Canvasback Drake carved and painted duck decoy, attributed to John English (Florence, NJ, 1848-1915). Copper tag to underside reads W. APPLETON / BRISTOL PA." 5 3/4" H x 13 1/2" W x 5" D. Likely late 19th century. PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition. Wear consistent with age and use, including scattered […]
Lot 501: 5 Maryland Duck Decoys, incl. Edward Parsons & Jessie Urie
Grouping of five (5) carved and painted duck decoys including: one (1) drake canvasback decoy with inscription on the base reading "Mady by Ted Parsons (Edward T. Parsons, MD, 1856-1937) Royal Oak, MD, From my personal collection Bob Richardson"; three (3) decoys by Captain Jessie Urie (MD, 1901-1978) including 2 drake canvasbacks, and 1 drake […]
Lot 502: 2 Miles Hancock, Virginia Duck Decoys
Two carved and painted duck decoys by Miles Hancock (Chincoteague, VA- 1887-1974) including one drake canvasback and one hen bluebill, both signed on the base. 6" H x 17" L and 7 1/2" H x 14 1/2" L. Both 20th century. PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Both in good condition with wear consistent with […]
Lot 499: Pair of Charlie Joiner Signed Canvasback Duck Decoys
Pair of Charlie Joiner (1921-2015) signed contemporary carved and painted wood duck decoys including one drake canvasback duck and hen canvasback duck. Both signed on the base "Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, MD". 8" H x 16" L and 8 1/4" H x 16 1/2" L. PROVENANCE: Private Knoxville, Tennessee collection. CONDITION: Both in overall good condition […]
Lot 500: 2 Charlie Joiner Signed Canvasback Duck Decoys, Drake & Preening Drake
Two (2) Charlie Joiner (1921-2015) signed contemporary carved and painted wood duck decoys including one drake canvasback duck and one preening drake canvasback duck. Both signed on the base "Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, MD". The sleeping canvasback is additionally numbered 129. 8" H x 15 3/4" L and 7" H x 13 1/2" L. PROVENANCE: Private […]
Lot 497: Frank Benson Etching, Duck in Flight
Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862-1951) etching, "Mallard Drake," 1917. Signed in pencil lower margin and numbered "94" (out of an edition of 150). Matted and framed under glass in narrow dark wood frame. Image: 6" H x 7 7/8" W. Sight: 13" H x 14 3/4" W. Frame: 14" H x 15 1/2" W. Note: […]
Lot 498: 2 Charlie Joiner Signed Canvasback Duck Decoys, Drake & Preening Hen
Two (2) Charlie Joiner (1921-2015) signed contemporary carved and painted wood duck decoys including one drake canvasback duck and one preening hen canvasback duck. Both signed on the base "Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, MD". The male is numbered 128 and the sleeping male is numbered 129. 8" H x 16" L and 7" H x 14" […]
Lot 496: Pair of Ralph Ray, Jr. W/C Sporting Paintings, Ducks & Geese
Two (2) Ralph Ray, Jr. (North Carolina, 1920-1952) watercolor on paper paintings depicting waterfowl and a hunter. 1st item: Painting of two ducks moving through a body of water while viewed from above. 2nd item: Painting of three Canada Geese in flight above an outcropping of reeds. Below them, a hunter stands in a small […]
Lot 495: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte
AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY; OR, THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BIRDS OF THE UNITED STATES. Plates Engraved and Colored from Original Drawings Taken from Nature. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1871. Atlas folio 14 1/2" x 17 1/2". Three quarter leather and marbled paper boards, gilt page edges; bookplate of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney on front endpaper Bonaparte volume. […]
Lot 493: D.F. Brocchi Star Atlas, 1936, Harvard
STAR ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS by D.F. Brocchi, Self Published, 1936. 20 charts plus index page and cover page bound with 3 punched holes secured by brass fold-over pins with a paper spine reinforcement. 15" H x 12" W. Includes a laid-in textile print of "Moonscape: Looking South From Gassendi […]
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