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Lane School Drake Redhead

Lane School,Lacon,Illinois,M 91
Hollow Redhead very old working decoy in the best form a decoy collector will ever see. Dry old paint in mellow patina that says Stephen Lane except for the head which is a great job, but not typical of Lane. Near original paint as well as condition. Decoy is two piece construction and is circa 1910. My favorite decoy on the website!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $12000

Lane School Bluebill

Attributed to the Lane School,Lacon,Illinois,M 94
Lane School Blue bill working toller with the original glass eyes. Body is thicker through the middle than most Lane decoys, but very similar otherwise to Stephen Lanes work. Old second coat of paint to the black areas. Great form!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $6000

Harold Haertel Cork Black Duck

Harold Haertel,Dundee,Illinois MW 15
Black duck by famed Mid West carver Harold Haertel of Dundee,Illinois,(1904-1995). Rare cork example of this carvers work in original condition. Decoy has a finely carved pine head and retains the original glass eyes.Body form is very well done in the carvers style with a 1/2" bottom board for flotation purposes as this was rigged for hunting and used as such. Great decoy for a very fair price!

Carver: Harold Haertel

Weight: 10
Price: $1150

Roy Kamm Drake Pintail

Roy Kamm,Lacon,Illinois,Mw 27
Pintail Drake working decoy circa 1890 in the best Illinois River form by old time carver Roy Kamm. Repainted in 1950 by Cline McAlpine, a great Illinois river carver in his own right! The McAlpine feather paint as seen is very distinctive of McAlpine.

Carver: Roy Kamm

Weight: 10
Price: $1950

Burt Lang Mallard Hen

Burt Lang,Horicon,Wisconsin M74
Burt Lang Mallard Hen in his best folk art form from lower Wisconsin. Burton Lang, Horicon Marsh, recognized in the second edition of Ron Koch's Wisconsin book. A very early influential Midwest carver. Few examples of this style exist for sale.

Carver: Burt Lang

Weight: 10
Price: $750

Frank Strey Canvasback Hen

Frank Strey,Oshkosh,Wisconsin MW 42
Frank Strey Canvasback Hen in what is certainly Strey's best style. This decoy is most likely a take down of what was once a Drake with some paint added to the bill area. The hole in the bill is sealed with varnish. The decoy also appears to have an old coat of varnish for waterproofing. To my knowledge Frank Strey never made a Hen Canvasback, so this may be very unique or a take down as I mentioned? Great form and structurally just a great old working decoy in any event!

Carver: Frank Strey

Weight: 10
Price: $495

Dewitt Wakefield BB

DeWitt Wakefield,Freemont,WI.,MW 7
Early example of a Bluebill Hen by the earliest of all recognized Wisconsin decoy carvers, DeWitt Wakefield of Freemont Wisconsin. Very old working decoy,Ca. 1880 with fluted tail and hump back style. Great lines in this BB example.

Carver: Dewitt Wakefield

Weight: 10
Price: $375

Robert Elliston Pintail

Robert Elliston,Bureau,Illinois,MW 8
A rare Pintail by famed Midwest carver Robert A. Elliston of Bureau,Illinois,(1849-1915). Nice form with great lines and symmetry. Balanced in the water, which made Ellistons gunning decoys sought after by hunters and today, these are sought after by collectors, especially this particular species, which he did only a few known examples of. Displays a very distinctive form as well as the carvers signature paint pattern.

Carver: Robert Elliston

Weight: 10
Price: $1100

Chris Craft Swimming Black Duck

Chris Craft,Christopher "Columbus" Smith M80
Alert Swimming Black Duck working decoy that was originally identified by Guyette and Schmidt as a Toby Meldrum. I think this is incorrect as the Saginaw Bay book shows this decoy as a Chris Craft(Christopher "Columbus" Smith) decoy. Very old worn paint as shown on a very thin shell, thin bottom board with a nice neck, pinched breast, tack eyes and a carved egg tooth. Great form and just a wonderful collectible decoy showing even wear and great patina! 17.5" Long and only 5.5" wide.

Carver:

Weight: 10
Price: $625

Decoy attributed to Ferdinand Bach

Attributed to Ferdinand Bach,(1888-1967) M81
Redhead attributed to Ferdinand Bach (1888-1967). Old working decoy which has been repainted and so not as refined as most Bach's shown in the literature. 14" long, solid body and a fat 7" wide. Old working paint in very good structural condition.

Carver: Ferdinand Bach

Weight: 10
Price: $675

Wendell Smith Hen Bluebill

Wendell Smith,Chicago,Illinois PRICE REDUCED! MW 40
Old working decoy example from Wendell Smith of Chicago,Illinois. In original paint as well as condition, this Hen Bluebill shows sleek form and a fine example of the carver's comb painting technique. Bill carving detail as well as retention of the original glass eyes.Some rubs to the paint as shown, especially to the end of the bill and chest areas attributed to in-use gunning wear. This hollow example shows an age crack starting to show along the line of where the two halves of the decoy were placed together. Nice honest decoy for a fair price.

Carver: Smith, Wendell

Weight: 10
Price: $375

Unidentified Midwest Canadian Goose Decoy

Unidentified Carver,Illinois,S 13
Very old and well crafted Canada Goose decoy that has the stamp "Mud Lake Club" on the bottom which was also known as the West End Club in Illinois. Interestingly, this carving has some similarities to the work of Charles Birch of Virginia. This decoy has an old light coat of olive wash. Great head and neck position and was rigged for hunting and used as such. Most likely a Midwest carver.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $12000

Richard Wilcoxin Redhead Drake

Richard Wilcoxen,Liverpool,Illinois MW 2
Decoy is a Richard Wilcoxin who was the older brother of the much more prolific carver, Perry Wilcoxen. This is a wonderful hollow Redhead Drake in original condition. The form, especially the "snakey" neck and head represents one of the best profiles anyone will probably ever see. Great balance as well as symmetry with very smooth lines making this decoy highly collectible.

Carver: Richard Wilcoxin

Weight: 10
Price: $7500

August Moak Hen Canvasback

August Moak,Tustin,WI. MW 38
Special order Hen Canvasback used on the Illinois River. Decoy is in comb paint under a light brown wash. From the rig of Walter Peacock Chicago sportsman and heir to the Chicago jeweler business, Peacock Jewelry started in 1837. Note the inscription on the bottom that says "this decoy was a gift from Jimmy Robinson (Sports Afield)Minneapolis to Jack Mitchell". This decoy had come from the Peacock rig used originally in Manitoba. Guyette and Schmidt sold this decoy for Mr. Mitchell in 1986 when it was advertised as made by G. Bert Graves (Peoria,IL). The decoy has an original Graves strip lead weight on the bottom which caused the confusion. The Peacock rig had decoys by many of the great Illinois carvers including Graves, and the game keeper likely added the weight during regular rig maintenance operations. Simple but regal decoy in untouched condition! Decoy is Circa early 1900's!

Carver: Moak

Weight: 10
Price: $2800

One Armed Kelley Canvasback Hen

One Armed Kelley,Monroe,MI.PRICE REDUCED! MW 30
Large over sized Hen Canvasback for use in big water hunting with intact keel. Bill carving with original glass eyes in O.P. as well as condition. Condition of this Kelley is outstanding!

Carver: One Armed Kelley

Weight: 15
Price: $2800

Gus Moak Drake Canvasback

Gus Moak,Tustin,WI.,
Gus Moak Drake Canvasback in original condition as well as paint. 17" solid body work of art by the famed August Moak of Tustin Wisconsin. Decent paint and a more unusual pattern for this carver with convex bottom board.

Carver: Moak

Weight: 10
Price: $2250

Frank Strey Bluebill Hen

Frank Strey,Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Giant Wisconsin Bluebill Hen 18" long very wide and high probably the early work of Frank Strey or by his brother Charles Strey. The tail is from the early style circa 1910. This Bluebill Hen is thought to be unique but there are several other giant Strey decoys of other species known. Important piece of Folk Art.

Carver: Frank Strey

Weight: 10
Price: $1550

Ben Schmidt Canada Goose

Attributed to Ben Schmidt,Detroit,MI. MW 40
Hollow Canada Goose attributed to Ben Schmidt,circa 1945. Schmidt made several styles of Geese and this has the elements of his various styles, but an exact match could not be found in the literature. It has style,balance and is very light and hollow with a great head. The bottom board may have been replaced at one time or covered with a layer of fiberglass for waterproofing. An outstanding Canada Goose.

Carver: Schmidt, Ben

Weight: 10
Price: $1475

Brink Lane Whistler

Attributed to Brink Lane,Villa Park,IL.,
Attributed to Brink Lane in the "Carriage House Style". Only known Golden Eye in the Illinois River style attributed to Mr. Lane. The paint appears to be all original except 2/3rd's of the bill which has been replaced. Note the undercut bill carving typical of the Lane School is gone. Head configuration and cheek carving is typical of this style and period. Very fine, early Illinois River decoy!

Carver:

Weight: 10
Price: $1350

Mike Vallero Pintail

Mike Vallero,Spring Valley,IL.
16.5" beautiful hollow sculpture by Mike Vallero of Spring Valley Illinois. Decoy dates to around 1930. Great form and very collectible.

Carver: Mike Vallero

Weight: 10
Price: $1350

One Armed Kelley Hen Canvasback

One Armed Kelley,Monroe,MI.,
One Armed Kelley Hen Canvasback 17" large solid body working decoy in original paint as well as condition. Bob Tail Down River Detroit Canvasback!

Carver: One Armed Kelley

Weight: 10
Price: $1250

Rare Lark Mirror

Rare Lark Mirror decoy which rotates to lure Meadowlarks, the pate from which was a delicacy for 19th century European aristocrats. Turned brass spinner on satinwood turned stake with a steel tip. A string around the spinner acts like a top to spin and recoil the mirrored walnut "wing" and the tiny mirrors reflect light which looks like a Meadowlark hovering over a nest of insects. 23" high with 11" wings. This piece dates to the mid 1800's and the exact decoy is shown on page 36 of Decoy Magazine Jan/Feb 1995.

Carver:

Weight: 10
Price: $1200

Gus Moak Bluebill Drake

Gus Moak,Tustin,WI.,
Gus Moak Bluebill Drake, solid body decoy in original paint as well as condition.Convex bottom and decent remaining paint for this old working decoy. This is a chance to acquire a rare species for Moak as most of his decoys in circulation are Canvasbacks.

Carver: Moak

Weight: 10
Price: $1150

Ben Schmidt Goldeneye

Ben Schmidt, Detroit,MI.,
Very early rare style Goldeneye by Ben Schmidt. See the G&S auction catalogue in July of 1993, where a very similar decoy, lot #80 was sold for $1320 with buyers premium. Fine carving detail and great patina, near mint original paint, the keel has been removed, and there is an old collector's rubber stamp that says "from the collection of Bernie Galipeali". Typical Ben Schmidt copper line harness.

Carver: Schmidt, Ben

Weight: 10
Price: $1100

Keith Littlejohn Owl

Keith Littlejohn,Newark,IL.,JY
Hand carved Great Owl by Keith Littlejohn, Newark,Illinois in mint original paint as well as condition, this is a very realistic Owl carving with glass eyes, detailed feather carving and is mounted on a wooden stand, the Owl is 201/2" long and 23" high (including the stand).

Carver: Keith Littlejohn

Weight: 10
Price: $995

Redhead Hen attributed to Ralph Rengi

Attributed to Ralph Rengi,Michigan, M-88
Heavy body solid big water decoy in original paint as well as condition. Hen Redhead attributed to Ralph Rengi of Michigan retaining the bottom keel in old dry paint. Very good form and some feel this decoy could also have been done by Ben Schmidt as an early example of his work?

Carver: Rengi, Ralph

Weight: 10
Price: $975

Rare Confidence Loon Decoy

Unidentified Carver,MN.,
Very Rare Loon confidence decoy from Minnesota. 15.4" in very old crackled paint in original condition as well as paint. Nice form and one of the very few legitimate loon decoys known to exist!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $850

BEN SCHMIDT REDHEAD HEN

BEN SCHMIDT,CENTERLINE,MI.PRICE REDUCED! MW 35
Redhead Hen in O.P. as well as overall condition. Rubs to the paint and several small age cracks in the wood. This is Schmidt's early period work without chisel stamping. Nice form which retains the original glass eyes.

Carver: Schmidt, Ben

Weight: 10
Price: $825

JOE SEIGER BLUEBILL HEN

JOE SEIGER,TUSTIN,WISCONSIN
JOE SEIGER(1871-1859) SEIGER MADE CANVASBACK DECOYS IN THE STYLE OF AUGUST MOAK, BUT SEIGERS ARE NOW MORE VALUABLE. RARE BLUEBILL FOLLOWING THE SAME BASIC PATTERN AS MOAK'S CANVASBACKS WITH ALMOST IDENTICAL TAIL AND 7/8TH'S BOTTOM BOARD. A RARE CAN AND FINELY CARVED DECOY IN VERY OLD WORKING PAINT, 14" LONG.

Carver: Joe Seiger

Weight: 10
Price: $775

Burton Lang Mallard Drake

Burton Lang/Radke, Horicon Marsh,WI.
All original decoy from the rig of L Radke who hunted with and learned to carve from Burt Lang of Horicon Marsh Wisconsin. This could be a Radke or Radke/Lang dual project. The decoy is signed on the bottom by Radke's daughter who dates the decoy at around 1922-1924.

Carver: Burt Lang

Weight: 10
Price: $750

Bruce Chidester Drake Mallard

Bruce Chidester,Burlington,IowaPRICE REDUCED!! M83
Drake Mallard sleeper in outstanding form and bold wet over wet paint blending technique. Extreme detail to individual feather carving on both the primary as well as secondary feathers. Glass eyes,bill carving and great rasp work to the head. Inscribed on the bottom "First Place Decoy Iowa State Carving Show 1983". Several small chips to the tips of the tail feathers. A great decoy for those who appreciate decoy carving as an art form as this Mallard is fantastic!

Carver: Bruce Chidester

Weight: 10
Price: $675

Early One Armed Kelley Drake Canvasback

One Armed Kelley,Monroe,MI.PRICE REDUCED! MW 31
Very early One Armed Kelley Drake Canvasback with a separation at the base of the neck. Second coat of old hunter paint evident with wear to the primer in some places as shown. Retains the original eyes and is a very good example in great posture. Wonderful detail in the carving and positioning of his heads. Retains original keel and is rigged for hunting with the forward line swivel intact.

Carver: One Armed Kelley

Weight: 15
Price: $675

Winnebago Lakes Canvasback

Attributed to C Solomon, Winnebago Lakes, Wisconsin
Hugh Winnebago Lakes Canvasback Drake 19" long and an impressive 11" high attributed to the work of Carleton Solomon. It is hard to find an original decoy like this in O.P.

Carver: Carleton Solomon

Weight: 10
Price: $675

Charles Schoenheider Drake Mallard

Charles Schoenheider,Sr.,Peoria,Il. MW 26
Charles Schoenheider Sr., Mallard Drake in an old second coat of gunning paint. The eyes have been replaced and a professional repair was done to a chip on one side of the bill. Still, all in all a very good decoy that represents a work by the master of Illinois river carvers and a way to own a treasure at a price that makes that possible!

Carver: Charles Schoenheider

Weight: 10
Price: $665

Otto Misch Hen Canvasback

Otto Misch,Saginaw Bay,MI.,
17" long hollow Canvasback Hen by Otto Misch circa 1920-1930. His unique lead keel weight has been removed but it's imprint is clearly visible on the bottom board. Also, the comb carving at the back of the neck is present. Original paint with great lines!

Carver: Otto Misch

Weight: 10
Price: $650

Joe Gigl Cork Canvasback Pair

Joe Gigl,Freemont,WI.,
Great pair of Gigl Canvasback's in original paint as well as condition. Cork bodies with wooden finely carved heads along with thick bottom boards as shown. 18" long, see Winnebago book by Ron Koch.

Carver: Joe Gigl

Weight: 10
Price: $650

A.K. Ackerman Blue Goose

A.J. Ackerman,Michigan
20" hollow Blue Goose carved with a hatchet by the well known Northland Michigan carver. He turned out hundreds of decoys using nothing but a hatchet and they are very distinctive look. He is featured in "Rainbows In The Sky" a book on Michigan Folk Art. This decoy with the set back neck is by far his best work and is all original. A large Goose with a bottom board as shown.

Carver: A.J. Ackerman

Weight: 10
Price: $625

Pair Of Mallards By Cliff Reinsager

Cliff Reinsager,Muscatine,Iowa. M84
Very nice pair of Mallards by a Midwest carver Cliff Reinsager of Muscatine, Iowa. Both the Drake and the Hen are in original paint as well as condition, retain the original glass eyes and are signed in the makers hand. Drake has a nail bill and is in very nice form as well as bold paint. Mint other than a very small seam crack which is hard to see starting to develop on one side. The Hen is just wonderful with great wet over wet paint blending. Near mint as well with one very small rub to the paint on the right side tip of the bill. The Hen is unusual in that the bottom is in very nice comb paint, although no other evidence of comb painting exists on the body of either decoy which is something I have never seen before.

Carver: Cliff Reinsager

Weight: 20
Price: $585

Pair of Mallards Attributed to Mike Valley

Unidentified, Attributed To Mike Valley M85
Pair of solid body Mallards in original paint as well as condition with keels and anchor lines still attached. Drake is near mint with just a couple small rubs to the paint. Hen has more in-use wear, especially to the underside of the tail and along the right side and breast area. However, this is minor overall. Both decoys retain the original glass eyes and are in bold paint as well as very nice form.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 20
Price: $575

Joe Gigl Oversized Mallard

Joe Gigl,Freemont,WI.PRICE REDUCED!MW 28
Very nice and very hard to find in this condition. Joe Gigl over sized cork Drake Mallard with a slightly turned head. Mint condition as well as O.P. Form is great, especially the head. The paint, especially on the head is great as well. Retains the original glass eyes as well as 1/2" bottom board.

Carver: Joe Gigl

Weight: 15
Price: $570

Attributed to Gus Nelow Turned Head Can

Attributed to Gus Nelow,WI.,
Attributed to Gus Nelow, turned head preening Drake Canvasback. 17" Winnebago Canvasback in a rare preening position. The decoy came from the Lake Poygon region and came from the 1930's rig of John Buss Sr. One other similar decoy is in the Dasher collection. Solid black in original paint as well as condition with Nelow style speculum.

Carver: Gus Nelow

Weight: 10
Price: $565

Dallas Valley Snow Goose

Dallas Valley,Prairie du Chien,WI.,JY
Hand carved Snow Goose by Dallas Valley, Prairie du Chien,WI., in excellent original paint and condition, glass eyes, bill carving, hollow and 19" in length, Dallas is a retired Game Warden who no longer is carving due to his health, "DJV" stamp on bottom.

Carver: Dallas Valley

Weight: 10
Price: $550

Darkfeather Freedman Blue Goose

Darkfeather friedman,Madison,WI.,JY
Hand carved Blue Goose by Darkfeather Freedman of Madison, Wisconsin.,mint original paint as well as condition, detailed bill carving as well as feathers, glass eyes, 18" long. A SUPER DECOY!

Carver: Darkfeather Freedman

Weight: 10
Price: $525

Burton Lang Drake Canvasback

Burt Lang,Horicon Marsh,WI.,
16" Canvasback Drake in Lang's best form with restored paint. This carver is featured in Ron Koch's second edition of Winnebago Lake Decoys. This is the only Canvasback Drake that we know of in this style. Most of this carvers work were Black's and Mallards.

Carver: Burt Lang

Weight: 10
Price: $525

Illinois Field Goose Decoy

Unidentified Illinois Standing Goose
Very nice standing Goose in original paint directly from the collection of legendary collector Joe French from his personal collection. Measures about 24" from the bill to the tail. Two piece head in great form and nice old dry patina. This decoy has a professional repair to a crack in the neck under the head. Very collectible decoy which was once hunted over.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $525

Earl Tomlinson Canada Goose

Earl Tomlinson,Detroit,MI MW 39
Hollow Canada Goose in original condition as well as paint. Regal shape with original bottom board as well as glass eyes. Great "snakey" neck and head carving. Decoy is circa 1930's. For a reference see Bernie Crandell on page 61.

Carver: Earl Tomlinson

Weight: 10
Price: $495

Freemont Wisconsin Mallard

Freemont,Wisconsin,Unidentified
Vintage 1930's smooth cork over wood with a wooden tail from Joe Gigl's time but this unidentified carver made very few of these fine decoys for hunting purposes. Best Wisconsin decoys we have seen, 16" long, all original and clean.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $475

Resop Canvasback Drake

Resop, Wisconsin
16" Canvasback Drake from Wisconsin with a dog chew repair to the head and bill area. The rest of the decoy is all original as to condition as well as paint.Rare folk art decoy!

Carver: Resop

Weight: 10
Price: $465

Wisconsin Canvasback

Winnebago lakes Unidentified
Hollow over sized Wisconsin Canvasback Drake which is 19" long with bottom board. This decoy is by an unknown carver from the Winnebago Lakes area circa 1920-1930. The glass eyes have been replaced and moved forward and are yellow instead of red which could be fixed.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $450

Frank Schmidt Drake Mallard

Frank Schmidt,Centerline,MI.PRICE REDUCED!MW 29
Outstanding example of the work of decoy carver Frank Schmidt of Centerline Michigan. Drake Mallard is in outstanding posture and is all O.P. as well as structurally mint as to condition. Flat bottom working decoy with incised feather and wing carving.

Carver: Schmidt,Frank

Weight: 12
Price: $425

Chris Smith Snakey Black Duck

Chris Smith.St. Claire Flats,MI.,
Chris Smith or Toby Meldrum Snakey Head Black Duck, 17" with very thin shell. Shown in several books as a Toby Meldrum, recent articles have attributed these to Chris Smith. Meldrum worked in the Chris Craft Boat Shop along with several other carvers. Neck has been repaired and this is common with these due to the thin neck exposure. See page 147 of Michigan to St. Claire book.

Carver:

Weight: 10
Price: $425

Art Best Canvasback Hen

Art Best,Lake Poygon,WI.
Art Best, big solid body Hen Canvasback working decoy which is about 19" long. All original paint as well as condition with the "AHB" brand on the bottom. Circa 1940's.

Carver: Art Best

Weight: 10
Price: $425

Fritz Geiger

Fritz Geiger,Oshkosh,WI.,
Fritz Geiger boat bottom Drake Blusbill. 12" hollow body Illinois River style working decoy at times attributed to Fred Allen but most likely by Frederick Geiger (1882-1957). This is his very best work with a rare boat hull bottom and great cheek carving. Taken down with a coat of wash to the original paint.

Carver: Fritz Geiger

Weight: 10
Price: $385

Unidentified Illinois River Pintail

Unidentified Maker,Illinois River Pintail,PRICE REDUCED! MW24
Very nice and important antique working decoy from the Illinois River region and done by an unidentified hand. Original paint as well as condition and appears to retain the original glass eyes. Solid body working decoys with rubs to the paint as shown and a couple of tiny cracks around the neck age attributed to age as well as in-use gunning wear. Just a nice honest decoy as a reasonable price for a true working antique in decent condition.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $380

Early Midwest Mallard Decoy

Illinois River Mallard,Unidentified Hand,MW 35
Very old working decoy from the Illinois river in original paint as well as condition. This is a solid decoy with wear to the paint as well as a few shot marks as shown as attributed to in-use gunning. Decoy also shows a small separation around the neck. Retains the original glass eyes with the great form Illinois River decoys are known for!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $375

Milwaukee School Black Duck

Milwaukee School,WPA Decoy MW 45
Milwaukee School working Black Duck decoy in original paint as well as condition. Hollow carved 5 piece laminated construction with a pegged bottom. Detail to the head carving with nicely crafted wing carving. 14" Long.

Carver: Milwaukee School

Weight: 10
Price: $375

Oliver Drahn Canvasback

Oliver "Ollie" Drahn(1908-1990's),Oshkosh,WI.,MW 21
Huge Canvasback Drake used as a "lead" decoy over big water. Possibly the only one in existence. Drahn was known for his head carvings- best in Wisconsin for his time,Ca. 1940's.

Carver: Oliver Drahn

Weight: 10
Price: $375

Ralph Reghi Hen BB

Ralph Reghi,Michigan
Very unique decoy with built in mechanical recoil device. The piano wire anchor line passes through a metal plate on the bottom onto a wooden spool held by a rod inside a spring coil with a "key" which coils the spring. This was designed to give the decoy some motion in the water. First class carving by Ralph Reghi circa 1930's in original paint as well as condition except for a repair to the bill.

Carver: Rengi, Ralph

Weight: 10
Price: $350

Christie Brothers Whistler Drake

Christie Brothers,Bay Shore,MI.,
Solid cedar Whistler Drake attributed to the Christie Brothers of Bay Shore, north of Bay City Michigan, probably made prior to 1900. The very unusual paddle tail feature was used on many of their early decoys. See Saginaw Bay book by William Stout which offers a great background on these three bachelor carvers. The decoy has great form with a demure face,tack eyes and a dog bone weight. The head is pegged to the body and is removable.

Carver: Christie Brothers

Weight: 10
Price: $350

High Head Neenah Canvasback

Unidentified,Neenah Wisconsin
17" long and 9" high Canvasback Drake from Neenah Wisconsin attributed to J Carleson. Classic period decoy 1930 or earlier.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $325

Michigan Canvasback

Unidentified Carver,Michigan Attributed,HW
Unidentified carver attributed to Michigan and could possibly be Chris Smith in original condition with paint strengthening to the front, neck and tail areas of this very old working decoy with the "classic" V tail which was a Chris Smith trait. Very nice sleek form with glass eyes and a line eyebrow carving just above both eyes running back toward the neck. Detail carving to the bill with original ballast weight still on the bottom. Solid body collectible decoy!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $325

Bob Tail Michigan Whistler

Unidentified Hand, Attributed to Michigan
Over sized Bobtail Michigan Golden Eye Drake in original paint as well as condition. 16" long with folky inlet head and great paint. Tack eyes in Down River Detroit style.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $325

Unidentified Great Horned Owl

Unidentified Carver, Attributed to the Midwest Region JY M0
Great Horned Owl made from a large cork decoy body, excellent original paint as well as condition, glass eyes, leather ears with faux fur inside, plastic bill, 19 1/2" in length, very nice! Note the tail which is very typical of many Midwest carvers.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $325

August Haas Drake Mallard

August Haas,Peoria,IL.,
15.5" very light hollow Illinois River Drake Mallard by August Haas (1890-1952) in unused original paint as well as condition. Very decent comb painting on the back. This may have also been an unpainted decoy that was later painted by the owner of the decoy after the death of Haas. Never rigged, one coat of paint. Nice bird from a very hard to find Illinois River carver!

Carver: August Haas

Weight: 10
Price: $325

Perry Wilcoxen Mallard Drake

Perry Wilcoxen,Liverpool,IL. M51
Drake Mallard by Perry Wilcoxen who was the more prolific of the Wilcoxen brothers in regards to decoy carving. Believed to be a Mallard on a Mason style body in the alert position with the head up, Ca. 1915. Great folk art with easily recognized Wilcoxen paint pattern.

Carver: Perry Wilcoxen

Weight: 10
Price: $300

Gus Nelow Coot

Gus Nelow,Omro,WI,PRICE REDUCED! MW 25
Old Gus Nelow Coot in original condition with a hairline crack to the neck and some hunter touch-up to the bill as well as the white areas on the wings. Classic Nelow head with the weight on the bottom being a half oxen shoe. Oxen went out of use in Wisconsin well before WW II.

Carver: Gus Nelow

Weight: 10
Price: $300

Paw Paw Turned Head Drake Mallard

Paw Paw Decoy Factory,Paw Paw MI.,F 86
Turned head Drake Mallard by the Paw Paw decoy factory of Paw Paw Michigan in original paint as well as condition. Head will come off as it is held in place by a brass pin. Some wear to the paint as shown attributed to in-use gunning wear.Nice example with raised tail. Paw Paw is better known for the production of fish decoys and lures and the decoys are a rare addition to any Factory Decoy collection.

Carver:
Paw Paw
Weight: 10
Price: $300

Tru Dux, Long Grove,Illinois

Tru Dux,Long Grove,Illinois
Very clean Mallard decoy by Tru Dux in the 1930-1940 period in original paint as well as condition. It has spent most of it's life on a shelf and has green felt on the bottom for display. See July/August 2006 Decoy Magazine for cover article on this carver.

Carver:
Tru-Dux
Weight: 10
Price: $295

Burton Lang Drake Mallard

Burton Lang, Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin
16.5" long Mallard in original paint by Burton Lang of Horicon Marsh Wisconsin circa 1920. Not the typical Lang embedded Crow weight on the bottom. There is an old coat of varnish over the body which could likely be removed with denatured alcohol.

Carver: Burt Lang

Weight: 10
Price: $275

Burton Lang Drake Mallard

Burton Lang,Horicon Marsh,WI.
When Ron Koch put out a second edition of his Wisconsin book, the only addition was for this important carvers works. Original condition as well as paint with a light coat of varnish. Decoy is patterned after the Peterson Factory with Evans style paint. The speculum and the inlet strip are unique to Lang, even though this is not his most folky work.

Carver: Burt Lang

Weight: 10
Price: $275

Steven Tyler Canvasback

Steven H. Tyler,Dallas City,IL. MW 19
Canvasback Drake by early Illinois River carver Steven Tyler of Dallas City,Illinois. This decoy is in original condition and was made on a replicating lathe circa 1910-1920 and therefore could by definition be considered an Illinois "Factory Decoy." Crack around the neck as shown with an old second coat of paint with in-use gunning wear as seen. Nice form in this Tyler example of an early gunning decoy!

Carver: Steven Tyler

Weight: 10
Price: $275

Ken Kergan Hen Mallard

Ken Kergan,Pekin,Illinois
I believe this is a Drake Mallard repainted long ago as a Hen Mallard. Tight age crack at base of neck, small old repair under the tail. Circa 1940, Kergan from Pekin Illinois only carved one dozen Mallards. The weight on the flat bottom of this solid body decoy has also been removed, very hard to find carver from the Illinois River!

Carver: Ken Kergan

Weight: 10
Price: $275

Fred Bayley Hen Mallard

Fred Bayley,Peoria,Illinois
Fred Bayley Hen Mallard, circa 1945 in original paint as well as condition. Two piece hollow body decoy retains the original glass eyes as well as the lead bottom weight, very small chip to the wood just above the front of the weight as well as a tight age crack all the way around the neck as shown.

Carver: Fred Bayley

Weight: 10
Price: $275

Paw Paw Black Duck

Paw Paw Manufacturing Company,Paw Paw,MI., M 93
Paw Paw middle period Black Duck in original paint as well as condition. Excellent condition in all respects with the nicely carved head and split back. Paw Paw produced mostly fish decoys and lures and it is very difficult to find a Paw Paw duck decoy in this kind of condition!

Carver:
Paw Paw
Weight: 10
Price: $250

Early Paw Paw Black Duck

Paw Paw Factory,Paw Paw, MI.,F 84
Early Black Duck by Paw Paw Manufacturing better know as a producer of fish decoys and lures. This Black Duck is in near mint condition with original paint. Great form, V slant back and tack eyes. A very good example for this maker as many times it is very difficult to find Paw Paw decoys in this kind of condition.

Carver:
Paw Paw
Weight: 10
Price: $250

Paw Paw Feeding Mallard

Paw Paw Decoy Factory,Paw Paw,MI.,F 85
Balsa feeding Drake Mallard in original paint as well as condition. In good to excellent condition with some degree of paint wear attributed to in-use gunning activity. A couple of shot marks that demonstrate this decoy having been hunted over.

Carver:
Paw Paw
Weight: 10
Price: $250

Wisconsin Old Squaw

Unidentified attributed to Wisconsin
Wisconsin 15" very rare Old Squaw in all original paint as well as condition. Laminated body with a tin and wooden dowel tail. Circa 1940's.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $235

JURGENSON CANVASBACK

OTTO JURGENSON,BOOM BAY,WISCONSIN JY M47
Magnum drake Canvasback which is cork with a wooden head, probably basswood with very nice form and detail. Very good O.P. as well as condition. Wooden bottom board with tight crack in bill,original glass eyes. Some chipping of the cork around the neck as shown in photo. Super decoy! Length:20"

Carver: Jurgenson, Otto

Weight: 10
Price: $235

Danny Scrivens/Bill Dahlka Canvasback

Detroit,MI., Danny Scrivens/Bill Dahlka
16" Bobtail Down River Detroit carving with a great head. Paint is well worn but original which is also true of the condition.

Carver: Danny Scrivens/Bill Dahlka

Weight: 10
Price: $225

Michigan Drake Redhead

Michigan Drake Redhead,Unidentified Carver,MW 33
12" long Drake Redhead from Michigan. Retains the original glass eyes as well as bottom keel as shown. Hollow and very light with thin bottom board in old restored paint. Very nice form!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $225

1/2 Size Cork Decoy Attributed To Walter Ruppel

Walter Ruppel Attributed,Sheboygon,Wisconsin M26
Half size cork black duck decoy attributed to Walter Ruppel of Sheboygon, Wisconsin.Working decoy is original condition as well as paint. Retains the original glass eyes as well as the bottom board. Head is connected with a dowel and swivels slightly, but is not loose! The head carving is very well done in fine detail and the cork has been shaved on both sides of the back to depict feathers as well as a line that runs from the back of the neck to the tail. Also, the same technique has been applied just forward of both shoulders to clearly outline the breast area. This is believed to be a trait that Ruppel used in his early work on a limited basis that he went away from in his later works due to time constraints. Limited examples of this early technique exist!

Carver: Ruppel,Walter

Weight: 15
Price: $225

Ollie Drahn Cork Black Duck

Ollie Drahn, Oshkosh,WI.,
16" Over sized Black Duck by Ollie Drahn of Wisconsin in original paint as well as condition. Great head carving,(Eyes look up to the sky),body is believed to be a joint effort between Drahn and his hunting buddy Marvin Zuehlke who was one of the founders of "Aid Association For Lutherans" the Appleton Wisconsin Insurance Company. Dates from mid 1930's.

Carver: Ollie Drahn

Weight: 10
Price: $225

Illinois River Pintail

Illinois River,Unidentified,M-100,MM
Old solid body Drake Pintail from the Illinois river with a high head look. Slight separation at the base of the neck as shown. Very nice paint detail with painted eyes. Original paint as well as condition with some rubs to the paint attributed to in-use gunning wear. Decoy was hunted over and then spent some time as a lamp until finding it's way into my collection!

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $195

Unidentified Illinois River Drake Mallard

Unidentified,Illinois River
15.5" solid body Drake Mallard attributed to the Illinois River due to the shape of the breast and the tail. Very nice form with great comb paint to the body in an old second coat of working paint, nail bill, flat bottom.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $195

Mallard Drake Illinois River Attributed

Unidentified Illinois River Carver
16" Mallard Drake with a flat bottom and hollowed out head. Unidentified carver from the Illinois area. It has the lines and tail of an Illinois bird but has a bottom board which could have been added later. Ole working paint.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $195

Bundgeon Sampier Red Head

Bundgeon Sampier,Detroit,MI.,
Bundgeon Sampier, (1870-1928), made this thin shell hollow Red Head circa 1900-1910 in the Toronto style but he lived just outside of Detroit in Marine City, Michigan and this particular decoy is from a rig that was hunted over in Saginaw Bay. The cast aluminum keel is similar to that used by Otto Misch. His unique style is instantly recognized by the bill extending to the top of the head. Rough old paint, but great form!

Carver: Budgeon Sampier

Weight: 10
Price: $185

R Sheppard Drake Mallard

R Sheppard,Pekin,Illinois
This carver, R Sheppard (1895-1960) learned to carve from Fred Mott Senior and are often confused as Mott's. Solid body Drake Mallard in a old second coat of hunter repaint and a more recent repaint of the bill which could be easily taken down to the original. Sheppard was a boat builder who carved decoys and produced around 400 Mallards.

Carver: R Sheppard

Weight: 10
Price: $185

Wisconsin Cork Mallard

Unidentified Wisconsin Cork Mallard,MW 18
Wisconsin hump backed cork bodied Drake Mallard with a finely carved pine head with detailing. Some loss to the cork as shown attributed to in-use gunning wear. Retains the original glass eyes and thick bottom board which is original, Ca. 1930's.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $175

Koshgogon Lake Wisco Can

Koshgogon Lake, WI., Unidentified
16" Canvasback Drake from Wisconsin that is in the form of a Connecticut/Down East Maine pattern and is from the early 1900's. A study of these interesting carvings was done several years ago in Decoy Magazine and it was determined that some fine "Eastern Decoys Flew" to Wisconsin and served as a model for a talented local carver. Fair condition, old hunters nails holding head on, solid body, note the finely carved tail.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $175

Hen Pintail Mini By Arthur Behmetuik

Arthur Behmetuik,Lockport,IL.,
Hen Pintail miniature carved and painted by Arthur Behmetuik of Lockport,Illinois also known as ("Artie Bennett"). Solid body example in original condition as well as paint,about 8" in length from the tip of the tail to the tip of the bill. Small tight crack across the bill with tiny original glass eyes in overall very good condition, circa 1961.

Carver: Arthur Behmetuik

Weight: 10
Price: $175

Frisque Canvasback

Frisque,Green Bay,Wisconsin
15" long solid body decoy by Frisque from Green Bay Wisconsin in original paint as well as condition except the weights were removed and that took some wood with it, probably so it could be displayed as a nice shelf piece!

Carver: Frisque

Weight: 10
Price: $125

Old Working Coot

Attributed to Wisconsin,Unidentified Carver
Old working Coot decoy attributed to Wisconsin. Material is either some type of cork or foam, molded as one piece including the keel. The head was done as a separate piece.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $125

Unidentified Illinois River Mallard

Unidentified Illinois River
Old working solid body Illinois River Mallard Decoy in several old coats of working paint. Nice form, retains the old ballast weight.

Carver: Unidentified

Weight: 10
Price: $95

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