Lot of 2 Early Fish Spearing Decoys by Unknown

Upper Peninsula Carver, 11.5", Metal Tail & Fins, Est. 50-75

Carver,Painted Eyes, Carved Tail, Metal Fins, EX. Peter Bram Collection, 6"L, Est. Market Determined

12"L musky by T. Pekelder with painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins & 11"L walleye by unknown maker with glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition with highly detailed scaling, the P

1 sucker 10"L & 1 frog 8"L by unknown carvers, both in excellent condition, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. Market Determined

Total of 2 in this lot. One signed by Floyd Osca. They measure from 5.5" to 6 1/4". See pictures, condition is good. No refunds given.

by unknown Michigan carver, similar to Vandenbosch, excellent surface, brass fins, 10.5"L, est. Market Determined

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

from Sault Saint Marie in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, unknown maker, lead head, tin tail & fins, delicate metal cup side fins, great piece of folkart, 8"L, est. 700 -1000

A school of well-carved and decorated ice fishing or spearing decoys by known and unknown makers. Lot 1: Signed, "Bob Foster", underneath. Lot 2: Signed, "John Fairfield 1994", underneath. Lot 3: Unsi

2 metal decoys by Fletten, 1 red & white by Dewey, new in bag, 2 mini by Lawrence Bethel, 1 pike by unknown with reset tail chip, 1 sucker by Bethel & 1 red & white by unknown commercial maker, the Pe

Featured in this lot are these two hand carved wood fishing decoys circa 1930s-50s mimicking a brown trout and a rainbow trout. Fish spearing decoys were primarily used when ice fishing with spears, b

1 crappie, glass eyes, metal fins & wooden tail, "BF" on inletted weight, 1 panfish by Rudy Zwieg, Alex, MN, painted eyes, metal fins, metal tail & 2 green by unknown, wooden, glass eyes, metal fins &

2 sturgeon by Duane Turnock 16.5"L, green pike by unknown 11"L & sturgeon branded DT on bottom 11.5"L, est. Market Determined

9"L trout by Mike Maxson, 8.5"L burbot by Mike Maxson & 2 trout by unknown 8.5"L, brook trout has light damage to tail, otherwise all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 150 - 300

3.5"L bluegill by Sletten, 4"L glass grasshopper by unknown, 2"L frog by unknown, 5"L dragonfly by unknown & 3"L red & white by unknown, est. 100 - 200

2 natural sided initialled MCM under fin, 1 perch initialled MCM on bottom & 1 other by unknown, all have carved tails & metal fins, all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, sizes range 6

Title: Lot of 2 Fish Decoys & 10 Vintage Fishing Lures Date/Period: mostly early 20th century Dimension: largest 10" long Material: wood, metal, paint Additional Information: A fun mix to include two

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

1 Jerry Matyan, red & black, metal tail, 8.5"L & metal fins & 1 Kirk Schnitker, green & yellow, carved tail & metal fins, 10.5"L, both in excellent condition, est. 150 - 250

1 perch attributed to Mike Borrett, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins 6"L & 1 perch attributed to Mikko, carved tail & metal fins 7"L, est. 75 - 150

8"L red & white attr to Albert Niehaus, Richmond, MN, painted eyes, metal tail & fins, some flaking on paint & 6.5"L frog by BAD, glass eyes, metal feet, est. 150 - 250

9.5"L red & white attr to Bethel Family of Minnesota, glass eyes, spinner in body, metal & metal fins, appears to be original paint with some wear & 8"L perch attr to Mikko, carved tail & metal fins,

signed B.A.D. on bottom, 1 crayfish 6"L & 1 sturgeon 10"L, est. Market Determined

Carver, Painted Eyes, Metal Tail & Fins, 5"L, Est. Market Determined