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 14817A. Sleeping black duck by Connecticut’s David Ward. Head turned almost a full 180 degrees with the bill recessed slightly into the back. Cork construction with applied bottom board and inset tail. Excellent original paint and condition. Hot brand on bottom of “DBW”. 400-600 18. Life size standing wood duck drake by Arnold Melbye (b circa 1909) of South Yarmouth, (Cape Cod), Massachusetts. Head with finely carved crest and bill turned to the left and gazing slightly downward. Major feather groups carved with individually carved, raised and crossed wingtips. Finely fluted tail feathers. Superb original paint and condition. Signed on bottom of carving to rear of the feet. Mounted on a weathered section of tree limb. Melbye was contemporary with the Ward brothers and is considered one of the fathers of modern decorative carving. 7000-8000 Reference: “Masters of Decorative Bird Carving” by Anne Small 19. Life size wood duck drake by Rand Gleason. Head with carved crest is turned to the left and gazing slightly downward. Carved major feather groups with individually carved and raised wingtips. Nicely fluted tail feathers. Outstanding original paint and condition with one miniscule nick on right rear side. Signed on bottom and dated “88”. A number of old collector stamps of “Colburn C. Wood” on bottom. Mounted on a carved circular base with numerous life size maple leaves in fall colors carved in relief. Base is signed “Rand Gleason” and dated “89”. 1200-1500 Provenance: Colburn C. Wood collection 20. Very graceful carving of a gadwall hen with a thin arched neck and rounded paddle tail. Overall excellent original paint with a small amount of fine crackle on breast. Bottom was never painted. Carved as a hunting decoy and once rigged but weight removed. Thin crack in bottom. Attributed to Tim Gorman from the St. Charles, VA area. 400-600 17A 18 19 20 alternate view 7