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Snakey head Black Duck
Spectacular snakey-head Mason Challenge Grade black duck, ca. 1905-10. All-original, with great sworls, loops and lines. Minimal wear from age.

$1600 or make us an offer.
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Canada Goose decoy
Canada goose decoy by C.V. Wells, Milwaukee, WI, canvas covered cork with raised carved wings, wood head, neck and bottom board. Heavy detailed paint,.. Originally purchased from Mr. Bergman, Van Dyne, WI, shot over, and possibly owned by, Harry Johns, owner of Miller Brewery. Very rare only 2- known. OP and in excellent original condition. Ca. 1940.

$2750 or make us an offer.
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Bluebill Drake
Wonderful bluebill drake by Chincoteague Island's most famous carver, Ira Hudson. The paint is worn with age as one would expect with a decoy made in about 1900-1925. Hollow, with very heavy double ballast weight. Tack eyes, and lots of sworls left. Great patina!

$6500 or make us an offer.
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Challenge Grade Goldeneye  Drake
From a private collection, here is a wonderful Challenge Grade goldeneye drake, ca. 1920. Loops and lines in great shape.

$2500 or make us an offer.
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Cinnamon Teal Hen
This cinnamon teal hen decoy is the only teal decoy of any species carved by Tom Dailey (San Francisco) that has ever been discovered. Carved before the turn of the 20th century, it has shoe-button eyes, great original paint, and simple elegant bill carving. Dimensions are 12 x 4.25 x 6 (L x W xH) inches.

$8500 or make us an offer.
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Hollow Charles Pice

(Astoria Oregon) canvasback drake, 1939. Excellent original condition! (ex. Mori collection).

$7500 or make an offer
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Ward Brothers Canvasback

This is an old Ward Brothers balsa canvasback, signed by Lem and Steve Ward in 1948. Steve Ward may have retouched the a small patch of the black on the chest.

$5500 or make us an offer.
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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


Outstanding Matched Pair of Ward Brothers Pintails 
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


Provenance: Noted sculptor and conservationist Bruce Killen (Medford, Oregon) purchased this pair of decoys in 1977-81 from a private collector in Northern California. In 1960, this collector had purchased pairs of different styles of Ward Brothers pintails and mallards from William Burroughs, Jr., son of one of the original members of the White Mallard Gun Club, Colusa County, California.

Asking Price: $99,000 or make an offer woodendecoy@aol.com



 




Pair of Gus Moak Canvasbacks, Small Style

Pair of canvasbacks decoys by August Moak, Tustin, WI. Small Mason type style, from rig of Charles Kulnick, owner of the Berlin Brewery. CK painted on bottom. All original. Both have a tight crack at the neck and are in excellent original condition. Ca. 1920. 

              

Congratulations to the new owner Jackie Robertson, Petaluma CA



Hollow pair of mallard decoys by Wisconsin banker Walter Lowery, ca. 1920. These rare decoys are is excellent original condition. Lowery carved very few decoys and they are impossible to find in this condition--that is, until now!  

              

Congratulations to John Fandrey, Buffalo City, WI



Extremely rare matched pair of REAL gunning Evans split-hollow mammoth pintails. All original worn paint, but speculums are still there on each decoy. The paint is old and crazed on the drake, and faded out on the hen. Ask for extra pictures of each decoys -- these are a one-of-a-kind find for any Evans collector! Asking price is $11,500.

           
Congratulations to Ben Riepe on the purchase of this pair!

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