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February 24, 2014 10:00 AM - March 3, 2014 10:00 AMCalender

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  • Miniature Carved Preening Pintail Drake

    Miniature Carved Preening Pintail Drake

    Lot: 549
    Sold for: $2,583$2,100

    Miniature Carved Preening Pintail Drake, Anthony Elmer Crowell (1862-1952),East Harwich, Massachusetts, on a carved mound base, with impressed rectangular maker's mark and inscribed "Pintail Male" more ...

  • Pintail Drake Decoy

    Pintail Drake Decoy

    Lot: 550
    Sold for: $369$300

    Pintail Drake Decoy, possibly Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland, with painted eyes, applied iron weight, and a label inscribed "Pintail/Ward Bros./Mackey I142 (500)," (paint wear, repairs, more ...

  • Painted Balsa Wood Hooded Merganser Decoy

    Painted Balsa Wood Hooded Merganser Decoy

    Lot: 551
    Sold for: $369$300

    Painted Balsa Wood Hooded Merganser Decoy, possibly Maryland, with worn inscription "LEM WARD CRISFIELD MD" on base, with finely carved head turned slightly to right, and inset red glass eyes, more ...

  • Sleeping Bluebill Decoy

    Sleeping Bluebill Decoy

    Lot: 552
    Unsold  

    Sleeping Bluebill Decoy, reportedly James Kelson, Lake St. Clair, Michigan, mid-20th century, carved balsa wood figure with head tucked in, delineated bill, and inset glass eyes, with keel, ht. 7, more ...

  • Black Duck Decoy

    Black Duck Decoy

    Lot: 553
    Sold for: $277$225

    Black Duck Decoy, attributed to Ira Hudson (1876-1949),Chincoteague, Virginia, early 20th century, oversize form with tack eyes, molded head with delineated bill, worn paint with pronounced green more ...

  • Two Bufflehead Decoys

    Two Bufflehead Decoys

    Lot: 554
    Sold for: $246$200

    Two Bufflehead Decoys, possibly New Jersey, mid-20th century, drake and hen decoys with painted eyes, the hen with lead weight pad and leather rig loop, (imperfections),ht. 4 3/4, 5 1/8, lg. 11 more ...

  • Two Mason Factory Black Duck Decoys

    Two Mason Factory Black Duck Decoys

    Lot: 555
    Sold for: $554$450

    Two Mason Factory Black Duck Decoys, Detroit, Michigan, early to mid-20th century, with glass eyes and delineated bills and nostrils, (imperfections),ht. 6 1/2, lg. 16 1/2, 16 3/8 in. more ...

  • Swan Decoy

    Swan Decoy

    Lot: 556
    Sold for: $1,107$900

    Swan Decoy, attributed to R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993),Havre de Grace, Maryland, with painted eyes and folding hinged weighted keel, (repaint),ht. approx. 20, lg. 29 1/2 in. more ...

  • Swan Decoy

    Swan Decoy

    Lot: 557
    Sold for: $523$425

    Swan Decoy, probably Maryland, early 20th century, with glass eyes, original paint, (scattered paint wear, shrinkage cracks),ht. 13 3/4, lg. 28 1/2 in. more ...

  • Painted Carved Wood and Canvas Swan Decoy

    Painted Carved Wood and Canvas Swan Decoy

    Lot: 558
    Sold for: $246$200

    Painted Carved Wood and Canvas Swan Decoy, America, early to mid-20th century, carved wood head with inset glass eyes mounted onto a canvas covered, wood framed body, ht. 17, wd. 14 1/4, lg. 33 1/2 more ...

  • Carved and Painted Wooden Shorebird

    Carved and Painted Wooden Shorebird

    Lot: 559
    Sold for: $1,599$1,300

    Carved and Painted Wooden Shorebird, America, early 20th century, with iron nail bill, painted black and white, with a band of wavy combed black paint on the back, mounted on a square wood base, more ...

  • Pair of Plover Decoys

    Pair of Plover Decoys

    Lot: 560
    Sold for: $523$425

    Pair of Plover Decoys, early to mid-20th century, factory made decoys with painted eyes, iron nail bills, mounted on a piece of driftwood, old surface, overall ht. 10 3/4, lg. 14 in. more ...

  • Upland Plover Decoy

    Upland Plover Decoy

    Lot: 561
    Sold for: $400$325

    Upland Plover Decoy, possibly New Jersey, early to mid-20th century, with carved wooded wings and bill, with inset glass eyes, mounted on a piece of driftwood, old painted surface, overall ht. 10 more ...

  • Dowitcher or Eskimo Curlew Decoy

    Dowitcher or Eskimo Curlew Decoy

    Lot: 562
    Sold for: $2,583$2,100

    Dowitcher or Eskimo Curlew Decoy, attributed to the J.N. Dodge factory, Detroit, Michigan, late 19th century, with tack eyes, iron nail bill, mounted on a piece of driftwood, (old cracks and small more ...

  • Sandpiper Decoy

    Sandpiper Decoy

    Lot: 563
    Sold for: $431$350

    Sandpiper Decoy, possibly New Jersey, early to mid-20th century, flat body with laid back head with carved tapered wooden bill, mounted on a small mahogany plinth, (scattered paint loss),overall more ...

  • Black Neck Stilt Shorebird Decoy

    Black Neck Stilt Shorebird Decoy

    Lot: 564
    Sold for: $98$80

    Black Neck Stilt Shorebird Decoy, signed and dated "E. BORDEAUX '83," and species identified on base, with inset glass eyes, painted black and white, mounted on a driftwood segment, (very minor more ...

  • Snipe Shorebird Decoy

    Snipe Shorebird Decoy

    Lot: 565
    Sold for: $800$650

    Snipe Shorebird Decoy, possibly Cape Cod area, Massachusetts, early to mid-20th century, with delineated wings, tapered wooden bill, with incised "H" on underside of tail, mounted on a piece of more ...

  • Snipe Decoy

    Snipe Decoy

    Lot: 565A
    Sold for: $523$425

    Snipe Decoy, possibly New Jersey, early to mid-20th century, carved in takeoff position, with long curved bill, mounted on a piece of driftwood, (small loss on tail tip),overall ht. 9 1/4, lg. of more ...

  • Two Crow Decoys

    Two Crow Decoys

    Lot: 566
    Sold for: $400$325

    Two Crow Decoys, possibly by Charles Perdew (1874-1963),Henry, Illinois, early to mid-20th century, each with glass eyes and wire legs, mounted on a piece of wood, (imperfections),overall ht. 11, more ...

  • Large Painted Snowy Owl Carving

    Large Painted Snowy Owl Carving

    Lot: 567
    Sold for: $1,476$1,200

    Large Painted Snowy Owl Carving, Frank Finney, Capeville, Virginia, late 20th century, stylized figure mounted on a grain-painted wood base signed with an incised "F" in script, overall ht. 27 in. more ...

  • American School, 19th Century Portrait of the American Ship SUNBEAM.

    American School, 19th Century Portrait of the American Ship SUNBEAM.

    Lot: 568
    Sold for: $677$550

    American School, 19th Century Portrait of the American Ship SUNBEAM. Unsigned, vessel identified on bow. Oil on canvas, 25 x 37 in., in a later molded giltwood frame. Condition: Relined, line more ...

  • American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Fisherman.

    American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Fisherman.

    Lot: 569
    Sold for: $277$225

    American School, 19th Century Portrait of a Fisherman. Signed "S.M. Frazer" l.r. Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in., in a later molded gold-painted frame. Condition: Small puncture u.c., tacking edges more ...

  • Floral Repousse Sterling Silver Tea Caddy

    Floral Repousse Sterling Silver Tea Caddy

    Lot: 570
    Sold for: $523$425

    Floral Repousse Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, Samuel Kirk & Son Co., Baltimore, c. 1860s, with allover floral design on a stippled hammered ground on the cover and container, impressed maker's marks on more ...

  • Hayes Administration White House China Leaf-shaped Serving Dish

    Hayes Administration White House China Leaf-shaped Serving Dish

    Lot: 571
    Sold for: $1,046$850

    Hayes Administration White House China Leaf-shaped Serving Dish, designed by Theodore R. Davis, made by Haviland & Co., Limoges, France, c. 1880, the dish with hand-painted enamel overglaze more ...

  • Two First Period Worcester Porcelain Berry Plates with Undertrays

    Two First Period Worcester Porcelain Berry Plates with Undertrays

    Lot: 572
    Sold for: $338$275

    Two First Period Worcester Porcelain Berry Plates with Undertrays, England, late 19th century, each piece with large floral and foliate sprays at the center in underglaze blue, shaped rim with more ...

  • Six Imari Pattern Chinoiserie-decorated Stone China Table Items

    Six Imari Pattern Chinoiserie-decorated Stone China Table Items

    Lot: 573
    Sold for: $400$325

    Six Imari Pattern Chinoiserie-decorated Stone China Table Items, England, 19th century, an elliptical footed center bowl, three oblong platters, and two elliptical sauce tureens with underplates, more ...

  • Kaleidoscope on Stand

    Kaleidoscope on Stand

    Lot: 574
    Sold for: $461$375

    Kaleidoscope on Stand, attributed to Charles G. Bush (1825-1900, American, b. Germany),designer, C.G. Bush & Co. manufacturer, Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1870s, pebbled paper-covered cardboard more ...

  • Two Gilt and Polychrome-painted Porcelain Apothecary Jars

    Two Gilt and Polychrome-painted Porcelain Apothecary Jars

    Lot: 575
    Unsold  

    Two Gilt and Polychrome-painted Porcelain Apothecary Jars, late 19th century, the cylindrical jars with domed covers decorated with a reserve painted with the name of the contents, surrounded with a more ...

  • Renaissance Revival Turned Walnut Piano Stool

    Renaissance Revival Turned Walnut Piano Stool

    Lot: 576
    Sold for: $1,476$1,200

    Renaissance Revival Turned Walnut Piano Stool, possibly New York, late 19th century, the upholstered lift top opens to a shallow well, on turned crossed baluster ends centering embossed metal more ...

  • Paint-decorated Tobacco Box

    Paint-decorated Tobacco Box

    Lot: 577
    Sold for: $492$400

    Paint-decorated Tobacco Box, late 19th century, nearly square box with hinged lid, the scenic painted lid centered with a rectangle with four slightly sloping sides painted with clusters of grapes, more ...