Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148347. Fine pair of red-breasted mergansers by Roger Howland who made and sold decoys in East Falmouth under the “Waquoit Decoy Company” name. Waquoit is in East Falmouth on the south shore of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Both with a carved crest and tack eyes. Both with strong original paint which has crackled on portions of each body. Excellent original structural condition. Originally purchased at a 1979 Bourne auction. 200-300 Provenance: Robinson collection 348. Brant from Cape Cod. One of only two known by this maker. Good old original gunning paint with wear and an aged patina. Old collector tag on bottom states that this bird and three others “Came from Chas Swift estate. Waquoit, Mass. Mrs. Swift states they were used by Charles (Swift). They were made for him by Fred and Arthur Bur_ _ _ of Waquoit in 1910. Similar birds attributed to Joe Davis of Waquoit”. It is our opinion that this bird and the two black ducks attributed to Joe Davis in this sale were made by one and the same person. They are built by Joe Davis and all his mergansers and other decoys are made in this manner..“Fred and Arthur” had to simply shoot over them. 300-500 Provenance: Robinson collection 349. Black duck from Cape Cod. Lightly carved bill with painted eyes. Crackled original paint with a scattering of small flakes. A few line wrap marks on neck. Note on a rig mate states that the decoy(s) came “From the Chas Swift estate – Made about 1910 by Joe Davis (a) relative of Charles Swift, Waquoit” (Waquoit is a section of Falmouth, MA.). This bird was acquired directly from the estate in 1968. Nice early documentation. In the last 50 years we had only seen mergansers and goldeneye decoys by Joe Davis. 250-450 Provenance: Robinson collection 350. Black duck c 1910 from Cape Cod. Upswept tail with boldly carved head and bill. Original gunning paint with wear. Painted feather detail. Small area on right base of neck may have been bleached or possibly repaired/overpainted. Very minor chip in tail. Bottom retains the strong “Ralph Hatch” hot brand. Old collector tag on bottom states that the decoy came “From Hatchville, Falmouth, Mass.” Hatchville is a small section of East Falmouth. 200-400 Provenance: Robinson collection 351. Goose c 1920 by Joseph Lincoln of Accord village, Hingham, MA. Old repaint with a few small dings to the surface. Some roughage to left edge of tail and two cracks in the neck. Typical crack in the bottom. 300-450 347(PR) 348 349 350 351 84