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Hooded Merganser pair by Ronald Justis, Chincoteague, VA. This pair is done in a warm IRA Hudson family style patina. Scratch painted back feathers, fluted tails and a football shaped body. Note the detailed bills and teeth. Nice crest with highlight carving. Tack eyes. Signed, branded and weighted. Ready to gun over. $550. |
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Greenwing Teal pair by Grayson Chesser, Sanford, VA. 1988. Unique feeding/swimming pose. One owner. Signed and dated. "C" carved on bottom. Sold. |
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Hooded Merganser pair by Ronald Justis, Chincoteague, VA. Lifesized and realistic pair with glass eye, carved primaries and carved tail feathers. Note the carved bills and details. Signed, weighted and RJ carved under tail. Sold. |
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Brant by Charlie "Speed" Joiner (1921-2015) Chestertown, MD. This 1986 Brant is a one owner purchased directly from Mr Joiner at his home. Excellent condition with a small ding in left side. Signed and dated. Sold. |
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Red Breasted Merganser pair by Delbert "Cigar" Daisey (1928-2017) Chincoteague, VA. This pair are from the 1970's and painted with Oils. Note feather paint patterns on hen. Branded, signed. Cigar weights attached. Nice early pair. $1350. |
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American Bald Eagle by Skinner, N.C. Nice primitive Eagle with a 16 inch wing span. Stands about 4 inches tall. A lot of detailed carving on wings and body. $175. shipped. |
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Bluebill pair by Paul Gibson, 1902-1985, Havre de Grace, MD 1979. Mr Gibson started making decoys at the age of 13. Retired in 1965 as Fire Chief of the Edgewood Arsenal. Gibson's heads were carved from White Pine and have a wide bill and a V cut going up the face. Legend has it that around 1979, Mr Gibson, nearing the end of his decoy production had run out of staples and rings (note this example) and shortly after his lead was used up and his decoys did not have ballast weights. This signed and dated pair is Sold. |
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Greater YellowLegs by Lloyd A. Sterling (1880-1964) Crisfield, MD. This YellowLegs is approx 15 inches long, bill-tail. Believe this bird to have been made in the 1950's. Tack eyes and metal legs on a medallion corner block base. Classic Crisfield School for only $575. |
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Pintail by Dan Brown,(1930-2010) Salisbury, MD. Signed and dated, 1970. This full size and hollow carved decoy is highly detailed with carved feathers. Carved Bill and mandible. Small fine check in wood on left side. Nice one here for $700.
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Widgeon Drake by Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970) Crisfield, MD. This excellent decoy is circa. 1930's and once belonged to Joe French. Great form and original paint on this 90 year old gunner. Head is firm. $1075. |
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R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993) Havre de Grace, MD. This Black Duck is signed and dated 1972 with electro pen. Mitchell, referred to as The "Dean" of Havre de Grace decoy makers, made fewer Blackducks as "divers" were the dominate species on the "Flats". Nice scratch painted feathers and vibrant colors. "W" branded on bottom. After considerable consultation with a few knowledgeable decoy folks, it is of the opinion that this decoy is from the collection of Amos Waterfield from near Rock Hall, MD.Sold. |
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Yellowlegs by Mark McNair. Some relief wing carving and original paint with aged patina. Hard wood bill splined thru head. Carved eyes. McNair incised under bottom. Mark's stand included. $650 |
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Herring Gull by Bill Cranmer (1917-2008), Beach Haven, NJ. Hollowed body with wide cheeks and glass eyes. $875. |
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Black Duck by Grayson Chesser, Sanford, VA circa 1980's. Large, 20 inches long and about 8 inches wide. This magnum gunner is a cork body with bottom board and wooden tail insert and carved wood head. Body is covered with an epoxy coating and paint. Very durable. "C" carved under bottom. Has been gunned but in great shape. Not many of these magnum Chesser's around. $450. |
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Doug Jester Black Duck by Marty Linton, Pocomoke, MD. What a fine counterfeit by Marty! The details and patina on this decoy would fool many. ML carved under tail. Get an awesome replica here for only $250. |
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Pintail by Miles Hancock (1888-1974) Chincoteague, VA. This Pintail is carved from Cottonwood and displays a Hudson like "Banjo" sprig. A more rare style for Mr. Hancock. Hardware has been removed and a thin coat of varnish was applied. $750. |
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Nathen Cobb Black Duck,
Cobb Island VA. by Frank Finney. This two piece hollow decoy portrays the realism of its 100 + year old namesake. Two piece hollow body, pegged. This decoy was exhibited in the Chincoteague Decoy Museum for many years. Own this museum quality decoy. $550 |
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Canvasback by Danny Marshall, Chincoteague, VA. 1988. Mr Marshall, formerly from Saxis, VA on the Bayside, spent a lot of his time apprenticing under the Ward Bros tutelage. This solid body Can is signed, dated and stamped.Sold. |
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Full size Woodcock carving by Richard Roth, Massachusetts, 1996. This art piece is one of a kind and sits on a 10 inch long Walnut base. Finely carved feathers and soft colors adorn this Woodcock. Richard was a fishing guide @ The Timberdoodle Club in Temple, New Hampshire and currently resides in Massachusetts with his wife where the operate a high end Pottery Shop. Richard no longer carves. $450. |
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BlueBill/Lesser Scaup pair by Pete Peterson. 2014. Folky and aged pair here. Patina is outstanding with painted eyes,nail through head, rusty nails through neck, ballast weight and ring. Unique style, stamped, signed and dated under bottom of drake. $600. |
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Laughing Gull, Oliver Lawson, Crisfield, MD 1991. Beautiful carving by Mr Lawson with wide tail feathers and painted overlapping Primaries. This Gull is in a Spring/Summer Plumage. In Spring, the Laughing Gulls head turns black. Signed and dated. $1,450. |
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Bob White Quail by James White (1931-2019) Cairo, GA. 1988. Jim, originally from Trenton, NJ relocated to GA while in the U.S. Air Force. This full-size quail measures approx 8 inches long, head to tail. Slightly carved wings and glass eyes with a mellowed, like new patina. Acquired at Riverview Plantation (quail hunting preserve) in Camilla, GA. Purchased from Jim in 1988. Sold. |
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Bluebill/Scaupe by Mark McNair, 1974. This Connecticut style decoy is One of 100 from a gunning rig for Tommy Dolany and Orie Jones. A early back preener by Mark with fine scratch paint on back. Old dry wood splits and one chip under tail. Signed, dated and McNair carved under bottom. $800.
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Herring Gull, Walt Oler, originally from NJ and relocated to Chincoteague, VA about 1970's. A nice Jersey style Confidence decoy with an inletted ballast weight and hollowed. Branded, WM Oler. Excellent condition. $375.
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Mallard pair by Robbie Lewis, Onancock, VA. 2003. Carved from Cottonwood and hollow. This gunning pair has a nice high profile and raised primaries. $500. |
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Herring Gull by Lem and Steve Ward, Crisfield, MD. Dated 1954. 18 inches in length. Carved from Balsa Wood with raised primary feathers. Glass eyes. Latin name, Laura Argentatus, written on bottom. $3900. |
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Shorebird, Curlew by Ben Annis, Guilford/Bloxom, VA. Approx 11 inches, bill-tail. Note the pupils in eyes. Mr Annis passed away in the 1960's and this bird appears to have been made late 1950's. Brown porch paint was used and the oil has come to the surface for a glass like effect. Bill appears to have been splined thru the head. Mr Annis made primarily miniatures that were brightly painted. $200. |
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North Carolina Peep shorebird. Very unique swirl paint pattern on back. Carved eyes and hardwood bill splined thru head. No markings. $325. |
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"Root Head" shorebird by Hurley Conklin, NJ. Circa 1970's. Small, 8.5 inches head to tail. H C stamped in base. $225.
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Black Duck by Mark Daisey, Chincoteague, VA. This gunning bird is in the style of Ira Hudson and has rusty tack eyes, ice groove behind neck, scratch painted feathers and a fluted tail. Nice looking bird for shelf or blind. $350. |
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Ruddy Duck by Pete Peterson, Cape Charles, VA. Great style, measures about 10 inches breast-tail. Gunning decoy,signature barely legible and branded. $300 |
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Yellowleg by Lloyd Tyler, 1950's, Crisfield, MD. Some have attributed the carving to a cab driver from Pocomoke, while Lloyd painted them. Similar shorebird is found on page 69 of Henry Stansbury's book Lloyd Tyler. $425. |
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Cobb Island, VA Brant. Outstanding century plus old body with a probable early head replacement. Carved eyes, splined Bill thru head. "H" appears to be carved under bottom. Out of a fine Virginia collection. $2,800. |
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Curlew by Ryan Dockiewicz, Cape Charles, VA. Nice appealing VA style with painted eyes and inletted Bill. Shot marks and pellets on bird. "D" carved under belly. $375. |
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Chincoteague Mallards that resemble Hudson family and Miles Hancock paint patterns. Carved from Cypress and never rigged. Old thick paint. Probably from the 1940's or 50's. Mallard decoys were rarely made on Chincoteague. $1100.
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Ruddy Duck by Brian Picarillo, Miami, FL. A uniquely styled hollow decoy with aged and worn patina. Head is inletted into body in a preening pose. BP carved under tail. $350 |
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Canvasback by Reg Birch. Chesapeake Bay Wing Duck with a great appearance. Nicely aged and would fool most. R Birch carved in underside. $325. |
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Don Briddell, Black Duck, MT Airey, MD formally Crisfield, MD. Large gunning decoy in the Crisfield style. Measures about 19 inches, bill-tail. Body carved from Balsa. Nice paint. $650. |
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Pintail by Lloyd Tyler (1898-1970) Crisfield, MD. Circa 1940. Long, 21 inches, Bill to tail. Nice Tyler form with gunning wear. Crack in neck but firm. A great Lloyd Tyler to own. $1,300. |
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1/3 sized Mallard by Tom Haman, Middletown,DE circa 1990. Thanks to Matt Burton for info. Tom sold decoys out of a crab shedding opperation near Lewis, DE. Tom was known for his gunning decoys versus these rare decoratives. $175. |
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Decoys Deluxe, Morrison, IL. ca. 1939-1940's. These factory decoys were produced from live birds preserved through taxidermy. Decoys Deluxe were produced only in the Mallard species. $300
Information obtained from North American Factory Decoys 2003, Kenneth L. Trayer. Reyart Publishing
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