Decoys
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Mallards by Ken Harris
Pair of top shelf Ken Harris mallards. 100% original and spectacular.
$1200
Rare Rare Rare cork and pine black duck Decoy by Shang Wheeler
Rare Rare Rare cork and pine black duck Decoy by Shang Wheeler. In all original condition in all respects. There is a small area of cork missing to one side of the head. Bottom Tag reads; Charles E “Shang Wheeler” Stratford CT. Ca 1936 sold with a letter of authentication dated Dec. 13, 1972 signed by Tom Marshall.” Letter has been lost but we positively guarantee this decoy is by the one and only “Shang” Wheeler. Connecticut’s finest decoy maker from that early period.
$1875
Handsome black duck decoy circa early to mid 1900’s
Handsome black duck decoy circa early to mid 1900’s by an unknown craftsman. In fine original condition with raised feather carved wingtips raised over a split tail with carved feathers. Body is fully carved with exceptionally fine detail to body shaping. Eyes are made of glass and the bill is nicely detailed. In fine original paint. Structurally sound. Looks similar in many ways to the work of Ben Schmidt of Centerline, Michigan.
$375
Western Grebe by Harold Haertel
Western Grebe by Harold Haertel (1904-1995), West Dundee, IL. In excellent original condition. Bottom reads “ IV Western Grebe by Harold Haertel, 1970”. Provenance Grobaker Collection.
SOLD
Swimming mallard by Omar Perez
Swimming mallard by Omar Perez (1857-1951). Nicely delineated wing carving with head thrust forward. Old original paint gunning paint with light to moderate wear. Old neck check has been repaired. See pages 252-255 in Lures and Legends by Cheramie for information about this early Louisiana maker.
$1400
Shorebirds
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Running split tail yellowlegs c1900
Running split tail yellowlegs c1900 from Martha’s Vineyard with a baleen bill. Largely original paint with light to moderate wear and a few rubs to primer. Lightly hit by shot on left side. Surface has darkened and mellowed with age.
$2750
Miniature flying black bellied plover by AJ Dando
Miniature flying black-bellied plover by A J Dando in excellent original condition with two tight wing checks near where the wing is attached to the body. Neither detract and can only be seen on the back of the wing. Found with the other and likely made in ‘41.
$550
Black-bellied plover with a split tail design
In exceptional original condition c1900. Found in a barn in Hingham, MA in 2015. Attributed to Joseph Lincoln of Accord, MA. Shoe button eyes typical of those used by Lincoln who was a shoemaker early in his career. Very small piece added to the original bill.
$2800
Decorative
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Miniature running red-breasted merganser drake by A.E. Crowell
Miniature running red-breasted merganser drake by A.E. Crowell in fine original condition. Rectangular stamp.
SOLD
Miniature green-winged teal drake by A. E. Crowell
Miniature green-winged teal drake by A. E. Crowell in excellent condition. Rectangular brand.
SOLD
Miscellaneous
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The "Classic Shorebird Series"
The Classic Shorebird Series printed in 1971. A collection of 24 full color lithographs of America’s finest shorebird decoys by the late artist, Milton C. Weiler.
Included is a stunning color lithograph of the Lothrop Holmes ruddy turnstone. All color lithographs are in excellent original condition. Still in original case. Never framed.
$450
The “Classic Decoy Series”
The “Classic Decoy Series”. From the Winchester Press in 1969.
24 full color lithographs of classic duck decoys by the late important artist Milton C. Weiler. All 24 prints are in excellent condition.
$450
Exceptional shadow box featuring 2 miniatures by Gibbs
Exceptional shadow Box featuring 2 Miniature carvings by Harold Gibbs. A Black-Bellied Plover (1966) and a Killdeer (1967). Case made by Donmar Studios of Brookfield, CT. Box is made of Oak and is 7” X 13 7/8”. Original condition.
Provenance: Brewster Collection.
SOLD
Rare cribbage board
Rare cribbage board in the shape of an ocean going ship by the late craftsman Van Ryper (Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, MA). 17 ½” X 1 ¾.” Detailed with decks, portholes, mast etc. One “lifeboat” detail missing as well as forward flagstaff and one cribbage “peg”. Overall very good condition and an interesting work of nautical art.