Preening Brant

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

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

VERY RARE PREENING BRANT by Herb Miller, Beach Haven, NJ. Outstanding original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Deep ice groove, raised carved wing tips and fluted tail. Head turned to

VERY FINE PREENING BRANT by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Turned head tucked into back. Swirl painting to back and bar painting to

GUNNING BRANT by Art Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Preening model. Signed by maker. 100-200

PREENING BRANT probably by William "Bill" Doggart, Brick, NJ. Full-bodied carving in very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains glass eyes and pad weight. Overall

PREENING BRANT by Paul Casson, Au Sable, NY. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Tight separation at seam to one side. Preening model with detailed painted bar feat

DECORATIVE BRANT carved in a preening position. Very good original paint and unused condition. Relief-carved wings with detailed painted feather work. Fluted painted tail. Together with SLEEPING MALLA

VERY FINE PAIR OF MINIATURE ATLANTIC BRANT by John "Jack" Wood, Venice, FL. Excellent original paint and condition. One carved in a preening position, the other with head turned slightly left. Both wi

BRANT by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ, circa 1980. Very good original paint and condition with some minor in-use wear. Preening model. Hollow construction. Retains inlet weight. Branded H.V. SHOURDS

FINE PAIR OF BRANT by Pete Wilber, Island Heights, NJ. Both in excellent original paint and unused condition. Both hollow. One with pad weight. One is a swimmer. The other is carved in a preening posi

EARLY BRANT by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Very good original paint with some sap bleed to white areas. Very good structural condition. Carved in a preening position. Hollow construction. Inlet we

BRANT by Richard C. Wilber, Pine Beach, NJ. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Preening model with glass eyes. Retains pad weight and leather rigging. Branded RCW. Ove

FINE BRANT by Charles "Pete" Wilber, Island Heights, NJ. Classic New Jersey decoy in excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Preening model with side bar painted detail. Re

The Payson Crowell Preening Dowitcher A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1935 7 in. long, 8 in. tall This exceedingly rare Crowell is making its market debut, coming directly from a des

Important back preening wood duck drake, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. This is the finest back preening wood duck Jim ever produced. Two piece hollow body with carved feathers, wingtips

Outstanding preening bluewing teal, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Hollow carved in side-preening pose with wing slightly raised. Elongated tail is turned as it would be when preening. E

Wendell Macy (1845-1913) Oil on Canvas "Brant Point - Nantucket", early view of the point with lighthouse and shoreline, luminous sky, signed and dated lower left "Wendell Macy '94", in original ornat

Preening Wigeon Mark S. McNair (b. 1950) Craddockville, VA, c. 1980 12 1/2 in. long A hollow feather-light decoy with "McNair WITH EXTRA CARE for JACK CONOVER" incised on the underside. Carved with sp

A Japanese patinated bronze figure of a preening heron, signed Kuniharu 日本鹭鸶铜塑 斉木 Meiji / Taisho 明治或大正 The ey

Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Canvas "Tugboat Rounding Brant Point, Nantucket", signed lower left R. Stark, in molded gilt frame 7 in. x 9.5 in. Overall 17 in. x 19 in.

Ellis G. Brant (1893-1968) oil on board, listed Wisconsin artist, known as a W.P.A. artist. It is hard to find works from him, but what does turn up is always exciting. This piece is from the late 20'

[Revolutionary War] Joseph Brant. ALS. Brant was a Mohawk war chief and an interpreter for the Indian Department (beginning in 1766). Shortly before writing this letter, Brant he had been given the ra

Preening goldeneye, Jim Schmiedlin, Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania. Hollow carved with relief wing carving and one raised wingtip. Signed and dated 1985, "JAS" branded in underside. 14.25" long.