10 Books- Bird Carving, Decoys and DuckCalls: Calls - 1. ) Burk, Bruce- ''Game Bird Carving''- Winchester Press, 1972. 2. ) Cheever, Byron- ''Mason Decoys''- A Hillcrest Publication, 1974, 3. ) Chitwood, Henry...
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Books: Decoys Fleckenstein, Henry Jr.SHORE BIRD DECOYS. Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1980.
Fleckenstein, Henry A. Jr. NEW JERSEY DECOYS. Exton, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1983.
Allen, Roger B....
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Standing Hollow Pintail Drake CharlesS. Schoenheider, Sr. (1854 Standing Hollow Pintail DrakeCharles S. Schoenheider, Sr. (1854-1924)Peoria, IL c. 1910Exceptionally well crafted, these unusual standing"ice" decoys...
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White-Winged ScoterAugustus "Gus" AaronWilson (1864-1950)South Portland, ME c. 1900"Wilson looked at waterfowl much the way the Ward brothers did. There was a similarity in their ability to capture an unusual pose...
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c. 1900
18 in. long
This large carvingbears a trace of a Mackey stamp on the underside. Adele Earnest published this decoy as a godwit in her "American Bird Decoys" book; the bill has since been spun to curve...
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The McCleery-Holmes PloverLothrop Holmes(1824-1899)Kingston, MA, c. 188011 1/4 in. long Many consider Lothrop Holmes to be the top decoy maker of all time. Dr. James M. McCleery is among the top decoy collectors...
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(DECOYS) Eleven books. Includes tenhardcover books and one paperback. Books: 1) Ernest Adele The Art of the Decoy: American Bird Carvings. 2) Guyette Gary and Dale Guyette Decoys of Maritime Canada. 3) Mackey...
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The Adele Earnest Running Sickle CapeCod, MA, c. 1880This decoy holds a distinct place in the realm of early American folk art. Seven years into decoy collecting, Adele Earnest considered this curlew her favorite...
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Canada Goose by The Ward Brothers, LemuelT. (1896 The Ward Brothers, Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c.1936
“…the reputation of Lem and Steve spread throughout the Chesapeake region,...
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Running Yellowlegs William H. Southard(1874 Running Yellowlegs
William H. Southard (1874-1940)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1900
14 1/4 in. long
This racy bird features carved eyes, a splined bill, deeply cut...
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Feeding Yellowlegs George "Watts" Penn(1866-1956), Forked River, NJc. 1900A rare, feeding shorebird decoy with gently raised wings and shoulder carving. It retains its iron bill and stick. This bird is illustrated...
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A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich,MA, c. 1930
12 1/4 in. tall, 8 in. long
A rare and exceptional greater yellowlegs with a raised wing and preening feather. Crowell was a master of preening forms, and he...
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Virginia, c. 1900
13 in. long
Fourrigmates of this rare form were selected by Adele Earnest for her "The Art of the Decoy" book.
Old paint with heavy gunning wear, loss to wing and tail tips. Replaced bill...
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(lot of 18) Collection of books, comprising:(1) "The Samuel E. Dyke Collection of Kentucky Pistols," Frank Klay, 1972, illustrated, 30 pages; (1) "Wyatt Atkinson: Riflesmith," Eldon G. Wolff, 1964, illustrated, 52 pages;...
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A painted wood decoy duck, pair of carvedwood bird book-ends, carved wood printing block and a carved wood novelty box...
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Canvasback Drake by Lee Dudley (1860Lee Dudley (1860-1942)Knotts Island, NC, c. 1900Dudley decoys have been held in the highest regard by collectors from the earliest days of decoy collecting. In fact, two seminal...
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Wigeon Hen by Lee Dudley (1860 WigeonHen
Lee Dudley (1860-1942)
Knotts Island, NC, c. 1890
Dudley decoys have been held in the highest regard since the earliest days of collecting. In fact, two seminal books,...
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Yellowlegs YellowlegsCharles SumnerBunn (1865-1952) Shinnecock Reservation, NY or William "Bill" Bowman (1824-1906) of Bangor, ME and Lawrence, NY, c. 190011 3/4 in. longThe Herrick-Ward yellowlegs is one of...
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The Barber-O'Brien Ruddy Duck
Lee Dudley(1860-1942)
Knotts Island, NC, c. 1895
10 in. long
“Dudley’s ruddy ducks, usually signed LD, are the best of their kind, and everything a ruddy duck should be… as many...
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Willet Charles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952)Shinnecock, NY or William "Bill" Bowman (1824-1906) of Bangor, ME and Lawrence, NY
c. 1900
Bunn/Bowman willet are far less common than the maker’s dowitchers or yellowlegs....
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