Early Fish Spearing Decoy

by unknown Michigan carver, similar to Vandenbosch, excellent surface, brass fins, 10.5"L, est. Market Determined

Carver, Painted Eyes, Metal Tail & Fins, 5"L, Est. Market Determined

Carver,Painted Eyes, Carved Tail, Metal Fins, EX. Peter Bram Collection, 6"L, Est. Market Determined

Upper Peninsula Carver, 11.5", Metal Tail & Fins, Est. 50-75

by unknown carver from Lake St. Clair, tack eyes, metal tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, combination of original & old working paint with some wear & flaking, 9.5"L, est. 300 - 500

from Sault Saint Marie in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, unknown maker, lead head, tin tail & fins, delicate metal cup side fins, great piece of folkart, 8"L, est. 700 -1000

Early, well used, working Minnesota fish spearing decoy with a uniquely carved protruding lower jaw giving it a somewhat pugnacious look. Paint is worn from use and one painted eye is no longer visibl

Carlton, MN, glass eyes, metal tail & metal fins, strong original paint with some light wear & flaking, a few small touchups to white on bottom, nice early example, 8.5"L, est. 300 - 500

Carlton, MN, glass eyes, metal tail & metal fins, strong original paint with some light wear & flaking, nice early example, 8.5"L, est. 300 - 500

American, ex. Ross collection. Early wood spearing fish with white paint, 12.25"l. Together with copper fish, 11.5"l.

Cadillac, 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, overall

Cadillac, 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.

Cadillac, 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 x

Cadillac, 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 - 4,000

Cadillac, 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 & m

Cadillac, 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 - 1,200

Cadillac, 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 condi

Cadillac, 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 tail

Waseca, 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,

Cadillac, 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 Si

relief stamped eyes, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills & mouth, similar to Abe Dehate, exact fish featured on pg. 72 of the Fish Decoy Book Vol. III by Kimball, was used by Hans Janner Jr.

Osakis, MN, relief stamped & painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, some flaking & crazing to paint, overal nice example, 4.75"L, est. 700 - 1000

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, strong original paint, some light flaking on fins, light paint loss on bottom, features dual lead chambers, Pete Siggelko Collection, 9"L x 1.25"T x

Mt. Clemens, MI, 12.25"L natural sided bass, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, point of lower fin appears to have tiny chip, otherwise in excellent condition, makers brand & lead weight on bottom,