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| 1520 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Premier Award-Winning Fish Decoy Carver Tony Sazama Red and White Shad, approximately 6.25'' in length, signed on the bottom, dated 2013 and marked #70; 2) Black and White Baitfish by Jacob Sazama, 7'' in length, signed and dated 2001, also monogrammed; 3) Todd Schulz Baitfish, 8'' in length, signed on the belly; 4) Arlen Savare Brook Trout, 9.5'' in length, signed, dated November 2000, also incised on the weight; 5) Arlen Savare Blue-gilled Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length, incised signature on the weight; 6) Jim Pullen Armadillo Lure, 8.25'' in length, monogrammed ''J.P'' on the belly; 7) Spotted Yellow and Black Dragonfly Fish, 6'' in length, monogrammed ''J.P'' on the belly. CONDITION: 2) Some minor loss of paint on the fins. |
| 1521 |  |
THREE ULTRA REALISTIC JARED SYPNIESKI FISH DECOYS: 1) Large Bluegill, 9.25'' in length, signed and dated 3/15; 2) Northern Pike Type Decoy, 10'' in length, signed and dated '15; 3) Toothy Red and White Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, signed and inscribed ''Texas World Open 2013''. |
| 1522 |  |
THREE JARED SYPNIESKI ULTRA-REALISTIC FISH DECOYS: 1) Large Brook Trout, 13.5'' in length, signed and dated on the belly 2017; 2) Spotted Trout with Gold Belly, 9.25'' in length, signed and dated '15; 3) Salmon Type Decoy, 10.25'' in length, signed and dated '15. CONDITION: 3) Some damage to the lower jaw. |
| 1523 |  |
THREE EXCEPTIONAL FISH DECOYS: 1) John Peters Largemouth Bass Colored Decoy with Insects and Leaves painted in the design, 9.5'' in length, signed underneath, ''First Place Winner at the Cultural Center New York Mills 2015''; 2) John Peters Bluegill Type Decoy, with an illustrated tag affixed that reads ''Hooked on Wood Book - Sunfish'', 8.5'' in length, signed underneath; 3) Large Tadpole Type Decoy, attributed to John Peters, 8.75'' in length, dated 2009. |
| 1524 |  |
THREE JOHN PETERS PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Yellow-Bodied Speckled Trout Type Decoy, 9.5'' in length; 2) Snapper Type Decoy, 7.75'' in length; 3) Red and White Sucker Type Fish Decoy, 11.75'' in length. All decoys in this lot are signed. CONDITION: 2) Several scattered flecks of paint loss on the metal fins, needs a touch-up. |
| 1525 |  |
NINE PIECE JAMES STANGLAND FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Speckled Trout with Red Eyes, 8.5'' in length; 2) Speckled Rainbow Trout, 7.75'' in length; 3) Spotted Trout, 8.25'' in length; 4) Small Baitfish Type Decoy, 3.75'' in length; 5) Yellow Spot Trout, 8'' in length; 6) Grey Body, White Spotted Trout Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 7) Rainbow Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 8'' in length; 8) Rainbow Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 9) Spotted Trout with Red Fins, 8'' in length. All decoys are signed. |
| 1526 |  |
TWELVE PIECE JAMES STANGLAND FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Large Walleye, 9.75'' in length; 2) Red Pickerel, 8.5'' in length; 3) Grass Pickerel, 7.5'' in length; 4) Mudfish, 7'' in length; 5) Suckerfish, 7.75'' in length; 6) Bluegill, 5'' in length; 7) Rock Bass, 6.75'' in length; 8) Perch, 5.25'' in length; 9) Muskie Type Decoy, 9'' in length; 10) Perch Type Decoy, 5.5'' in length; 11) Crappie, 4'' in length; 12) Tribute to Armed Forces Airplane Style Silver Minnow by Julianna Stangland, 6'' in length. All decoys in this lot are signed. CONDITION: 9) Some damage on lower portion of the tailfin. |
| 1527 |  |
EIGHT PIECE JAMES STANGLAND FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Red-Eyed Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 2) Red-Eyed Trout Type Decoy with Colorful Dorsal Fin, 7'' in length; 3) Orange Spot Trout Type Decoy, 8'' in length; 4) Spotted Orange Body Trout Type Decoy, 5.5'' in length; 5) Spotted Brook Trout Type Decoy, 8'' in length; 6) White-Spotted Grey-Body Red-Eyed Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length; 7) Walleye Type Decoy, 6'' in length. All decoys are signed. |
| 1528 |  |
ELEVEN PIECE GORDON SWENARTON FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Green Crayfish, 5.25'' in length; 2) Spotted Frog, 5.5'' in length; 3) Orange-Bodied Crayfish, 5.5'' in length; 4) Toothy Red and Black Bluegill, 5.75'' in length; 5) Toothy Red, Green, and White Decoy, 6.5'' in length; 6) Toothy Bluegill Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length; 7) Dragonfly Decoy, 3.5'' in length; 8) Patriotic Toothy Bluegill Decoy, 5.5'' in length; 9) Toothy Yellow, Green, and Blue Decoy, 5.5'' in length, with distressed paint finish; 10) Toothy Green Barracuda Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length; 11) Toothy Tiger Muskie Type Decoy, 10'' in length. All decoys have distressed features and are signed. |
| 1529 |  |
THREE DULUTH FISH DECOY COMPANY DECOYS: All carved and painted by David Perkins: 1) Fat Bluegill Type Decoy with Two Impressed Buffalo Nickels, 9.5'' in length, monogrammed ''DFD'' in the weighted bottom; 2) Jointed Trout Type Decoy, measures 10.5'' in length, with impressed 1891 Indian Head Penny and Buffalo Nickel on the reverse side, impressed ''DFD'' mark on the weighted bottom; 3) Jointed Northern Pike Type Fish Decoy, 10.5'' in length, with impressed Buffalo Nickel on either side. CONDITION: 3) These decoys were intentionally distressed, but it appears there may be several flecks of paint loss to the mouth of this decoy. |
| 1530 |  |
FIVE DULUTH FISH DECOY COMPANY FISH DECOYS: 1) Pike Type Decoy with Sharp Teeth and Glass Eyes, approximately 7'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the weighted bottom; 2) Pike Type Decoy with Sharp Teeth, 8.5'' in length, impressed mark on the weighted bottom; 3) Jointed Trout Type Decoy with Sharp Teeth and Buffalo Nickels impressed into either side, approximately 10.25'' in length, ''DFD'' marking on the weighted bottom; 4) Sturgeon Type Decoy, 9.5'' in length, ''DFD'' impressed in the weighted bottom; 5) Catfish Type Decoy, 7.5'' in length, ''DFD'' impressed into the weighted bottom. |
| 1531 |  |
EIGHT PIECE DULUTH FISH DECOY COMPANY LOT: 1) Manatee Decoy, measures 7.75'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom; 2) Miniature Tadpole-like Decoy, 3'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom; 3) Turtle Decoy, 4.25'' inches in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom; 4) Miniature Trout Colored Decoy with Metal Rear Tail Fin, 4.75'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on weighted bottom; 5) Catfish Type Decoy, 5.5'' inches in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom; 6) Sharp-toothed Pike Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the weighted bottom; 7) Miniature Trout Colored Decoy with Copper Painted Tail, 3'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom; 8) Crayfish Type Decoy with Copper Tail and Claws, 5.75'' in length, impressed ''DFD'' on the bottom. CONDITION: 1) Several flecks of paint loss in the tail; 2) Possible chip to the tail and paint loss to the mouth, could be from the distressed nature of the decoys; 7) Tail does show some paint loss; 8) Small paint fleck on the head and one of the claws is missing paint. |
| 1532 |  |
FIVE PIECE JAY MCEVERS FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Green and Red Pike Type Decoy with Brushed Metal Fins, 8.75'' inches in length, impressed ''Jay 27'' on the bottom; 2) Trout Type Decoy with Copper Fins, 5'' in length, impressed ''Jay'' on the bottom; 3) Salmon Type Decoy with Brushed Copper Fins, 7.5'' in length, impressed ''Jay'' on the bottom; 4) Speckled Pike Type Decoy with Brushed Metal Fins, 6.75'' in length, impressed ''Jay'' on the bottom; 5) Vibrantly Painted Bluegill Type Decoy with Brushed Metal Fins, 5.75'' in length. |
| 1533 |  |
FOURTEEN PIECE KEN FREESE DECOY LOT: 1) Crayfish Type Decoy with Metal Claws, 7.75'' in length; 2) Bluegill Type Decoy, 4.5'' in length; 3) Green-Headed Red Body Baitfish with Metal Fins, 7'' in length; 4) Bluegill-Shaped Decoy with Fluorescent Paint and Metal Fins, 4.5'' in length; 5) Fluorescent Orange with Glittered Spots Decoy, 6.25'' in length; 6) Stylized Bluegill Type Decoy, approximately 4.5'' in length; 7) Bluegill Type Decoy with Copper Washer Eyes, 5.5'' in length; 8) Blue, Black, and Gray Baitfish Decoy, 6.25'' in length; 9) Fluorescent Orange Baitfish Decoy, approximately 6.5'' in length; 10) Green, Black, and Gray Baitfish Type Decoy, 6.25'' in length; 11) Vibrantly Painted Baitfish Decoy, 6.75'' in length; 12) Bluegill Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length; 13) Spotted Bluegill with Fluorescent Paint Decoy, 4.25'' in length; 14) Fluorescent Orange and Forest Green Gill Type Decoy, 4.25'' in length. All decoys are signed on the bottom. CONDITION: 14) Small fleck on the lower side of one of the fins. |
| 1534 |  |
EIGHT AAGE BJERRING FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Sauger Type Decoy, 6.75'' in length, signed and dated '90; 2) Red Splash-Painted Baitfish, 4.75'' in length, signed and dated '04; 3) Natural Painted Baitfish, 7.5'' in length, signed and dated '06; 4) Trout Type Baitfish, 4.75'' in length, signed and dated '02; 5) Trout Type Baitfish, 5.75'' in length, signed and dated '14; 6) Bass Type Decoy Eating a Trout, 6.75'' in length, signed and dated '99; 7) Splash-Painted Suckerfish Type Decoy, 5.5'' in length, signed and dated '04; 8) Miniature Spotted Baitfish, 2.75'' in length, signed and dated '09. CONDITION: 4) Several flecks of paint loss in fin; 6) Several abrasions on the back. |
| 1535 |  |
FOUR AAGE BJERRING STEAMPUNK STYLE FISH DECOYS: 1) Striped Baitfish, 4.75'' in length, signed and dated '03, metal fins are repurposed from a can; 2) Walleye Type Baitfish, 6.75'' in length, fins are repurposed from an old tobacco tin; 3) Bass Type Steampunk Lure, 6.25'' in length, repurposed Lucky Strike tobacco metal fins and a brass upper shell, signed and dated '00; 4) Scaly Baitfish and a Red Metal Frog Attached to his Back with Brass and Stainless Steel Eyelids, 7.75'' in length. CONDITION: 4) Slight separation where the weight is installed on the underbelly. |
| 1536 |  |
LARGE BLACK AND YELLOW SPOTTED MUSKIE DECOY BY AAGE BJERRING: 14'' in length, attached metal fins and tail, signed and dated '06. |
| 1537 |  |
AAGE BJERRING INTERNAL VIEW OF A BLUEGILL DECOY: Measures 9'' in length including leather tail, fins are painted metal and the sides are exposed to reveal the innards, organs, and a small baitfish that was probably breakfast. One of the eyes is popped out. Signed and dated '06. |
| 1538 |  |
TWO PIECE FISH DECOY LOT PEKELDER AND GARN: 1) Realistically Painted High Gloss Trout Decoy by Bruce Garn, signed and dated 9/19, approximately 10'' in length; 2) Spotted Trout with High-Gloss Finish, 9.5'' in length, signed underneath ''T. Pekelder'', dated '15, and numbered 22. |
| 1539 |  |
THREE RUDY ZWIEG FISH DECOYS: 1) Baitfish Type Decoy, 5.5'' in length, painted metal fins, signed underneath; 2) Red-Headed White Body Baitfish, 4.75'' in length, signed on the bottom; 3) Black and White Glitter Body Metal-Finned Baitfish, 5.25'' in length, signed on the bottom. |
| 1540 |  |
LARGE MUSKIE EATING A FROG FISH DECOY BY JIM NELSON: 17.5'' in length, inscribed underneath ''Jim Nelson 15'' Muskie With Frog In Mouth 5/2001''. CONDITION: Frog has some damage to one leg, small crack near the rear lower tailfin. |
| 1541 |  |
SIX JIM NELSON HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Frog-Colored Trout Fish Decoy, 8'' in length, signed, titled ''Trout Frog'' and dated '00, numbered 37; 2) Jointed Brook Trout Fish Decoy, 8'' in length, signed, titled and dated 2000; 3) Jointed Rainbow Trout, 8'' in length, signed and dated 99; 4) Muskie Pike, 7'' in length; 5) Brook Trout, 8'' in length, signed and dated '96; 6) Spotted Trout with Serpentine Body, 7.75'' in length, signed and dated '97. |
| 1542 |  |
NINE PIECE CARL CHRISTIANSEN FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Brown and Pink Trout Type Decoy, 8.25'' in length; 2) White Spot Trout Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 3) Walleye Type Decoy, 8'' in length, signed Carl Christiansen; 4) Baitfish Type Decoy, 6.75'' in length; 5) ''Lake Hazen Char'', Spotted Trout Type Decoy with Pink Fins, 8.25'' in length, signed Carl Christianson; 6) ''Sunapee'', White-Spotted Orange-Bellied Trout Type Decoy, 8'' in length, signed Carl Christiansen; 7) Yellow-Spotted Red Fin Trout Type Decoy, 8'' in length, signed Carl Christiansen; 8) White-Spotted Yellow-Bellied Baitfish Type Decoy, 6'' in length; 9) Double-Jointed Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 7'' in length, signed Tom Christiansen and dated 2005. All decoys are monogrammed ''C.C.'' |
| 1543 |  |
EIGHT PIECE CARL CHRISTIANSEN FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Large Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 12.25'' in length, signed Carl Christiansen on the belly; 2) Spotted Rainbow Trout Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length, monogrammed ''C.C.''; 3) Pink-Finned Trout Type Decoy with Large Dorsal Fin, 8.25'' in length, monogrammed ''C.C.''; 4) Gray-Bodied Whisker Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length, monogrammed ''C.C.''; 5) Splake Decoy, 8.75'' in length, signed and titled on the belly; 6) Red-Bellied Dace, 11'' in length, signed and titled on the belly; 7) Blue-Grey Bodied Whisker Fish, 9.5'' in length, monogrammed ''C.C.''; 8) Spotted Long-Bodied Baitfish Type Decoy, 875'' in length, marked ''C.C 1 / 4''. |
| 1544 |  |
SIX PIECE CARL CHRISTIANSEN FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Largemouth Rock Bass Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length, monogrammed ''C.C.''; 2) Northern Fathead Decoy, 11'' in length; 3) Trout Type Decoy, 6.5'' in length, with custom wood box; 4) Baitfish Type Decoy, 3'' in length, with custom wood box; 5) Spotted Baitfish Typed Decoy, 3.5'' in length, with custom wood box; 6) Baitfish, 3'' in length, with custom wood box. CONDITION: 4) Piece of wood missing from the tail. |
| 1545 |  |
SIX HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Jim Nelson 7'' Trout, signed, tagged ''Cadillac 2008''; 2) Dan Nelson Rainbow Trout, 6.25'' in length, signed and dated '01, Cadillac tag; 3) Jim Nelson Sailfish, 9.5'' in length, signed and dated '99; 4) Jim Nelson 6'' Bluegill, dated 2000; 5) Jim Nelson 8'' Pike, dated '04; 6) Jim Nelson 8'' Trout, dated 2003. |
| 1546 |  |
FOUR LARGE CARL CHRISTIANSEN FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Spotted Gar, 13.5'' in length, signed and titled on the belly; 2) Grass Pickerel, 12.75'' in length, signed and titled on the belly; 3) Alligator Gar with a Turtle in his Mouth, 15'' in length, signed and titled on the belly; 4) Pike Type Decoy, 10'' in length, monogrammed C.C., sold with Carl Christiansen custom wooden box measuring 11.25'' in length. |
| 1547 |  |
FOUR PAUL MCNEAL HAND CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: Four Decoys, To Include: 1) Red and White Pike, 6.25'' in length; 2) Blue Shad, 8'' in length; 3) Rainbow Trout, 3.5'' in length; 4) Spotted Trout, 6.25'' in length. All decoys are signed underneath. CONDITION: Several abrasions on right side. |
| 1548 |  |
LIFE-SIZE PAUL MCNEAL LARGEMOUTH BASS FISH DECOY: Hand-carved and painted, 19.5'' in length, signed on the belly. |
| 1549 |  |
SEVEN HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Hand-Carved Oman Pickerel, 11'' in length; 2) Otis Lael Red, White, and Blue Patriotic Fat Chubb, 3.5'' in length, signed on the bottom and dated 2002; 3) Otis Lael Black and Orange Spotted Baitfish, 4.25'' in length, signed on the bottom and dated 2001; 4) Otis Lael Predatory Fish with a Bug in His Mouth and Spinners Attached, 8.25'' in length, signed on the bottom and dated 2003; 5) Louie Leach Minnow with Red Head, Striped Tail, and Glitter Body, 7'' in length, monogrammed under the belly; 6) Louie Leach Black and Glitter Long Minnow, approximately 9'' in length and monogrammed on the bottom; 7) Brightly Colored Hand-Painted Yellow Sucker, monogrammed ''S.A.R'' and dated 2014, 10.5'' in length. CONDITION: 6) Paint loss on front left fin. |
| 1550 |  |
FIVE FLOYD OSGA HAND CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Trout with Baitfish in His Mouth, 11'' in length, signed on the fin and dated 12-19; 2) ''Red-Headed Woodpecker'', Pileated Woodpecker, 8'' in length, signed and dated 11-07; 3) Spotted Trout, 7'' in length, signed on the bottom; 4) Spotted Trout, 5.75'' in length, ''Gaylord, Michigan'' inscribed on one fin, signed and dated 10-13; 5) Brightly Colored Trout Type Decoy, 5.25'' in length, signed, dated 2-21, inscribed ''Cadillac, MI''. CONDITION: 3) Some paint loss to the fins; 4) Loss of paint on lower back fin. |
| 1551 |  |
SIX LEONARD NELSON HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Trout, 9.75'' in length, inscribed ''Tested June 23rd, 2001, Swims'', also inscribed ''Manton, Michigan'' and ''Jesus'' on two fins; 2) Tiger-Striped Fish, 8'' in length, inscribed ''To Time 4:17 - 1 Peter 5:18''; 3) Rainbow Trout, approximately 10'' in length, inscribed ''Swims'', ''Jesus'', and ''Manton, Michigan'', and signed Leonard Sven Nelson; 4) Sucker-Type Fish Painted Orange and Black, 8.5'' in length, monogrammed and marked ''All things work together for good to those that love God''; 5) Bluegill Type Decoy, 4'' in length, signed and inscribed ''We Need You Lord''; 6) Small Bluegill Type Decoy, 2.5'' in length, monogrammed and inscribed ''Jesus'', has attached tag from Manton circa 2000s. CONDITION: 5) Loss of paint on the fins. |
| 1552 |  |
FOUR EXCEPTIONAL ULTRA-REALISTIC HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS POSSIBLY BY AARON SAWATZKI: 1) Rainbow Trout, 10'' in length; 2) Walleye, 9.5'' in length; 3) Bluegill, 6.25'' in length; 4) Snapper Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length. All decoys are monogrammed ''A.S.'' and dated '20. |
| 1553 |  |
EXCEPTIONAL FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Unsigned High-Gloss Hand-Painted Baitfish with Copper Color, 7'' in length, numbered 14 under the mouth; 2) Sucker Type Fish by Gary Hall, 10'' in length, signed and dated '07; 3) Unsigned Suckerfish, 8.5'' in length; 4) Michael Holt? Minnow, 6.25'' in length, signed and dated 2000; 5) Unidentified Baitfish Monogrammed ''B'', 5.5'' in length; 6) Ultra Realistic Unsigned Bait Resembling a Lake Trout, 7'' in length, no visible signature. CONDITION: 2) Some loss of paint on the fins and mouth; 3) Some minor scattered loss to paint. |
| 1554 |  |
SEVEN JOHN SAMUELSON CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Spotted White Baitfish with Red Eyes, 8.5'' in length; 2) Pickerel Type Decoy, 8'' in length; 3) Striped Green Baitfish, 7'' in length; 4) Bass Type Decoy, 6.25'' in length; 5) Crappie Type Decoy, 5.5'' in length; 6) Colorful Bluegill Type Decoy, 4.5'' in length; 7) Spotted Blue and White Decoy, 5.25'' in length. All have incised monograms on the belly or the weight. CONDITION: 1) Fins show some wear and slight loss of paint; 2) Bead and nail eyes, back fin has loss of paint, other fins have been bent; 3) Shows a little rust; 6) Several spots of flecking on the fins; 7) Some minor loss to paint on the fins. |
| 1555 |  |
SIX RICHARD ADDIS HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Alligator Gar, 14'' in length, signed and dated 2020; 2) Piranha, 6.5'' in length, signed and dated 2019; 3) Grouper Type Decoy, signed and dated 2019, measures 8'' in length; 4) Spoonbill Type Decoy, 10'' in length, signed and dated 2020; 5) Barracuda Type Decoy, 12'' in length, signed and dated 2020; 6) Patriotic Lobster Type Decoy, signed and dated 2019, 10'' in length. CONDITION: 6) Fins on the right side are bent with minor paint loss, easily touched up. |
| 1556 |  |
FOUR HARLEY RAGAN OUTSTANDING FISH DECOYS: 1) Vibrantly Colored Trout Decoy, 9.5'' in length, signed underneath, impressed ''Ragan 2015''; 2) Trout Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length, signed and dated '09; 3) Trout Type Decoy, 7'' in length, signed underneath; 4) Baitfish Type Decoy, 7'' in length, signed underneath on fin. CONDITION: 2) Small fleck of paint loss on lower left fin; 3) One fleck of paint loss to left rear fin; 4) Several scattered flecks of minimal paint loss. |
| 1557 |  |
THREE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Perch by Eric Wayne Wallace, dated 2015, 9.75'' in length; 2) Stylized Eric Wayne Wallace Black Fish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, signed and dated '14; 3) Rainbow Trout by Rich Brooks, with a tag indicating this was a competition fish, 3rd place, 7.5'' in length. CONDITION: 1) Right side fins have been bent and show some paint loss, will require touch-up, tailfin also needs touch-ups. |
| 1558 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Perch Fish Decoy by C.J. Soine, 7.75'' in length, signed and dated '14; 2) Artistically Decorated Baitfish Decoy signed Shelly Kates and marked #1; 3) Bird Fish Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed and dated 2019; 4) Philip Kates Spotted Duck Fish Decoy, 4.25'' in length, signed and dated 2019; 5) Shelly Kates Miniature Crappie Fish Decoy, 4.75'' in length, monogrammed ''SDC'' and dated 7-20; 6) CJ Soine Brown Trout Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, with copper fins, signed and dated '94; 7) Shelly Kates Bluegill and Dragonfly Fish Decoy, 7.5'' in length, monogrammed ''SDC'' and dated 8-15. CONDITION: 1) Several small pink flecks on the fins; 6) Several indentations with minor paint loss; 7) Small fleck of paint loss on the fin. |
| 1559 |  |
FIVE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) D. J. Moreno Spotted Trout, 8'' in length, dated 2019; 2) Bluegill Type Decoy by Scott Morrison, 5.75'' in length, dated 2003; 3) B & D Moreno Spotted Trout Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length, dated 2008, with copper fins; 4) D.J. Moreno Walleye Fish Decoy, 8'' in length, signed and dated 2019; 5) D.J. Moreno Baitfish Type Decoy, 5'' in length, signed. CONDITION: 4) Minor paint fleck to fin. |
| 1560 |  |
SIX HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Four Decoys by Duane Steinkopf, first is a Bass Type Decoy approximately 14'' in length that is signed underneath and dated '03, second is a Sturgeon Type Decoy 8'' in length that is signed underneath, third is a Panfish Type Decoy 4.25'' in length that is signed underneath, fourth is a Baitfish Type Decoy 4'' in length that is signed underneath; 2) Two Bill Roberts Fish Decoys, first is a Spotted Trout measuring 10.75'' in length that is signed and dated 2006, second is a Suckerfish Type Decoy 8'' in length that is signed Bill Roberts, numbered #20, and dated '04. Sold with a signed Bill Roberts custom wooden box. |
| 1561 |  |
SIX HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Fluorescent Colored Tribal Design Trout-like Decoy, 12'' in length, crackle finish; 2) Tribal Design Copper Black and Red Decoy, 8.5'' in length, crackle finish; 3) Black and Red Tribal Design Pike Type Decoy, 11'' in length; 4) Black and Red Tribal Design Trout Type Decoy, 9'' in length, signed on the belly; 5) Red Spotted Baitfish Decoy, 5.5'' in length, signed on the belly; 6) Tribal Design Decoy with Glass Eyes, monogrammed ''K.J.'' on the belly, 7.25'' in length, crackle finish. First five fish are by Karl Johnson, sixth fish is believed to also be by him. CONDITION: 6) Fleck of paint loss on the left fin. |
| 1562 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) K.C. Aldrich Painted Whitefish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, monogrammed on the bottom, distressed paint finish; 2) Muskrat Fish Decoy by S. Robins, 10.5'' in length, with attached wooden spinning feet, dated '94; 3) Bluegill Fish Decoy monogrammed ''WLB'', 5.75'' in length, dated 2000; 4) Yellow-Spotted Red Baitfish, monogrammed ''JM'', 6'' in length; 5) Miniature Baitfish Decoy, 4.5'' in length, monogrammed ''JM''; 6) White and Red Spotted Baitfish Decoy, 9.5'' in length, monogrammed ''RS''. CONDITION: 1) Some flecks on the fins. |
| 1563 |  |
EIGHT PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Slett Bluegill Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, stamped signature; 2) Slett Style Bluegill Decoy, 4'' in length, unsigned; 3) Turtle, 5.5'' in length, monogrammed ''RJ'', dated '04; 4) Tim Addison Bluegill Miniature Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, dated 2015, Detroit, Michigan, numbered 150; 5) Bruce Dickson Trout Type Decoy, 6'' in length, monogrammed ''BAD''; 6) Ron Jacobson Green and Black Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, monogrammed ''RJ'' and dated '08; 7) Ron Jacobson Chipmunk Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, monogrammed and dated '07; 8) Bruce Dixon Bird Decoy, 5.5'' in length, with copper wings and tail, monogrammed signature. CONDITION: 1) Some paint loss; 2) Wear to fins and paint loss on body; 5) Several minor flecks of paint loss on the metal fins. |
| 1564 |  |
FOUR PIECE B&G DECOYS LOT: 1) Bluegill Type Decoy, 4.75'' in length, monogrammed ''B&G'', dated '06; 2) Catfish Fish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, monogrammed and dated '06; 3) Catfish Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, signed and dated '06; 4) Largemouth Bass Fish Decoy, 6'' in length, monogrammed and dated January 2004. |
| 1565 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Black and White Baitfish Decoy signed Snook Barrett, 6.75'' in length; 2) Artistically Painted Baitfish Decoy, 7.5'' in length, carved by Larry Croteau and painted by Wendy Hemsley; 3) Roger Olds Striped Baitfish Decoy, 6.5'' in length, incised ''R. Olds'' on the metal tailfin; 4) Sauger Fish Decoy, inscribed ''White Hall Texas'', has a dramatic facial expression, 6'' in length; 5) Spotted Trout Style Fish Decoy, monogrammed S, 6.75'' in length; 6) Stylized Red, Black, and Gold Fish Decoy, 6.5'' in length, monogrammed ''TB'' and dated 2019, has a ball bearing inserted into the tailfin. CONDITION: 2) One small fleck of paint loss on the tailfin; 4) Several flecks of paint loss on the back. |
| 1566 |  |
THREE OUTSTANDING UNUSUAL FISH DECOYS: 1) Large Red-Finned Trout Type Decoy, signed Hohn and dated '09, measures 10'' in length; 2) Spotted Salmon Type Decoy with a Spoon Lure in his Mouth, signed Mayne 2020, 9.5'' in length; 3) Most Unusual Turtle with Dragonfly in his Mouth and Frog on his Back by Steffen, dated 2008, 7'' in length. CONDITION: 1) Several minor flecks on the painted fins; 2) Fleck of loss on the dorsal fin; 3) Several of the dragonfly wings needs repair. |
| 1567 |  |
THREE PIECE BRIAN SHALLBETTER ULTRA REALISTIC FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Class 6 Yellow Perch Fish Decoy, 9'' in length, signed, dated 2013, monogrammed, attached tag reads ''2013 Gathering, 2nd Place''; 2) Large Bluegill, 9.5'' in length, signed and dated 2014, attached tag reads ''2014 Gathering, 2nd Place''; 3) Brown Trout, 10'' in length, signed and dated 2014. |
| 1568 |  |
NINE PIECE FOLK ART FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Striped Bass Type Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, with distressed finish, rusted fins and scattered flecks; 2) Pickerel Type Painted Fish Decoy, 8.75'' in length, no visible signature; 3) Unsigned Painted Jointed Trout Fish Decoy, 7.5'' in length; 4) Sardine Type Fish Decoy, 6.25'' in length; 5) Red and White Striped Baitfish Type Decoy with Applied Metal Glitter, 8'' in length, no visible signature; 6) Green and White Baitfish Miniature Decoy, 3.25'' in length, distressed finish with rusted fins and scattered paint loss; 7) Miniature White Baitfish Decoy, 3.75'' in length; 8) Red and White Baitfish Type Decoy, 7'' in length; 9) Painted Red and Yellow Baitfish Decoy, 6.25'' in length, monogrammed ''RM''. CONDITION: 3) Several flecks of paint loss on the fins; 4) Minor scattered paint loss; 5) Minor paint loss to belly and several of the fins; 7) Scattered paint loss; 8) Scattered distressed paint loss throughout. |
| 1569 |  |
FOUR PIECE PATRIOTIC FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Blue-Headed Red-Striped Fish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, distressed finish and rusted fins; 2) Stars and Stripes Fish Decoy, 9.5'' in length, no visible signature; 3) Natural Finish Trout Type POW/MIA Fish Decoy with Brushed Metal Fins, 9'' in length; 4) Patriotic Bluegill Type Fish Decoy with Distressed Finish, 6.25'' in length, scattered paint loss and rusted fins. CONDITION: 2) Some minor paint loss to the fins; 3) Several dents in the upper portion of the fish's head. |
| 1570 |  |
FOUR EXCEPTIONAL KOBER FISH DECOYS: 1) Spotted Bass Type Fish Decoy by David Kober, 10.25'' in length, signed on the bottom; 2) Spotted Trout Type Fish Decoy by David Kober, 8'' in length, signed, tag affixed reads ''Bear Lake'' circa 1980s; 3) Large Muskie Type Fish Decoy on Stand by David Kober, approximately 17.5'' in length, with original tag titled ''Tiger Muskie''; 4) Travis Kober Northern Pike Fish Decoy, 12.25'' in length, original tag affixed, signed, also monogrammed on the weight and numbered 276. CONDITION: 1) Missing one metal fin on the bottom; 3) Minor loss to the painted metal fins; 4) Several minor scattered flecks of paint loss. |
| 1571 |  |
FOUR PIECE JOHN LASKE REALISTIC FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Trout Type Lure, 9.75'' in length, signed and dated '12; 2) Tribute to the Fighting Tigers Airplane Inspired Design Fish Decoy, 8'' in length, faux steel body with tiger teeth and flame tail, signed and dated '12 and titled ''Huey''; 3) Black and White Lionfish Type Decoy, 9'' in length, signed and dated '12; 4) Crappie, 10'' in length, signed and dated '10. CONDITION: 4) Several minor flecks of paint loss to the metal fins. |
| 1572 |  |
FIVE PIECE DENNY ECKERT FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Brightly Colored Green Fish Decoy with Copper Penny Insert, 7.5'' in length, signed and impressed ''Denny'' in the weight; 2) Rainbow Trout Style Fish Decoy, 11.25'' in length, signed; 3) Toothy Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy, 8'' in length, signed; 4) Pike Type Fish Decoy, 10.25'' in length, signed; 5) Suckerfish Type Decoy, 10.25'' in length, signed, with inserted copper pennies. CONDITION: 3) Some damage to the lower jaw, needs regluing; 5) Several minor flecks of loss on the painted metal fins. |
| 1573 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Three Decoys by Ray Forner, all approximately 4.75'' in length; 2) Skeleton Fish by Meloche, dated 2013 and inscribed ''Texas Worlds'', measures 6.5'' in length with hand-hammered copper fins; 3) Muskie Eating a Perch Fish Decoy by Ernie Peterson, 6.25'' in length; 4) Miniature Minnow Type Decoy by Sammy Bashore, 3.25'' in length. CONDITION: 3) Damage to upper tailfin. |
| 1574 |  |
NINE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Realistic Crappie Fish Decoy by Rick Whittier, 11.5'' in length, signed and dated '07; 2) Spotted Trout Miniature Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, signed and dated 2012; 3) Rainbow Trout Miniature Fish Decoy Attributed to Rick Whittier, 2.5'' in length, dated '06; 4) Spotted Trout, 4'' in length, signed and dated 2012; 5) Spotted Trout Miniature Decoy, 4'' in length, signed and dated 2012; 6) Spotted Trout Decoy, 4'' in length, signed and dated 2012; 7) Realistic Crappie Decoy by Rick Whittier, 7.75'' in length, signed and dated 2014; 8) Troy Helget Baitfish Minnow Type Decoy, 10.75'' in length, signed and dated 2013; 9) An Award-Winning Realistic Crappie Fish Decoy by Troy Helget, 9.75'' in length, signed and dated 2015, tagged Class 14 2015 Gathering 3rd Place. CONDITION: 1) Minor paint loss to fins; 8) Several minor flecks of paint loss on the fins. |
| 1575 |  |
NINE PIECE BENZIEJO MUSKIE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) 8.25'' in length, signed, titled, and marked ''8 Oz. USA''; 2) Arctic Char Spawning Male from the Char Series, numbered 1/20, dated January 2001, 9'' in length; 3) Sebago Salmon, signed and dated February 2001, 8.5'' in length; 4) Steelhead, 8.25'' in length, signed, titled, and dated March 2001; 5) Golden Trout, signed, titled, and dated 05/2001, 8.5'' in length; 6) Arctic Grayling, signed, titled, and dated 2020, 8'' in length; 7) Redband Trout, Columbia River, signed and dated 12/2001, 8'' in length; 8) Brown Trout, dated 10/2001, 4'' in length; 9) Peacock Pavon, signed and dated 02/2001, 6.75'' in length. |
| 1576 |  |
FIVE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Pickerel Type Fish Decoy by John Muzik, 11.25'' in length, signed ''J. Muzik'' and dated '09; 2) Red Fish Decoy with Brown and Yellow Spots by John Muzik, 6.5'' in length, signed and dated '07; 3) Unsigned Perch Type Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 4) Unsigned Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, 5.25'' in length, with distressed finish; 5) Folk Art Style Green Fish Decoy with Red Spots, 7.5'' in length. CONDITION: 2) Several minor flecks to painted fins. |
| 1577 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Pike Type Fish Decoy with Applied Metal Flake, 8.75'' in length; 2) Red and Black Fish Decoy with Applied Metal Flake, 8.75'' in length; 3) Pike Type Decoy, 6.25'' in length, signed; 4) Silver and White Fish Decoy, 6'' in length; 5) Carved White Fish Decoy with Blue Eyes, 8.25'' in length, signed; 6) Silver and Black Carved and Painted Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, signed; 7) Blue and Black Fish Decoy with Applied Metal Flake, 8.5'' in length. All decoys in this lot are signed. CONDITION: 4) Some paint loss on the dorsal fin; 5) Several minor flecks on the painted fins; 6) Scattered loss to the painted metal fins. |
| 1578 |  |
SIX PIECE PUSUSTA FISH DECOY LOT: 1) John Pususta Spotted Trout Fish Decoy, 10.75'' in length, impressed signature, numbered 121, dated 2000; 2) Spotted Rainbow Trout Type Decoy by John Pususta, 7.75'' in length, incised signature, numbered 120, dated 2000; 3) Spotted Trout by Greg Pususta, 8'' in length, incised signature, numbered 22 and dated 2000; 4) Greg Pususta Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, impressed signature, numbered 25 and dated 2000; 5) Rainbow Trout by John Pususta, 9.5'' in length, numbered 113, dated 2000; 6) Rainbow Trout by John Pususta, 8.5'' in length, signed on the belly, numbered 563, dated '08. CONDITION: 1) Some paint loss on all the fins and a repair to the tailfin as well as a fleck on the head; 2) Has some minor paint chips to one of the fins; 3) Very minor loss of paint on the fins, some separation at the weight; 4) Some separation at the weight; 5) Several small chips of paint loss on the fins. |
| 1579 |  |
SEVEN PIECE PUSUSTA FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Pike Decoy by Greg Pususta, 11'' in length, impressed signature, numbered 122, dated '04; 2) Rock Bass Fish Decoy by Greg Pususta, 8.5'' in length, incised signatured, numbered 40, dated 2000; 3) Vibrant Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, 6.25'' in length, signed on the belly, numbered 121, dated 2004; 4) John Pususta Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy, 5'' in length, signed and numbered 459, dated 2005 on the belly; 5) John Pususta Baitfish Type Decoy, 4'' in length, signed, numbered 239, dated 2001 on the belly; 6) Greg Pususta Pike Type Decoy, dated 2000, 5'' in length; 7) Northwest Coast Style Black, Red, and White Painted Frog by Greg Pususta, 5.75'' in length, signed on the belly, dated '03. CONDITION: 4) Very minor paint chips on the fins; 7) Paint chips on the eyes, back right leg, and tailfin. |
| 1580 |  |
FIVE MAURICE STIFF FISH DECOYS: 1) Red and White Sabretooth Fish Decoy, 6.25'' in length, dated '13 and numbered 32B; 2) Brown Trout Type Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length, signed and dated '13, numbered 376; 3) Striped Baitfish, 6.75'' in length, signed and dated '13, numbered 331; 4) Red and White Tiger Stripe Fish Decoy, 6'' in length, signed and dated '13, numbered 327; 5) Silver Baitfish Type Decoy, 8'' in length, signed and dated '12, numbered 254. All decoys are signed Mas. CONDITION: 2) Spot of paint loss on rear fin. |
| 1581 |  |
SIX PIECE TOM WEETS FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Brown Trout, 10.75'' in length; 2) Spotted Green Trout, 11'' in length, impressed ''Tom Weets, Osage, Min''; 3) Perch Colored Fish Decoy, 11'' in length; 4) Bluegill Fish Decoy, 5'' in length; 5) Miniature Rainbow Trout, 4.25'' in length; 6) Rainbow Trout Type Fish Decoy, 4.75'' in length. All decoys have impressed artist mark on the weight. CONDITION: 3) Several flecks of paint loss to the metal fins; 6) Some loss to the painted fins. |
| 1582 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Natural Finish Muskie Type Fish Decoy, 8.75'' in length, no visible signature; 2) Rainbow Trout Type Fish Decoy, 8'' in length; 3) Smallmouth Bass Fish Decoy, 12'' in length, with copper fins, signed ''F.J.B.''; 4) Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, 6.5'' in length, with copper fins; 5) Sunfish Type Decoy, 7.5'' in length, with metal fins, no visible signature; 6) Pike Type Painted Fish Decoy, 8'' in length; 7) Muskie Type Fish Decoy, 9.25'' in length. |
| 1583 |  |
EIGHT OLD TIMEY TYPE PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Yellow Minnow Type Decoy with Red Spots, 7.5'' in length; 2) Spotted White Pike Type Decoy, 13.5'' in length; 3) Large Yellow and White Fish Decoy, 14.5'' in length, with applied metal fins; 4) Creek Chub Type Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 5) Painted Baitfish Type Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, with metal fins; 6) Spotted Baitfish Type Fish Decoy, with metal fins, 6'' in length; 7) Green and White Baitfish Type Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length, monogrammed ''X''; 8) Red and White Miniature Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, with metal fins. CONDITION: 4) Significant loss to paint; 5) Scattered loss to paint; 6) Scattered paint loss; 7) Scattered paint loss. |
| 1584 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Red and White Salmon Type Decoy, with copper fins, 6'' in length; 2) Bluegill Type Decoy, with brightly painted fins, 5.25'' in length; 3) Checkered Pike Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length; 4) Folk Art Type Mouse Decoy by Roger Olds, 4'' in length, metal tailfin is incised ''R. Olds''; 5) Miniature Catfish Type Decoy with Metal Fins, 4'' in length, no visible signature; 6) Fat-Bodied Indigo Blue Colored Baitfish, 6.25'' in length; 7) Miniature Baitfish Type Decoy, 4'' in length. CONDITION: 3) Some loss to paint on metal fins; 5) Some paint loss to the fins. |
| 1585 |  |
TWELVE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Orange Baitfish Type Fish Decoy, 9'' in length, signed Laurence Bethel and dated '02; 2) Laurence Bethel Frog Pattern Fish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, signed; 3) Fluorescent Orange Baitfish Type Decoy, 4'' in length, signed; 4) Panfish Type Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed; 5) Green Spotted Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, signed; 6) Rodney Bethel Black and Silver Baitfish Type Decoy, 4.75'' in length, signed; 7) Laurence Bethel Pink Baitfish Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed and dated '04; 8) Perch Type Miniature Fish Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed; 9) Rainbow Trout Miniature Type Fish Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed and dated '04; 10) Yellow Baitfish Type Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed; 11) Miniature Pike Type Decoy, 4.25'' in length, signed; 12) Pink Baitfish Type Decoy, 3.75'' in length, signed and dated '04. CONDITION: 3) Paint loss to dorsal fin. |
| 1586 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Red, White, and Blue Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, by Brad Lange, signed and dated 2010, 8.5'' in length; 2) Silver and Blue Brad Lange Minnow Type Fish Decoy, 6'' in length, signed; 3) Fluorescent Spotted Baitfish Type Decoy, 5'' in length, signed; 4) Purple and White Fish Decoy, 6.5'' in length, signed; 5) Yellow and Black Minnow Type Fish Decoy, 7'' in length, signed; 6) Miniature Yellow and Natural Wood Finish Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, signed. CONDITION: 3) Small paint fleck on tailfin. |
| 1587 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Rainbow Trout by Larry Lange, 7.75'' in length, signed; 2) Perch Type Decoy, 4.5'' in length, signed Larry Lange; 3) Copper-Finned Baitfish Decoy by Larry Lange, 8'' in length; 4) Copper-Finned Catfish signed Larry Lange, 5'' in length; 5) Red and White Baitfish Decoy, 4.25'' in length, signed by Larry Lange; 6) Bluegill Decoy, 6'' in length, signed with impressed monogram. CONDITION: 1) Some minor loss to paint on the fins. |
| 1588 |  |
FIVE CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Pike Signed ''Ken S.'', measures 7.25'' in length, dated 2019; 2) Al Nelson Trout, 6.75'' in length, numbered 127, dated 2002; 3) Bob Johnson Stylized Red and White Copper-finned Baitfish, 8'' in length, signed underneath and dated '06; 4) Red, White, and Green Painted Metal-finned Baitfish, monogrammed ''M.E.'', 9'' in length; 5) Perch Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length, signed ''Russ Van Houzen'' and dated '06. CONDITION: 4) Some loss to the paint on the metal fins. |
| 1589 |  |
SIX PIECE GORDON SWENARTON CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Jointed Body Fluorescent Orange Toothy Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 2) Spotted Fluorescent Orange Jointed Body Toothy Fish Decoy, 10.5'' in length; 3) Jointed Body Spotted Yellow and Green Toothy Fish Decoy, 8'' in length; 4) Spotted Brown Toothy Fish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, distressed finish; 5) Bluegill Toothy Fish Decoy, 5.5'' in length, distressed finish; 6) Red and Brown Toothy Fish Decoy with Stressed Finish, 5.5'' in length. All decoys are signed underneath. |
| 1590 |  |
FIVE STAN KASTE PAINTED FISH DECOYS: 1) Vibrantly Painted Abstract Baitfish, 8'' in length, signed on the fin and dated 2002; 2) ''Millennium Bug'', 4.5'' in length by 4'' wide, signed, dated 2000, and titled on the wing; 3) Northwest Coast Tribal Painted Miniature Fish Decoy, Red, White, and Blue with Orange on the Belly, 3'' in length, signed on the belly; 4) Frog-Pattern Fish Decoy with Metal Spinner Blades for Feet, approximately 3.25'' in length, signed and dated '02; 5) Bass Type Decoy with Orange, Black, and White Painted Fins, 5.25'' in length, signed and dated August 2000. CONDITION: 1) Some paint loss to the front fins. |
| 1591 |  |
FIVE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Two Bluegill Decoys by Ken S., dated 2018 and 2019, both 6.75'' in length; 2) Miniature Bluegill Painted Decoy by Sharon Thomas, 2.75'' in length, signed and dated '08; 3) Orange and Yellow Baitfish Type Decoy, 3'' in length, signed and dated 2009; 4) Natural Wood Sharon Thomas Decoy with Gold Metal Fins, 7.5'' in length, signed and dated 2003. |
| 1592 |  |
FIFTEEN PIECE MINIATURE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Grasshopper, 4.75'' in length; 2) Bluegill, 3.5'' in length; 3) Black and Yellow Baitfish, signed by Davis, dated 2000, 4.5'' in length; 4) Miniature Glitter Body Baitfish, 2.25'' in length; 5) Miniature Bluegill, 2.5'' in length; 6) Painted Folk Art Baitfish, 2.75'' in length; 7) Ultra-Realistic Striped Bass, with illegible signature, 3'' in length; 8) Folk Art Bluegill, 3.75'' in length; 9) Brightly Painted Bluegill Type Miniature, 3.75'' in length; 10) Rainbow Trout signed Bernett and dated '06, 3.75'' in length; 11) Walleye Type Decoy, 4'' in length; 12) Ultra-Realistic Crappy, 2.75'' in length; 13) Pink and White Baitfish, 3.25'' in length; 14) Doctor B. Red and White Baitfish, 3.75'' in length; 15) Bluegill Type Body with Reflective Fins, 4'' in length. CONDITION: 15) Some damage to the tail. |
| 1593 |  |
LARGE GROTESQUE AAGE BJERRING JOINTED FISH DECOY: 25'' in length, both sides reveal the insides of the fish's body, including contents of the stomach, one of the eyeballs is distended and hanging, an effect that was intended, tongue is hanging out of the decoy's mouth and will need to be glued back on, signed underneath and dated '04. CONDITION: Some paint loss to several of the fins, top back fin has been bent with paint loss. |
| 1594 |  |
FIVE PIECE BEIGHLEY DECOY LOT: 1) Large Chris Beighley Trout, 14.5'' in length, signed and dated 2003; 2) Chris Beighley Rainbow Trout, 6'' in length, signed and dated 2001; 3) David Beighley Natural Finish Flame-fin Bass Type Decoy, 7.5'' in length, signed and dated '07; 4) D.C. Beighley Bluegill Decoy, 4.75'' in length, signed and dated '18; 5) D.H. Beighley Miniature Red and White Decoy, 2.5'' in length, signed and dated '07. CONDITION: 1) Loss to paint on fins, back fin has been damaged; 5) Bent fin with missing paint. |
| 1595 |  |
NINE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Natural Finished Copper Finned Betta Fish Type Decoy, 8'' in length, signed Timothy Stouffer, numbered 61 and dated 2007; 2) W. G. Dougherty Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy, 7.5'' in length, signed and dated 3/99; 3) Hand Carved and Painted Trout Type Decoy, 6.25'' in length, monogrammed ''T.H.''; 4) Illegibly Signed Bluegill Decoy, 5.25'' in length, dated '99; 5) Illegibly Signed Yellow Bluegill Type Decoy, 4.75'' in length, dated 2000; 6) Bluegill Type Decoy, monogrammed W, 5'' in length; 7) Al William Trout Type Fish Decoy, 8.25'' in length, signed and inscribed ''Cadillac, MI''; 8) Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy, monogrammed ''J.P.'', 6.75'' in length; 9) Catfish Natural Wood Finish Decoy with Metal Feelers, 8.75'' in length, inlaid Texas logo on the underbelly. |
| 1596 |  |
LARGE CASEY EDWARDS STURGEON FISH DECOY: 15'' in length, signed under the belly. |
| 1597 |  |
LARGE CASEY EDWARDS SPOTTED TROUT DECOY: 11'' in length, signed on the belly. |
| 1598 |  |
LARGE CASEY EDWARDS LARGEMOUTH BASS FISH DECOY: 11.25'' in length, signed underneath. |
| 1599 |  |
LARGE CASEY EDWARDS JOINTED ALLIGATOR FISH DECOY: 18.75'' in length, signed on the belly. Decoy includes sharp pointy teeth. |
| 1600 |  |
HAND CARVED AND PAINTED STEELHEAD BY MARGARET 1992: Large Wall Sculpture, 23.5'', illegibly signed, titled, and dated 1992, San Francisco/Oakland. |
| 1601 |  |
SEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Green and Yellow Pike Type Decoy with Metal Fins, 6.5'' in length, signed Turner; 2) Baitfish Type Decoy with Metal Fins, 5.25'' in length, signed Turner; 3) Dwayne Tarnock Painted Largemouth Bass Style Decoy, 5.25'' in length, with metal fins and red eyes; 4) Walleye Type Decoy, 6.75'' in length, signed Huffman and dated '18 on the belly; 5) Spotted Baitfish Type Decoy with Red Head, 5.75'' in length, signed B. Huffman; 6) Spotted Trout Style Decoy, 5.5'' in length, signed Huffman and dated '18; 7) Walleye Shaped Decoy by Bill Huffman, 9.5'' in length, with brass fins. CONDITION: 4) Several small flecks to the metal fin. |
| 1602 |  |
SIX PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Walleye by B. Hyatt, 10.75'' in length; 2) Finely Painted Carp Type Fish Decoy, 10.25'' in length, signed ''Downs''; 3) Stylized Catfish Type Decoy signed ''Maurer'', 7.75'' in length; 4) Pike Type Decoy by Marcel Meloche, 8'' in length, monogrammed ''MEM''; 5) Tadpole by Marcel Meloche, 4.75'' in length, monogrammed ''MEM''; 6) Ron Jacobson Sturgeon Fish Decoy, 10'' in length, signed. CONDITION: 1) Several minor flecks of paint loss; 2) Some minor paint flecks on metal fins; 3) Some scattered flecks of paint loss. |
| 1603 |  |
NINE PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Unsigned Bird with Open Wings, 7.5'' in length; 2) Mermaid Decoy, 8'' in length, signed Mayre, dated 2013 on the tail; 3) Winged Beetle, monogrammed ''DS'' and dated '02, 3.5'' in length; 4) Woodpecker Decoy with Open Wings, 7'' in length; 5) Fantasy Creature Fish Decoy, signed ''C. Branby'', 10.5'' in length; 6) Dragonfly with Monarch Colored Wings, 4.5'' in length; 7) Blue Miniature Decoy, 3.5'' in length, monogrammed ''BS''; 8) Folk Art Style Bird Decoy, 7.25'' in length, monogrammed ''RZ''; 9) Bumblebee Decoy, 3.5'' in length, monogrammed ''JE''. |
| 1604 |  |
THIRTEEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Red, White, and Black Painted Fish Decoy, 8.5'' in length, distressed finish; 2) Painted Chinook Salmon Fish Decoy, 6'' in length; 3) Stylized Red and White Fish Decoy, 9.5'' in length; 4) Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, monogrammed ''S-ND'', 4'' in length; 5) Painted Stylized Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, monogrammed ''RN'', 6.5'' in length, distressed finish; 6) Red and White Miniature Fish Decoy, monogrammed ''SFM'' and dated 2002, 4.5'' in length; 7) Brightly Painted Miniature Fish Decoy, 4'' in length, unsigned; 8) Toothy Sawfish Type Fish Decoy, 9'' in length, no visible signature; 9) Painted Red and Black Folk Style Fish Decoy, 6.5'' in length; 10) Bluegill Style Miniature Fish Decoy, 5.25'' in length, monogrammed ''IWR'' and dated '12; 11) Red and White Tropical Fish Decoy, 6.25'' in length, no visible signature; 12) Crab in Shell, 2'' in length; 13) Articulating Frog Decoy with Metal Spinner Feet and Opening Jaws, approximately 7'' in length, monogrammed ''DU''(?). CONDITION: 3) One fin has been bent and has a crack; 5) Scattered flecks of paint loss; 9) Scattered paint loss; 10) Some loss of varnish on the fins. |
| 1605 |  |
FIVE PIECE LARGE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Large Bob Foster Sharp-Tooth Pickerel Type Folk Art Fish Decoy, 20.5'' in length, signed on the bottom as well as impressed into the weight; 2) Jim Lewis Whale Type Decoy, 12.75'' in length, signed; 3) Jim Lewis Ominous Bluegill, 11'' in length, dated 1995; 4) Alligator Decoy by Jim Lewis, 19.5'' in length; 5) Fat-Bodied Bluegill Type Fish Decoy, monogrammed ''J.D.E.'' and dated '09, measures 9'' in length. CONDITION: 5) Several minor abrasions and paint loss. |
| 1606 |  |
ELEVEN PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Large Orange and Green Bluegill Type Decoy, Monogrammed ''K.I.S.'', 9.75'' in length; 2) Fat-Bodied Bluegill Type Decoy, 5.25'' in length; 3) Painted Muskie Type Decoy, 7.5'' in length; 4) Painted Pike Type Decoy, with metal fins, 7.25'' in length; 5) Fuchsia and Red Trout Type Decoy, 7'' in length; 6) Natural Wood Finish Cory Catfish Type Decoy, 7.25'' in length; 7) Natural Finish Decoy with Brass Fins, 6'' in length; 8) Red-Bodied Speckled-Top Trout Type Decoy, with attached spinners, 7.5'' in length; 9) Folk Art Style Painted Pike Type Decoy with Fish in Mouth, 9.25'' in length; 10) Checkerboard Natural Finish Fish Decoy, 10'' in length, with copper fins and marked underneath; 11) Walleye Type Natural Finish Decoy, 9.25'' in length. CONDITION: 1) Has a chip on the back fin and the front lower fins are missing. |
| 1607 |  |
FOUR PIECE FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Two carved and painted decoys by the Grandaddy Bait Company, the first being a Brook Trout measuring 11.5'' in length, marked on the underbelly, and the second being a small Brook Trout measuring 4.25'' in length with some small flecks of paint loss on the metal fins; 2) Pickerel Decoy, 14'' in length signed ''M. Fritz'' and dated 2002, has painted copper fins as well as machine-brushed tailfins; 3) Copper-Finned Baitfish with impressed monogram ''M.D.F.'', measures 12'' in length. |
| 1608 |  |
FIVE PIECE DENNIS BERTRAM FOLK ART FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Sauger Type Painted Fish Decoy, 7'' in length; 2) Catfish Decoy, 11.25'' in length; 3) Siamese Two-Headed Red and White Fish Decoy, 6'' in length; 4) Red and White Suckerfish Type Decoy, 8'' in length; 5) Four Fish Decoys Attached at the Tail, 12.25'' x 12.25''. All decoys monogrammed ''D.B.'' |
| 1609 |  |
SIX HAND PAINTED FOLK ART FISH DECOYS: 1) Large Yellow Muskie Type Decoy, 14.5'' in length; 2) Yellow and Green Muskie Type Decoy with Aluminum Fins, 11.5'' in length; 3) Hand-Painted Grouper Type Decoy, 7'' in length, with attached metal articulating fins; 4) Black and White Minnow Type Decoy, 7.5'' in length; 5) Red, Green, Yellow, Brown, and White Minnow Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length; 6) Red, Green, and Yellow Striped Decoy, 11.25'' in length. CONDITION: None of these decoys are signed, and most have some paint loss. |
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SEVEN PIECE FISH ROY OSWALD DECOY LOT: 1) Large Suckerfish Decoy signed ''Roy'', measures 11.5'' in length; 2) Tiger Muskie Type Decoy, 9.25'' in length, signed on the bottom; 3) Rainbow Suckerfish, 8.25'' in length, signed and dated 2010, inscribed ''Whitefish Open''; 4) Muskie Type Decoy, 8.25'' in length, signed; 5) Rainbow-Colored Muskie Type Decoy, 8.5'' in length, signed on the fin; 6) Northern Pike Type Decoy, 8.25'' in length, signed and dated 2010; 7) Gold and Black Baitfish, 7'' in length. CONDITION: 1) Previous repair to the tail and some blemishes to the paint; 3) Some craquelure to the paint on the back, not known if intended; 7) Some paint loss on fins and head. |
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FIVE PIECE INTERESTING FISH DECOY LOT: To Include: 1) Ultra-Rare Flying Frog Holding a Spearfish in One Hand and a Pike in the Other, signed by Jeff G. and Dale E. Clause, dated April '08, 6'' inches in length; 2) Patriotic American Flag Dragonfly Decoy, monogrammed ''C.G.'', measures 5.5'' in length; 3) Crayfish Decoy, 5.5'' in length, signed ''C.G.''; 4) Patriotic Frog with Spinners Attached to His Feet, 5.5'' in length; 5) Patriotic Crayfish, 5.75'' in length, monogrammed ''C.G.''. CONDITION: 3) Minor paint loss on metal fins. |
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THREE HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Bluegill by John Fairfield, signed and dated 89/90?, 6'' in length; 2) Bud Stewart Muskie, 7.25'' in length with metal fins and applied glitter, signed; 3) Bud Stewart Spotted Baitfish, 7.25'' in length with applied metal fins and glass eyes. CONDITION: 3) Some damage to belly. |
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FIVE HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Rainbow Trout by John D. Jones, 6.5'' in length, monogrammed and dated '05, tag from Adrian 2005; 2) Illegibly Signed Spotted Red Frog, 5.25'' in length, dated 2008; 3) Illegibly Signed Siamese Fighting Fish, natural wood finish with copper fins, 7.75'' in length and dated '07; 4) Exhibited Carl Zenner Spotted Trout Lure, monogrammed ''C.Z'', 7.25'' in length; 5) Exhibited John Kalash Spotted Trout, monogrammed ''J.K'', 6.25'' in length with applied tag Moscow, circa 1970s. |
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EIGHT HAND-CARVED AND PAINTED FISH DECOYS BY TIM SPRECK: 1) Fantastically Painted Bug-Eyed Fish Decoy, 9.25'' in length, signed on the fin and dated 2005; 2) Brightly Painted Orange, Brown, and White Halloween Edition Fish Decoy, 7.25'' in length, signed and dated 2006, numbered 8/8; 3) Gray Spotted Trout, 6.75'' in length, signed and dated 2005, numbered 4/77; 4) Natural Brown Bait Fish with Glass Eyes and Copper Fins, 6.25'' in length, signed and dated 2004 on the fin; 5) White Fish Eating a Red Fish, 5'' in length, signed, dated 2002, numbered 152; 6) Marbled Blue Miniature Decoy, 2'' in length, signed and dated 2004, numbered 279?; 7) Green and White Miniature Decoy, 1.75'' in length, signed and dated 2003; 8) Black and White Baitfish, 2'' in length, signed and dated 2002?. CONDITION: 5) Small crack between the two fish. |
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SEVEN PIECE JERRY KELM PAINTED FISH DECOY LOT: 1) Large White Trout Type Baitfish with Floral Body, 8.5'' in length, signed; 2) Red and White Spotted 50 Year Anniversary Fish Decoy, 4.75'' in length, signed and titled underneath; 3) Green-Bodied Pike Type Decoy, 5.75'' in length; 4) Miniature Baitfish Decoy, 3.5'' in length, signed; 5) Miniature Red and Black Baitfish Decoy, 3.25'' in length, signed; 6) Bluegill Style Miniature Decoy, 2.75'' in length, signed; 7) Red and White Bluegill Body Decoy, 5.5'' in length, signed; 8) Red, White, and Blue Baitfish Decoy, 6.75'' in length, with copper tail. |
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TWELVE BOOKS ON FISH DECOYS: To Include: 1) Hooked on Wood: An Exhibition at the Center for Art and Wood in Philadelphia 2012, signed by the curator and exhibition advisor Dick Walters and Gene Kangas; 2) Fish Carving: An Introduction; 3) Charles McGuinn Collection of Lake Chautauqua Fish Decoys; 4) Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes; 5) Commercial Fish Decoys; 6) Fish Decoy Makers Past and Present; 7) The Fish Decoy by Kimbells; 8) Lacrosse Fish Decoys; 9) Freshwater Fish Carving; 10) Beneath the Ice; 11) Folk Art Decoys; 12) American Fish Decoys. |
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