• A very nice pair of Red Breasted Mergansers in original paint and excellent condition attributed to the Zack Ward from Crisfield Maryland.  At one paint they were run through the Ward Museum/Oliver auction in Salisbury . No structural problems Very nice oil paint . Zack Ward, a cousin of Lem and Steve,used the Ward Brothers as their model and these look very much like Wards.  A great pair of Maryland Mergansers honest as the day is long and modestly priced

$850.00 pair

Brad Salmons 1864-1928 Staffordville New Jersey Salmons was a very prolific carver who developed a style of his own similar to his neighbor, Joe King of Parkertown. His decoys were stylistic, durable and practical for a market hunter or a "sport". They were hollow as is this Broadbill and could take the rough water of Barnegat Bay. This ,new to the market,Scaup is in what appears to be largely original paintminus the wieght and no problems structurally. A great old patina that dates from its origin around 1900.

$1550.00   relisted

   Here is a great pair Red Breasted Mergansers from Green Creek Cape May County New Jersey

   and are in original paint. They have SGH stamped on the bottom which meant they were in the Somers Headley Collection who had one of the best collections in the country. Working Mergansers are rare especially as a pair but we do not know the maker the age looks  like late 30's or early 40's . Wonderful birds that would look great in anyone's collection.

   $2000.00   *

                       John Blair Jr. Philadelphia Penna.1881-1953 A wonderful example of a Blair Jr. Scaup. There is some original or what looks like anyway and some restoration done by Bob Seabrook a famous local restorationist. The bird is very nice and has a great look and patina. Blair Jr. was a mster of the decoy carving and painting a great bird for the money

$1850.00    relisited

$350.00

A Wonderful Canadian B W  Teal stamped in weight Les Beattie. I am not sure of origin but it is original paint about11inches long a great bird. Les Beattie was from Van Dyne Wisconsin and was, according to Ron Koch, his carving coach as well as hunting partner and friend. The decoy was added to Halls collection in 1985. It is a wonderful little bird Les was born in 1912 and has passed on I'm not sure of the date.

$300.00

Nathan "Rollie" Horner West Creek New Jersey 1881-1942 The recognized King of Jersey carvers. Shourds was the most prolific but Horner was the man who streamlined the decoy. Horner decoys are hard to find and very collectible. William Mackey related them to a racing sloop with sleek lines to cut through the strong tides and waves. Horner made many different styles and carved all species but the Blackduck was his most prolific. This bird done around 1925 had an rare l flat bottom on the hollow body but you can see his weight style and the classic head with the slight bevel carved under the base of the bill. There is a stabilized crack in the head but it has never been off and is (at least what is left) original paint. The body appears to be a old overpaint. A great duck for the money, in auction good ones have gone for over 30,000.00

$875.00  relisited

Here is a wonderful decorative Standing Canadian Goose with a great patina and cracked finish. It about 15 years odl and would look great on the mantle. It is about 24 inches high on a great driftwood base

$250.00

A St Clair Flats bird  in old hunting paint. It appears to be a hen Scaup with the hunter initials. It is hollow  and the head seems to me to be original to the body.  Look at the carving under the bill.

$250.00

joe Tom Cranmer Manahawkin New Jersey 1864-1944 One of Manahawkin's best baymen and the mentor for Bill Cranmer carver. Joe Tom's decoys were very functional as well as pure examples fo a clean look for South Jersey Folk Art Geese are rather difficult to attain yet here is a great one. Used but not abused ( a slight crack in the neck stabilized)The body appears to be original blended paint. A wonderful bird that rivals HV Shourds for looks by a recognized maker.

$1575.00

Wonderful miniature Canada Goose Family by an unknown carver, possibly  Burr family, with a New England look.. The patina and overall appearance seems to be from the 40's to early 50's Everything is in great condition  with the overall height about 6-7 inches, a great piece of folk art

$550.00

Very hard to get are Mike Borretts fish, usually a two to three year backup I have had this Rainbow Trout ( about 16 inches) for a while great carving by one of the Midwest's best.

$575.00   relisited

Willie Ross miniature mergansers Chebeague Isle Maine 1878-1954 Atrio of matched sized RB Mergnasers in original paint

I have seen one or two together but the three are unique No problems with them they have a great patina and old look

$ 800.00 but marked down to $695.00

• Rob Daley Parkertown New Jersey. rob was a talented carver and sometimes way ahead of his time. He passed
• away a few years ago much too early. At times his carving reminded me of Joel Barber and his art Deco paint and thiss
• Drake Canvasback is one of those. I have just decided to part with it the lines ,paint form and attitude are really terrific.
• A wonder ful piece of folk art that will never be matched again

$350.00  relisted

Jamie Hand Gsoshen New Jersey.  Jamie is a very well known and wonderful carver of Jersey decoys done in the typical

Jersey Hollow Cedar tradition. This swan is hollow with a great twisted head pose. It is totally mint  with a slight patina, I have

had it for about 8 years or more.W onderful piece for any hearth or large area a true masterpiece

$1250.00

A super miniature Widgeon in original paint Unknown carver but not his first carving this was in my personal collection. It has a date in pencil on the bottom

1946 plus something else maybe the carver. Has a great old patina and nice feather paint not a Crowell but pretty nice its

abpit 4 1/2 inches long.

$250.00

A nice miniature pair of Goldeneyes with Courtney Allen  Cape Cod Ma written on bottom. Great original paint with super detail

for a small pair overall 4inches with feet and and nice base Judging from the paint I would say 1940's These also came from my

personal collection and first time offered.

$$550.00

John Inman Manahawkin  New Jersey Inman can be found in Fleckensteins NJ Decoys circa 1920's. This Brant is hollow cedar with plenty of old gunning paint on it but is structuraly sound. It has the Cain brand on it who was a gunner from Atlantic City who had a large rig(maybe a market hunter) which was stored in a boathouse in the north inlet section. The Cain brand can also be found on Shourds,Maxwell Parker and other maker decoys. lts a great examp0le of a South Jersey Brant for a great price

$350.00

A great Bird Tree by Carver Manfrred Scheel of Penn. This is a great folk art piece by a recognized carver. The tree is around 30 inches tall with a fine selections

of folk art birds  Wonderful piece of Folk Art

$850.00    relisted

Hurley Conlin Manahawkin New Jersey  1913-1993 One of the most known Jersey carvers whose work can be found in all decoy books. Conklin made very few minis nthe is hissing goose is signed and dated  on the bottom. It is in total original paint and is overall 10 inches long  painted by Conklin in his great style. A must for mini collectors as well as Jersey Collectors.

$500.00 140# repriced $600.00

George Strunk Glendora New Jersey Nother super carving by the master from New Jersey. This is a special order pair of Green Winged Teal , a one of a kind piece which is in the top 3 pieces I have ever gotten from George. They are full sized Teal ( actual Teal size) and feature two wonderful attitudes by both birds. They have the detailed feather pain t and blending that makes Strunk carving the best. I guraranttee you would be happy with things birds.

$2200.00 for the pair repriced   $2800.00   sales pending

A real gem of contemporary folk art by a very hard to get carver, Bob Seabrook Absecon New Jersey. Bob's work is very hard to find let alone purchase, this bird is a hollow folky Mallard mounted on a wooden base and has been in my collection for a long while. It is very light and has a mellow patina  which gives it a warm appearance in person. It is 12 inches long and 9 inches high with a nice stepped wooden base Very nice mantle piece or table center piece.

$575.00 115# repriced   650.00

Here is a reall Chincotegue Dove Decoy with copper wings. These birds were used to hunt doves on the island and this one came from ther collection of the famous Chicoteague collector Walt Oler who lived there and had a very nice decoy collection as well as being a true dove hunter. In true Oler tradition he never told me the hunter/carver(didn't want to lose a source).. It was probably made in the 1950's and has a great finish with an only time acquired  patina. It was mounted on a stick and set on the ground. It features a nail bill and has a wonderful attitude. A great piece from a note worthy collection

A great piece of folk art by Dave Rhodes of Absecon a former NJ  Decoy carver of the year and noted folk artist. Dave 's work can be found all over and his shorebirds are the best but he makes wonderful folk art pieces and is closely connected with the Noyes Art Museum of Oceanville NJ .This is an array of miniature crows mounted on a machine mold. The attitude of the crows all differ and the mold makes this a real fun piece for any area. A nice piece by a widely known and collectible artist.

$500.00 for all 119#  repriced

Unknown Illinois River Pintail in fair condition. Nice original paint on back a crack in the neck but priced to sell

$400.00 120#

Russ Allen Oceanville New Jersey  This is a great  hollow cedar working weather made to use. It was mounted on my shop for a number of years then I "revaned" with a Striped Bass.. Russ, who is noted for his decoy repair work, is a wonderful folk art artist whose work is very collectible when you can get it. This weather vane is modeled after the flying HarryV. Shourds brant and responds super to any breeze from a light wind to a gale. It includes a wooden handmade arrow and brass direction letters and the mountings that can put it on any roof. This is the nicest weathervane I have ever had and if would look great on a roof or in a den. Usually my shipping is included in the price but in this case (size) we would have to predetermine the cost depending on where ii is going.

$1150.00 121#  repriced

Gene Hendrickson Lower Bank/Northfield New Jersey1896-1971. Hendrickson was one of the better known carvers from Jersey and his career spanned from the market hunting era to modern day. Thses are a pair of matched Red Breasted Mergansers in original paint with his initials embossed in the weights. They are in mint condition but the hen has had the bill broken off and reattached  which can be easily covewred paint wise which is all it needs no wood filler or anything, they are stable now. Hendrickson can be found in all the books which feature Jersey birds and finding a mantched pair is unusual . They are made from hollowed cedar and feature an inletted weight but no thongs since they appear not to have been hunted. A great find at a fair price for mergansers by a recognized real working decoy maker.

$1250.00 for the pair True folk art 124#  Sale price

Clark Madara, Pitman New Jersey 1889-1953 A wonderful and very unusual cork flocked black duck by Madara. Clark Madara is one of Jersey's finest carvers whose recognition has just started. Joel Barber may have used  his head as the model for his famous bronze head casting done in the 30's. Madara heads have a super thin neck and wonderful painted feathering and face paint. This bird is all original and is, as evident by the picture, a used hunting decoy. Madara hunted both the bayshore near Ocean City and the Delaware River especially the lower part of the riverhence the great deparity among his carvings. A great decoy  for someone looking for a hunter , good carving, unusual piece of folk art and a recognized maker who is found in all the Jersey books and is in total original paint in great condition. This decoy is not cork but rather was cedar and flocked with a corkdust mixture over painted on.

Joe King Parkertown NJ 1835-1913 One of Jersey's oldest Decoy  makers. This hollow Bluebill has Kings carved eyes, ice groove and inletted weight. Probably made around 1870 it shows the scars of luring many a duck to doomsday. There are shot scars along with a cracked but stable neck. This birds is in an old huntng repaint done by another noted carver Clark Madara of Pitman. It features his patented squiggle lines done with a paint pen.  a really old unique Jersey bird for a great recession price.

 

$550.00 129# repriced

Harry V Shourds Tuckerton NJ 1880-1920 This a a restored drake Scaup in great condition and done by the New Jersey master restorer Russ Allen of Oceanville. Structurally perfect and the paint has the old distressed patina  which gives it a great eye appeal. Super buy

$425.00 130#

Bob Seabrook Absecon New Jersey carver of the highest merit. Here is a recreation of a HV Shourds Redhead one of the most sought after decoys that the older Shourds made. His carefull recreation includes the inletted weight and leather thong  and is painted in oils with a great patina which makes this bird so appealing. One of HV Shourds Redheads sold for 50,000.00 here is a chce to have a great mantel bird at a fraction . It has been hollowed out and follows the Shourds exact paint pattern you won't regret getting this bird at a reasonable price

$375.00

Here is a hen John Blair Broadbill hen, very rare and in original paint. Blair was born in 1881-1953 and hunted and made decoys in an

around Philadelphia. His work is considered the ultimate for Delaware River carvers. There has been more speculation on the history of

the Blair or Blair School decoy than any other East Coast bird but no matter they still are some of the nicest birds and oldest found. This decoy is very dainty and smallish about 11 inches long. Everything seems to be fine structurally and the paint is original in great condtion. I have seen his teal this is about the size of a teal yet far rarer. This would be the focal point of anyone's collection a great buy.

$6500.00  This is one of the nicest East Coast Decoys I have owned it is the sleeper of the website 136#

Here are two one of a kind pieces that are just a folkart/decoyists delight. Two original watercolors done by Thelma Peterson of Cape Charles, Virginia, a Delmarva icon of the art world, see her website. www.thelmapeterson.com  Thelma made these commissions works for Walt Oler in 1984  and signed and dated both pieces. Walt found both the Miles Hancock(bottom  painting) and Doug Jester( on the top)on the marshes around Chincoteague years before and finally asked Thelma to paint their likeness and then he attatched the actual decoy to the painting. The decoy is the actual thing, weatherbeaten  and aged to a great look which could not be duplicated by anyone but nature. Both carvers are renown and finding birds like this is unique in itself then the original artwork make them super unique.They are aprx 24" by 24" I got these from Walt's daughter  recently and regretibly for me have no room at my shop or house so someone else gets to benefit. A great price for 2 unique pieces

$600.00 apiece or $1000.00 for both 139#

A super Canadian decoy which may be attributed to Wayne Shaddock Trenton Ontario. It is extrely light  hollowed out paper thin as the St Claire Flats birds . The bird is 100% original and is chip carved with a great fluted tail and glass eyes. with a nail in the bill at the tip. The body is 10" long and shows some wear This has been one of my favorite decoys and I have owned it for about 10 years. Canadian birds have great charisma but this decoy is heads  above the rest. A wonderful piece.

relisted at $1500.00 148#

George Strunk Glendora NJ A super rare Strunk Striped Bass mounted on a plaque. This was one of only two that George ever made and in all probability hewon't make anymore. This fish is made of hollow cedar with glass eyes and is done in the meticulous Strunk technique. It is about 3-4 years old (according to George)  and is one of the nicest Striped Bass  I have ever seen. It is painted in oil paint in Goerges's wonderful style , the fish itself is 30 inches long mounted on a very nice  plaque with routered edges. More pictures on request Strunk collectors must have this

$2200.00 153#

What appears to be a real early Rollie Horner(head style and paint)or Parkertown bird from New Jersey It's very old maybe before1900 . It is hollow  with a square peg  in the back where it was held together while hollowing.It has tack eyes and a very appealing old repaint witht the speculum painted green. There are some cracks in the bird  but it is very appealing anyway and they add rather than detract.The decoy has the pad weight and an old metal staple for the cord. A great Parkertown bird

 

$700.00 154#   relisted

William Cranmer Spray Beach NJ A working oversized Blackduck signed and dated 1958 from Bill's personal rig. This bird is a flocked painted bird  and in great condition that Bill used in his own rig it is hollow made from Jersey cedar. He made 18 of these and hunted them  and has given them away over the years(never sold). I had two of these so am selling one of them. Its about 24 inches long and 9 inches wide with a keel . For a Cranmer collector a must, for a decoy collector  " a should have" and it is reasonably priced

Sale price $500.00 156# special

Another piece of Folk art history Lou Barkalow Forked River New Jersey Red Breasted Merganser circa 1920's. Lou was the son of  Joel Barkalow famous for his shorebird decoys. Lou also made  many great shorebirds and some duck decoys with Mergansers being the rarest of them. This bird is solid  cedar  with total original but worn paint. The weight on the bottom features LB inscribed as well as LB embossed in the wood.  It is 15" long and 5" wide with painted eyes There is a long split on the bottom which has stabilized many years ago and is not seen at all unless you flip it over. A truly great decoy

 

$3200.00 158#

John Hamilton from Cedar Run New Jersey, a nephew of Hurley Conklin. Hamilton has not made decoys in at least 15 years this is a rare pair of matching Barrows Goldeneyes in total original paint with the leather and weight prpbably  made about 1975-80 A great pair at a super price.

$$300.00 162#

Joe Tom Cranmer Manahawkin NJ. A great New Jersey  Canada Goose in original paint for the most part and structurally very good. This decoy has not been messed with by anyone and came straight to my collection years ago from Bill Sprague's hunting rig. You couldn't ask for a better shaped goose than this one, a real nice decoy about 80 years old.

$1400.00 164#

A great decoy in wonderful condition I feel this may be  a Cape May County bird maker unknown but certainly  not his first attempt at trying to fool the wild birds. It is scratch painted and looks like an older hunting repaint with an inletted weight and leather thong. Its high tail is a distinguishing charateristic  but I still can't put a name to it. A nice bird at a resonable price.

$ 275.00 166#

An unknown Redhead from the Delaware River wit the J. Boyd brand which can be found on John Blairs and other River decoys. It appears to be in original paint which is flaking but stabilized. It has glass eyes , the original leather thong  and lead bottom pad. The shape is very appealing and it is made from hollowed cedar. A truly great decoy.

$1400.00 168#

A pair of Lou Boldizar Roebling New Jersey which is along the Delaware River. These were probably made in the 40's -50's but are not a perfectly matched pair. Total original paint and very rare. Boldizar is noted in Floating Sculpture and NJ Decoys by Fleckenstein. The hen is superb paint a great pair at a reasonable price

relisted at $900.00 169#

Mark Kears Northfield NJ1888-1972 Kears is featured in all the books his style was borrowed from Harry Shourds  who was the master and was very functional. Kears are often mistaken for Shourds shape wise and because of the inletted weight. Kears also built great sneakboxes and other decoys besides blacducks . This bird was used and shows hunting wear with an old split in the neck. It was flocked ( covered with hat felt after painting) which cut down on the glare not for nigth gunning as is often told.  A good example of an old Jersey blackduck circa 1920  by a recognized carver at a good price

$475.00 170#

Harry Fennimore 1886-1970 Bordentown New Jersey. Here is a Delaware River carver featured in Floating Sculptures by Huster & Knight, one very similiar but not as nicely painted is featured on page 65 . Fennimore carved all species of ducks but Blackducks  are the predominate species  and his were very good and practical. This bird is almost mint paint with feathering t and carved wings. It came from Fennimore's nephew Clarence who carves very nicely himself, also features The Bubba Ross Stamp on it. The bird was made in the late 30's or early 40's according to Clarence with whose family Harry lived in later life and would really add to a Delaware River collection,this exact decoy is found in the article on Harry Fennimore in Decoy magazine November 1990 page 37.Today nice Delaware decoys are very hard to attain and this is one of the nicer.

relisted at $1000.00 172#

Harry Boice Absecon NJ circa 1890 Very arar and early Goldeneye from a family of carvers from Absecon New Jersey. Boice's carved decoys untill the late 40's. Harry Boice one of the found ing fathers of the clan who was a baymen and made the famous Boice rig shorebirds which pop up from time to tim. His decoys have a ridge around the tail (usually) this one has the neck crack stablized and is in old hunting repaint.The species is rare which makes this little guy very collectible traces of original paint can be found on it but this is the way it is nice to find birds. This one is left over from my goleneye collecting days when I had over 200 Whistlers most of which are now gone. It features a carved eye and inletted weight with an old leather thong (not the original one).

$sale price$650.00 174#