R. Schwartz Gar Spearing Decoy

glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, with original box, 9"L, est. 100 - 200

Cochrane, ONT, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers brand on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 11.75"L, est. 200 - 350

by Chris Beighlr?, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, signed & dated 2008 on bottom, 22"L, est. 150 - 200

For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by Roger Olds of Cohasset, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy is signed on its tail fin "R. Olds". Decoy measures 6" in length. Provenance: From the

Newberry, MI, gar, ermine, bass & rainbow trout, all have glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials or signature on bottom, includes original wooden boxes, the Pete Ko

Cochrane, ONT, 1 gar 12"L, 1 sucker 8.5"L, & 1 crappie 7.5"L, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent original paint, makers brand on bottom, Ralph Kandt Collection, est. 250 - 450

3 by K. Renner, gar, stugeon & smelt & 1 brook trout by Dan Wiswell, all have glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, smelt has reset dorsal fin, otherwise all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Coll

8"L gar by Jacob Sayaina, 3.5"L green & red by Jerry Kelm, set of 4 mini bluegills 6.5"L, by BAD & 5"L by unknown with cheater hooks, est. 150 - 250

Albion, NY, alligator gar, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, 11.5"L, est. 75 - 150

Newberry, MI, 3 spearing decoys with original wooden boxes, 2 smelt & 1 perch, all with glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, makers initials on bottom, sizes range 4"L - 6.5"L & 1 gar jigging stick

Newberry, MI, 3 spearing decoys with original wooden boxes, frog, lake trout & brown trout with glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, makers initials on bottom, sizes range 5"L - 6.5"L & 1 gar jiggin

Decoy, Newberry Mi, Glass Eyes, Carved Tail & Metal Fins, Signed on Bottom, Excellent Condition, Est. 150-175

Cadillac, MI, Exact Fish featured on pg 55 "Michigan's Master Carver Oscar W. Peterson by Ron Fritz" large tack eyes, excellent original paint with very little wear, a few minor paint flakes, overall

Cadillac, MI, rare carved eye, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, dual lead chambers, period 3, mostly original paint with some enhancement on top of back and bottom, great form, 10"L x 1.

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual led chambers, strong original paint with light wear, exact fish featured in Oscar Peterson book by Ron Fritz 3 times pgs. 8, 28 & 56, 7.875"L x

Large spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circa 1900. Tack eyes with metal fins. Gray and white paint. This extraordinary fish measures 18" long.

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, period 3-4, strong original paint, great crazed surface & patina, 8.75"L x .75"W x 1.25"T, est. 2,000 - 4,000

Manistee, MI, painted eyes, wooden tail & metal fins, with original 2pc cardboard box, mint condition, made by Bar Lake Fishing Tackle Co., 7"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800

Cadillac, MI, large tack eyes, original paint with light wear, a few age cracks in paint, light coat of varnish, overall great example, dual lead chambers, relief carved gills & mouth, carved tail & m

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, good original paint on the body with a tail repair, 2 small spear marks to top of back, 7"L x .75"W x .875"T, est. 800 - 1,200

Cadillac, MI, large upholstery tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with some light crazing, small professional tail chip repair, otherwise in excellent condi

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes with yellow eyebrows, featuring 7 black bars on body, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with light wear, very small chip to bottom tip of tail

Waseca, MN, glass eyes, thin metal tail & fins, see similar example on pg. 95 of "Kimballs Vol. III" and pg. 102 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, hard to find, excellent condition, 6.25"L,

Cadillac, MI, painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with very little wear, nice detail throughout with additional blood trail coming from the gills, Pete Si