Sam Barnes Canvasback Decoy (re-headed)

Havre de Grace, MD, painted eyes, solid body, combination of original & old working paint with flaking & gunning wear, age crack in neck, Steve Weller Collection, 16"L, est. 200 - 400

Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1920s. Working canvasback hen decoy with original paint. Some wear. 16"l. Ex Dave Clawson Collection.

A Samuel Barnes (American, 1851/57-1926) antique hand carved Canvasback wood duck decoy painted in red, black, and white having an attached metal loop on underside. Ink signed on underside.

Vintage Canvasback Decoy by Sam Barnes, Signed on Bottom

Canvasback Decoy Washington Barnes (1862-1915) (attr.) Carpenter's Point, MD 15 1/2 in. long The underside has "RE" stamped in the weight. Working paint with heavy gunning wear, including neck cracks.

Decoy by Sam Barnes, Havre de Grace, Maryland. Signed to bottom and dated 1926.

Antique George Washington Barnes (1862-1915), Carpenters Point. Identified and appraised by Henry A Fleckenstein at the Ward Foundation Museum, in Salisbury Maryland in 1993.

Red headed, canvas back, drake decoy. Carved in Westhampton, Long Island and survived "the great hurricane of 1938", and attributed to "Uncle Bruce," weight still attached to the underside of the deco

Long Island Brant decoy. Provenance: From Wildfowler Decoys, Inc. (Quogue) and Peacock Point, Long Island estate. [17 inches]. Re-headed; missing part of head.

FINE AND RARE CANVASBACK HEN from the Upper Bay, MD. Early working paint, possibly Sam Barnes. Very good structural condition with typical check at mid-neck and underside of body. Retains keel weight,

Circa 1900, likely coastal Maryland origin. The group of three having a nice early surface and having been used. One example having a more recent re-paint likely mid 20th century. Largest: L15 3/8"

Two antique carved wood ducky decoys. Larger decoy signed on bottom Sam Barns (possibly by Samuel Barnes 1857-1926) and measures 16" long. Smaller decoy signed on bottom Little Judy and measures appro

Canvasback Richard "Fresh Air Dick" Janson (1872-1951) Sonoma Creek, CA, c. 1940 15 1/2 in. long This canvasback drake bears raised-wing detail, and Janson's signature skeg under the tail. Original pa

Magnum Canvasback John Williams (1858-1937) Cedar Island, VA, c. 1890 18 in. long “The Folk art of America is forever richer because John Williams lived and carved on Cedar Island.” &#8212

A Lake St. Clair Canvasback decoy by Frederick Alexander Dolson (1868-1947), Kent County, having a classic sloped head and humped back, hot branded on the bottom with a stylized "F.A.D.". A label on t

Canvasback The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1948 15 3/4 in. long A balsa-bodied decoy signed and dated by the Wards on the underside. This is the first

Oscar Carroll (1868-1946) Back Bay, VA, c. 1930 16 in. long A graceful, high-head canvasback drake likely made from cypress wood which was rot resistant and lightened considerably as it dried. Caroll

John Austin (1891-1981)(attr.) Corolla, NC, c. 1910 18 in. long An oversize working canvasback with a high head. After serving his country in World War I, Austin returned to his home waters to become

Decoy by George Washington Barnes circa 1900. Hand signed to bottom.

Canvasback Thomas Schroeder (1886-1976) Detroit, MI, c. 1950 17 in. long An oversized drake with a hollowed-out underside. Signatures on the side and bottom have been sealed over. Old Schroeder paint

Canvasback Decoy Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1930 17 in. long Bears a conjoined "HF" incised marking and a mounted block as a weight on the underside. As found. Provenance: Estate o

Five Canvasbacks Upper Bay, MD, c. 1900 15 1/4 in. long *****Description updated, this lot does NOT have a canvasback attributed to Howlett and illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys"

Four Canvasbacks The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD 16 1/2 in. long Three Ward 1948 model balsa decoys with mixed repaint and restoration. One 1970s canvasba

Upper Chesapeake Bay, c. 1870 15 1/2 in. long A large canvasback decoy with a slight ridge down the tail. The underside for tail bears an incised "H" and the body has a second head by James T. Holly (