Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy

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.

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

Marine City, MI, 6.25"L perch, 5"L brook trout & 5.75"L in frog pattern, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, hard to find, Ziggie is well known for his custom musky lures used on Lake St. Clair, ma

Tack eyes with carved open mouth. Carved gills. Metal fins and wooden tail. Measures 10.5" long.

St. Clair, MI, 12"L trout signed & dated 1995 & 7.5"L perch signed & dated 1997, both have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 150 - 300

A Lake St. Clair Buffle Head Duck Decoy, possibly Canadian. Worn original paint. 11 1/2" long. ESTIMATE $50-100

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

Two Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. Type Antique Fish Spearing Decoys. With "through body" line ties, metal fins and leather tails. 6-1/2" and 8-1/2"l. Condition: Fair to good with paint wear and minor losses.

Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy by Unknown Lake St. Clair Carver, Hollow Body, Combination of Original and Working Repaint

David W. Nichol & the Decoys of the Rideau Canal Waterway by Larry Lunan & Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan & the Lake St. Clair Region by Clune Walsh, Jr. & Lowell G. Jackson, the Konwinski Collection

McMillan, MI, 10.25"L lake trout & 6.75"L sunfish, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 250 - 450

For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by the Bethel Family of Lake George & Park Rapids, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy was made by Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) and has an impressed "

1 bluegill 6"L, John Fairfield, Marenisco, MI & 1 lake trout 8.25"L, Mark Brunning, Rapid City, MI, both in excellent condition, makers signatures on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 200 - 400

St. Paul, MN, 7.5"L perch with glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, signed & dated 2005 & 3 original decorative fish with tack eyes, carved tails & metal fins, dated 2009, 2010 & 2011, sizes range 6"

Newberry, MI, 11.75"L trout with metal tail & fins, 4.75"L brown trout & 4.75"L lake trout, all have glass eyes, 2 have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, the P

Gaylord, 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 - 450

Lidgerwood, ND, 12.25"L lake trout, 9"L walleye & 4 fish that are 6"L in various colors, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 200 - 400

Large spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circa 1900. Tack eyes with metal fins. Gray and white paint. This extraordinary fish measures 18" long.

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