Fall Sporting Collectibles 2024

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Syracuse, NY, United States

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Fall Sporting Collectibles 2024

American Sporting Auctions

Our exciting online only Fall Sporting Collectibles 2024 sale will feature an eclectic 200 lots of vintage and contemporary decoys, wildlife carvings, miniatures, books, and other vintage hunting and fishing collectibles. To arrange phone bidding or to consign in an upcoming sale, please contact Mike Martin at 315-576-6058 or email AmericanSportingAuctions@gmail.com We provide convenient in house shipping to ensure lower costs and safer packing! We will box and ship your lots to your address on file.

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Mallard Drake - Charles Buchanan: Charles Buchanan (1911-1990)North Augusta, ON c.195011.25" longColorful and diminutive decoy as most of Charlies work was. Raised wings with carved feathering to provide a feathering appearance.

0001: Mallard Drake - Charles Buchanan

Est.

$200

$300

SOLD

Canvasback Hen - Charles Buchanan: Charles Buchanan (1911-1990)North Augusta, ON c.195015" longCarved feather details across the back with individual carved feathers on two wings that are raised and separated. Carved tail feather

0002: Canvasback Hen - Charles Buchanan

Est.

$200

$300

SOLD

Goldeneye Pair - Bill Cooper: Bill Cooper (1886-1975)Verdun, Quebec, Canada, c.193012.25" longDeeply carved wing and tail feathering detail, a desireable aspect of decoys from this area. Turned heads with glass eyes and

0003: Goldeneye Pair - Bill Cooper

Est.

$1,000

$1,500

SOLD

Canvasback Pair - St. Clair Flats: St. Clair Flats c.1900Both are 15.75" long | Both are 7.25" widePair of hollow carved Canvasbacks from the St. Clair Flats area. The birds are very light, have relatively thin profiles, and are

0004: Canvasback Pair - St. Clair Flats

Est.

$5,000

$7,000

SOLD

Bluebill Hen - Adam Brown: Adam Brown (1865-1952)Gananoque, Ontario c.1910's12"Working bluebill hen decoy in original paint with the original weight and line loop. A complete find with both of those as they were regularly

0004A: Bluebill Hen - Adam Brown

Est.

$600

$900

SOLD

Scoter Decoy - Joseph Lincoln: Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)Accord, MA, c.192017.25" longReferred to as the Coastal body style, few solid body white-wing scoters have surfaced in comparison to the far more popular and practical

0005: Scoter Decoy - Joseph Lincoln

Est.

$3,000

$5,000

Merganser Drake - Willie Ross: Willie Ross (1878-1954)Chebeague Island, ME, c.191018.75" longIt's been said by his son that Willie started carving decoys for himself in his mid-teens. A self reliant individual, Willie worked odd

0006: Merganser Drake - Willie Ross

Est.

$3,500

$5,500

Lot Passed

SOLD

Mackey Collection Long Tailed Drake: Unknown Maker, ex. Bill Mackey CollectionLong Island, NY, c. 188011.25" longOriginally believed by Bill Mackey to be a small rig of Labrador Duck decoys, a species that was last seen in 1878 in

0007: Mackey Collection Long Tailed Drake

Est.

$3,000

$5,000

SOLD

Hollow White Wing Scoter - Gus Wilson: Gus Wilson (1864-1950)South Portland, ME c. 191020.5" longWilson was born ?Down East,? on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Though he is foremost remembered as a carver, Wilson was also a boatbuilder,

0008: Hollow White Wing Scoter - Gus Wilson

Est.

$1,000

$1,500

SOLD

Black Duck - Gus Wilson: Gus Wilson (1864-1950)South Portland, ME c. 192517" longSleek black duck with a raised wing pattern. The bill bears some incising under the bill, with small nostrils, and carved eyes. Head is

0009: Black Duck - Gus Wilson

Est.

$500

$700

SOLD

Miniature Pheasant - Wendell Gilley: Wendell Gilley (1904-1983)Southwest Harbor, ME c.19719" longFolky pheasant by this sought after New England carver. Two brass legs stand the bird on a cut piece of pine with the makers signature and

0010: Miniature Pheasant - Wendell Gilley

Est.

$600

$900

SOLD

Miniature Bob-white Quail - James Lapham: James Lapham (1909-1987)Dennisport, MA, c. 19604" tall | Scene is 6" longMiniature quail on a unique log scene. Painted tack eyes with small cut mandible line in the beak. Metal legs attach it

0010A: Miniature Bob-white Quail - James Lapham

Est.

$300

$500

SOLD

Miniature Pintail Pair - Elmer Crowell: A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)East Harwich, MA, c. 1930Base 5.5" long | Pintail Drake 5.25" longEver so slightly larger than usual double mount in a harder to find species. Both are nicely painted

0011: Miniature Pintail Pair - Elmer Crowell

Est.

$1,250

$1,850

SOLD

Black Duck - Elmer Crowell: A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)East Harwich, MA, c.192816.75" longClassic working black duck with gold feathering and painted speculums. The speculum, mostly only visible on the left side, is painted

0012: Black Duck - Elmer Crowell

Est.

$1,500

$2,500

SOLD

0013: Widgeon Drake - Elmer Crowell

Est.

$1,250

$1,850

SOLD

Black Duck - Howard Hoatley: Howard Hoatley (1888-1937)Milford, CT c.1920's16" longAs decoys of the Stratford School of carving continued to rise with the prominence of Charles "Shang" Wheeler, Howard of Milford, CT chose to

0014: Black Duck - Howard Hoatley

Est.

$600

$900

SOLD

Stratford Black Duck: Kenneth Peck (1887-1961)William Bedell (1904-1960)Stratford, CT c.1930's17" longClassic hollow carved Stratford School black duck attributed to the carving duo. They believed in simple and

0014A: Stratford Black Duck

Est.

$300

$500

SOLD

Black Duck - Joel Barber: Joel D. Barber (1876-1952)Wilton, CT, c. 192016" longHollow carved "Modern" black duck. He utilized his architect skills to imagine decoys in his famous watercolors and tried his hand at many

0015: Black Duck - Joel Barber

Est.

$500

$700

SOLD

Bluebill Drake - Uknown: Connecticut, c. 1940's12" longHollow carved decoy with laminated construction using 4 layers of dimensional lumber. Simple yet likely very effective decoy taking some stylistic body traits from

0016: Bluebill Drake - Uknown

Est.

$400

$600

SOLD

Stickup Seagull Decoy - Capt. George Combs Sr.: Capt. George W. Combs Sr. (1911-1992)Freeport, Long Island, NY c.19?720" longLarge hollow carved seagull with a drilled hole to be used as a stick-up confidence decoy. The thick original paint has

0017: Stickup Seagull Decoy - Capt. George Combs Sr.

Est.

$800

$1,200

SOLD

0018: Bluebill Drake - Capt. George Coombs Sr.

Est.

$500

$700

SOLD

Curlew - William Henry Bennett: William Henry Bennett (1867-1954)East Hampton, Long Island15" longSometimes referred to as "Uncle Henry", William carved under influences from local Shinnecock Reservation working and decorative

0019: Curlew - William Henry Bennett

Est.

$600

$900

SOLD

0020: Curlew - William Henry Bennett

Est.

$600

$900

SOLD

Ruddy Duck Pair - Bob Kerr: Robert G. Kerr (b. 1935)Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada, c.1965Drake 9.25" long | Hen 11.5" longNot to be confused with later and more commonly produced pieces by this maker, Bob's genuine

0021: Ruddy Duck Pair - Bob Kerr

Est.

$1,500

$2,500

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