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Our general area of emphasis is the
Great Lakes region (especially Wisconsin, Michigan, S.W.
Ontario and the St. Clair Flats), but we also sell
decoys from all areas of North America from
coast-to-coast and from Canadian Provinces other than
Ontario. The variety that we market on this website is
wide. We feature vintage hand-carved decoys along with
antique birds made in famous factories; contemporary and
vintage decorative decoys; and vintage and contemporary
gunning decoys. Some of the decoys that you see listed
are “Under the Radar” creations made by little-known or
even unknown carvers. At first glance, some of them even
seem like old relicts but with a charm that is
appealing.
The waterfowl species usually include
black ducks, bluebills, buffleheads, canvasbacks,
golden-eye, mallards, pintails, redheads, and teals. The
spear-fishing decoys include species of perch, northern
pike, shiners, suckers and others depending on our
inventory. We have some hunting collectibles such as
knives and prints among our listings, along with books
for sale.
We welcome
your business either as a buyer. We appraise and
identify decoys free-of-charge. If you are trying to
locate a decoy by a particular carver, we can try
to find it. Finally, if you have an entire collection to
be appraised, we can help. If you are interested in
joining the web site as a regular member or being being
a consigner for a few decoys, please e-mail for details
and instructions
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Featured Decoys
Now Available: Outstanding matched
pair of late 1920’s-early 1930’s slope-breast solid cedar
Ward Brothers pintails in excellent original gunning
condition. The drake’s head is turned to the left at about
30 degrees. From the left side, he has 12 shot holes (2
containing shot). He also has a graze across the chest and
one across the mid-back. The right side is undamaged.
Rigged but no longer has weight. The hen’s head turns
slightly inward to the right, the side on which she has 7
shot holes. She also a shot graze across the crown of her
head. Both birds have normal (minor) wear from use.
 Congratulations
to the new owners of the Ward Brothers pintails from
the White Mallard Gun Club,
Bill and Joyce Mori of Sonoma, CA
John
and Goldie Hyatt (Pekin, Illinois) Brook Trout, ca. 1940.
This is a one-of-a-kind fish
carving done by John Hyatt and painted by his wife
Goldie. Dimensions are 18 x 2.5 x 4 (L x W x H) inches.
Goldie and John were married in 1912. They settled in
Pekin Illinois, and left the state only once. The
occasion was a trip to Thompson's Resort on Gladstone
Lake, near Brainerd Minnesota. Although John was
familiar with oil paints, Goldie painted nearly all of
his carvings, including his famous miniatures and
full-sized owls. Her attention to detail is apparent on
this beautiful carving.
$15,000
or make an offer
woodendecoy@aol.com
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