Canvasback Decoy by Thomas Schroeder (1886-1976)

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 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

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

JIM CURRIER (HARVE DE GRACE, MARYLAND, 1886-1969), ATTRIBUTED, FOLK ART CARVED AND PAINTED CANVASBACK DECOY PAIR, each solid-body form with painted eyes, retains probably original lead weight and rigg

Canvasback Pair The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, 1972 16 1/2 in. long A pair of canvasback decoys, both are signed and dated on the bottom "Lem & Steve" a

Knot-Head Canvasback Drake Decoy The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, 1929 17 in. long The underside of this rare two-piece construction displays the date and

Canvasback Hen and Drake The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, 1948 and 1952 16 in. long The undersides of the balsa bodies are signed and dated "1948" and "19

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

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

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

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

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"

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 (

Mammoth-Grade Canvasback Pair Evans Duck Decoy Co. (1921-1932) Ladysmith, WI, c. 1925 17 in. long "Evans mammoth canvasback decoys are magnificent." -Terry Smart and Andy SchoneichThis large pair has

(Maryland, 1865-1926) Carved and painted canvasback decoy having a very nice elegant form and early painted surface which is possibly the first surface. H8 1/2" L18" W7 1/2" Recently discovered in a C

Hollow carved with thin bottom board and tin rigging holder.  Retains the original lead line tie weight. Gouge feather carving. Measures 14.25" long.

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.

Capt. John C. Schweikart (1870-1954) Detroit and Strawberry Island, MI, c. 1910 16 1/2 in. long A hollow decoy exhibiting the maker's "signature" reared-back bull neck, aluminum wing tips and primarie

Weedsport, NY. From the Estate of Andy Reese - Western NY Collector

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

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow bodies, drake is in excellent original paint with fine detail & light wear, hen has strong original paint with a few shot marks & light wear & slight sea

first quarter 20th century, three Upper Bay examples comprising: Dick Hipple (Havre de Grace, Maryland), 8-3/4 x 15-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.; August Heinefield (Rock Hall, Maryland), 8-3/4 x 15-1/4 x 6-3/4 in.