Brant Decoy - Bill Cramer

William "Bill" Cramer - Beach Haven, NJ -16.75" long- Large smoothie style brant. Signed by the maker on the underside. - Condition: Original with minimal wear including some chipping on the tail edge

William "Bill" Cramer - Beach Haven, NJ c.1968 -13" long- Nicely painted full-size mallard hen decoy. Head is turned off to the left. - Condition: Original with minimal wear.

Parkertown, NJ, nice form in swimming position, no eyes, hollow body, repainted, crack in neck, small dent on side of head, some gunning wear, minor paint flaking at seams, Steve Weller Collection, 18

A 16 1/2 inch Brant decoy from Long Island, NY. Displays bill carving,, a tack eye, great form, and a keel. In in-use paint with heavy wear, flaking and a missing eye.

Chincoteague, VA, tack eyes, solid body, old working paint with a few age cracks in neck, small chip on tip of bill that has been reset, a few shot marks, 18"L, est. Market Determined

Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, light areas of paint loss & flaking, tail chip on left edge of tail, a few age cracks in bill, age crack in

An 18 inch hollow Brant by Mark Kears (1856-1946), Northfield, NJ, circa 1920. Exhibits tack eyes, carved bill detail and an inletted weight. In-use paint with wear.

Somers Point, New Jersey, glass eyes, hollow body, good original paint with very little wear, a few small rubs and tiny dents, hairline crack through bill and lower jaw that has been reset, great form

Relief Carved Eyes, Hollow Body, Combination of Old Gunning Paint with Flaking in Wear, Bill Replaced, Excellent Form, 18"L, From the Rob Beck Collection, Est. Market Determined

Bill made with dowel rod but stays in place. Some paint loss, mainly to bill. 12 inches wide x 4 inches deep x 6.5 inches tall.

1 by Gene Marshall, Forked River, NJ, no eyes, hollow body, original paint, few light rubs with a couple paint chips on head & bill, makers tag & signature on bottom & 1 J. Parker, Crab Island Parkert

by unknown east coast carvers, 1 tack eyes, hollow body, in swimming position, working paint with gunning wear, relief carved wings, repaired neck crack, bill has damage & 1 no eyes, hollow body, old

FINE BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Old Saybrook, CT. Superior model in excellent original paint and structural condition. Balsa construction. Head with glass eyes and notch-bill detail. Retains f

BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Babylon, NY. Good original paint and structural condition with in-use wear. Bottom half of bill reset. Paint flaking to underside of tail. Retains glass eyes and ful

Three Working Duck Decoys. Canvasback with glass eyes, 16 inches long. Black Duck 18 inches long, Brant 17 in. long (missing part of bill)

Including: Miniature Canadian Goose, Brant Alert, Blue Bill and a 4th. Together with (3) carved heads. Length 15 1/2 inches (and under)

GROUP OF FIVE GUNNING DECOYS. All with heavy use. Group consists of two brant, one with broken bill, a bluebill drake, canvasback drake, and a black duck head, probably Herter's. All in fair to good s

William “Tucker” Daniels (1879-1953) Wanchese, NC, c. 1910 17 1/2 in. long Daniels was a fisherman, hunter, guide, and decoy maker who spent most of his life on Roanoke Island. This decoy displays

Snakey-Head Brant Larry Kirack (1918-1970) Eureka, CA, c. 1945 15 in. long The wonderful serpentine form and published history of this decoy have rightfully made it an icon of the Northwest and, along

William "Bill" Joeckel (1921-2010) - Islip Terrace, Long Island, NY c.1960's -16" long- Highly decorative competition decoy for this Long Island Bayman. Bill was a regular competitor at the U.S. Natio

High-Head Swimming Brant Nathan Birdsall (1890-1936) Lovelandtown, NJ, c. 1930 18 in. long A high-head hollow brant with baseboard construction. Nathan was the son of fellow carver Eugene Birdsall. Or

Swimming Brant Atlantic Coast, c. 1900 18 in. long A brant in a swimming pose with the species' characteristically uplifted tail. As found.

Craddockville, VA, relief carved eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light distressed wear, nice form carved in the Cobb style in swimming position, crack in back repaired in the carving of th

Rare Preening Brant Thomas H. Gelston (1851-1924) Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 16 1/2 in. long A rare and prominently exhibited and documented cork decoy by one of Long Island's premier carvers. T