Another pair of masterpieces from the King, George Strunk, Glendora NJ.These are specially made Hooded Mergansers carved in the Deleware River tradition . This is the nicest pair of Hoodies I ever saw George make. The blending and the feather painting is Strunk at his best and his rendition of these beautiful birds is stunning. His subtle finish and soft oil paint makes these hollow cedar birds look as if they have been mellowing for 75 years. Again George can be found in Loy Harrell's book of 60 Contemporary carvers but undoubtedly he is Jersey's best and in the country's top five carvers. They are beautiful right now and are the birds to posses today and will rapidly appreciate in the future.

Sales Pending

A great pair of Jim West Bordentown NJ 1937-2000 Red Breasted Mergansers which were used to hunt. Jim West was half of the father son  carving team which won many aswards in the 60's and 70's in decoy shows throughout the countryJ J West for Joe and Jim. Jim is featured in all the books with New Jersey Decoys including Fleckensteins NJ Decoys and Huster Knight Floating Sculptures. West was noted for his Delaware River carvings and this pair fits that bill. They have raised tail carving and meticulous paint with feather painting and blending. West made these to hunt off Pleasntville New Jersey after finding the Mergansers there  one Saturday in 1967 and he came home and made a dozen  by the following Saturday and used them for that hunt. Working Mergansers are very rare to find and these are just super they have glass eyes ,carved nostrils, and the drake has the original weight and leather. The patina on them is very warm and pleasing I know you won't find a better pair especially by a carver found in books as good as Jim West.

$2050.00 for the pair

Harry V shourds Tuckerton NJ 1860-1920 This is one of the nicest Shourds geese I have ever seen. Structurally it is super with no repaired cracks with plastic wood added. It has been professionally  restored paint wise by one of the leading Shourds restorers, Bob Seabrook of Absecon. There are only a few in original paint and they have sold as high as $208,008 .00. From a standpoint  of form Shourds has to be the best,  he was the most prolific of all the Jersey carvers yet still is in the most demand by collectors. This goose has the original eyes and weight and retains that great old used look. If you want one example of a Jersey decoy this would be the one to own. Bob has studied Shourds for over 30 years and his attention to detail is uncanny. The patina this bird has exemplifies Seabrook's knowledge and ability. If you want something that is great here it is.

 

$4750.00

Charlie Joiner, Chestertown Maryland. This is one of the nicest Goldeneyes that I have seen ever.Charlie Joiner still makes one of the best contemporary decoys of anyone. This Goldeneye has a super sof tmellow patina and his feather paint is at the top of his game. At one time I had over 150 Goldeneyes and this would have to be at the top of the list with Bill Cranmer and the Ward Brothers as the other two carvers in a three way tie. His simplistic decoy with great lines and the feather paint cannot be beaten, maybe there is another Joiner that is better but I don't know where. A great buy

relisted at $2250.00

Ben Holmes Black duck circa 1870-1880 used by Shang Wheeler given to Shang by Tom Marshal it came to Somers Headley many years ago and bears his brand. Original weight by an old hunting overpaint. Great old and hisortically important decoy.

$ 1900.00

Bill Cranmer Spray Beach New Jersey A "hard to find" pair of miniature American Goldeneyes in mint paint. Matched pairs of Goldeneyes are hard to find and these came from my personal collection and are signed by Bill himself. About 7 inches long they are super don't miss these for a minature or Cranmer collector.

$650.00 for the pair                                         

Harry V Shourds Seaville NJ  Herring Gull. The namesake and grandson of the dean of Jersey carvers made this gull from hollow Jersey Cedar off his grandfathers pattern. It is branded HVS which  means  time of creation was in the 70's. It is in great condition and Harry's work is rapidly becoming very collectible, especially the early carvings. He is in his late 70's today and is featured  by the NJDCA as a carver of the year. It is the nicest gull I have seen, all original and super clean, with a nice patina and great look.

$675.00

Lippincott Family Blackduck Wading River New Jersey. Very Folky Blackduck with a lot of original paint ( Wing bars added later on I think) made by the same hand or family member as the broadbills and Mallard found on this page. Lippncotts were among the earliest carvers  in Jersey with Gideon being the family  patriarch carving around 1840-50 This is a large bird  16 inches long about 8 inches wide with an N painted on the bottom for the owner.The weight  is missing and leather but the holes are there. There is a nail carved on the bill a great piece of Jersey Folk art.

 

$1400.00

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(top  painting) and Doug Jester 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

$700.00 apiece or $1300.00 for both

Rarest of Rare, Standing Blackduck by George Strunk of Glendora NJ. Full size standing Blackduck and one of the nicest pieces George has ever made. Aprox 15" long and 12" high with detailed feet and on a chip carved base. The feather paint is just super and features a slightly turned head and is done in the best Elmer Crowell tradition. According to George this will be the last one he makes so it could be a one of a kind. George is the best carver in Jersey today and easily is the top five carvers in the country right now, his work will be as valued as the Ward's is today.

$3000.00

An Eldred Tyler miniature from Crisfield. This is in original paint and one of the folkiest minis I have seen. Tyler was a member of the Tyler family( $150,000.00 merganser) and made some wonderful pieces it is about 7 inches long with an exagerated head.

$250.00

Harry Mitchell Shourds Ocean City New Jersey son of Harry V Shourds. 1890-1943. This is one of the nicest HM Shourds blackducks I have seen. It has been untouched and has much of the original paint on it. There are no neck cracks and breaks of any kind which is highly unusal today. It came from a rig from Port Republic whose owner bought the decoy right from HM Shourds. A great decoy

$3000.00

Clark Madara Pittman New Jersey died around 1954 with this bird made in the 30's.   This Merganser has been restored by Russ Allen paint wise but structually it is good. The form is real folky and the paint pattern comes from the other Madara mergansers known. It has an inletted weight and glass eyes original to the bird  and the paint has been distressed to an old hunting stuyle. A very rare decoy reasonable

$2000.00

George Strunk Glendora NJ The master of New Jersey carvers made this oversize Blackduck for his hunting rig. It was used by George himself and includes his signature and hunting anchor and line. George prefers oversize blacducks and this is a real beauty . In great condition with super feather paint and made of hollow cedar wit his weight on the bottom. A must for serious Struck collectors you won't see more of these.

$775.00

Ephraim Hildreth Rio Grande  NJ circa 1850 This is one of the oldest carvers known to have made decoys in New Jersey. The Hildreth family goes back to pre colonial times. Ephraim was born 1830 and is buried in the family graveyard in Rio Grande along with other family members icluding Cresses which were his inlaws. Hildreth is also known for his folky shorebirds which are very valuable today. This blackduck is made of hollowed Jersey cedar with carved eyes. As you can see by the picture it has been gunned over for a long period of time with moderate usage. Sometime during its life a long screw was put down thru the head for supportthis gives it a unigue appeal. It has no bottom weight since these birds are very wide and were gernerally gunned in the salt ponds of Cape May County and were not subject to the stiff waves of the bayshore. It has been identified by family member and relative Jamie Hand a respected carver and collector of todaywho stil has many of the tools of the HIdreth family . This is a very important decoy if you are into collecting for history sake as well as artistic value plus it is just a fine piece of Jersey folk art. Sturcturally the decoy is super especially for being being over 150 years old, it really doesn't get neater than this it is about17 inches long and  7 inches wide.

relisted at$1250.00

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.

$775.00

Here are a great pair of decoys by one of the best  carvers of archaic decoys in the country, Reggie Birch formerly of Chincoteague Va. These are Bufflehead carved in the Ira Hudson style and are a matched pair on an old sign board 3' by 2'. The birds are easily removed if you don't like the sign but the whole effect is super. Birch is found in Loy Harrells book on best Contemporary Carvers. and he has a wonderful reputation as well as a difficulty in obtaining his work. These birds were done for me about 10 years ago and I finally decided to part with them. A great chance to own a real conversation piece. He has moved to Germany recently and getting his work is getting more and more difficult.

$2000.00 for the pair

Harry Mitchell Shourds Ocean City New Jersey son of Harry V Shourds. 1890-1943. This is one of the nicest HM Shourds blackducks I have seen. It has been untouched and has much of the original paint on it. There are no neck cracks and breaks of any kind which is highly unusal today. It came from a rig from Port Republic whose owner bought the decoy right from HM Shourds. This is a rigmate to another HM Shourds I have also listed on my website. Both birds have great form and much original paint.

 

$3000.00

A 1/2 size Pintail made by the Point Pleasant Wildfowler Co. for Lane Chair Co. This bird is 9 inches long with not counting the long split tail and is in mint paint with a patina to match its age ( made in 1960) with the painters initials  OG under the bill The Lane label Sea Girt NJ is on the bottom.  Great feather paint  with glass eyes a must for a Wildfowler collector. These birds were made for a promo for the furniture Co and are very difficult to find, especially in this condition.

 $250.00

A point Pleasant Wildfowler 1/2 size Green Winged Teal made about 1970 and dated 1974 when the owner must have gotten it. It is in great condition with wonderful paint and feathering with glass eyes about 9 inches long and carved shoulders to match and very reasonab le price.

$150.00

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

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

 

$550.00

Bill Cranmer Spray Beach ( now of Little Egg Harbor Twp)at his best with this working (used) Pintail Drake in total original paint. Cranmer made a rig of these birds to be hunted on Tangiers Island by Sommers Headley and his partner which is where most were used. This decoy is oversized ( about 18" long and 7" wide)and is hollowed with a keel  and has worn paint  but no damage of any kind on it. It was used in the 50's and is signed and dated by Bill ( I took it back to him). A neat piece by one of Jersey's best makers his career spanned from 1931-1997 and he is still alive today at 91 and very alert and full of hunting stories.

 

$1500.00

Long Island New York Cork Brant by unknown (to me) maker probably 1930's 40's.   Looks to be original paint with solid bottom board super form  great folk art hunting piece very reasonab le

$275.00

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 thse so am selling one of them. Its about24 inches long and 9 inches wide with a keel . For a Cranmer collector a must for a decoy collector  "should have" and it is reasonably priced

$800.00

A great pair of rare Canvasbacks from Oakville Ontario Canada made by Arthur Weir circa 1910. They have the original scratch Comb feather paint which is just super  and are hollowed birds with a flat bottom and have no weights on them. Structurally they are excellent for 100 year old birds. Weir can be found in Paul Brisco's book Decoys of Souhtwestern Ontario a vey rare and informed book in itself.

$1500.00 for the Pair

A mint Old Saybrook Wildfowler Drake mallard which was never in the water and has a crisp clear Saybrook stamp on the bottom The decoy has a nice mellow patina and was probably made in the late 40's early 50's from balsa. Wildfowlers in this condition are highly sought and difficult to find. priced to sell

Gene Hendrickson Lower Bank/Northfield NJ. One of Jersey's most prolific and better known carvers. He lived along the Mullica River in later years in Lower Bank and learned to carve from Mark Kears of Northield, a neighbor. This is in original paint and great condition was made and hunted in late 40's. Fine scratch paint,inletted weight and leather are found on this hollow cedar decoy , a fine example of a New Jersey Blackduck.

$550.00

A real rarity by Reggie Birch of Chincoteague Virginia. Reggie's  version of an Ira Hudson feeding Blackduck standing on lead feet. A great bird with a super distressed look like Hudson made. It is fairly large about 16" long and about 22" wide. The only thing better is Hudson himself and they are hard to find and expensive. Reggie hasn't made many of these and none in the past few years, this came from my personal collection and his work is getting very difficult to locate and buy.

$1350.00

A great Premier  Mason Drake Scaup in total original paint. This decoy has not been fooled with and is fresh to the market. It is hollow and just a very nice bird. Mason's in original paint are really hard to find that have not been touched, especially Premiers  A great buy

 

Sold

For you Charlie Joiner, Betterton Maryland, collectors here is a must This is an old hunting goose with a bracket screwed on the bottom for a field spike.I took this to Charlie to have him sign it and he did with his great signature and dated it 1975 but he then thought afterward it was about 15 years older than that and the paint condition and patina would bear that out. It is a great bird with shot marks and some wear  which really gives it character. Joiner is one of the hotest decoy makers right now as well as one of the best painters ever plus a wonderful person and this bird is great and never been touched. The feather paint is suble and bold on the back. Old hunters like this in this condition don't appear much especially with the field stand. A great buy

$2000.00

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

A one of a kind Barrows Goldeneye Duck carved by Bill Gibian especially for me, mounted on a round pedestal with Bill's signature on the bottom. He  said he has only made two Barrows Goldeneyes one as a floating duck which I have and this standing one with no more in sight. Great carving and painting by one of the countrys best makers and featured in Loy Harrells Book on Contemporary Carvers( which gets you a free book). Barrows Goldeneys are amongst the prettest of the ducks in the wild and this one really shows off their beauty. Great blending as usual plus super carving a great buy

$2550.00

Reggie Birch Chincoteague Va. Here is a wonderful full sized Goldeneye made especially for me about 8 years ago with a great Birch distressed look. His paint blending and detail take a back seat to no one. It is a solid bird with weight and thong plus the super shelf look. Reggie is moving to Germany so here is a real deal.

$800.00

Hurley Conklin Manahawkin New Jersey 1913-1993 This hissing   or feeding Canada Goose is the rare pre brand style and  was used to hunt ( a rarity for Conklin). It has some of the nicest paint I have ever seen Conklin put on decoys. Structurally and paintwise  one of the best I have seen. It is around 30" long and would sure look nice on a mantle.

$2400.00

Another wonderful and rare carving by one of Jersey's best carvers, Bob Seabrook of Absecon  Nj. This is his rendition of an Amos Wheaton, Seaville N.J.carving found in the Cape May County Musuem and pictured in Henry Fleckenstein's NJ book. It is hollow and oil painted, just a super decoy with a great old patina.

$725.00

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.

$400.00 for the pair

Very rare confidence decoy, the Common Loon from New England, probably Mass. These were used not to lure loons in but rather to add authenticity to the hunting rig since loons are very wary birds.It is in original paint with a beautiful patina, carved eyes, inletted weight and is a solid and structurally fine decoy.. This is one of the nicest loon decoys I have seen, very smooth lines  with a simplistic paint job. A great  piece of folk art and one to enhance any collection at again a reasonable price, not a budget buster.

$1275.00

A masterpiece by New Jersey's finest carver, George Strunk of Glendora NJ  A one of a kind magnificent standing pair of Green Winged Teal featuring his finest feather and comb painting along with super blending of wet on wet paint. These full size Teal are just mint and outstanding and were made as a special order and have not been duplicated since and probably never will, at least according to George.  A wonderful carved base and perky pose by both birds gives this piece a great artistic look. these have never been offered for sale before and are signed by George and will rival anything anywhere.

$3550.00 Bargain of the month

Hen Green Wing or Blue Wing Teal from the St Clair Flats Extremely light in weight  from hollowing and a bottom board applied with great cracked old original paint. The decoy is super folky and about 12 inches long  with carved eyes. This is one of the nicest Flats teal I have seen  with an old neck crack that has been stabilzed long ago.

$500.00

Rick Brown Point Pleasant NJ made these super miniature Long Tailed (Old Squaws) Ducks. Wonderfully carved and superbly painted with feather painting and blending that is outstanding. The birds are signed and dated 2000 and posses a  mellow patina  and done by a master carver who carried on the tradition of Wildfowler Decoys. They are about 6 inches long and made of hollow cedar with miniature weights and leather thong a great buy.

$300. 00 per pair

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 colllection 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.

$1200.00

A great Delaware River Canvasback by what appears to be a George Runyan Bordentown NJ 1875-1922.  It is a solid bird with shoulder carving and tack eyes . The paint looks like the first coat since it is so old  maybe not but I would call it original and it has some feather painting in the white on the back. Structually very good and very folky with  a small age split on the back which ad been filled a long time ago and is a 1/16 wide at the widest.

$600.00

Henry Kilpatrick Barnegat New Jersey 1868-1945 Here is an honest to goodness Barnegat Brant by one of the big three,Birdsall,Kilpatrick and Grant, It has been used but not abused with shot in it and an old working repaint with what appears to be original showing through on some of the black.There is a stamp on the bottom that it came from the Dr A K Brouwer  rig of Toms River NJ. Great form at a reasonable price

$425.00

Harry V Shourds Tuckerton New Jersey 1860-1920. The King of Jersey Carvers Shourds's work can be found in all decoy books from Joel Barbers to present day writers. HIs simplistic yet elegant style sets him apart from other makers. He literally made 1000's of decoys yet is still the most collectible. This Scaup is a great example of his birds. It was repainted as a Blackduck and maybe by Shourds himself since it has his style scratch paint on the back and much of the Scaup paint is original including the Yellow eyes on both sides. It has a crack in the neck done a long time ago and with a little hard work  you could get down to original paint for the whole body . A truly nice decoy for the money

$ 625.00

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 ame to it. A nice bird at a resonable price.

$ 425.00

A super pair of matched Scaup by who we think now is the Lippincott Family from Wading River New Jersey. Gideon the patriarch carved as early as 1840 and he had 6 sons  who also carved and their sons and grandsons. Many different species are known but htese are the only Broadbills I have seen. These birds are 14 inches long and 7 inches wide and hollow  carved from cedar. They have pad weights and German glass eyes ( found on most of the good carvers). The paint looks like real old hunting paint although a undercoat cannot be seen. I have a Mallard drake carved by this maker or his neighbor on my website and it was restored by Frank Finney. I have had these in my colllection a long time and finally decided to sell them ,a great pair of decoys in super condition.

$2850.00  for the pair

A truly exquiste piece of folk art with a nice old patina. A super carved and painted miniature Drake Wood duck with the name T Anderson Andalusia Pa 1938 on the bottom. Who ever made this knew what he or she was doing the colors are blended  and the tail is crossed and carved A must for a miniature collector this mini is about 6 inches long

$675.00

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.

$1750.00

Here is a great piece of folk art from a

very noted carver. Charles Birdsall of

Point Pleasant Wildfowler fame. It is

signed and dated 1975  by Birdsall

The owl is about 9 inches tall with glass eyes and great feather paint I have

never seen another like this a real

rarity at a great price.

$400.00

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

$1450.00 for the pair

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

$575.00

Here is a wonderful set of three mini Woodducks from  the David Maass collection Settling In. They come from  the Winged Reflections Collection from the Danbury Mint and are in excellent condition. The detail can't be shown from the picture but they are 8 inches high and on a plague 7 inches wide, a great piece of modern folk art which would be a  welcome addition to any collection.

$125.00

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.

$1850.00

Paul Green Florence NJ 1904=2001 Featured in Floating Sculptures Paul was a Delaware River carver who made around 100 decoys. His output was low but very nice supposedly all made in the 30's to 40's. Its a very nice bird sturcturally  and has  some original paint (black)  and most of the head paint.  A great decoy for the money

$1000.00

Bill Hammell Absecon NJ a noted carver who can be found in Fleckensteins NJ Decoys. These are a rare matched pair of his Goldeneyes in original paint. I interviewed Hammells granddaughter a few years ago and she said he stopped carving in 1920, basically was going blind. A picture of him pulling a sneakbox is found in the book. He was a bayman and decoy maker of considerable talent and these rare birds are no exception, something you will be proud to own.

$ 2500.00 a pair

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).

$900.00

John Holloway Parkertown NJ. John is a recognized carver and can be found in all the New Jersey books as well as Floating Sculptures which features Delaware River carvers. He has been winning awards since the 1960's . This is a fine pair of Delaware River Shoveller' s perfectly matched and in mint condition. They are made of hollowed Jersey cedar with glass eyes ,pad weight and leather strap. they are beautifully blended and feathered painted with oil paint. John has branded these birds and today his duck decoys are very rare as he has been making more folk art pieces. They have a beautiful patina and would look good in anyone's collection a great buy.

$525.00 for the pair

Harry Fennimore 1876-1970  from Bordentown NJ Harry is featured in many of the decoy books and especially Floating Scultpures by Huster/Knight on teh Delaware River. This original paint Mallard is in mint condition hardly ever used but was made later in his life proabably 50's early I have seen a few exactly like this so he must have made a rig which was used very little or not at all. A wonderful hollowed bird by a recognized carver in mint shape everything you need in a decoy and resonable.

$1500.00

Hurley Conklin Manahawkin NJ 1913- 1995. Conklin, a prolific carver, is one of the best known Jersey carvers. This brant is prebrand ,late 60's,  and has been hunted which is rare for many Conklin decoys. It is all Conklin paint and includes the leather and the weight as well as hunting battle scars. Nothing is broken or repaired just used neat for decoys today. A real Jersey brant by a recognized carver at a good price.

$500.00

A super decoy from Canada Pierrre Lacombe from Trois Riveienue Quebec around 1950. It is a hen Green Winged Teal just 81/2 inces long in original paint  with a subtle  feather paint blended on the body. The back has great carving detail on it, far more than was needed to lure a duck into range.  It is a slid decoy  with glass eyes and retains its original weight  and line holderas well as the woners makr X painted on the botteom . this one is great and very reasonably priced .

$425.00