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| Very rare jack snipe by the Mason decoy company of Detroit. Excellent swirl paint. Rigmate to the example pictured in "Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway" and "Mason Decoys, A Complete Pictorial Guide." SOLD |
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| Black-bellied plover by Elmer Crowell with outstanding original paint and near-mint condition. SOLD |
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| Black-bellied plover in spring plumage with relief-carved wings by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York. Wonderful paint patterns. SOLD |
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| Rigmate pair of early Challenge grade goldeneyes by the Mason decoy factory of Detroit, Michigan. SOLD |
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| Black duck by an unknown Delaware River maker, ca. 1940s. "F.E.D" is scratched into the pad weight. SOLD |
Hollow mallard by Larry McLaughlin of Edgely, Pennsylvania from his personal gunning rig. SOLD |
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| Hollow canvasback by Reg Marter of Delanco, NJ from his personal gunning rig. Canvasbacks are rare by any Delaware River carver. SOLD |
Hollow, lowhead black duck in excellent original paint by Tom Fitzpatrick of Delanco, NJ. SOLD |
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| Hollow preening black duck by Calvin Hickman of Tuckerton, NJ. Preeners and sleepers are extremely rare by any coastal Jersey maker. SOLD |
Green-winged teal hen by William Kemble of Trenton, New Jersey, ca. 1910. Good original paint. New Jersey teal are very rare! SOLD |
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| Redhead in old gunning paint by Eugene Birdsall of Barnegat, New Jersey, ca. 1900. SOLD |
Pre-brand hollow-carved green-winged teal by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Hollow brant attributed to either Sam or Albert Forsyth of Bayhead, New Jersey with a wonderful crazed surface. From the Staten Island Historical Society collection, it has "Capt. John Dorsett" written on the base. SOLD |
Diminutive hollow Canada goose in outstanding original paint by John McAnney of New Gretna, NJ. SOLD |
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| Finely crafted pair of hollow red-breasted mergansers with upturned bills, delicately carved crests and wonderful dry paint by Jake Barrett of Somers Point, NJ. Illustrated on page 111 in "Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater" by Eugene Connett. SOLD |
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Pair of canvasbacks by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland with wonderful paint patterns. SOLD |
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| Miniature wood duck by Ken Harris of Woodville, New York. SOLD |
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| Miniature green-winged teal by Bill Cranmer of Spray Beach, New Jersey, 1960. SOLD |
Black duck by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey, signed and dated 1992. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature mallards by Joe West of Bordentown, NJ. SOLD |
Pair of miniature buffleheads by Chip Allsopp of Point Pleasant, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Pair of oversized canvasbacks by John Vickers of Cambridge, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser hen by Doug Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia. Never rigged. Purchased directly from Jester in 1942 and marked accordingly. SOLD |
Black duck by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD |
Pair of canvasbacks by Jim Currier of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1950. SOLD |
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| Standard grade Painted Eye bluebill by the Mason decoy factory, ca. 1910. SOLD |
Redhead by the Pratt decoy factory of Joliet, Illinois based on the style of Charles Sumner Bunn decoys. This is the first example we've ever seen! SOLD |
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| Crow by Harry V. Shourds II of Cape May County, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Early canvasback from Crisfield, MD, ca. 1920. The body style is similar to some decoys attributed to Travis Ward, the father of Lem and Steve Ward. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature green-winged teal by Herb Miller of Ship Bottom, New Jersey. SOLD |
Miniature pintails by Armand Carney of Tuckerton, New Jersey, 1970s. SOLD |
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| Full-sized woodcock by Robert and Virginia Warfield of Jaffrey, New Hampshire, dated 1979, with minor tail chips. SOLD |
Dove by Eddie Wozny of Cambridge, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
Decorative Canada goose by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, Maryland, signed and dated 1962. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature wood ducks by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
Green-winged teal by an unknown Long Island maker. SOLD |
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| Charlie Joiner miniature canvasback pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
Charlie Joiner miniature redhead pair, signed and dated 1976. SOLD |
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| Hollow merganser with excellent paint patterns by Mark Kears of Linwood, NJ. SOLD |
Hollow black duck by John Updike of New Gretna, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Canada goose by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 1952. Perfect condition, never rigged nor used. This is the finest example of a Joiner goose decoy that we've ever seen. SOLD |
2/3-sized goldeneye by Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, Massachusetts. SOLD |
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Black duck by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Charlie Joiner miniature Canada geese. SOLD |
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Peep decoy by Lew Barkelow converted into decorative after shorebird shooting was outlawed, ca. 1920. SOLD |
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| Robin snipe from the Eastern Shore of Virginia in dry original paint with the original bill. SOLD |
Pair of miniature balsa-bodied mallards by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Canvasback by Bob McGaw of Havre de Grace, Maryland, ca. 1930. Good original paint and condition. Half of the "dog bone" weight has been removed by an early collector so that it would sit on a shelf. Similar in style to the McGaw canvasback that appeared on a U.S. postage stamp. SOLD |
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| Gunning style mallard hen in Ward style paint by J.J. West of Bordentown, NJ. SOLD |
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| Hollow red-breasted merganser by Bill Hammel of Absecon, New Jersey with a delicately carved crest, carved eyes, fanciful paint and a wonderful surface patina. SOLD |
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| Tiny bufflehead by Oscar Ayres of Tuckerton, New Jersey, ex-collection of Shelburne Museum and so stamped. SOLD |
Coot with a nicely turned head by Frank Strey of Berlin, Wisconsin. SOLD |
| Curlew by Lloyd Hill of Accomack County, Virginia. SOLD |
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Pair of curlews by an unknown maker, probably from Cape May County, New Jersey, ca. 1890. SOLD |
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| Pair of silhouette Canada geese found in Pennsylvania. SOLD |
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| Redhead by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD, ca. 1940s. SOLD |
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| Lowhead black duck wingduck, similar to the decoys photographed on a sinkbox rig on the Platte River in Nebraska. Finely carved, inletted neck seat, excellent original paint, a rare find, ca. 1895. SOLD |
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| Miniature mallard by Norman Hudson of West Ocean City, Maryland. SOLD |
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Bufflehead by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Pair of wigeon by the Wildfowler Decoy Company of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, ca. 1940. SOLD |
Brant by the Wildfowler Decoy Company of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, ca. 1950s. SOLD |
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| Premier grade Chesapeake Bay model canvasback with partial bill replacement by the Mason Decoy Company. SOLD |
Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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Feeding yellowlegs by Charles Spiron of Greensboro, North Carolina. SOLD |
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| Early black duck gunning decoy by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, VA made in the style of Nathan Cobb Jr. SOLD |
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| Redhead by Ben Dye of Perryville, MD, ca. 1900. SOLD |
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| Old squaw by an unknown Long Island maker. Wonderful paint pattern. SOLD |
Hollow black duck by Charles Jester of Chincoteague, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Goldeneye hen by Ben Holmes of Stratford, CT in nice, dry original paint. Previously in the collection of the Staten Island Historical Society. SOLD |
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| Curlew by John Dilley of Quogue, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890. A rare species with deeply cut wings in well worn original paint with a replaced bill. A classic Long Island shorebird by one of its most acclaimed makers. SOLD |
Pair of miniature brant by David Rhodes of Atlantic City, New Jersey, signed and dated 1992. SOLD |
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| Wigeon by Jess Urie of Rock Hall, MD, ca. 1960. SOLD |
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| Stylish black duck with raised wing carving attributed to Willis Gray of Ganonogue, Ontario, Canada, ca. 1920. SOLD |
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| Pair of canvasback rigmates by Paul Gibson of Havre de Grace, Maryland. SOLD |
Swimming hollow-carved brant by Chris Sprague of Beach Haven, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Canvasback in old gunning paint by Will Heverin of Charlestown, MD. SOLD |
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| Decorative bufflehead by John Clark of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD |
Miniature standing mallard, possibly by the Parker family of Parkertown, New Jersey, ca. 1920. SOLD |
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| Shoveler by Grayson Chesser of Jenkins Bridge, Virginia. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature green-winged teal by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland. SOLD |
Pair of hollow buffleheads with raised wingtips by Joe Savko of Trenton, New Jersey. According to his chapter in "Floating Sculpture," he only made six buffleheads. SOLD |
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| Pair of miniature balsa-bodied wigeon by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
Early miniature balsa-bodied mallards by Oliver Lawson of Crisfield, Maryland, signed and dated 1957. SOLD |
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Pair of folky wigeon by J. Eldridge Tyler of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Hissing Canada goose by Miles Hancock of Chincoteague, Virginia. Wonderful posture and early paint pattern. SOLD |
Hollow "turtle back" bluebill with a bottom board by Norm MacDonald of Prince Edward County, Ontario, ca. 1920. Wonderful form with a nice dry surface patina. SOLD |
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| Pintail with excellent original paint by John Glenn of Rock Hall, Maryland. SOLD |
Pair of green-winged teal by Charlie Joiner of Chestertown, Maryland, signed and dated 2005. SOLD |
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| Miniature sleeping Canada goose by Bob Kerr of Smiths Falls, Ontario. SOLD |
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| Wonderful pair of miniature wigeon by Dan Brown of Salisbury, Maryland, signed and dated 1968. SOLD |
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| Balsa-bodied pintail with a cedar tail insert by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland. SOLD |
Red-breasted merganser by the Herter's decoy company of Waseca, Minnesota. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland, ca. 1930. Cheeky, bulbous head with nicely carved wings. Great early bird! SOLD |
| Canvasback by Ned Burgess of Churches Island, North Carolina in 100% dry original paint, ca. 1930. SOLD |
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| Rare black duck by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD. SOLD |
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| Wooden canvasback wing duck from the Griff Sinclair gunning rig in excellent original paint, ca. 1920, formerly in the collection of Norris Pratt. SOLD |
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| Hollow black duck made for the Winous Point Gun Club in Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1870. Rigged but possibly used once. Outstanding form and wonderful dry paint. An iconic Ohio decoy. SOLD |
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| Red-breasted merganser by an unknown maker from the New Jersey coast, ca. 1920. SOLD |
Root head merganser by an unknown Dorchester County, Maryland maker with great folk art appeal. SOLD |
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| Sleeping canvasback by Ed "One Arm" Kellie of Monroe, Michigan. Likely was modified as a sleeper. SOLD |
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| Cork-bodied eider by L.L. Bean of Freeport, Maine, 1950s. Nice condition and fully rigged. SOLD |
| Pair of miniature old squaw by Pete Wilbur of Island Heights, New Jersey, ca. 1980. SOLD |
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| Near-mint goldeneye by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD, ca. 1940s. SOLD |
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Pair of wigeon by Madison Mitchell, ca. 1950s, with a nice patina and honest gunning wear. SOLD |
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| Wigeon in near-mint original paint by John Glenn of Rock Hall, MD. SOLD |
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| Hissing balsa-bodied Canada goose by Percy Gant of Osbornville, NJ. SOLD |
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| Early hollow seagull by Hurley Conklin of Manahawkin, NJ. SOLD |
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| Mallard hen by Dewey Pertuit of Raceland, Louisiana. SOLD |
Pair of cork-bodied snow geese with removable heads by a Mr. Pruss of Saginaw Bay, Michigan, ca. 1930. Terrific folk art appeal. SOLD |
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| Bluebill hen by D.K. Nichol of Smiths Falls, Ontario. SOLD |
Red knot in full spring plumage by Julian Hamilton Jr. of Beaufort, North Carolina. SOLD |
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| Pair of high head canvasbacks by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, Virginia. A wonderful pair by one of America's top contemporary carvers. Best pair we've ever had for sale. SOLD |
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Canvasback by Pete Peterson of Cape Charles, Virginia, branded "Pete." SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen by Henry Davis of Perryville, Maryland in near-mint condition. Never rigged or used. SOLD |
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| Canvasback hen in old gunning paint by Standley Evans of Elkton, MD. SOLD |
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| Bluebill by Paul Gibson of Havre de Grace, MD, 1950s. SOLD |
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| Pair of hollow-carved mallards by Mike Shurada of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, ca. 1930s. Nice original paint with a wonderful dry surface patina. SOLD |
Black-bellied plover by Obediah Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York, ca. 1890. SOLD |
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| Large godwit by Mark McNair of Craddockville, Virginia. SOLD |
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Hollow-carved black duck by Joe Tom Cranmer of Manahawkin, New Jersey, ca. 1920. Ex-collection of John Hillman. SOLD
Pictured at the left is the bottom of the Cranmer black duck with the Hillman collection stamp. |
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| Pair of hollow American mergansers by Herb Miller of Long Beach Island, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Hollow swan by Charlie Birdsall of Point Pleasant, New Jersey, signed and dated "1875." SOLD |
Canvasback hen by Ned Burgess of Churches Island, North Carolina, ca. 1930. In near-mint, never been used condition. Nearly impossible to find a better example. SOLD |
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| Canvas-covered pintail attributed to Avery Tillett of Kitty Hawk, NC. SOLD |
Goldeneye by Orel LeBouef of St. Anicet, Quebec. SOLD |
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| Late 19th century curlew by Joe King of Tuckerton, New Jersey with the original bill. SOLD |
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| Curlew by William Henry Bennett of Springs, Long Island, New York, ca. 1950. Never drilled for use. SOLD |
Early canvasback hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD |
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| Rare pinch-breast bluebill by the Ward brothers of Crisfield, Maryland with an original attached bottom board in Miles Hancock paint used at a gunning club near Wallops Island. An extremely unique piece of Crisfield sculpture. SOLD |
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Pair of hollow buffleheads by Rick Brown of Brick, New Jersey. SOLD |
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| Early canvasback hen by Madison Mitchell of Havre de Grace, MD. SOLD |
Redhead by Taylor Johnson of Point Pleasant, NJ. SOLD |
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| Brant by Ira Hudson of Chincoteague, Virginia with nice form and overpaint on most of the decoy. SOLD |
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| Yellowlegs by Harry V. Shourds of Tuckerton, New Jersey, ca. 1900. Ex-Joe French collection. SOLD |
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| Rare wooden canvasback by Joe Travers of Vienna, Maryland. SOLD |
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| Merganser by "Gunner" Alvin Meekins of Hoopers Island, Maryland. SOLD |
Decorative preening black duck by Ernie Fox of Brockville, Ontario. SOLD |
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Reaching curlew by Cameron McIntyre of New Church, VA. SOLD
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