John R. Wells Pr of Mallard Duck Decoys

Toronto Ontario, glass eyes, hollow bodies, professionally restored paint with light distressed wear, excellent form, branded H on bottom, John Treutelaar Collection, 17"L, est. 600 - 900

Portage La Prairie, MAN, glass eyes, hollow bodies, excellent original paint with great detail, carved in the style of John R. Wells, nice form in swimming position, drake has thick combing on back &

Hamilton, NJ, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with great detail, nice form in preening position with crossed wingtips, 14"L, est. 500 - 800

Detroit, MI, premier grades, glass eyes, hollow bodies, restored paint, hen is branded RM on top of back & bottom, shot marks & gunning wear, tail repairs, John Treutelaar Collection, 16"L, est. 300 -

St. Bernard, LA, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, in the style of Mark Wipple, makers signature & dated 06 on bottom, hen is in swimming position, John Treutelaar Collection, 16"L &

St. Bernard, LA, stamped & painted eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, detailed feather carving, John Treutelaar Collection, 13.5"L, est. Market Determined

Portage La Prairie, MAN, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint, hen has excellent detail, feature JRW maker brand on bottom, carved in the style of John R. Wells, 17.5"L, est. 600 - 900

pr of mallards & pr of bluebills by unknown carvers, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint, signed Cabella's on bottom, John Treutelaar Collection, sizes range 14"L - 16"L, est. Market Determined

pr of bufflehead by R. Stevens, glass eyes, solid bodies, 10"L & 11"L, 1 ruddy duck attributed to John Paul Laframboise, LaSalle, ONT, solid body, 8"L & 1 bufflehead by unknown, 8.5"L, est. 150 - 250

Woodville, NY, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint, both have turned heads, hen is stamped on bottom & has rubbing on head & body, drake has a few dings & has indentation on bottom with 3 screw h

Peoria, IL, glass eyes, hollow bodies, hen is mostly worn original paint with bill repair & touchup to speculum, age crack in neck, drake is combination of original & working paint with enhancements t

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail & combing, wonderful form with drake in swimming position, hen's head is turned right, makers signature & dated

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow bodies, drake is combination of original & working paint, tail chip repair, enhancements to gray on sides & tail, hen is mostly original paint, tail chip

Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, appears to be original paint that has had a light coat of finish feeder applied leaving the surface slightly tacky, Drake appears to have second coat of whit

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow bodies, combination of original & working paint, some gunning wear & flaking, both have tail chip repairs, drake has age crack in neck, 18"L, est. 600 -

Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with very light gunning wear, relief carved wingtips, drake's tip of tail is slightly blunted, branded JDC on bottom, 17"L, e

Detroit, MI, rare 1/3 sized solid bodies, glass eyes, excellent original paint with a few minor imperfections, detailed feather carving, only ones we have seen in this size, 11"L, est. 300 - 500

Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks & flaking, age crack on right side of drake, these are special order for VL & A, rigmat

Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid bodies, drake has original paint with second coat to gray on sides & bottom, some flaking & paint loss, missing neck filler, brand on bottom, hen in orig

Horicon, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, strong original paint with light gunning wear, coat of varnish on drake, hen is dry, great form, 16"L, est. 600 - 900

Ladysmith, WI, standard grade, glass eyes, centered hollow bodies, drake is in original paint, a few shot marks & light gunning wear, tight age crack in back, hen is worn original paint, age cracks, s

Bordentown, NJ, glass eyes, 3-pc hollow bodies, strong original paint with very little wear, heads are slightly turned, relief carved wingtips, 17.5"L, est. 400 - 700

attributed to Ken Anger, Dunnville, ONT, glass eyes, solid bodies, old working paint with gunning wear & some shot marks, both have bill repairs, 18"L, est. 150 - 300

Vercheres, Quebec, glass eyes, solid bodies, good original paint, light wear, hen has bill repair, otherwise in good condition, 15"L, est. 500 - 800