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 148352. Gunning black duck c1936 by Charles E. (“Shang”) Wheeler (1872 - 1949) of Stratford, Connecticut. Cork body with wooden head and inlet tail. Carved wingtip separation. Strong original gunning condition. One small chip to cork on left breast and a small chip off the underside of the bill. A nice example of a working black in untouched, “out of rig” condition by one of the founders of the Stratford School of carving. The decoy is accompanied by a signed letter from Tom Marshall of Fairfield, CT. dated Dec 13, 1972 which states: “This is to certify that this is one of 18 black duck decoys made for Tom C. Marshall by Charles E. Wheeler (Shang), Stratford decoy maker in 1936”. For a similar example see page 22 of “Shang” by D. Merkt. 2000-3000 353. Outstanding pair of his best model buffleheads by Gerald Tremblay (1918- 2001) of Alburg Springs, Vermont. Both heads turned, drake to the right and hen to the left. Each has the appropriate raised crest. Both have carved shoulder separation. Each sports a set of curved wingtips which are raised off the body and embellished with carved primaries and secondaries. Chip carved shoulders and fluted tail feathers complete the realistic appeal of these tiny decoys. Fine original paint with only a few tiny rubs or flakes. Once fully rigged as gunning birds. 500-1000 354. Bluebill drake by Ralf Coykendall of Weston, VT. Original paint with acid toning on surface. Small knot visible on back. Hot branded “RWC” on bottom with a small metal tag stating: “Broadbill – 15 of 100 Ralf Coykendall”. 100-200 354A. Canada goose with German glass eyes by Lloyd Tyler (1898-1971) of Crisfield, MD. Tyler, a neighbor of the Ward Brothers, started making decoys when he was 12 years old. After studying at the Toronto Arts School he also had a career in commercial art. A flat bottomed wide bodied decoy which negated the need for a balance weight. Head turned to the right about 15 degrees. The usual body checks and light gunning wear to very good original paint. 1200-1800 352 353(PR) 354 354A 85