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3 Michigan Fish Decoys, Possibly Oscar Peterson

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Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 7" x 1.25" tall x .75" wide. Provenance Steven Michaan collection. Literature "American Fish Decoys," Steven

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Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 6.5" x 1" x .5". Provenance Steven Michaan collection. Literature "American Fish Decoys," Steven Michaan, p. 1

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Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. Dome tack eyes with white bear paw decoration on sides. 9" x 1.5" tall x 7/8" wide.

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Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Domed brass eyes with additional dot painting along the seven black bars on body. 5 5/8" x 1 1/8" tall x 5/8" wide. Prov

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Musky fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Musky fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 6" x 1" tall x .5" wide. Provenance Steven Michaan collection. Literature Fish is pictured in "American Fish

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Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan,: Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. Tack eye model. 6" long x 1.25" tall x .75" tall. Carved gills and mouth. Provenance: Michaan collection. Literature: "A

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Fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century.: Fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. Brook trout with painted, tack eyes. So called "cut gill" model. Measures 7" long, 1.25" tall, .6" wide.

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Brook trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century.: Brook trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. 9.375" x 1" wide x 1.75" tall. Dome tack eyes.

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Sucker fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd - 3rd quarter 20th century.: Sucker fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd - 3rd quarter 20th century. Painted dome tack eyes. 6.5" x .5" x 1".

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Brook trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century.: Brook trout fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. A rare design with red spots, dome tack eyes. Measures 9" long x 5.75" x 1.75".

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Sucker fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century.: Sucker fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. An unusual size with a painted yellow and black eye, and green eyebrow. Measures 4.25" x .5" x .75".

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Perch fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan.: Metal fins and tack eyes. Measures 7" x 1.25" x .75".

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Very rare musky fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac,: Very rare musky fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Painted eye model. With carved gills and mouth. 7.25" x 1" tall x .5" wide. Provenance: Michaan collection. Li

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Folk Art Carved and Painted Fish Spearing Decoy.: Folk Art Carved and Painted Fish Spearing Decoy. Attributed to Oscar Peterson (1894-1951, Cadillac, Michigan). Peterson was a guide and maker of many of the fish decoys that he and his clients used to

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FISH DECOY TRADE SIGN BY OSCAR PETERSON.: American (Michigan), mid-20th Century. Cut and painted steel by Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan. 10"h. 11"w.

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Rare Oscar Peterson Rainbow Trout Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, Exact Fish featured on pg 55 "Michigan's Master Carver Oscar W. Peterson by Ron Fritz" large tack eyes, excellent original paint with very little wear, a few minor paint flakes, overall

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3 Michigan Fish Decoys, Possibly Oscar Peterson

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Description

Likely by Oscar Peterson, part of a collection from Beulah, Michigan, early decoys including one trout fish example,

Largest 8" long, all weighted.

From the lifetime collection of living folk artist Dewey Blocksma, Beulah, Michigan. Blocksma acquired most pieces directly from the artists.

Condition

Worn condition and fins rusted off on one

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3 Michigan Fish Decoys, Possibly Oscar Peterson

Name: 3 Michigan Fish Decoys, Possibly Oscar Peterson
SKU: 113934358
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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