow in the throat" yellowlegs ca 190...

5,500
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7,500
787 Lot 787

Nantucket Golden Plover Rebilled
787. Early Nantucket golden plover with painted eyes and a ...

3,000
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4,500
788 Lot 788

Two Piece Curlew Decoy
788. Two piece curlew decoy ca 1890-1910 from the North Rive...

4,500
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6,500
789 Lot 789

Running split tail yellowlegs ca 1900
789. Running split tail yellowlegs ca. 1900 from Martha's V...

3,500
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5,500
790 Lot 790

Mass Feeder (8A)
790. Feeding or running greater yellowlegs from Duxbury, Mas...

2,200
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2,800
791 Lot 791

Goodspeed Yellowlegs
791. Tack eye yellowlegs by David Goodspeed of Duxbury, Mass...

2,400
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2,800
792 Lot 792

Black Bellied Plover Flapping Wings
792. Unique "flapping wing" black bellied plover from Hingh...

3,500
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4,500
793 Lot 793

Boyd, Clarence Black Bellied Plover
793. Split tail black-bellied plover decoy ca early 1900's ...

3,000
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4,500
794 Lot 794

Dodge Golden Plover
794. Black-bellied plover by the Dodge Factory. Original pa...

2,500
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3,500
795 Lot 795

Yellowlegs from Hingham
795. Tack eye, two-piece hollow split tail "Hingham school"...

1,200
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1,800
796 Lot 796

Oversized Plover, MV
796. Oversized black-bellied plover from Massachusetts. Var...

1,500
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2,500
796A Lot 796A

Charles Thomas Balsa Black Bellied Plover
796A. Black-bellied plover by Charles Thomas ca. 1900, Acco...

500
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750
797 Lot 797

Hingham Two Piece Yellowlegs
797. Split tail yellowlegs by Charley Thomas of Assinippi, ...

1,500
-
2,500
798 Lot 798

Mass Yellowlegs
798. Massachusetts curlew very much in the style of the so-...

3,500
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4,500
799 Lot 799

Mass Shorebird
799. Massachusetts split tail yellowlegs ca 1900 with old b...

800
-
1,200
800 Lot 800

Bennett Rig Yellowlegs
800. Greater yellowlegs from the Bennet rig. Morton type wi...

5,000
-
7,500
801 Lot 801

Joe Lincoln Yellowlegs
801. Yellowlegs ca 1910-1915 by Joseph Whiting Lincoln of A...

3,500
-
5,500
801A Lot 801A

Goodspeed Golden Plover
801A. Golden plover by David Goodspeed, Duxbury, Massachuset...

2,000
-
3,000
802 Lot 802

Hingham Mass Yellowlegs Possibly a Lincoln
802. Tack eye yellowlegs from Hingham, Massachusetts area, ...

2,000
-
3,000
803 Lot 803

Nantucket Golden Plover Decoy ca 1890
803. Split tail golden plover ca. 1890-1900 from Nantucket o...

4,500
-
5,500
804 Lot 804

Morton Type Plover
804. Golden plover decoy ca. 1900. A so called "Morton Type...

2,500
-
4,500
805 Lot 805

Mass Willett
805. Outstanding Massachusetts willet. Light to moderately w...

3,500
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5,500
806 Lot 806

Fat Flattie Running Yellowlegs Broken Bill
806. Running yellowlegs with split tail. Original paint wit...

1,000
-
1,500
806A Lot 806A

Plover, NJ
806A. Black-bellied plover decoy ca. 1900 from NJ in origin...

1,000
-
1,500
807 Lot 807

Yellowlegs North Shore Poss by Hart
807. Greater yellowlegs with split tail and vertically sepa...

600
-
900
808 Lot 808

Golden Plover, Cape Cod, Raised Wings
808. Cape Cod golden plover ca 1900 in winter or immature pl...

800
-
1,200
809 Lot 809

Curlew Attr to Charley Thomas
809. Huge working curlew attributed to Charles "Stubby" Thom...

2,000
-
3,000
810 Lot 810

Unknown Maker Golden Plover
810. New England split tail golden plover. Original paint w...

700
-
900
811 Lot 811

Black Bellied Plover Decoy
811. Black-bellied plover decoy ca 1900 from Massachusetts ...

800
-
1,200
811A Lot 811A

Weathered Plover, JPN Brand
811A. Weathered derelict of a split tail plover. It looks a...

1,200
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1,800
812 Lot 812

Wilbur Corwin Peep
812. Cork peep shorebird by Wilbur Corwin, Bellport Long Is...

600
-
900
813 Lot 813

Outer Bank Shorebird
813. Early shorebird from the outer banks of North Carolina....

800
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1,400
814 Lot 814

Bob Mosher Plover
814. Plover by Massachusetts carver Robert Mosher. Carved in...

300
-
500
815 Lot 815

Balsa Rail
815. Balsa wading bird from Louisiana. All original paint w...

300
-
500
815A Lot 815A

Cranmer Wood Duck Drake
815A. Wood duck drake by New Jersey's William Cranmer. Cran...

550
-
750
816 Lot 816

Heisler Black Duck
816. Rare oversized hollow black duck of the finest quality...

3,500
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4,500
816A Lot 816A

New Jersey Brant
816A. Hollow carved New Jersey brant. Head forward in a swim...

400
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600
816B Lot 816B

Canada Goose, Mid Atlantic Region, Unknown
816B. Nicely carved goose by an unknown maker from the mid ...

200
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400
816C Lot 816C

Chris Sprague Wood Duck Drake
816C. Wood duck drake with carved wing tips. Excellent orig...

500
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1,000
816D Lot 816D

Pair of Conklin Redheads
816D. Pair of hollow redheads by Hurley Conklin. Both with ...

600
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900
816E Lot 816E

Bluebill Drake, Crisfield (Tyler)
816E. Bluebill drake ca 1920-1940 from Crisfield, Maryland. ...

200
-
300
816F Lot 816F

NJ Bluebill Decoy by Updike
816F. Early hollow New Jersey bluebill drake ca early 1900'...

500
-
1,000
817 Lot 817

Preening Crowell Black Duck
817. Very rare preening black duck standard grade gunning de...

12,000
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16,000
818 Lot 818

Bluebill Drake Decoy Ben Pease or Ben Smith
818. Superb example of a bluebill drake from Martha's Viney...

7,500
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9,500
819 Lot 819

Goldeneye Hen by Stuart, Martha's Vineyard
819. Goldeneye hen from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. L...

2,000
-
3,000
820 Lot 820

Pair of Hollow Mallards ? WI or Canada
820. Excellent pair of hollow mallards found in a Duxbury ho...

5,000
-
7,500
820A Lot 820A

Feeding Black Duck
820A. Early feeding black duck possibly from Martha's Viney...

800
-
1,200
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