Rare Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy

relief stamped eyes, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills & mouth, similar to Abe Dehate, exact fish featured on pg. 72 of the Fish Decoy Book Vol. III by Kimball, was used by Hans Janner Jr.

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

Marine City, MI, 6.25"L perch, 5"L brook trout & 5.75"L in frog pattern, glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, hard to find, Ziggie is well known for his custom musky lures used on Lake St. Clair, ma

Tack eyes with carved open mouth. Carved gills. Metal fins and wooden tail. Measures 10.5" long.

St. Clair, MI, 12"L trout signed & dated 1995 & 7.5"L perch signed & dated 1997, both have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 150 - 300

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,

similar example featured on pg. 191 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, these fish decoys have often been referred to as Herters and/or The Isle Bait Co. of Jackson, MI, painted eyes, metal ta

A Lake St. Clair Buffle Head Duck Decoy, possibly Canadian. Worn original paint. 11 1/2" long. ESTIMATE $50-100

A Lake St. Clair Canvasback decoy by Frederick Alexander Dolson (1868-1947), Kent County, having a classic sloped head and humped back, hot branded on the bottom with a stylized "F.A.D.". A label on t

Mt. Clemens, MI, 12.25"L natural sided bass, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, point of lower fin appears to have tiny chip, otherwise in excellent condition, makers brand & lead weight on bottom,

Two Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. Type Antique Fish Spearing Decoys. With "through body" line ties, metal fins and leather tails. 6-1/2" and 8-1/2"l. Condition: Fair to good with paint wear and minor losses.

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

Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy by Unknown Lake St. Clair Carver, Hollow Body, Combination of Original and Working Repaint

Rare Folk Art Carved and Painted Fish Spearing Decoy. Attributed to Leroy Howell (1898-1989, Hinkley, Minn. Circa. 1930). Original paint, lead eyes, tin fins, inset lead belly weight, with cross-hatch

David W. Nichol & the Decoys of the Rideau Canal Waterway by Larry Lunan & Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan & the Lake St. Clair Region by Clune Walsh, Jr. & Lowell G. Jackson, the Konwinski Collection

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.

Rare, Signed, 3.5"L, Est. 200-300

McMillan, MI, 10.25"L lake trout & 6.75"L sunfish, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est. 250 - 450

For your consideration is a rare Hugh Issel (AKA Gray Eagle), of Walton Hills, OH, carved wood muskrat ice fishing lure or decoy. This piece displays Issel's trademark custom cast lead feet and is sig

For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by the Bethel Family of Lake George & Park Rapids, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy was made by Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) and has an impressed "

Grand Rapids, MI, extremely rare, these are the first 3 that we have brought to market, Ralph was an outdoorsman who enjoyed spearing and carving his own decoys in the 1930's & 40's, all have bead eye

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

St. Paul, MN, 7.5"L perch with glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, signed & dated 2005 & 3 original decorative fish with tack eyes, carved tails & metal fins, dated 2009, 2010 & 2011, sizes range 6"

Newberry, MI, 11.75"L trout with metal tail & fins, 4.75"L brown trout & 4.75"L lake trout, all have glass eyes, 2 have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers initials on bottom, the P