Sold2022Sonny Bashore Herring Spearing DecoyPauldine, OH, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition with relief carved gills & mouth, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 9.25"L, est. 400 - 7See Sold Price
Sold2022John Kalash Herring Spearing DecoyGibraltar,MI painted eyes, metal tail & fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection,14.5"L est. Market DeterminedSee Sold Price
Sold20224 Jim Nelson Fish Spearing DecoysCadillac, MI, 9"L sucker American flag, 9"L rainbow trout, 8.75"L black & silver trout & 7"L brook trout, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, the PeSee Sold Price
Sold20223 Jim Nelson Fish Spearing DecoysCadillac, MI, 1 rainbow trout dated 8-07, 1 brown trout dated 6-06 & 1 brook trout dated 8-05, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, all have makers signature on bottom, sizes range 7.5"L -See Sold Price
Sold2021Jim Walker Musky Fish Spearing Decoy, Bemidji, MN,Jim Walker Musky Fish Spearing Decoy, Bemidji, MN, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, signed & dated 2008 on bottom, 11.75"L, est. 100 - 200See Sold Price
Sold20229.5"L Brook Trout Spearing Decoysimilar to Jim Foote, carved eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. Market DeterminedSee Sold Price
Sold2023Carl Christiansen Perch Spearing DecoysNewberry, MI, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, highly detailed relief carved scales, excellent original paint, makers signature on bottom, Jim Szabo Collection, 13.5"L, est. 250 - 450See Sold Price
Sold20223 Fish Spearing Decoys6.5"L trout by Mike Maxson, Newberry, MI, 7" red & white sucker by Jim Nelson, Cadillac, MI, & 9"L yellow & black by Karl Johnson, Newberry, MI, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excelleSee Sold Price
Sold20212 Floyd "Red" Bruce Fish Spearing DecoysGaylord, MI, 1 sucker 9"L & 1 jack herring 10"L, both have glass eyes, carved tail & copper fins, relief carved gills & open mouth, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, est. 250 - 450See Sold Price
Sold20224 Fish Spearing Decoys1 walleye by Jim Anderson 8"L & 2 perch, 1 trout by Leonard Nelson, Manton, 7"L - 8"L, all have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 150 - 300See Sold Price
Sold20212 Floyd "Red" Bruce Fish Spearing DecoysGaylord, MI, 1 lake sturgeon 10"L & 1 herring 8.5", both have glass eyes, carved tail & copper fins, relief carved gills, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, est. 250 - 450See Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Oscar Peterson Rainbow Trout Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, 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, overallSee Sold Price
Sold2021Oscar Peterson Bass Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, rare carved eye, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, dual lead chambers, period 3, mostly original paint with some enhancement on top of back and bottom, great form, 10"L x 1.See Sold Price
Sold2021Oscar Peterson Sucker Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual led chambers, strong original paint with light wear, exact fish featured in Oscar Peterson book by Ron Fritz 3 times pgs. 8, 28 & 56, 7.875"L xSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circaLarge spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circa 1900. Tack eyes with metal fins. Gray and white paint. This extraordinary fish measures 18" long.See Sold Price
Sold2021Oscar Peterson Northern Pike Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, period 3-4, strong original paint, great crazed surface & patina, 8.75"L x .75"W x 1.25"T, est. 2,000 - 4,000See Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Kingfish Spearing DecoyManistee, MI, painted eyes, wooden tail & metal fins, with original 2pc cardboard box, mint condition, made by Bar Lake Fishing Tackle Co., 7"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800See Sold Price
Sold2022Oscar Peterson Perch Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, large tack eyes, original paint with light wear, a few age cracks in paint, light coat of varnish, overall great example, dual lead chambers, relief carved gills & mouth, carved tail & mSee Sold Price
Sold2021Oscar Peterson Northern Pike Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, good original paint on the body with a tail repair, 2 small spear marks to top of back, 7"L x .75"W x .875"T, est. 800 - 1,200See Sold Price
Sold2021Oscar Peterson Walleye Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, large upholstery tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with some light crazing, small professional tail chip repair, otherwise in excellent condiSee Sold Price
Sold2024Oscar Peterson Perch Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, tack eyes with yellow eyebrows, featuring 7 black bars on body, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with light wear, very small chip to bottom tip of tailSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Herters Fish Spearing DecoyWaseca, MN, glass eyes, thin metal tail & fins, see similar example on pg. 95 of "Kimballs Vol. III" and pg. 102 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, hard to find, excellent condition, 6.25"L,See Sold Price
Sold2024Oscar Peterson Brook Trout Fish Spearing DecoyCadillac, MI, painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with very little wear, nice detail throughout with additional blood trail coming from the gills, Pete SiSee Sold Price
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