Early Reaching Yellowlegs Decoy, Frank Kellum

EARLY YELLOWLEG by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI. Very weathered paint worn to wood in areas. Good structural condition. Retains tack eyes and nail bill. Mounted atop a custom base. 200-300

Title: Shorebird Yellow Legs Decoy Carving By Frank Finney Dimension: Decoy – 8 5/8” tall x 12” long x 3” wide. Base – 6 ½” x 4 3/8”. Date: Additional In

The Robin Snipe in later paint is offered with a Yellow Legs shore bird decoy in dry, old untouched surface as shown with tack eyes. Measure 5 x 11 and 10.5 x 9 inches. We happily provide seamless in-

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition showing some in-use wear. Early decoy carved in the Bordentown style. Raised carved wings and fluted tail. Painted feather

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE HEAD by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI. Premier grade with very weathered original paint. Together with a BLACK DUCK HEAD in weathered original paint and very good structural con

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Early decoy with exceptional painted feather work and outstanding paint stippling to head. Sliver of w

GROUP OF 22 EARLY DECOY CATALOGS, Julia & Guyette and Guyette & Schmidt, 1984-1995. All in good condition. Most with price keys. Not a complete set. 100-200

EARLY YELLOWLEG by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Excellent original paint and condition. Some very minor paint shrinkage in breast area. Nice dapple feather painting to back that extends to top of head. P

FINE AND RARE EARLY YELLOWLEG by Taylor Johnson, Bay Head, NJ, (1863-1929) Mix of very old working paint with some original. Good structural condition. Crack at mid-bill. "X" carved in bottom. A great

VERY EARLY YELLOWLEG by John Lee Baldwin, Babylon, NY, circa 1915. Appears to be original paint and very good structural condition. Very good scratch feather paint overall. Carved in an alert position

EARLY YELLOWLEG, possibly New Jersey. Old weathered paint with some possible original paint remaining. Retains rusted nail bill. Mounted atop a custom base. 100-200.

VERY EARLY YELLOWLEG attributed to Capt. Dan Showell, Cape May, NJ, circa 1890's. Very old original paint with in-use working paint. Very good structural condition for its age with repaired crack to h

EARLY YELLOWLEG by Edward Payson Gosling, Dartmouth, MA. Very good original paint and structural condition with some very minor in-use wear. Very tip of bill missing. Three-piece laminated constructio

EARLY YELLOWLEG FLATTY, possibly New England. Retains very good original paint with some losses. Bill appears to be original. Retains remnants of metal eyes. Mounted atop a custom base. 75-125

TWO EARLY DECOYS. The first is a GOLDENEYE DRAKE in weathered paint and condition. The second is a SCOTER in good condition. “JG” carved in bottom.

TWO EARLY DECOYS in very old working paint and good structural condition. One with very old metal tag with "WW SHUTT. 50-75

EARLY YELLOWLEG by Thomas Gelston, Quogue, NY. Cork construction with very old working scratch-feather paint. Some shot scars. Feeding position. Mounted on a custom base.

Group of (2) early flat body shorebirds believed to be from New England. The larger yellowlegs decoy has some light paint craquelure on back and possible touch-up with light shot spray. The smaller go

A 13 inch Greater Yellowlegs shorebird decoy from Martha's Vineyard, attributed to E. Frank Adams (1871-1944), West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, MA, The stick hole and the top of the original stick are

Yellowlegs decoy, probably Virginia, maker unknown, an early working shorebird having chip carved body with painted eyes and down-sweeping tail. The paint appears old with craquelure and possible coat

A Yellowlegs decoy in grey/white paint with black wing outline. Beak replaced, mounted on a contemporary stand. Early 20th century. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Appelant Chevalier en peinture grise/bla

EARLY FISH DECOY, possibly a sucker, in very old weathered paint. Fair structural condition with two fins missing, rigging screw, and loose tail. Overall length approximately 7 inches. 75-125

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE by R.Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Strong original paint with minor in-use wear. Retains bottom weight, rigging ring and staple. Rare to see an early Mitchell decoy in s

EARLY BACK BAY OR NORTH CAROLINA DECOY, in natural wood. Very good structural condition. Retains foundry weight, rigging ring and staple. Very early working decoy