![Blue-Winged Warbler by Frank S. Finney (b. 1947): Blue-Winged Warbler Frank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA 6 1/2 in. long The underside bears the maker's incised "F" signature. Original paint with minimal wear.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285049_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
Hunting & Fishing
![Blue-Winged Warbler by Frank S. Finney (b. 1947): Blue-Winged Warbler Frank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA 6 1/2 in. long The underside bears the maker's incised "F" signature. Original paint with minimal wear.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285049_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker by Frank S. Finney (b. 1947): Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Frank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA 7 3/4 in. long The underside bears the maker's incised "F" signature. Original paint with light wear.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285047_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Four Decoys: Four Decoys largest is 19 in. long One Crowell teal with the maker's oval brand and the Mackey stamp on the underside. One primitive bundled-reed canvasback, one Long Island brant, and one factory duc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285002_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Bluebill Pair by Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958): Bluebill Pair Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958) Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1930 14 in. long A rigmate pair that retain their anchor lines. Original paint with gunning wear and a check along](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180284998_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Preening Ring-Neck by Russell Owen (b. 1980): Preening Ring-Neck Russell Owen (b. 1980) Denmark, SC, 2017 12 In. long A preening decoy with cross-raised wing carving. The underside bears the maker's signature, date, and an incised "R." Original p](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285067_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Ruddy Duck by Russell Owen (b. 1980): Ruddy Duck Russell Owen (b. 1980) Denmark, SC 13 in. long Owen began teaching himself to carve as a child in South Carolina. Pursuing his passion for remote wildlife he headed to Alaska for 14 seasons](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285065_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Sleeping Black Duck Decoy by Ian McNair (b. 1981): Sleeping Black Duck Ian McNair (b. 1981) Craddockville, VA, c. 2020 14 1/2 in. long The underside of this hollow decoy displays an incised ?I McNair? signature. Original paint with light wear and a co](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285037_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Plover Decoy: Plover Massachusetts, c. 1880 9 in. long Early working paint with even gunning wear, chips to wing and tail tips, and a replaced bill.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285026_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Three-Quarter Size Pheasant by James Joseph Ahearn (1904-1963): Three-Quarter Size Pheasant James Joseph Ahearn (1904-1963) Stamford, CT, c. 1950 pheasant is 15 in. long A ring-necked pheasant carving mounted on a birch branch upon a hardwood base. Original paint](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285012_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Pintail Decoy: Pintail Louisiana, c. 1910 15 in. long A remarkably light decoy with incised wing carving. The head is secured with five wooden pegs. Original paint with heavy gunning wear. Provenance: Evelyn Thayer](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285004_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Bluebill Hen Decoy by James Adam "Addie" Nichol (1864-1929): Bluebill Hen James Adam "Addie" Nichol (1864-1929) Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1880 11 1/2 in. long The underside is stamped "EJR." Original paint with gunning wear, including original indentatio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279407_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Canvasback Hen Decoy by John F. Zachmann (1929-2017): Canvasback Hen John F. Zachmann (1929-2017) Detroit, MI, c. 1969 16 in. long The underside has an exhibition sticker for the 1969 International Decoy Contest at the Great Mississippi Valley Fair in Da](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279380_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Broadbill Drake Decoy by John F. Zachmann (1929-2017): Broadbill Drake John F. Zachmann (1929-2017) Detroit, MI, c. 1972 13 in. long Signature is on the underside. Original paint with moderate wear, including some flaking around wing tips. Provenance: Est](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279379_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Wood Duck by John McLaughlin (1911-1985): Wood Duck John McLaughlin (1911-1985) Bordentown, NJ, c. 1970 13 in. long The maker's signature is on the underside. Original paint with light wear. Provenance: Estate of Martin F. "Bubba" Wood](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279378_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Oversize Black-Bellied Plover by Mark S. McNair (b. 1950): Oversize Black-Bellied Plover Mark S. McNair (b. 1950) Craddockville, VA, c. 2015 13 3/4 in. long The underside of the large body bears an incised ?McNair? signature. Original paint with wear. Provena](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279356_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Decoy Carver's "Shaving Horse" Work Bench: Decoy Carver's "Shaving Horse" Work Bench 57 1/2 in. by 19 in. by 39 in. tall The "Shaving Horse" is a combination of a vice and a workbench. The design of this decoy carver's tool has ancient origins](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285081_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Bobwhite Quail Family: Bobwhite Quail Family c. 1930 largest is 7 1/2 in. long An early folky trio of carved quail with wire legs. Original paint with wear, including minor rubs to bill tips and minor chipping. Some damage](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285077_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Shoveler by Marty Hanson (b. 1965): Shoveler Marty Hanson (b. 1965) Prior Lake, MN, 1991 15 in. long The bottom bears the maker's signature and date in black ink, along with a burnt in ?MH.? Original paint with light wear.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285064_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Red Santa Claus by Frank S. Finney (b. 1947): Red Santa Claus Frank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA 8 in. tall A cast resin Santa mounted on a wooden base. The underside bears Finney's inked signature and an incised "F." Original paint with lig](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285054_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Blue Santa Claus by Frank S. Finney (b. 1947): Blue Santa Claus Frank S. Finney (b. 1947) Capeville, VA 8 in. tall A cast resin Santa mounted on a wooden base. The underside bears Finney's inked signature and an incised "F." Original paint with li](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285050_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Canada Goose Decoy by Charles Allen: Canada Goose Charles Allen Bordentown, NJ, c. 1940 25 1/4 in. long This rare species for the Delaware River is signed and dated in pencil by the maker on the underside. Gunning repaint with cracking i](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285032_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Black-Bellied Plover Decoy by Charles W. Thomas (b. 1875): Black-Bellied Plover Charles W. Thomas (b. 1875) Assinippi, MA, c. 1900 11 in. long Starr discusses this raised-wing balsa plover's rig and illustrates a rigmate in his treatise, "Decoys of the Atlant](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285028_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Miniature Mallard by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952): Miniature Mallard A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 4 1/2 in. long The carving displays the maker's rectangular stamp and species identification on the bottom. Original paint with](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180285008_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
![Miniature Pintail Pair by The Ward Brothers: Miniature Pintail Pair The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, 1963 10 1/2 in. long A meticulously carved and painted pair with turned heads and exceptional brus](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333717/180284942_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718653297)
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