Early Brant Decoy

by Unknown East Coast Carver, hollow body, old working paint with gunning wear and some flaking, Wilber SR written on bottom, 17"L, est. Market Determined

attributed to Joe Davis, Waquoit, MA, painted eyes, solid body, old working paint, nice form, a few tight age cracks in back, 18"L, est. 300 - 500

Relief Carved Eyes, Hollow Body, Combination of Old Gunning Paint with Flaking in Wear, Bill Replaced, Excellent Form, 18"L, From the Rob Beck Collection, Est. Market Determined

Great original paint, measuring 18 inches in length.

TWO BRANT DECOYSEarly 20th CenturyIncluding a Monomoy-style brant and a Mason brant.Lengths 16” and 20”.

EARLY BRANT by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI. Very good restored condition with possible traces of original paint. Glass eye, Challenge grade. Solid body

EARLY BRANT by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI. Very old working paint. Some white areas may be original. Very good structural condition. Typical long check to bottom. Weights removed. Filler putty m

RARE Brant c1920-30 by Harry Davis of Waquoit, MA. An early 17 ¼ inch brant decoy with delicate carved eyes. Older faded writing in pencil – Reads ?? From Swift Estate." which is now

Two Early New Jersey Brant from the eastern shores of New Jersey, both decoys are hollow, one is labeled as being made by Harry V Shourds from Tuckerton, New Jersey, and branded A.B.S., the other bran

RARE BRANT by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ, circa 1960's. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Early Horner model carved in a swimming position. Nice paint

BRANT attributed to Jack Inman, Bay Head, NJ, circa 1870. Very old weathered paint and condition. Open crack to back of neck. Hollow construction. Weight removed. A rare and early Bay Head decoy. 100-

United States,Late 19th- Early 20th Century Carved wood figure of a Brant duck decorated with black, gray, and white paint, and a smaller hollow ring neck duck with yellow glass eyes. Wood,Smallest 6"

William “Tucker” Daniels (1879-1953) Wanchese, NC, c. 1910 17 1/2 in. long Daniels was a fisherman, hunter, guide, and decoy maker who spent most of his life on Roanoke Island. This decoy displays

EARLY BRANT by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Appears to be good original paint with some in-use wear and scuffing. Retains rusted tack eyes. Dry surface in areas. Ice groove and painted feather work t

Snakey-Head Brant Larry Kirack (1918-1970) Eureka, CA, c. 1945 15 in. long The wonderful serpentine form and published history of this decoy have rightfully made it an icon of the Northwest and, along

EARLY BRANT by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Very rare high-head model. Very good old paint that may be original. Good structural with in-use wear. Professional repair by Russ Allen to small area on r

High-Head Swimming Brant Nathan Birdsall (1890-1936) Lovelandtown, NJ, c. 1930 18 in. long A high-head hollow brant with baseboard construction. Nathan was the son of fellow carver Eugene Birdsall. Or

Swimming Brant Atlantic Coast, c. 1900 18 in. long A brant in a swimming pose with the species' characteristically uplifted tail. As found.

Craddockville, VA, relief carved eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light distressed wear, nice form carved in the Cobb style in swimming position, crack in back repaired in the carving of th

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

EARLY WORKING BRANT, Parkertown, NJ. Appears to be original paint with some in-use touch up. Very good structural condition. Sliver (7/8 inch) missing to underside of bill. Hollow construction. Carved

Brant decoy from Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Unique two piece head construction. 19.5" long. Provenance: Kroghie Andresen collection. Formerly in a Raleigh, North Carolina collection. Notes: Decoy

EARLY BRANT by Ellis Parker, Beach Haven, NJ, (1890-1950). Very good original paint with some in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Very good bar painting to sides. Old repairs to left side. Re

Carved and painted wood, height 8 inches, length 14 inches, inscribed KW at base.