Superb, never rigged oversized Black Duck by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, Mass. Circa 1915-20. Very clean all original paint & condition. Paint is very dry, clean with a perfect patina of age. Has good strong oval style brand. Measures approx 17 inches long, and has the big, bold, deep body style. Has a couple of spots of old white near head, probably done by Crowell when he was making a rig of hunting birds, could probably be removed but shows age & doesnt distract. Solid body with glass eyes & has typical body check along length of bottom of bird, common with Crowell birds because of the solid wood he used. Has nicely done rasped head & breast. Extra pics available. This is a excellent example for any collector looking for a strong Crowell Black Duck to add to a collection. Good buy here as Crowell decoys continue to be the strongest part of the decoy market, early unrigged examples this nice are getting impossible to find at any price. SOLD!

Superb & rare Mason Glasseye Dove, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1910. Ex-McCleery collection. Has a double "McCleery" stamp on bottom & "Mason Dove" is written in ink. Paint is very strong, clean & all original. Measures approx 9 3/4 inches. Perfect glass eyes & original bill. A few minor rubs to the surface, & a few shot marks. Mason decoys continue to soar in value, and good quality like this example seem to have no limit. Great color on this one. Very clean, not perfect mint but close to it, & as good an example as you will find of this scarce species. More pics avail. Sold, click on "DECOYS" at top of page to view current inventory

Superb & near mint Black Duck by Miles Hancock (1888-1974), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1950. Near mint, all original paint & condition. Paint is very clean & great detailed scratch paint style. Cottonwood body & head that measures 18 inches long. Has tack eyes. This is a great thick body style by Hancock. It is pictured in "COLLECTING ANTIQUE BIRD DECOYS and DUCK CALLS", by Carl F. Luckey & Russell E. Lewis. If you been wanting a seriously nice Hancock Black Duck, this is it. Sold

Very rare species miniature Laughing Gull carving by A.E. Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, Mass. Circa 1900-30s. Excellent all original paint & condition, with only fault being very tiny pinhead size dent in breast but hard to see. Paint blending & colors on this bird are superb, no doubt whose hand carved & painted this one! Bottom is rectangular stamped "A.E. Crowell Maker, East Harwichport, Mass." Approx 3 3/4 inches long & 2 3/4 high. More pics avail. Very nice mini & a very rarely found species. These have soared in value over the last couple of years & are a strong solid investment and a joy to own, and Crowell mini rare species are at the top of the list. How many of these have you ever seen for sale or even in a large collection?
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Superb, early & very fat, hollow carved, drake Bluebill by Ira Hudson (1876-1949), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1925-1935. Has good, dry, clean all original paint with very little wear for the age, most body wear is age/grain line, some rubs to head as shown. No repairs or touch ups of any kind. Measures approx 13 1/2 inches. This is very rare hollow carved body style (dont see many hollow Bluebills), with what appears to be extra fancy painting, swirls go all the way around the body, even onto the belly area. Has extra wide banjo tail with 8 carved fluted areas. Had ice dip carving on back. Body is hollow carved cedar, the head is balsa, dont understand why some Chincoteague makers did that except that wood was always scarce. Miles Hancock also did that quite frequently & he was known for sturdiness in the birds he made. It held up well with no neck cracks, but does have slight blunted area to end of bill. A desirable & early Hudson, with a great head style with nicely carved bill, very fat and round football style body, & tack eyes. Retains the original weight & line tie. Nicely done paint style & as good as you can expect to find on a bird of this vintage. Great bird & as clean and honest as you will find a Hudson, very cool bird that will surely please. More pics avail. A very charming bird for any collection. SOLD!

Exceptional hollow carved Golden Plover shorebird decoy by Mark McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 1980s. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. New England style bird with slight raised shoulder/wing carving with split tail. Hollow very fat carved body with glass eyes, measures approx 12 1/2 inches long. Has splined bill & a hardwood insert at hole in bottom. Body is perfect, you cannot find the seam. Carved signature. Rarely seen style by McNair, even the neck & head are hollow. The paint on this bird is incredible with Marks best detail & feathering I would say several thousand paint strokes on this one. This is a fabulous piece by Mark & good early 80's vintage the hard core McNair collectors are all looking for. You will see some record prices for McNair's this year at auction with a collection that has started to come to market. This is as strong a McNair Golden as you will find, and McNair's continue to be very strong in todays market. More pics avail & I have a 2nd example that is the same also pictured on this page, check it out.
(consignment piece)
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Super fat & very folky hen Bufflehead by Delbert Hudson (1927-1979), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1940s. Ex-collection of the Maryland Historical Society. Excellent all original paint & condition, paint is superb with very minimal wear to edges, color blend is outstanding with a perfect patinia. Solid carved body measures approx 11 1/2 inches long & 15 1/2 inches around the body. No eyes & small banjo tail that is unflutted. Retains original leather line tie & pad weight. Years ago this would have been certainly been called a Ira but with todays additional knowledge it has been decided that Delbert made it, either way it is a killer, great southern decoy with classic folk art form style & beautiful paint. More pics available of this beauty. Great old Chincoteague Island decoy here for the money, you wont find another & great folky style birds of this caliber rarely are offered up at any price.
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Rare & superb running style Yellowlegs shorebird decoy by Miles Hancock (1888-1974), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1950-60. A rare species by Hancock & any shorebirds by Hancock are very scarce. Probably not quite full size, measures 9 1/4 inches, maybe 3/4 size? Excellent all original paint, with very nicely done scratch paint patterns on back & side and has no wear! This is cedar body bird with metal tack eyes. Has splined bill thru head. This is a tuff piece by Hancock, shorebirds are nearly impossible by him & a rare addition for any collection.
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Rare & very early Black Duck decoy by Ira Hudson (1873-1949), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa possibly pre-1900, in unused all original condition. Very good strong, dry, all original paint with edge wear as expected. No repairs or touch ups of any kind. Has thin partial neck crack that doesn't go thru neck, and both side bottom edges of neck to shelf have thin cracks, as would be expected from a 100 year old gunning decoy. But all is secure & clean, worst side shown, more pics avail. This is Hudson's earliest documented style & examples are rarely ever found in all original paint. Solid body measures approx 15 1/4 inches long & has a nice shelf carving. Has painted eyes & was never weighted, decoy was never used as no evidence of a line tie exist. . This is the earliest Hudson Black Duck I have ever seen in original paint & the only one I have seen in unused condition. Great bird here & formerly in the collection of Grayson Chesser.
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Superb & very scarce Mark McNair hollow carved Wood Duck decoy, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2004. Outstanding all original paint that has been aged & shows a stunning patina. Measures approx 14 inches. Glass eyes & raised wing and hollow body carving. Has leather line tie & is weighted. This is a neat style & looks 100 years old, its all Mark's style & that is what makes it superb. Its tuff getting any McNairs & this is a pure beauty. Carved McNair signature. Hard to find these at any price & probably your only chance to ever get a McNair Wood Duck. SOLD!

Nice long drake Pintail decoy by Doug Jester (1876-1961), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1915-40. Very good & clean all original paint & condition. Shows some nice even wear from honest age & gunning use but overall very strong. Shows second layer of brown on head but I think that is the way Jester painted the curl on side of head, same way Miles Hancock did it. Great folky size bird at approx 20 1/2 inches, earlier cedar body & head model with very nice shelf carving for the head. Painted eye model bird with great scratch feather back painting, and classic Jester form. Retains original weight & leather line tie. Nicely done head & bill that are deeply carved. A classic & very clean Jester for any Southern or Chincoteague decoy collection. This pretty boy includes the Blue Ribbon it won in 1993 for "BEST OF SHOW" at the MidAtlantic Wildfowl Festival in Virginia Beach. More pics avail of this very scarce classic.
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Outstanding Cobb Island style Long-Billed Dowicher shorebird decoy by Mark McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 1980's. Excellent all original aged paint & condition with very little intentional wear. Lots of nice paint work & time on this one with lots of nice paint detail. Measures approx 12 inches, fat full body style. Glass eyes, splined bill & raised wing carving, all very accurate in detail. This is a neat style & looks over 100 years old. Its tuff getting any McNairs & this is a really nice style & very scarce. Carved McNair signature. Metal stand included. More pics avail. of this great looking McNair, hard not to want one of these Cobb Island style birds by Mark, he just does such a great job on them all.
(Consignment piece)
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Superb, early & rare sleeper Canvasback pair by R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993), Harve de Grace, MD. Signed & dated 1954. Excellent never gunned all original condition. Excellent all original paint thats strong, dry & clean, great brush work on these early beauties, with just a couple of handling rubs from age. Measure approx 14 inches long each. This early matched pair have never been used & is as nice a Mitchell matched pair of sleeper Canvasbacks as you will ever find at any price. Retains original single nail end weight & staple rig line tie in each bird. Also have the "brad nail in butt" that marks them as his best quality wood. More pics avail. You have seen the Mitchell market soar this year & this being a matched sleeper pair of this vintage & high quality puts them in a class all their own, a sleeper Black Duck from the 40s sold for over 6K at Guyette and Schmidt April 2004 sale. This pair was sold earlier this past year from a small group that was fresh to market from the shelf of the original purchaser, which he bought from Mitchell in 1954. A superb & rare old decoy pair by the dean of Upper Chesapeake Bay makers & for the Mitchell collector looking for only the best. Priced to sell, you will be thrilled with this pair.
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Superb & scarce Goldeneye pair by Charlie Joiner (Born 1921), Chestertown, MD. Signed & dated 1993. Excellent all original paint, with very clean finish, the paint work on these birds are a killer. A species that has become very hard to find by Joiner. Full size with glass eyes, measures approx 14 1/4 inches long on hen and 15 3/4 on drake, which is proper for species as drake is slightly larger then hen in the wild. Both have slightly turned heads. Great examples here & sure to please any collector looking for top quality Joiners for their collection. More pics avail.
(consignment piece)
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Very early classic Redhead drake by Capt. Ben Dye (1821-1896), Perryville, MD. Circa 1870-80s. Very good plus condition with early repaint. Great classic stylish body that measures approx 14 1/4 inches long, retains original weight & has staple/ring line tie. This beauty is solid carved with nice shelf carving, paddle tail & good bill detail carving. Body is in very good shape with natural grain agelines, has thin but tight & secure crack in neck. Ben Dye was one of the earliest decoy makers from the head of the Chesapeake Bay, his decoys are true historic classics & highly sought after by collectors. Very hard to find an example this nice for the price. I have had very few pieces by Dye over the years, they are very scarce. More pics avail. of this beauty and it is sure to please.
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Superb turned head Canada Goose by Grayson Chesser, Jenkins Bridge, VA. Circa less then 20 years old. Has Grayson's "C" carved in bottom. Excellent all original paint & condition. Great patina on this beauty. Life size hollow carved cedar body measures approx 21 1/2 inches with sharply turned head that is lowered, also has raised wing tip and a nice full body carving. Retains original weight & leather line tie. Nice glass eyes with no cracks. This was rigged to gun with but have never been used. Grayson was the "Carver of the Year" at the 2004 Harve de Grace Decoy Show, and just did an exhibit at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C. This is a very rare model by Grayson & he told me this is one of the rig of 6 Geese he made & had pictured in his updated book "Making Decoys the Century Old Way". More pics available. This is a very beautiful decoy by one of the best classic decoy makers of this generation. Get this modern classic while you can, you will be very pleased with this one, it is an attention getter.
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Very rare 1929 edition of "SHOOTING-STANDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS" by John C. Phillips. This book was a private printing by Phillips in 1929 in which monies raised were to benefit the Mass. Fish and Game Association, Boston Mass. John C. Phillips is best known for his fabulous group of decoys made for him by Elmer Crowell, including the world record Pintail. Crowell was his live decoy handler & is mentioned in this book, as is Joe Lincoln & others from the area. Book is 157 pages & in very good shape with the exception of some wear to the spline. Great hunting history book with details on kills & predominate species at each blind. Very rare book here for the collector of Mass hunting history or the collector of decoys from the area, especially decoys by Elmer Crowell. SOLD!

Superb & early Canvasback pair by R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa early 1950's. Never used & excellent all original condition. Excellent all original paint thats very strong & clean. Measure approx 15 1/2 inches long each. Hen has no faults, drake has a hair thin age line around neck & lost the puddy over head of 1 nail head. This pair has the original flat bottoms and were either made as Christmas Ducks or as mantel birds, the extra nice paint work on them is excellent and the head carving is extra nice. Not signed but these were made way before Mitchell started signing his decoys, and is guaranteed 100% Mitchell. More pics avail. You have seen the Mitchell market soar this past year & this being a matched pair of this vintage & quality puts them in a class all thier own, early Mitchells have brought 5 figuires at Guyette and Schmidt April 2004 sale. A superb 50+ year old perfect matched pair by the dean of Upper Chesapeake Bay makers. Priced to sell, you just don't find Mitchells this early & in this condition anymore, very good buy on these. SOLD!

Very rare A.E. Crowell (1862-1952), miniature Semi-palmated Plover shorebird carving. East Harwich, Mass. Circa 1900-20s. Excellent all original paint & condition, with only fault being small bottom edge of part of bill chipped on side shown & small paint chip on tail as shown, but neither shows when displayed. Paint blending & colors on this bird are superb! Bottom is stamped "A.E. Crowell Maker, East Harwichport, Mass." Has #22 wriiten in pencil by Crowell on bottom to signify it is from a set. Approx 2 7/8 long & 2 3/4 high. More pics avail. Very nice mini & rarely found species. These have soared in value over the last couple of years & are a solid investment and a joy to own, and Crowell mini shorebirds are at the top of the list. SOLD!

Very rare unused drake Redhead by William Heverin (1860-1951) , Charlestown, Maryland. Circa 1925-35. Strong, dry & clean all original paint & condition, & has never been rigged, only a line tie attached. Fat & full size bird at approx 14 1/2 inches, no checks or cracks. No eye model bird with great feather back painting & swirls, and classic Heverin form. Extra pics avail. Nicely done head & bill that are deeply carved. No faults at all on this one. A classic & very clean Heverin bird for any Chesapeake Bay decoy collection. Rare one here, in impossible to find condition. Formerly in the collection of Evans McKinney. SOLD!

Superb & scarce full size flying Mourning Dove by Eddie Wozny, Cambridge, Maryland. Circa 1991. Signed & dated in ink & carved "W" in bottom. Very nice piece that is life size & wall mount style, Eddie told me he thinks he only made about 4 of these that are flying & wall mount. Paint is all original & very rich in color. Glass eyes & measures approx 11 1/2 inches long & 15 1/2 tall wing tip measurement. Nice lifelike colors & very detailed carving. Eddie is one of the best carvers out there, & his minis will rival any ever made by anyone. He is quick to sell out at any of the shows he does & his carvings are rarely offered for resale. Good piece here, its sure to please. SOLD!

Exceptional offering of a very early & rare classic Brant by Walter Brady, Oyster, VA. Circa 1860-1900. Ex-collection of William Purnell & branded with his desirable "WHP Jr" hot brand & also ex-collection of Grayson Chesser. Paint is a very early working repaint,I don't believe any of Brady Brant are known in original paint, Classic original splined thru head bill, squarely inserted in face that is classic Brady. No eyes & solid carved body measures approx 17 1/2 inches long & has nice raised wing tip carving as in the best style Cobb Island decoys of that era. Original weight long gone but does retain original nail & remnents of original leather line tie. Exceptional style & form that make this a true Eastern Shore of Virginia classic. Brady was a guide on Cobb Island before the turn of the century & his decoys show the strong influence of the great Cobb carvings. The Brady Brant were thought to be hunted over by President Grover Cleveland who was a frequent hunter on the Shore for several years. Some nice info on Walter Brady can be found in Henry Fleckenstein's excellent book "SOUTHERN DECOYS of Virginia and the Carolinas". Walter Brady made one of the finest style decoys made on Virginia's Eastern Shore & his decoys are very rare & a very strong addition to any collection of great classic Southern decoys. This one is pictured in a couple of the decoy collector books. They are a rare offering & this example is sure to please any collector. Great piece here and more pics avail of this Southern Beauty.
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Excellent Oscar Peterson (1887-1951), Cadillac, Mich., 7 inch Pike, fish spearing decoy. Circa 1936, this fish is a late Period 3, early period 4 (1935-38) decoy. This fish has excellent all original paint & condition with only small wear to edges & some loss on fins & line tie area. Paint is very clean, & very strong with excellent color & brush work & nice thick original varnished finish. This fish is a pellet tack eye model. See Ron Fritz's excellent book "Michigan's Master Carver OSCAR W. PETERSON ", for like examples. Any Oscar Peterson in condition this clean, strong & honest is desirable & rare. This fish is guaranteed 100%, & would make a nice addition to any old fish decoy collection. More pics avail. This is a beauty! SOLD!

Killer pair of "Fox Island" model Greenwing Teal by Danny Marshall, Saxis and Chincoteague Island, VA. Superb, clean, & dry all original paint & condition. Signed by Danny. Both are all cedar solid bodies with turned heads & measure approx 10 3/4 inches long each. Condition is perfect. Glass eyes & slight wing/back carving. I have seen very few of Danny's birds come to market, Danny never carved a lot of birds, but his work is superb and rarely offered up for resale. He is a retired Game Warden on the Eastern Shore of VA, he learned to carve under the guidance of his good friends the Ward Brothers of Crisfield, and the lesson's of Lem & Steve Ward was well learned and applied as the results show in his fine decoy carving & paint style. Danny was born in Saxis and spent several years as a private guide on Fox Island. Good looking pair here and guaranteed to please, get these while you can, "for the money" no one is making a better looking decoy.
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Stunning miniature lifted wing preening Yellowlegs by Eddie Wozny, Cambridge, Maryland. Circa less then 10 years old. Signed with a carved "W" in bottom. Very nice piece that is mini size with iron stand. Paint is all original & very rich in color. Glass eyes & measures approx 4 1/2 inches long & approx 5 inches tall wing tip measurement. Nice lifelike colors & very detailed carving. The curvature of the wing in this carving will amaze you. Eddie is one of the best carvers out there, & his work will rival anything being made. He is quick to sell out at any of the shows he does & his carvings are rarely offered for resale. Good piece here, its sure to please. More pics avail.
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Early, rare & near mint "Running" style flattie Yellowlegs decoy from the collections of Dr. George Ross Starr & Dr. Jim McCleery. Circa 1890-1920. Retains McCleery Collection stamp. Paint is all original & superb. Bill is all original & its hard to believe this thing survived when you see how long & thin it is. Measures approx 10 1/2 inches tail to end of bill. Has glass eyes & inserted bill, with split tail style carving. These style birds have been sold in past as "Lumberyard flatties", but according to the Richard Bourne 1986 catalog of the Starr collection it is "Factory made & used by E.B. VanWinkle of the New Jersey marshes", this may have been the description that Starr provided before his passing. This is the exact bird sold in Starr sale (page 33, lot 90), and sold again at the famous McCleery sale (page 210, lot 555). Lots of good pics available. Very good buy on this one & a piece from two of the most famous & historic collections ever to come to auction. SOLD!

Very early & rare drake Widgeon decoy by Charlie Joiner (Born 1921), Chestertown, MD. Signed & dated 1954. Excellent all original paint, with very stylish, clean finish, the paint swirls on sides are a killer. A very hard to find species by Joiner. Full size with painted eyes, measures approx 14 inches long. Has thin neck crack but is secure. I was told that Charlie made one rig of 44 of these & are his earliest Widgeon & this is one of the survivors. You will never find another one of these as Widgeon by Charlie are scarce, but with a 50's vintage is impossible. Serious Joiner piece here & priced to sell. Sold

Early, bold & very folky, oversize Willet shorebird decoy, Cape Cod, Mass. Circa 1880-1900. Very nice original paint & condition, including original nail bill. Paint is very clean, dry & strong, with nice feather strokes on front neck area. This bird has a great color with a perfect patina. Has a nice split wing style carving, and 2 holes in bottom for stick. Has a few small size shot scars. This is a big & bold bird measuring approx 15 inches long. Shown approx 1/2 actual size in photo. Very neat alert body style with outstreched neck. Very stylish old Massachusetts shorebird with great primitive, folk art form. Good looking old decoy for any collection of folk art or antique shorebirds. SOLD!

Outstanding "PREMIER" grade Black Duck decoy by the Mason Decoy Company (1896-1924), Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905-1920. Excellent all original paint with classic thick Mason swirls, the color & patina are superb. Paint is very crisp & clean with only a minimal amount of gunning wear & original "PREMIER" ink stamp still slightly visible on bottom. Hollow carved it measures approx 18 inches long & retains original weight & the glass eyes are perfect. Classic deep carved bill. Very slight age/gunning wear with a few small shot scars & tiny chip to front right tip of bill as shown & most all of the original neck filler is still in place, & NO TAIL CHIP!, more pics avail. Masons continue to be one of the strongest & most sought after decoys in today's fast rising decoy market. Good original and honest examples are eagerly collected & the price continues to soar on the better pieces. Great buy on this beauty & sure to please. More pics avail.
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Rare small size Oscar Peterson (1887-1951), Cadillac, Mich., 4 3/4+ inch Brown Trout with original rare breeding spotted finish, fish spearing decoy. Circa 1936, this fish is a late Period 3, early period 4 (1935-38) decoy. This fish has very good all original paint & condition with only small wear to edges, wear to belly & some loss on fins & line tie area, has one flake to primer on top back as would be expected of a fish that was used of this vintage. Paint is very clean, & very strong with excellent color & brush work & nice thick original finish. This fish is a pellet tack eye model & is a very rare to find size. See Ron Fritz's excellent book "Michigan's Master Carver OSCAR W. PETERSON ", for like examples. Any Oscar Peterson in condition this clean, strong & honest is desirable & rare. This fish is guaranteed forever to be 100% Oscar Peterson, & would make a nice addition to any old fish decoy collection. More pics avail. This is a beauty and fresh to market from one of the top Oscar Peterson private collections in the world! SOLD!

Superb & scarce Goldeneye pair by Charlie Joiner (Born 1921), Chestertown, MD. Signed & dated 1995 on drake & 1996 on hen. Excellent all original paint, with very clean finish, the paint work on these birds are a killer. A species that has become very hard to find by Joiner. Full size with glass eyes, measures approx 14 3/4 inches long on hen and 15 3/4 on drake, which is proper for species as drake is slightly larger then hen in the wild. Both have slightly turned heads. Great examples here & sure to please any collector looking for top quality Joiners for their collection. SOLD!

Early & rare old Dowitcher or Yellowlegs shorebird decoy from Hingham or Newberryport area of Mass. Circa 1860-1900. This bird is part of the pair that sat on the mantel of the "DEWS ISLAND HUNTING LODGE", in Jarvisburg, NC. Paint is clean & all original, with areas of flaking & wear to bare wood as would be expected on bird of this vintage. Very nice V-wing style of raised wing carving, bottom edge of both have wood wear. Has neat raised & crossed wing carving & dropped down carved tail, has small chip on right side tail. Bill is possible replacement, if so it shows good age with blacklight test. Has neat old tiny shoebutton glass bead eyes. Full body style carving with a nice style and form, and measures approx 9 1/2 inches long. Detailed pics avail. This is a great old example of a Massachusetts shorebird decoy with good historic background. SOLD!

Art Kilmon Wood Duck pair, Pocomoke City MD. Circa 1980s. Mint & all original pair, both are carved signed "KILMON". Approx. 14 inches each. Hollow carved & painted in oils, this is a beautiful pair of decoys. Weighted & leather line ties. Art was taught by Mark McNair & Grayson , but he no longer carves. Sold,

Superb and outstanding 1/4 size standing Hooded Merganser drake by William J. Koelpin (1938-1996), West Allis, Wisconsin. Excellent all original paint & condition. Signed but not dated by maker. Circa 1960-80's. Measures approx 9 inches tall on driftwood base. Raised wingtip carving & cast metal feet, with glass eyes. Koelpin was a world class wildfowl artist in every medium he did. His oil paintings, including a duck stamp win, his bronzes, and his wildfowl carvings in wood. He became one of the top decorative decoy carvers in the world in a span of just 4 years. In 1974 he won "Best In The World" at the Ward World Championship contest. He also did a set of 26 birds for the Franklin Mint, which they cast & sold sets of the copies in 1982. Koelpin's original carvings are very rare & seldom come to market. Good rare piece here for the money. SOLD!

Superb & rare sleeper Black Duck by R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993), Harve de Grace, MD. Signed & dated 1954. Perfect all original condition. Excellent all original paint thats very dry & clean, no faults of any kind. Scratch paint style is excellent. Measure approx 15 inches long. This bird has never been used & is as nice a Mitchell Black Duck hunting bird as you will ever find. Retains original single nail end weight & staple rig line tie. Also have the "brad nail in butt" that marks them as his best quality wood. More pics avail. You have seen the Mitchell market soar this year & this being a sleeper of this vintage puts it in a class all its own, a sleeper Black Duck from the 40s sold for over 6K at Guyette and Schmidt April 2004 sale. This is fresh to market from the shelf of the original purchaser, which he bought from Mitchell in 1954. A superb old decoy by the dean of Upper Chesapeake Bay makers. Priced to sell. Sold

Superb & tiny Peep shorebird decoy from Nantucket, Mass. Circa pre-1900.
Excellent all original paint & condition, including unbroken original bill. Measures just 6 inches long including bill. Very neat in that it has a dual position hole to mount bird in feeder or standing position. Has a couple of tiny shot marks. Somebody wrote "Wachapreague, VA" on bottom. It was found & probably used here, but others that have surfaced are attributed to Nantucket. Great little shorebird & rarely offered specie.
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Super neat & early Parramore Island Curlew, Wachapreague, VA. Circa 1880-1900. Paint is all original with exception of area on top of head where a old repair was made, not detectable with blacklight. Bill is original metal wire or nail. Body is 2 halves joined by dowels. This is the classic Parramore Island style, made from 2 pieces of wood, nail bill & joined with 3 dowells, but this one is the smallest I have seen & has the best form, it has nice fat jowl carving. Measures approx 12 inches. See "SOUTHERN DECOYS" for examples & history. The "Parramore Island Flatties" are classic Eastern Shore decoys, it is thought they were the loaner decoys for the "sports" that visited the Wachapreague, VA. area for the outstanding Curlew & Red Knot shooting that occured on Cedar & Parramore Islands. Old brochures from the now gone old motel describes the availability of decoys for use of the guest. Probably made by a Wachapreague guide whos name we will probably never know. Great old bird here with great form and neat history & priced to sell.
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Very nice, folky & classic fat drake Bluebill by Ira Hudson (1876-1949), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1930-1940. Has good, dry, clean all original paint with very little wear for the age & useage. No repairs or touch ups of any kind. Has a in the making ageline down the back, but is stable & does not distract, also small amount of neck filler gone as shown above. Measures approx 14 1/2 inches. This is classic & desirable Hudson style, with a great head style with nicely carved bill, football style body, flowing flutted tail carving, solid cedar body, & tack eyes that still retain the original yellow paint. Nicely done paint style & as good as you can expect to find on a bird of this vintage. This is a really nice Hudson Blackhead, great form & very clean. From the gunning rig of the late Senator Williams of Delaware, these were donated to the Ward Museum by his family & a few were sold off back in the lates 80s by the museum. Great bird & as clean and honest as you will find a Hudson. SOLD!

Very rare Obediah Verity (1813-1901), Robin Snipe, Seaford, Long Island, NY. Circa 1860-70s. Paint is all original but worn, mostly on side area where handled by hunter during use. Paint color is good, strong & dry, especially the red on the breast. Bill is all original & missing a sliver at right side base where it meets the face. Has had a slight repair where added tack eyes were removed by Cameron McIntyre. Very stylish alert position form with a really good "S" wing carving & nice raised wingtips. Measures approx 10 1/4 inches long. Has some shot scars as all Verity birds seem to have, they were gunned hard. Has been branded "J..B", not sure who that was, but is on the bottom of several of the very finest Obediah Verity shorebirds, see Mackey book page 101. Also has "G.V" carved in bottom, for George Verity. Overall a very nice classic shorebird for any serious shorebird collector, & priced below what they have been bringing at the auctions, a Black Belly plover repainted as a Robin Snipe sold for 9K at the big auction house. Sold

Folky & classic Ira Hudson Bluebill drake, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1920-1940. Has good, dry, clean all original paint with even clean wear for the age & useage. No repairs or touch ups of any kind. Has age crack at left side bottom of neck where it attaches to body. Measures approx 14 inches. Retains original lead pad weight. This is classic Hudson style, has a great head style with nicely done bill, has football style body, banjo tail carving, solid cedar body, & tack eyes. Very nicely done paint. This is a really nice & early Hudson Blackhead, great form & very clean. SOLD!

Superb & scarce hen Red-Breasted Merganser decoy by Mark McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2000. Outstanding all original paint that has been aged & shows a stunning patina. This big girl measures approx 21 1/2 inches. Very cool leather eyes & raised wing and hollow body carving with a great inletted head carving. Has leather line tie & is weighted. Has a very thin hairline crack on right side of neck from shipping, is very tight & nearly impossible to see, but can be secured with a tiny drop of glue. This is a neat style & looks 100 years old, its all Mark's style & that is what makes it superb. Its tuff getting any McNairs & this is a pure beauty. Carved McNair signature. I know Mark made a few of the drakes of this style a few years ago but I never saw a hen, so for you McNair decoy collectors looking for a mate for your drake here is your chance to make your drake a happy bird. Hard to find these at any price & probably one of your only chances to ever get a McNair hen Merganser. SOLD!

Rare & early matched pair of Canvasbacks by Samual Treadway Barnes (1847-1926), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1890-1910. Strong all original paint & condition on both birds, which is so very rare to find on Upper Chesapeake Bay birds of this vintage. Paint is very clean & dry. Solid bodies measure approx 15 1/2 inches each. Hen has thin ageline around neck, & one where nail was drove into body, but are secure & do not distract. Drake has knot stain on port side (left side). Drake has original leather line tie & both have original weights. Truly a very rare pair of classic Susquehanna Flats decoys. More pics available. SOLD

Superb feeding position Obediah Verity style Blackbellied Plover shorebird decoy by Mark McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa less then 10 yrs old. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. Lots of paint work & time on this one, loads of tiny plummage feather painting. Measures approx 10 inches, fat full body style. Carved eyes, splined bill & raised wing carving, all very accurate in detail. This is a neat style & looks 100 years old. Its tuff getting any McNairs & this is a really nice style & fairly scarce. Carved McNair signature. Metal stand included. SOLD!

Superb Ira Hudson style hen Merganser by Cameron McIntyre. Circa 1998. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. Stylish, sleek & very accurate in detail to original example by Hudson. Measures approx 14 inches long. Solid body carving. Paint has been aged proper with an incredible soft patina. Carved "CTM 98 " signature carved in bottom. Has tack eyes, nicely done fluted tail & crest with aged leather line tie & weighted. More pics avail. Cameron said this was the only one of these he ever made. Here is a nice rare decoy for the money, as Cameron's work is nearly impossible to get. Excellent bird here for the collector of Virginia decoys or of Cameron's work. Sold!

Very rare & superb Oliver Lawson Greenwing Teal pair, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1950-60. Not signed but still retains the original labels from "The DUCK HOUSE, RUMBLEY, MD". Life size balsa body at approx 10+ inches each with great "peach basket stave" inserted wing tips & slightly turned heads, great crest carving on drake. Paint is all original, dry, clean, & never waxed, with lots of nice detail. A nice early & very hard to find decoy pair by Lawson, a lot of this vintage Lawson's have been sold as Wards, especially with the Duck House labels, they stand on their own as great decoys, they are as nice as Ward's, with good vintage, and priced at one tenth the price of a good pair of Ward brother's Teal. Fresh to market from original owner. Won't see another pair of these. SOLD

Superb Curlew shorebird decoy by William Gibian, Onancock, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2000's?. Excellent all original paint & condition with a nice patina finish. Measures approx 17 inches. Nice detailed bill, with raised wing & tail carving with carved feather wing tips . Has glass eyes. This is a neat style & shows a strong Bill Bowman influence. Its tuff getting any Gibian carvings as his decoys are highly sought by collectors of both old & contemporary decoys. Carved "Gibian" signature. Metal stand included. Good buy here on this one. SOLD!

Superb & rare preening Mallard by Charles Ralph Wells (1895-1979), Stratford, Conn. Circa 1940-50s. Branded on bottom "CRW". Nice style bird in mint all original paint & condition, great color & paint detail. Hollow body measures approx 15 inches long. Nice style turned head with glass eyes. Has never been weighted. Wells shows a strong Shang Wheeler influence, & makes a great looking bird in the classic Stratford style. This is the exact bird pictured in color on page 74 of "Connecticut Decoys" by Chitwood 1987, from private collection. Nice one here & priced to sell. SOLD

Early & superb Black Duck by Eugene Hendrickson (1899-1971), Northfield, NJ. Circa 1920-30s. Superb all original paint, very strong & clean, with a great scratch painting style. Condition is excellent. Hollow body measures approx 16 1/2 inches long. Has tack eyes & very nice carving style on body & bill, weight is poured/inletted. Eugene was a waterman all his life & made boats & decoys for sale as early as 1920. Rarely found this nice, this is one of his best style earlier made birds. If you are looking for a excellent example of a solid clean NJ Black Duck this is it. SOLD!

Superb & scarce life size Mourning Dove pair by Eddie Wozny, Cambridge, Maryland. Circa 1989. Signed & dated in ink & carved "W" in bottom. Very nice pieces that are life size & wall mount style or with a shorebird style stand. Paint is beautiful very rich in color, very dry & clean. Glass eyes & measures approx 11 3/4 inches long. Nice lifelike colors & very detailed carving. Lots of extra pics avail. Eddie is one of the best carvers out there, & his minis will rival any ever made by anyone. He is quick to sell out at any of the shows he does & his carvings are rarely offered for resale. Good early pieces here, its sure to please. Superb pair. SOLD!

Rare & very early hollow Ira Hudson Redhead Hen, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1900-1920. Good strong, clean, all original paint, with moderate edge wear, the type of wear that would be expected from a 100 year old gunning decoy. This is Hudson's earlier style & examples are rarely ever found in all original paint. Very rare hollow body model, tack eyes & retains original weight. Measures approx 13 1/4 inches. Nicely done scalloped breast paint. This is as nice & early a Hudson decoy as you will ever find. Good one here for the southern decoy collector and very rare example of a Hudson hollow carved hen Redhead, one of Hudsons rarest species, and can be bought for less then a tenth of what a nearly mint example just sold for at auction. SOLD!

Mark McNair Brant, Nathan Cobb style, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2000. Excellent all original aged paint. Twisted reaching root head, glass eyes, & hollow carved body that measures approx 20 inches long. Retains original weight & line tie. Name carved in bottom. This is exact copy of the Cobb Brant that was sold at the McCleery sale. Very rare example by McNair. Sold

Very early & rare drake Pintail decoy by Charlie Joiner (Born 1921), Chestertown, MD. Signed & dated 1958. Excellent all original paint, with dry, clean finish. A very hard to find species by Joiner. Full size with painted eyes, measures approx 18 inches long with nice turned head. I have seen only 1 pair of these & they probably couldnt be bought at any price, & thats the only other Pintails from this rig that I know of. You will never find another one of these as Pintails by Charlie are rare but with a 50's vintage is impossible. Serious Joiner piece here. Sold

Superb Canada Goose by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Circa late 1990's. Stamped & signed on bottom "G. STRUNK". Nice big bird in mint all original paint & condition, great color & paint detail. Hollow body measures approx 24+ inches long. Nice style slightly turned head with glass eyes, and nice raised wing-tip & tail carving. Has been weighted & has original line tie. George makes a great looking bird in the classic Delaware River style. His work is highly sought after by collectors of both old & contemporary decoys. Nice one here & priced to sell. Sold!

Very scarce all original drake Bluebill decoy by August Heinefield (1883-1952), Rock Hall, MD. Circa 1930-40's. Very good all original paint with moderate wear, but if you collect Rock Hall decoys you know how rare OP is to find on these birds, especially the fine work of Heinefield. The wear is kinda neat where you can see he used a "baby blue" base primer coat over the entire bird. Good brush work with the paint on this one. Measures approx 13 3/4 inches & body has original bottom board with original weight. Neck is clean with no cracks, but does have a tail chip. Heinefield shows a lot of boat builder influence in his decoys & the long thin edge upswept tail is part of it, but most chipped the same way most Mason Premier's did. Lots of good pics available. Heinefield didnt make a lot of decoys & his original paint decoys are some of the most sought after of the Chesapeake Bay makers today. SOLD!

Very nice sleeper Yellowlegs shorebird decoy by Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970). Crisfield, MD. Circa 1950's. Excellent all original paint with nice scratch painting. Good strong color but does have a old coat of possible finish feeder on it but still has great look. Has some age shrinkage in breast area where filler was used & small piece missing from bottom neck edge, but does not distract. Looks to have never been used. Oak splined bill & slash painted eyes. Measures approx 8 inches breast to tail. What is very cool about this bird is where Lloyd showed his "eye for detail", he painted the stripe from top of head/bill to back across the left shoulder as shown, this is telling you he thought it was important to show that the bird turned his head to the right to rest or preen. Check the past auction prices to see the deal here, very nice appeal & form on this one. SOLD!

Very early and rare drake Redhead by Capt. Ben Dye (1821-1896), Perryville, MD. Circa 1850-60. Formerly in the collection of noted author & decoy historian Henry Fleckenstein, and branded with his "F" on the bottom. Very good old working paint. Paint is strong & clean. Retains a iron keel weight. Body measures approx 13 inches long and is in very good condition with the exception of area where neck was cracked & secured back together, appears to be a old working repair as it is not done to hide anything. Great classic form & style with a nicely done head & bill detail carving. This is the earliest example by one of the earliest documented makers on the Chesapeake Bay Flats area. It is known as a "boat body" model. This is a rare & important classic decoy from one of the most historic gunning areas that there ever was. A very fine overall decoy, especially when you consider it is approx 150 years old! You wont find another at any price. This is a rare opportunity to add one of the best Upper Bay decoys of this vintage to a collection. SOLD!

Outstanding hollow carved pair of John Graham style Canvasback decoys by Cameron McIntyre. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. The paint style, aging, and patina on this pair is incredible. Stylish, sleek & very well done pair of carvings done in a style of the greatest classic upper Chesapeake Bay maker John Graham. Measure approx 14 inches long each. Super nice hollow body carving with carved eyes & both have nicely aged weights & line ties. Paint has been aged proper with an incredible soft patina. Carved "CTM" signature in bottoms. More pics avail. Cameron's work is nearly impossible to get & this pair is a killer. I am constantly amazed at the talent that Cameron exibits in his work, and this pair is sure to please. if you saw what his birds sold for at G&S April 2007 decoy auction you will appreciate the deal on these beauties. A rare offering here.
SOLD!

Superb & scarce Oliver Lawson American Widgeon pair, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1980's. Superb all original paint & condition. Paint is mint, bone dry, very clean & detailed. Both are signed by Lawson on bottom with species noted. Solid bodies measure approx 15 inches long each & both have slightly turned heads with glass eyes. Lawson learned to make decoys under the guidance of his neighbors, the Ward Brothers. He must not have missed a single lesson as his decoys are superb with the strong influence of the Ward's work. Very hard to get any of Lawson's work these days, and here is a perfect matched pair of a good collector species in outstanding condition & style. Probably wont have a chance at another pair this nice again, & priced to sell. Sold!

Rare wooden Black Duck pair of decoys by Delbert "Cigar" Daisy (born 1924), VA. Signed & branded "CIGAR". Excellent all original paint & condition in unused condition. Proper painted bills for true matched pair. Stylish carved cedar bodies measures approx 17 1/2 inches each, with great head & full body carving, with raised wing carving detail. Both have glass eyes. Seldom found species in wood as most were made out of cork. Cigars decoys have soared thru the roof in the last couple of years & are seldom offered at any price. Very nice pair, you won't find them any better then this. SOLD

Superb set of 3 Oscar Peterson Pike fish decoys. Top two fish are period 3 (1925-1934) bottom fish is period 4 (1935-1944) all 100% original paint & condition. A superb & rare group in excellent to near mint condition. More pics available. Sold

Mint Robert McGaw (1879-1958), Bluebill drake. Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1920-30s. Excellent all original paint & condition, great patina & ageing. Measures approx 14 inches long, has original weight & line tie & is branded "R GAW." This bird is from the group of unused McGaw's that were found in an attic in Harve de Grace several years ago, they were still wrapped in newspaper. As good as they come. Sold

Superb & rare Brant decoy by J. Corb Reed (1897-1982), Chincoteague Island, VA. Signed. "J.CORB REED". Dated 1979. Excellent all original paint & condition. Nice slightly raised wing & feather carving. Bird is carved in swimming pose with slightly turned head & glass eyes. Measures approx 17 inches long. Corb Reed started carving around 1912, he was well known for his decoys and flatwork art of marsh & wildfowl. This is as fine a Corb Reed decoy as you will ever find.
SOLD!

Rare unused Doug Jester (1876-1961) drake Canvasback, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1925-40. Strong, dry & clean all original paint & condition, & has never been rigged to hunt. Shows light edge wear from age/storage. Nice size bird at approx 16 3/4 inches, rare cedar body & head model with no checks or cracks. Painted eye model bird with great feather back painting & swirls, and classic Jester form. Extra pics avail. Nicely done head & bill that are deeply carved. A classic & very clean Jester for any Southern or Chincoteague decoy collection. Rare one here, in impossible to find condition. SOLD!

Superb & scarce Oliver Lawson Wood Duck pair, Crisfield, MD. Circa signed & dated 1986. Superb all original paint & condition. Paint is excellent and is very sharp, dry, very clean & detailed. Both are signed by Lawson on bottom with species noted. Solid bodies measure approx 14 inches long each & both have slightly turned heads with glass eyes. Both have slightly carved wings. Hen has natural knot in back. Hen retains part of the original sticker from the old "Studio Decoys" in Dewey Beach, Delaware where these were purchased in the 80's. Lawson learned to make decoys under the guidance of his neighbors, the Ward Brothers. He must not have missed a single lesson as his decoys are superb with the strong influence of the Ward's work. Very hard to get any of Lawson's work these days, and here is a great matched pair of a good collector species in outstanding condition & style. Probably wont have a chance at another pair this nice again at this price as these are priced to sell.
SOLD!

Very scarce miniature drake Hooded Merganser decoy by Miles Hancock (1888-1974), Chincoteague Island, VA. Signed & dated Dec 17, 1967 by Mr Hancock. A very scarce species by Hancock, full size or mini a tuff find. Measures approx 5 3/4 inches & has a very slightly turned head. Excellent all original paint, thats very dry & clean, with very nicely done paint patterns on back, a very sharp little bird. Has tack eyes, still has all paint on eyes. This is a very tuff species to find by Hancock, & will be very hard to ever find one nicer & this one is fresh to market with the other Hancock minis listed from a nice Eastern Shore of VA collection. This one has a great look, looks like a young bird with the smaller crest. SOLD!

Superb Massachusetts style hollow carved Curlew by Cameron McIntyre. Circa 2000. Eastern Shore of VA. Similar carving to a Curlew sold in the Dr. George Ross Starr collection in 1986, but with a touch of style that makes Cameron's birds the great decoys that they are & some of the most sought after contemporary decoys on the market. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. Its a big one & measures approx 19 1/2 inches. Very nicely done hollow carved body, glass eyes, splined bill & raised tip wing carving. This is a neat style & looks 100 years old. Its very hard to get any of Cameron's work & this one is superb. Carved "CTM" signature. Metal stand included. More pics avail. SOLD!

Extra nice & scarce matched Redhead pair by Capt. Jess Urie (1901-1978), Rock Hall, MD. Circa 1950's. Very nice, clean & dry all original paint & condition. Nice detailed paint style brush work. Drake is outstanding & perfect, hen has a few spots where paint flaked to wood. Great head carving style with wide bill. Retains original weights & line ties on both birds. Measures approx 13 1/2 inches long & are solid bodies. Overall condition is excellent unused on drake & very good plus on hen, very nice pair, especially considering how hard it is to find original paint birds from Rock Hall. More good pics available. Getting hard to find & a good buy on this pair. SOLD!

Superb hollow carved Bluewing Teal pair by Marty Hanson, Prior Lake, Minn. Circa 1990's (?). Signed in ink & has been branded "MH". Excellent all original paint & condition. Paint is very detailed, its dry & clean with a great look. Has never been weighted & line ties were removed. Has glass eyes & measures approx 12 1/2 inches long each. Very nicely done hollow bodys that are thin & light, & nearly impossible to see the seam. A lot of work in this pair. Ask for extra pics if interested. Very nicely done matched pair for the money as Marty's decoys are nearly impossible to get. Sold

Nice Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970) Pintail, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1920-40s. Signed 2 times on bottom by Tyler. Excellent all original paint & condition, paint is strong & was protected by a thin coat of varnish or shellac. Looks like bird was maybe used just a couple of times. Measures 18 in. long with a nice tail carving, & has glass eyes. In very good shape with great form. Nice bird for any nice Chesapeake Bay decoy collection. Sold

Very clean Redhead drake by Callie O'Neal, Churches Island, NC. Circa 1930-40s. Paint is all original, very clean, strong & dry. Canvas is in very good condition for the age with only lite wear to high spots on wire frame, only hole is underside of tail that is about 3/8 inch across. Nice big size decoy that measures approx 19 inches long. Has a chip to bottom right side of bill as shown in pic and a couple of thin but secure neck cracks. Very nice early NC decoy for any collection with a nice bold form & attitude. You dont find early canvas decoys in this nice of original condition anymore, good one here for the money. SOLD!

Mint Animal Trap Mallard, "VAC STA" model. Circa 1945. Very strong color. All original paint & condition. Never used, with a couple of slight rubs. Glass eyes & measures approx 16 inches long. Never rigged for use & looks like it never saw the light of day. A strong decoy for even the pickiest factory collector. Sold

Rare & very early Ira Hudson Bluebill drake, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1900-1920. Very good strong, dry, all original paint with edge wear as expected. No repairs or touch ups of any kind. Has thin partial neck crack on edge that doesn't go thru neck, also small bill & tail chip as would be expected from a 100 year old gunning decoy. This is Hudson's earliest documented style & are rarely ever found in all original paint. Solid body, tack eyes & retains original double weight & line tie. Nicely done scalloped breast paint. This is as nice & early a Hudson BB as you will ever find. SOLD

Rare full size Mallard pair by Robert McGaw (1879-1958), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1930's. Excellent all original paint & in unused condition, & mounted on original wooden bases. Incredible paint detail & form, with hen in full scratch paint style & is one of the best paint jobs I have ever seen on any Upper Bay bird, the detail, color & patina are superb. Both birds do have some wood grain paint flaking, mostly on head & bill areas. Measures approx 16 inches long each, with great head style & full body carving. Full size decorative McGaw pairs are seldom found on the resale market anymore & this is a superb pair for any collector looking to add a very choice pair of Upper Bay or McGaw birds to a collection. E-mail for more pics if interested. SOLD!

Early & rare Blackduck from Cobb or Hogg Island, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 1860-1890's. Great form with nicely done inletted head & raised wing tip carving. Bill was chewed off by dog & replaced by Cameron McIntyre, & has a repair to neck crack, but head has never been off body. Measures approx 15 1/2 inches long, paint has been stripped down & is a mix. I thought this bird was by Walter Brady when purchased but the opinion of most Southern collectors is that it is probably the work of Eli Doughty of Hogg Island. If you can't do the 25k+ for a top end example this one will do very nicely for any Southern collector. Sold

Nice Brook Trout fish plaque by Ryan Dockiewicz, Townsend, VA. Circa 2004. Very stylish fish carving on wood carved plaque. Carved signiture & also signed in ink. Paint is all original & very rich in color, has glass eyes & measures approx 14inches long. Nice turned tail & open mouth carving. Ryan makes great fish & they are quickly snapped up when available. A very pretty fish. SOLD

Superb & scarce Doug Jester (1876-1961) miniature Merganser decoy, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1930-50s. Nice classic body style, measuring approx 5 1/2 inches long with a fantastic crest carving & the best bill I have ever seen on one of his minis. Paint is all original & nicely done with some very cool tiny wing patches & nice classis Jester scratch painting on back. Jester was well known for his classic Chincoteague style hunting decoys, but his minis are quite hard to find, especially this nice & a Merganser hen. This mini is a "stone-cold-killer & has to be one of the finest Jester minis I have ever seen. More pics avail of this beauty.
SOLD!

Superb pair of Bluebills by Danny Marshall, Saxis and Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1994. Superb, clean, & dry all original paint & condition. Signed & dated 1994 by Danny. Both are all cedar solid bodies with turned heads & measure approx 15 1/4 inches long each. Condition is just about perfect, I have seen very few of Danny's birds come to market, Danny never carved a lot of birds, but his work is superb and rarely offered up for resale. He is a retired Game Warden on the Eastern Shore of VA, he learned to carve under the guidance of his good friends the Ward Brothers of Crisfield, and the lesson's of Lem & Steve Ward was well learned and applied as the results show in his fine decoy carving & paint style. Danny was born in Saxis and spent several years as a private guide on Fox Island. Good looking pair here & hard to find these.
SOLD!

Pristine wide body drake Canvasback by Jim Currier (1886-1971), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1940-60. Super nice & super clean and dry all original paint & condition, with very nice paint patterns, including some great "feather" painting & blending of colors. This beauty measures approx 16 3/4 inches & has a great wide body style. Retains original weight & line tie. Condition is excellent & has never seen the water. Great classic decoy maker here who made all of his own decoys & did it by hand. A outstanding decoy for any collection of Classic Chesapeake Bay decoys by one of the most undervalued old time makers from the upper Chesapeake Bay area.
SOLD!

Rare & very early Trout spearing fish decoy from the Chautauqua Lake region of New York. Circa pre-1905, that is when spearing was outlawed in NY. Paint is all original with minimal wear & structurally excellent, retaining original leather tail that still retains most of the original paint also. Measures approx 6 1/4 inches long. Has original brass braid eyes & 4 metal fins. Has classic carved gills & mouth that gives fish decoys from this area the best look. Also has the classic thru the body line tie. Chautauqua Lake fish decoys are classics & some of the hardest to aquire. Spearing was outlawed in 1905 or 06 & not many examples have survived, especially in this outstanding of original condition. You would never see these fish if it wasnt for the fine collection that was dispersed of the late Annie Hooper. So hard to find but very exciting to collect these. More pics avail on this classic beauty.
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Very nice hollow carved Widgeon pair by Ron "The RIVER RAT" Koch (b.-1939), Omro, Wisconsin. Branded & ink stamped. Circa 2005. Excellent all original paint, fully rigged but in never used condition. Measures approx 13 1/2 inches each. Glass eyes & good hollow carved bodies with nice sturdy carving style. Ron is a well known writer of several books and articles on decoys & duck hunting & his decoy carving style reflects his knowledge of lots of time spent hunting & what makes a good gunning decoy, especially in those cold Wisconsin winters. Ron used to take a few orders for complete gunning rigs but has cut back to just a few decoys per year. Great looking pair here to put on the shelf or to add to your gunning rig, they are ready to hunt. SOLD!

Superb Dudley style Ruddy Duck by Mark McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2000. Excellent all original aged paint. Great style fat body that measures approx 10 1/2 inches long. Has great form with nice carving. Retains original line tie & weight. This is a nicely done copy of the classic Dudley Ruddy made famous by Joel Barber in his "WILDFOWL DECOYS" c 1934, that is probably one of the best known old decoys in existance. Carved signature "McNair". Not an easy model McNair to find. SOLD

Superb Mark McNair Goose, Nathan Cobb style, Eastern Shore of VA. Excellent all original aged paint. Twisted reaching root head, glass eyes, & hollow carved body that measures approx 29 inches long. Has proper era weight & line tie. Name carved in bottom. This is exact copy of the Cobb Goose that was sold at the Adele Ernest sale for around $200K. Very rare example by McNair. Sold

Superb hollow body Bufflehead pair by "Hurricane Pete" Peterson, Capeville, VA. Signed & dated 1999. Excellent all original paint & in unused condition. Hollow carved cedar body measures approx 14 1/2 inches long each, with great head & full body carving. Glass eyes with original tie & weight. Has Pete's brand "PETE" in bottom. Pete makes a great bird & his decoys are a collector favorite, & very hard to find, & the paint on this pair is superb. This is a really nice pair & scarce species by Pete, & hollow carved makes them extra nice. Sold

Rare Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970) Canada Goose, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1920-30s. Excellent all original paint & condition, paint is strong & very dry. Big & fat at 27 in. long with a nice 4 inch paddle tail, has great form. In very good shape with slightly turned head. This bird was decommissioned from the Smithsonian Museum Collection & was part of collection of the late Folk Art collector Howard Hemphill & so marked. Great bird. Sold

Early & rare Curlew decoy by Sven Limberg (died 1947), North Wildwood, NJ. Circa 1890-1920. Paint is all original, strong, very clean and dry, has light flaking in a few areas. Lots of nice scratch painting style on body, & lots of nice brush work on neck & head area. Bill is a killer & really nicely done, and is totally original, slightly down turned, & splined thru head. Measures approx 14 inches, tail to end of bill, & is shown approx 1/2 actual size in pic. Limberg only made decoys for his own market & sport gunning rig. He was a carpenter constructing wooden bridges for the state of NJ. Check out pic of Snipe page 161 of Fleckenstein's excellent book "New Jersey Decoys", and info on maker on page 23. This is a super nice old Curlew for any collector of New Jersey or shorebird decoys. Won't find another this nice. SOLD

Nice old Brant by Ira Hudson (1876-1949), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1920-1930. From the famed "BOB-O-DELL" club rig. Retains "O" brand in bottom. Strong, dry, & all original paint and condition with no repairs, but some very light hunting wear as expected. Very deep body style, hollow carved from cedar, measures approx 16 inches long. Has tight but secure neck crack as do most gunned Brant. Has tack eyes & retains original weight & leather line tie. Nicely done paint patterns & super head and thumb notch carving style. These historic rig birds are some of Hudson's best style Brant. Sold

Superb Oscar Peterson style Brook Trout fish plaque by Ryan Dockiewicz, Townsend, VA. Circa 2005. Very stylish & accurate copy of Oscar Peterson fish carving on wood carved plaque. Signed in ink on reverse. Paint is all original, very detailed & very rich in color, has glass eyes & measures approx 19 1/4 inches long, and 7 1/2 wide. Nice up turned tail & open mouth carving, water is chipped carved proper. Has a real nice background aged paint style. It is copied from Peterson plaque pictured on page 77 of Ron Fritz's excellent book "Michigan's Master Carver OSCAR W. PETERSON ". Ryan makes great fish & this is the only one of these he has made, as he prefers to do realistic style fish. This one is a beauty & sure to please.Sold

Rare Miles Hancock (1888-1974) Hooded Merganser drake, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1940-60. A very rare species by Hancock. Full size measures 14 1/2 inches & has a slightly turned head. Excellent all original paint, with very nicely done paint patterns on back. This is rare cedar body bird with tack eyes, still has all paint on eyes. It has never been weighted or line tied. This is a very tuff species by any maker including Hancock, & will be impossible to find one nicer. Sold

Mint Jim Currier (1886-1971) Canvasback pair, Have de Grace, MD. Circa 1940-50's. Very strong all original paint & condition, with very nice paint patterns. Paint is perfect dry & clean with a great patina. Both measure approx 16 inches. Both have never been used. Condition is near perfect, & very well matched with big fat, full body style. As nice a matched pair of classic upper bay Currier Canvasbacks as can be found. SOLD!

Very rare model Bluebill decoy from the WILDFOWLER DECOYS INC., QUOGUE, L.I., NY. Circa 1958-59. Excellent, strong, & very dry, all original paint & condition with no repairs. Measures approx 14 inches long & retains its original keel, weight & leather line tie. Has both the QUOGUE, LI, WILDFOWLER stamp & is branded "L.K.THORNE". Very unique style with sharp ridged back. This bird is part of one of a well known custom made rig that was made for Thorne to replace rig lost in ice shift. See article entitled "Wildfowler Decoys, The Company Moves to Quogue, L.I. published in "Decoy Magazine" March-April, 2001 for more info. A rare Wildfowler. Sold

Rare Miles Hancock (1888-1974) Black Belly Plover, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1940s. A rare species by Hancock. Full size measures 10 1/2 inches. Excellent all original paint, with very nicely done paint patterns on back, sides & neck, has some wear from age & some usage. This is cedar body bird with painted eyes. Has splined bill thru head. Has a couple of old shorebird blood stains. This is a tuff piece by Hancock, shorebirds are nearly impossible by him. Sold

Scarce & early hollow Black Duck decoy by Charlie Birch (1867-194?), Willis Wharf, Northampton Co., VA. Circa 1920-30's. Paint is old and I believe it is all original, shows as such with a blacklight. Shows some honest hunting & age wear as expected. Big classic Eastern Shore Black Duck, measures approx 17 1/2 inches long, has slash painted eyes & thin neck crack on left side, as visable in photo. Retains original leather line tie, weight has been removed years ago. This is Charlie's best body style hollow Black Duck, with shelf carving, flat back & flowing tail. Hard to find any Birch decoys that still exist in original paint, especially hollow & with such great classic Charlie Birch form & style. Extra pics avail, looks way better then shows in photo above. Good one here for the money, you don't find these this nice very often. SOLD!

Rare Bluebill by Joe Dye (1870-1931), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1900. Nice classic style by Dye who was the son of Ben. Measures approx 14 inches, & retains line tie & weight. Great form with great bill style & typical paddle tail, has thin crack in neck. Paint is old working paint, much has been taken off & shows much original coat. Joe Dye was a serious market gunner & fisherman who guided some of the most famous & wealthy sports that ever gunned the Flats. Good history in this one. Sold

Superb & outstanding John Graham style, 1/2 size Canvasback pair by Cameron McIntyre. Circa 2000. Excellent all original aged paint & condition. Stylish & sleek. Measures approx 10 inches long each. Solid body carvings. Paint has been aged proper with an incredible soft patina. Carved "CTM" signature & "1" carved in bottom of each. More pics avail. I have never seen anything like these, & was told this is the 1st & only pair of these Cameron ever made. Here is a nice rare pair for the money, as Cameron's work is nearly impossible to get. Excellent pair here for the collector of Upper Bay decoys or of Cameron's work. SOLD!

Early Canvasback by Scott Jackson (1852-1929), Charlestown, MD. Circa 1910. Very nice attitude on this early historic Canvasback from Upper Chesapeake Bay. Paint is dry, old working repaint (probably done by Heverin), with much original coat showing. Measures approx 15 1/2 inches long. Very good overall condition, has secure neck crack & old chip to top sides of head. Retains line tie & weight. A tuff addition for any collection of old decoys. Sold

Superb & very bold preening Curlew by Ian McNair, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa less then 10 years old. Excellent all original aged paint & condition with some intentional wear including a double dowelled patch in lower right chest, I have seen this done by his father also & is a very cool touch. Lots of nice paint work & time on this one with great color & paint detail. Measures approx 12 inches tail to tip of breast because of the turned head with a nice fat full body style. Carved wooden eyes, outstanding curved wooden bill & raised wing tip carving with nice detail. This is a neat style & looks over 100 years old with a perfect patinia. Ian is one of the very talented sons of Mark McNair & his work is superb. Its tuff getting any of Ian's carvings these days. This is a really nice style & a rigmate to a straight head Curlew I sold earlier this year. Carved McNair signature. Metal stand included. More pics avail. of this outstanding shorebird.
SOLD!

Rare Doug Jester (1876-1961) Merganser, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1930-40s. From the William Mackey collection & retains his collection stamp. Excellent all original paint & condition. Dry surface with rarely done solid carved crest. Measures approx. 12 1/2 inches long. Cedar body & head with classic Jester style bill carving. Retains original weight & staple. Jester was best known for his classic Chincoteague Merganser decoys. Very nice bird. Sold

Superb & scarce Oliver Lawson drake Bufflehead, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1980. Superb all original paint & condition. Paint is mint, bone dry, very clean & detailed. Signed & dated by Lawson. Solid body measures approx 10 3/4 inches long with a slightly turned head and glass eyes. Lawson learned to make decoys under the guidance of his neighbors, the Ward Brothers. He must not have missed a single lesson as his decoys are superb with the strong influence of the Ward's work. Very hard to get any of Lawson's work these days, and here is a perfect superb example of a good collector species in outstanding condition & style. Probably wont have a chance at another Bufflehead this nice again.
SOLD!

Nice, early & clean Black Duck by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, Mass. Circa 1915-30. Very clean all original paint & condition. Has good strong oval style brand. Measures approx 16 1/2 inches long. Solid body with glass eyes & no cracks, with just a couple of shot scars. Weight & line tie removed. Has rasped head & breast. This is a very fine example for any collector looking for a good Crowell Black Duck to add to a collection. Good buy here. SOLD

Very rare hen Bluebill by James "Jim" Holly (1855-1935), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1890-1910. Strong all original paint & condition, which is so very rare to find on Upper Chesapeake Bay birds of this vintage. Paint it very clean & strong with a lot of nice brush work. Solid body measures approx 13 inches. Only fault is it has hair thin ageline around upper neck/cheek area, but is secure & only goes around 3/4 of the way, area is shown & more pics avail. Has original line tie & weight. Truly a exceptional example of a classic Susquehanna Flats decoy. SOLD!

Very rare & early sloped breast, hollow Mason Challenge Grade Drake Bluebill decoy, Detroit, Mich. Circa pre-1900. Very rare to find the early sloped breasted birds, especially a hollow carved Bluebill. Most of the slope breast birds are Mallards. These are the earliest made Masons & were done by hand, not on a lathe. Paint is very strong, thick, dry, clean & all original. Neck filler has been replaced & painted over in that area. Measures approx 14 inches. Perfect glass eyes. Some minor wear to the bird from gunning use, but honest. Retains original weight & a leather line tie. Has "AT" carved in bottom which make it a rig mate to Bluewing Teal I sold late last year. Great color on this one & lots of nice thick paint swirls that Mason decoys are famous for. Check your old auction catalogs on this one, I doubt you will ever find one. Very clean & a very rare addition to any Mason decoy collection. Sold

Nice oversize Black Duck by Mark McNair and from his personal gunning rig, Eastern Shore of VA. Circa 2000. Excellent all original paint & condition. This big boy measures a bit over approx 21 inches. Glass eyes, cork body, wooden head, tail insert & keel. This is from Marks personal hunting rig, I was told he makes these every couple of years, guns with them then sells off to make a different style to use. Its tuff getting any McNairs & this one is cool, I bet it did a good job fooling the ducks. Carved McNair signature & signed in ink "Gunning rig 2000 M.S. McNair". Very neat bird here for the McNair collector who is looking for something different. Good buy on this one.
Donated by Old-Decoys.com to Ducks Unlimited Eastern Shore of VA 2007 Sponsor Event & sold for $1050! A very nice bird & thanks to the buyer for supporting ESVA Ducks Unlimited!

Rare Black Belly Plover shorebird decoy by Miles Hancock (1888-1974), Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1940's (yes, quite a few folks never quit hunting shorebirds after it was outlawed). A rare species by Hancock. Full size measures 10 1/2 inches. Excellent all original paint, with very nicely done paint patterns on back, sides & neck, has some wear from age & some usage. This is cedar body bird with painted eyes. Has splined bill thru head. This is one of a pair that was found in a hunting rig here on the Eastern Shore about 2 years ago & was the 1st time offered to market. This is a tuff piece by Hancock, shorebirds are nearly impossible by him & a rare addition for any collection.
SOLD!

Rare Doug Jester (1876-1961) mini Red-Breasted Merganser drake, Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1940-50s. Nice early fat body style, measuring approx 4 1/2 inches long. Paint is all original & nicely done with some old shrinkage to breast, & has early yellow on wing patch. Great carved 4 tine crest. Jester was well known for his classic Chincoteague style hunting decoys, but his minis are quite hard to find, especially this nice. Sold

Very nice & vintage Red-Breasted Merganser drake attrib to Doug Jester jr or one of the Jester family from Chincoteague Island, VA. Circa 1930-50. Superb all original paint & condition. Paint is about mint, dry, very clean & detailed as expected in the true folk art painting style of the Jester's. Solid body measures approx 6 1/2 inches long with painted dot eyes. More pics avail. I have one of these in my collection & have had 2 for sale at different times on this site but I dont know exactly who made these minis, they are very much like the work of Doug Jester Sr, but a bit cruder. They have a base that is hand carved & looks like the bases used on the salesman samples that Harry V. Shourds sent to Chincoteague in the early days, I know they arent his but his bases influenced this maker. Collector Alan Haid told me he has a picture of Doug Jester Sr with a mini just like this in the picture. I know another collector who told me Doug Jester Jr made these many years ago. I cant really say who except it is very cool with good age and great southern painting & carving style that is no doubt classic Chincoteague.
SOLD!

Nice big Hudsonian Godwit by carver Paul Loder, Odessa, Delaware. Circa 2004. Signed in ink & "PL" carved into bottom. Beautiful all original paint & condition. Paint is very detailed, & would be considered a "decorative slick" in competition. Glass eyes, solid body carving with raised wing & tail areas. Full size carving measuring approx 12 1/2 inches. Paul carves regularly for DU events in Delaware, & this bird was part of his "FIELD & STREAM Exhibit" at the DE Ag Museum in 2004. Nice big shorebird decoy & tuff species for the collector. Sold

Superb & very early hen Goldeneye by D.W. Nichols (1890-1977), Smith's Falls, Ont. Circa 1920's. Excellent all original paint & condition, shows a few shot scars & rubs. Solid body measure approx 14 1/2 inches. Has perfect glass eyes. Very nicely done painting style with a great patina. Davey made approx 3,000 decoys in his lifetime, including most all species, but rarely is found a example this early & clean for the money. Sold, click on "DECOYS" at top of page to view current inventory

Nice Mason Challenge Grade Black Duck, Detroit, Mich. Circa 1905. Measures approx 16 1/2 inches. Perfect glass eyes. Paint is very strong & all original except for the tail chip which has been blackened by hunter. Still retains a portion of the factory original white ink CHALLENGE STAMP. Some minor wear to end of bill and head, but is dry & has never been waxed. Small amount of original neck putty still evident, has 3 hairline cracks on back. One crack in bottom. Great color on this one. Very clean. Sold, click on "DECOYS" at top of page to view current inventory

Superb & mint Pintail drake by Robert McGaw (1879-1958), Harve de Grace, MD. Circa 1920-30. Excellent all original paint & condition, great patina & aging. Measures approx 17 1/2 inches long, has original weight & line tie. Outstanding paint patterns in McGaws best style. Has a hairline paint crack around neck but wood is tight. This bird is from the group of unused McGaw's that were found in an attic in Harve de Grace several years ago, they were still wrapped in newspaper. As good as they come, and of the quality you just can't find at any price these days. You will be thrilled with this beauty, it is as fine a upper bay decoy as you will ever be able to find of this vintage. SOLD!

Superb old "Lincoln Type" Yellowleg shorebird decoy, Massachusetts. Circa 1880-1910. Very nice all original paint & condition with original bill. Very nice paint style, is strong, very dry & clean with excellent patina. Great colors with nice brush work on breast & back of head. This bird has one of the best surfaces of aging that I have ever seen. Has a very stylish tapered body carving thats flows to a tiny split tail. Measures approx 11 inches long. Shown approx 2/3 actual size in photo. Has great old tack eyes, & shows great age & very little gunning wear. Had 2 stick holes in bottom but one has been dowelled closed a long time ago. Ask for more pics if interested. Very early old shorebird with great form, paint & style. This shorebird is a killer, better then the pics show & fresh to market from the source, and this is first time offering of this decoy. SOLD!

Rare miniature Redhead drake by Jack Reeves (born 1904), Port Rowan, Ontario. Circa 1960's. Signed "LONG POINT DECOYS, JACK REEVES, PORT ROWAN, ONT. RED HEAD". Excellent all original paint & condition. Great paint detail & form. Measures approx 7 1/4 inches long with nice glass eyes. Jack Reeves was about the 4th generation of the Reeves family to run & guide the Long Point Shooting Club, one of the most famous gunning clubs that ever existed. The visitors to the club included royalty & the richest of the rich. See the excellent book "Traditions in Wood" for some great history on Reeves family. Nice mini for any collector & scarce maker to aquire. SOLD!

Early & superb Black Duck by Rhodes Truex (died 1934), Atlantic City, NJ. Circa 1920's. Superb all original paint, very strong, bone dry & clean, with a great flocked painting style. Condition is excellent & appears never to have been used. Hollow body measures approx 16 1/2 inches long. Has cartridge pressed eyes & very nice carving style on body & bill, weight is poured/inletted. Rhodes was a bridge tender for the state of NJ. Rarely found this nice, clean & dry as you will ever see. Sold, click on "DECOYS" at top of page to view current inventory

Superb pair of Ward Brothers Bluebills, Crisfield, MD. Circa 1970. Perfect, clean, dry & thick all original paint & condition. Signed & dated, also noted that they were made for "Mr & Mrs Louis Alt Collection". Body is all cedar with turned heads & measure approx 16+ inches long. Condition is just about perfect except for a very thin age line that runs length of hens belly. Very clean & nicely done style for that era. The price of good Wards are soaring fast. This is a sweet pair of decoys for any collector looking to add a matched pair of Wards & that demand near perfect examples & investment quality decoys. Extra pics available. Sold, click on "DECOYS" at top of page to view current inventory

Superb early pair of Bluebills attrib. to D.W. Nichols (1890-1977), Smith's Falls, Ont. Circa 1940s. Excellent all original paint & condition. Great matched rig mate pair. Solid body measure approx 12 inches on each. Very nicely done scratch painting style on both. I have had some collectors familiar with Nichols tell me they think that Davey painted these, as he did for several local carvers, but probably wasnt the carver, but they couldnt tell me who did carve them, so I dont know. But still one of the nicest rig mated pair for the money you will ever find. Sold

Scarce "SAM-BO" fishing lure with original box. Circa 1930-40's. Has original purchase price marked on top of $1.19. Lure appears to have never been used & retains original rubber band that gives his "love muscle" a lift, when barrel is pulled up. Lure measures approx 3 inches long not including metal lip or hook. Has lots of good graphics & advertising on box. Great collection or display bait. Sold

Rare "HARRY'S EAR-TUNED Duck Call". Circa 1940-50's. Excellent all original condition with no wear. Looks as if never used. Has "HARRY'S EAR-TUNED Duck Call" decal on front, in excellent condition. Has great color & patina & is made from maple (I think). Measures approx 5 1/4". Has seen no use & grades mint. Also has an original business card from Harry. I was told that probably less then 400 of these calls were ever produced. Has a great sound, I prefer to use a call like this then one of the $100+ acrylic ones that are the rage these days. Nice addition to a decoy or call collection, or a excellent call to use on your next duck hunt. Sold

Rare & early C.H. DITTO Crow Call. Circa 1900-20's. Excellent all original condition with minimal wear. Has "C.H. DITTO, KEITHSBURG, ILL." stamped into metal. Has great color & patina. Measures approx 4". Has seen little use & grades excellent. Has a great sound. Nice addition to a decoy or call collection, or a excellent call to use on your next crow hunt. Sold

Very scarce , bail handled, 1 gallon size, "FULL PACKT DELICIOUSLY FLAVORED OYSTERS", Baltimore, Maryland. Exact packer not quite readable, but a very early & seldom seen oyster tin. Circa 1910-20s. Condition is very good with great colors & graphics, very little in way of scratches, rust or dents. Has lid. A nice colorful addition to any collection. SOLD

Very rare size, tall quart, "SUN BRAND OYSTERS", The Leib Packing Co., Baltimore, MD. "BALTIMORE'S BIG OYSTER HOUSE". Circa 1920s. Condition is excellent, & has top cut out. I have seen less then 3 of these in the "SUN BRAND". Tall quarts are the hardest size to find when it comes to early oyster tin cans. SOLD

Nice early Dupont SMOKELESS POWDER, Wilmington, Delaware. 1 lb size. Nice early litho of dogs in a hunting scene on front, & loading instructions on other end. Circa 1900s. Retains original cap. Very good condition & colors, shows some shrinkage from age to paint. A collector favorite. Sold

Nice Black Sporting Powder SNAP SHOT, 1/2 pound tin, back is marked ''CIL Canadian Industries Limited, Explosives Division Montreal, Canada.'', original FFG cap, very nice full colored litho image of falling duck. Circa 1900-20s. Excellent condition. Nice addition to a decoy collection. Sold

Nice "E.C." SMOKELESS SHOTGUN POWDER tin, 1 lb size. American "E.C." Schultze Gunpowder Co. from Bergan Co., NJ & 318 Broadway, NY. Circa 1900's. Great Victorian litho graphics on this one. Excellent condition with great color. Retains original cap. Very nice one here for any collection. Sold

Nice large "COBB ISLAND DECOYS" limited edition print by Eastern Shore of Virginia artist Thelma Peterson. Circa 1985. Condition is excellent and all original. This is #165 out of limited edition of 450. Signed by Thelma & also by Bill Purnell Jr., who authenticated the decoys used for the painting. Beautifully done pair of Black Ducks, Greater Scaup, Brant, & Geese, also has singles of Bufflehead, Redhead & Red-Breasted Merganser. Impressive size for a print at approx 20 X 24. Is currently mounted in poster frame & shows some glare in pics, needs to be professionally mounted. A nice painting by one of the Eastern Shore's best known artist. SOLD