Here is another carving from one of Jersey's new carvers Wayne Reaves of Little Egg Harbor
This is a wonderful sickle Curlew with a fabulous paint job.. Super feathering with a great attitude
make this a wonderful carving with its soft mellow patina a great looking piece of folk art. Get in on the bottom floor
for this carving a bargain today 10 years from now you will see .
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Mason Yellowlegs in super condition. This bird is in total original paint and was probably done around 1910. The factory was in business from 1896-1924. This is a glass eye bird and Mason Shorebirds are very hard to find( in this good of shape) and very collectible. The paint has all those visible swirls and blending and is in sup;er shape. There is a small crack on the back about2 inches long and about a 16th inch wide but does not hurt anything. This bird should go fast so jump on it even in this type of economy a great investment without the 15% an auction charges.
Relisted at $3000.00
Thomas Gelston 1851-1924 Oyster Bay New York. A great pair
of running Yellowlegs made of Cork in original paint. These birds have been used but are in great condtion
and in the unusual position, both running. One bill looks original the other may be but I'm not sure. Gelston birds
have brought big money in the auction circuit but I have priced this pair to sell.
$3800.00 for the pair *
A very nicely carved miniature Yellowleg but an unknown carverA mellow patina that shows some age maybe 40 years old maybe more a neat reasonable piece
$125.00
Joe King Parkertown New Jersey 1835-1913 A great Shorebird by one of Jersey's oldest makers. This great Curlew has some very old paint(maybe original) and some restoration done by renowned restorationist Russ Allen. There is a hole in the tail for the string and features Kings usage of the old German glass eyes. It is a great bird and is priced accordingly. the texture and patina is super , a must for a Jersey or Curlew Collector.
relisted at $1700.00 301#
Hurley Conklin Manahawkin New Jersey 1913-93 Noted decoy maker Conklin is known for both his Ducks,Geese and Brant decoys as well as great renditions of Shorebirds. Here is a Hollow cedar Curlew about 14 inches long with a wonderful attidue. Birds like this are hard to find and especially in good condition. They are the "blue chip stock " of the decoy world, always good and never lose their value.
$450.00 304#
Two more Hurley Conklin shorebirds and these are a definite rarity, a Black Belied Plover and a Ruddy TurnstoneYellowlegs are his most common birds and here is a chance to get two of his rarest reasonably along with his signature.
$600.00 for the pair 305#
A cute little Hurley Conklin Peep in mint condtion and signed Aproximately 4 inches long with his famous paint style It is hard to imagine this cute little carving was done by such an old crustly man (personal experience) but it was and there won't be any more carved by him 1913-1993.
$240.00 306#
Russ Allen Oceanville New Jersey A super piece of Jersey Folk art by a very collectible artist. Russ is a noted restorer but his carving work is great and very difficult to get. This is a wonderful folky shorebird peep like in size and a very distressed finish. .
$225.00 307#
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I think this a Wildfowler copy of a Mason Curlew perhaps Saybrook. It is devoid of paint but you can see where the old paint had been applied. The patina on it is the nicest I have seen of any old bird. It features an iron bill with glass eyes and just a dynamite finish.The body is 12 inches long and 9 inches high a great piece of folk art. Maybe according to the new Dodge book its a Dodge.
$825.00 309#
Here is a magnificent pair matched of sanderlings from Mass. coast /Cape Cod in total original paint. They are in super condition and especially hard to find in matched pairs like this actually super difficult. The bills are original and if you look on page 42 of Mackey's book you will find a Yellowleg by this same maker. I have been informed they may be David Goodspeed from Duxburry Mass and out of the Wakeman Collection but I am not sure. This is the first time I have tried to sell them and they would be a focal paint of any collection a terrific pair of shorebirds.
$7000.00 for the pair special new price 310# intro to Bill Masengarbs website
Russ Allen Oceanville New Jersey One of the best folk artists in the state today. A dynamic small shorebird probably lesser yellowleg with an unbelievable old finish. About 8 inches and just great and also very rare. Russ doesn't get a chance to carve as much as he would like since he is a full time restorer.
$300.00 repriced 312#
Harry V Shourds 1860-1920 Tuckerton New Jersey Jersey's master decoy maker made this Yellowleg around 1900 It is in original paint with a few touch up marks covering where the white lead cracked. It is a Lesser Yellowleg and a very nice decoy wiht just enough patina and aged look a great buy
4500.00
Bradford Salmons 1864-1928 Staffordville New Jersey One of Jersey's early carvers. Brad won a medal (from his son's interview in 1968) at a show in New Yorkin 1904. He is famous for his split tail birds Here is a mint Yellowleg by a rare shorebird carver. This is the nicest one I have ever seen and is in total original paint and looks to be the original bill Yellowlegs were hunted in NJ until 1934 legally a great piece of Jersey Folk Art
4500.00 #707
This is a wonderfull Cape Cod plover. A super carving very diminutive and possesses a great old finish. I don't know the name of the maker but it is very Crowell looking. Judging from the paint it appears to be from the 40's a great piece
repriced at $550.00 319#
Crisfield Maryland Curlew, vintage in the 30's which recently surfaced from a old house in Beach Haven New Jerseyalong with some Rollie Horner, Harry Mitchell Shourds and Llloyd Parker decoys all very nice. It was probably carved by Pied Jones, a black oysterman from Crisfield, whose father made decoys very closely resembling Lloyd Tylers. This is the nicest curlew I have seen from Crisfield including Tylers (maybe not Wards) but it is in dry old scratch paint and is in total original condition. There is a very light coating of shellac only on the breast. It is aprx a foot long and is just a great piece of folk art, one of the nicest to come along for awhile.
$700.00 relisted 322#
Here are a trio of yellowlegs made by an unknown maker from the Longport area of New Jersey. They are all in original paint and in wonderful condition especially for being around 100 years old. The middle bird must have been carved at a later date or for some sort of primitive competion between carvers since it shows a little more sanding and sleekness. This area of the Jersey coast(just south of Atlantic City) has been the home of some of the nicest shorebird carvings to emerge from Jersey. I have seen 3 or 4 more of thse birds by the same carver and they are all the same paint and style.
Enjoy thse birds
$2000.00 323# for all three and the heavy steel stand made for them
