7 Working Shorebird Decoys

7 Shorebird decoys including 2 folding tin shorebirds L 9", one flattie L 11-3/18", and four other shorebirds each approx 9"-11" L. Please refer to this link for a high-res image. https://www.dropbox.

Early shore bird flatty decoy ca 1880-1910 11" long x 7 1/2" high. 10 3/4" high with stand Probably Massachusettes based on the split tail feather style of carving. Great original painted working surf

including a gunned working decoy, with old paint and lead weight (6 x 13 x 5 in.); a contemporary drake decoy, signed and dated 1986 on bottom (7-1/2 x 16-1/2 x 6 in.); and a yellow leg shorebird deco

Both are signed and appear to be from the same maker and one has a heavily pitted metal beak and the other has a wood beak. The one with the metal beak has shotgun shot in the chest and the other deco

Seven Shorebird Decoys Seven old working shorebird decoys, including a cork Gelston yellowlegs, two papier-mache Massachusetts decoys, a high-head plover, a Mid-Atlantic plover, and two flat-sided bir

Pair of Vintage Black Duck Working Decoys. 7"h. x 16"l. Condition: Good with weathering, use wear and some breaks and losses mostly around head.

2 Hand Carved Working Decoys - approx 7" x 14" x 5"

Circa 1900 shore bird decoy with original black and white paint decoration. A working decoy constructed and shaped from a solid piece of pine. Nicks and dings from buckshot. Rusted steel rod beak. Con

Pair of mallard working decoys, original paint decoration 7"h x 17"w each; together with a pine shooting box 7"h x 33"l Condition: decoys have some paint loss

Crowell shorebird decoy. H (including base) 7-1/2" L 10". Condition: Wear and imperfections. Link for high-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4bdj5ohqtijci3d/AABSEQIH3XfhR35feVZ7hf9Wa?dl=0

Sleeping duck Decoy Graphic, primitive sculptural form. Superb surface. Working Decoy. Rare sleeping position. 7 h x 12 L x 6 1/2 d Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave

Folk art wooden shore bird decoy. 15" x 7", 14" overall Ht. on stand.

Two Carved Wood Working Decoys Wisconsin, 20th Century comprising a Joe Gigl canvas back drake and an August Moak mallard. Height of larger 7 7/8 x length 18 1/4 x width 6 inches.

Branded "O.C. Cole" on side. Another shorebird from with this rig brand is pictured as #71 in Shore Bird Decoys by Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr. Old working repaint, bill loss. Appx. 8 1/2" long, height 9

A 7 inch Ruddy Turnstone sandpiper decoy by Bruce Beiber (b. 1949), Cape May, NJ. A 9 1/2 inch feeding Lesser Yellowlegs decoy and a 10 1/2 inch Greater Yellowlegs decoy, all three are signed with a "

Three working decoys. Goose decoy. Carved wood head with cork body. Black Duck decoy and an interesting folk art goose decoy Cork goose: H 7-1/2" W 26" D 9-1/4". Black duck: H 6-1/2" W 14-1/2" D 5-3/4

A 7 3/4 inch peep by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ, and a 9 1/2 inch Ruddy Turnstone by Harry V. Shourds III (1930-2017), Seaville, NJ. The makers identified on the underside of the decoy

Pair of Carved & Painted Black Duck Working Decoys with Glass Eyes. Marked Frost on base. 16" long x 7" tall

Two marked "RANDALL"; other flat example with nail beak. 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 inches

Shorebird decoy early 20th century. Provenance: From Wildfowler Decoys, Inc. (Quogue) and Peacock Point, Long Island estate. [7 inches]. Gunning wear; missing head.

Mason shorebird decoy with split tail. As found condition 10" X 7" x 2-3/4". In house US Fedex ground shipping available for $40  

Possibly by Miles Hancock, extensively used with commensurate wear and damage. H: approx. 7 1/2". L: approx. 15 1/2".

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

Old working repaint with shot marks and minor losses, some with old patch repairs. Nail bill probably replaced. Appx. 12 1/4" long, 10 3/4" tall with base.