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JOE LINCOLN BLACK DUCK

JOSEPH LINCOLN,ACCORD,MA.
Solid Black Duck with a slightly turned head in swimming pose. It is branded on the bottom in large letters HH-ACCORD which I attribute to Herbert Hatch who was a close friend of Lincoln. It is possible that Hatch could have produced this decoy with direct assistance from Lincoln. However, it is to sophisticated a decoy for Hatch to have produced on his own. This decoy was in overpaint and taken down to the original paint, some of which on the sides was worn to the lead base paint. Rare posture for Lincoln and a very graceful piece of work.

Carver: Lincoln, Joseph

Weight: 6
Price: $3775

Willie Ross Drake Merganser

Willie Ross,Chebeague Island,Maine
Red Breasted Merganser by Willie Ross of Maine in mostly original paint Ca. 1910. Body paint is all original with a professional partial bill repair as well as some touch-up hunter paint to the front part of the head adjacent to the bill. Great form with his sleak wider body design which is one of two types and the most desired by collectors. Inlet head with anchor point on the bottom and the initials AWH. Outstanding example of this great Maine carvers work.

Carver: Ross, Willie

Weight: 15
Price: $3500

Ben Holmes Drake Broadbill

Ben Holmes,Stratford,CT.
Ben Holmes Broadbill working decoy example in bold form and second old coat of gunning paint by Holmes himself. Decoy was hunted over quite a bit, but still maintains it's old structural condition in the great Conneticut school example of this carvers work. Nice decoy from the Northeast!

Carver: Ben Holmes

Weight: 12
Price: $2800

CHARLES STRUMFELS PINTAIL

CHARLES STRUMFELS,BRISTOL,PA.
Very early Drake Pintail in bold form and O.P. Condition is original except the tail as I believe it was professional replaced with a metal tail that looks original. Ca.1900, this outstanding old working Toller is hollow with a center line joint as seen. Some natural old in-use wear to the paint as well as a small area of crackling on the left front breast.

Carver: Strumfels,Charles

Weight: 7
Price: $2475

JOE KING DRAKE OLD SQUAW

JOE KING,PARKERTOWN,N.J.
Drake Old Squaw (Long Tailed Duck) popular in places like the Northeast region. In Maine we often gun for these after our Eider shoot has concluded. They are very fast and good decoys like this one make all the difference. Original paint as well as condition for this working decoy example from Joe King with nice form and wonderful patina. A few in-use rubs to the paint tips as shown. A very good example of this carvers work!

Carver: Joe King

Weight: 10
Price: $1475

UNIDENTIFIED MASSACHUSETTS SLAT GOOSE

UNIDENTIFIED SLAT GOOSE,MA.ORIGIN
Large oversize slat Goose very similar to the work of Joe Lincoln in original and structurally sound condition. White paint to tail and base of decoy is in gunning touch-up in-use as this decoy spent time being hunted over. Great form and a very nice piece of folk art. Head is a very good example of an advanced carver with original tack eyes and carved bill.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 14
Price: $1475

Unidentified Yellow Legs

Yellow Legs, New Jersey
Very old hunting decoy from the New Jersey area as identified by Frank Schmidt. Maker is uncertain. Yellow Legs is certainly very old and has great form in a second partial coat of old gunning touch-up. Retains the original glass eyes.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 7
Price: $1200

Pair Of Willie Ross Whistlers

Willie Ross,Chebeague Island,Maine Outstanding pair of very early Willie Ross Whistlers in what is considered to be Ross's best form. Mint original condition with what appears to be a second old coat of hunter touch-up related to in-use gunning wear to the white areas on both decoys and the head and bill of the Drake. The bill on the Drake may have been repaired, although very well done. Very slight wear to the paint on the tip of the Drake's bill. These decoys were both found laying on the dirt floor of a shed on Chebeague Island a short distance from the workshop that once stood where Ross carved his decoys. These working Tollers have never left the Island until now.

Carver: Ross, Willie

Weight: 20
Price: $1200

JOE LINCOLN CANVAS OVER SLAT CANADA GOOSE

JOSEPH LINCOLN,ACCORD MA.
Joseph Lincoln canvas over slat Canada Goose in original structural condition. Second coat of paint is an old coat by Lincoln himself. This decoy was heavily used to hunt over and shows several shot marks. Paint shows crackling from the weather, but overall a good example of his work.

Carver: Lincoln, Joseph

Weight: 12
Price: $875

Pair of Fred Brown Redheads

Frederick C. Brown Jr., Pt.Pleasant,N.J.
Mint pair of Fred Brown Redheads in original paint. Great works of art from the New Jersey shore retaining the original glass eyes. Rigged for use as hunting decoys with the front strap. Lowheads with great attitude and form with detailed tail and bill carving. Hollow with slight seam seperation showing on both the Hen and Drake. Pair are signed on bottom in the makers hand.

Carver: Fred Brown

Weight: 15
Price: $795

LEWIS RATHMMELL

LEWIS RATHMMELL, STRATFORD,CT.
Black duck working Toller from the Connecticut school by Lewis Rathmmell, Ca. 1940. Fine scratch paint with feather finish and great form as well as an understanding of proper paint application. Original paint as well as condition with a seam seperation and some limited in-use wear to the tips of the paint as shown.

Carver: Lewis Rathmmell

Weight: 10
Price: $775

ROY CONKLIN CORK BLACK DUCK

ROY CONKLIN,ALEXANDRIA BAY,NEW YORK
Early Roy Conklin Black Duck with a cork body and a finely carved wooden pine head. O.P as well as condition. Mint in all respects. Retains original glass eyes. Racy head and great Conklin posture make this a great decoy that does not appear to have been placed in the water. Nice addition to any collection.

Carver: Conklin, Roy

Weight: 5
Price: $725

New Jersey Black Duck

Unidentified,New Jersey
Unidentified carver attributed to the New Jersey region. Swimmer in original paint as well as condition. Working decoy may have a small amount of hunter touch-up to the back of the neck as shown. Oversized Black Duck decoy with a tag on bottom that says Ca. 1930 from the Sprague Family Rig. Carver is believed to be from Manahawkin. Body is cork flocked over a hollow cedar body and retains the original glass eyes. Nice East coast working decoy example of an unusual body material combination.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 15
Price: $625

Paul Gibson Blue Bill

Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, Maryland
Early Paul Gibson Blue Bill in superb condition. Original paint as well as condition and is a superb example without reservation. Nice form with strong paint. This is a nice addition to an upper bay Maryland collection, with traditional painted eyes and round bottom.

Carver: Paul Gibson

Weight: 10
Price: $595

Willie Ross Drake Whistler

Willie Ross,Chebeague Island,Maine
Very old Willie Ross Drake Goldeneye that spent it's entire life on the island until recently. The decoy is in great structural condition with an old well worn second coat of gunning paint applied 40 plus years ago by the maker. The head has the classic dowel showing as a slight bump on the top of the head and the decoy which has spent a lot of time being hunted over is solid and flat bottomed with an old piece of anchor rope and the forward eye hook still attatched. Small chip under the bill. A classic Maine decoy!!

Carver: Ross, Willie

Weight: 15
Price: $575

Unidentified Green Wing Teal

Green Wing Teal,Unidentified From New Jersey Attributed.
Very nice Green Wing teal Ca. 1940 attributed to the New Jersey region. Working decoy is in original paint as well as condition. Rigged for hunting with a small weight midline on the bottom with the original leather strap applied with a screw. Very nice wet over wet paint blending technique with scratch feather paint to approx. one half of the feather detail as shown. Small touch-up to the black on the tail area,(partial) as well as a few very small repairs to both sides of the decoy the size of the end of a pen. Detailed bill carving as well as raised tail feathers.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $550

Pair of Canvasbacks Decoys Unlimited

Decoys Unlimited,Erie,PA.
Pair of Canvasbacks by Jack Sweet (Decoys Unlimited),Erie PA. The Drake is in near mint original paint and condition and the Hen is in excellent original paint with minor in-use wear and an old repair to a small neck crack. Ca. 1960.

Carver:
Decoys Unlimited
Weight: 20
Price: $465

V-Bottom Redhead

Unidentified Redhead,Attributed New Jersey
Stylish and quite old Redhead with V bottom and ice groove on the back. Decoy also once had a dog bone weight which can be seen from the imprint it left in the wood. Probably early New Jersey in fine comb paint which is probably an old second coat possibly by the maker, not recent. Tack Eyes with false inlet head and just a great decoy to look at. This would make a great addition to any collection.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $450

Ken Kirby Snowy Owl

Ken Kirby,Egg Harbor,NJ.
Snowey Owl by Ken Kirby of Egg Harbor New Jersey. Mint original paint and condition with glass eyes. 15" tall, aged to look old and mounted on a wooden base. Classy Owl!

Carver: Kirby, Ken

Weight: 15
Price: $385

Unidentified Canada Goose JY

Canada Goose,Attributed To New Jersey
Folky Canada Goose of unidentified origin found in a barn in New Jersey. Excellent original paint as well as outstanding condition. Hollow with a bottom board, glass eyes and great attitude! Appears to have never been rigged. 23" in length.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 20
Price: $375

WILLIE ROSS MINIATURE

WILLIE ROSS,CHEBEAGUE ISLAND,MAINE
Red Breasted Merganser Drake miniature by Willie Ross who is a famed carver from Maine. Small repair to the tail area with a couple microscopic dings to the bill area. Ca. 1930 in O.P. except repainted under the tail area. Excellent structural condition. Length: 3 1/2"

Carver: Ross, Willie

Weight: 1
Price: $350

MAINE EIDER WITH CLAMSHELL

GORDON HARDE,SIDNEY,MAINE
This oversized drake Eider is in the swimming pose with a clamshell in its mouth. Great form and bold paint with raised wings and carved eyes. Contemporary decoy with ballast weight on the bottom as well as front leather strap rigged for hunting. Stamped GRH and singned in the makers hand. Engraving also says;SPAG ISLAND GUN CLUB on bottom. Length:26"

Carver: Harde, Gordon

Weight: 7
Price: $325

RALPH BISHOP GOLDENEYE

RALPH (BUD) BISHOP,DRESDEN,NY.
Drake Goldeneye by Ralph (Bud) Bishop of Dresden New York, Seneca Lake in an old second coat of gunning paint by Bishop himself. Glass eyes, Bishop keel. A very nice decoy from my personal collection of "Finger Lakes Decoys",Ca. 1940's.

Carver: Ralph Bishop

Weight: 5
Price: $295

SEALEY CLAYTON GOLDENEYE

SEALEY CLAYTON,PENN YAN,NY
Carver is from the Keuka Lake region of upstate New York. Decoy is in excellent O.P. as well as condition with very minor in-use wear. Balsa body, bill carving with carved eyes from my personal collection of "Finger lakes Decoys". Ca. 1940's.

Carver: Sealey Clayton

Weight: 6
Price: $295

Strater & Sohier Black Bellied Plover

Strater & Sohier,Boston,MA.
"Tinnie" Black Bellied Plover shorebird with original stick. Very good original paint as well as condition. Limited in-use wear with no rust evident. Decoy has the Oct. 27,1874 patent date stamp on the inside of the body.

Carver:
Strater & Sohier
Weight: 10
Price: $285

Preening Black Duck Decoy

CRAIG SANDLER Warren, Maine
Outstanding preening black duck from Maine carver with simple yet precise wet on wet paint technique. Near mint condition with carvers brand on bottom. Small transverse crack along bottom of decoy due to age shrinkage.Crack has been repaired and touch-up paint applied.

Carver: Sandler, Craig

Weight: 3
Price: $275