Outstanding North Carolina Style Ruddy Duck Decoy by Cameron T. McIntyre, New Church, Virginia, circa 2011. Cameron works exclusively with Traditional Hand Tools to create Decoys and Primitive Forms, incorporating the Construction and Painting Techniques of a bygone era. His Sculptural Form, Color, and Patina produce the Look and Feel of a 100 Year Old Carving in a Modern Work of Art. This Ruddy Duck with a Hand Hewn Bottom has an Especially Fine “Aged” Paint, which is perhaps the “Earliest Paint” found on Cameron’s “Decoys / Primitive Forms.” The Decoy is in Mint Original Condition; yet, were it not for his Well-Know Initials “CTM” carved in the Bottom, it would be Extremely Difficult for anyone to recognize this Decoy as a “Contemporary Antique.” The Decoy is also Fully Rigged and the Weight is Held in place with Rose-head Nails. Cameron has a Rare Talent with both Sculptural Form and Paint. Measurements: 11” in length, 5 ½” wide, and 8” in height. A Fabulous Example of Cameron’s Skill, as the photographs indicate.

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Hollow Carved Pintail Drake Decoy by Davison Hawthorne, Seaford, Delaware, circa 1972. A Rare Example of a Hawthorne Gunning Stool Painted in Oils to Enhance the Multidimensional Character of the Feathers and the Raised Wing Primaries. The Decoy is in Excellent Original Condition and Signed: “Hunting Stool / D.D. Hawthorne / 1972.” Former Reipe Collection. Measurements: 17” in length, 5” in width, and 6 ½” in height. A Rare Example of a Gunning Stool Painted in Oils.

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Price $1650 plus shipping

Shourds Model Hollow Carved Red-Breasted Merganser Drake Decoy by Charlie Birdsall, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, circa 1970s. Charlie Birdsall owned and operated the Wildfowler Decoy Factory in Point Pleasant from 1961 until 1977. Among the many works produced by the factory, Birdsall created a Shourds Model Red-Breasted Merganser Decoy. See Cowan & LaFountain’s Wildfowler Decoys pg. 97 for a similar pair of mergansers and pg. 98 for the aluminum lathe model for the head of the Merganser. The Bottom of this decoy reads: “Shourds Model / Red-Breasted Merganser / Male” and Signed “Charles R. Birdsall.” The inlaid weight is Dated either “1971” or “1977”; the exact date is difficult to discern. William “Bill” Keim was a major paint for Birdsall’s decoys and he frequently Signed his name “W.KEIM” under the bill, which is the case with this decoy. Measurements: 15 ½” in length, 5” in width, and 6 ½” in height. This Merganser is in Excellent Original Condition.

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 Price $450 plus shipping

Raven’s Way is pleased to Offer a Fine Hollow Carved Black Duck Decoy in a Swimming Position with an Open Mouth, probably a Protective Move in Defense of His Mate, by Jode Hillman, Mullica Hill, New Jersey, circa 2010.  New Jersey Black Ducks in the Delaware River Style are always Very Appealing, but Hillman creates a Splendidly Detailed Decoy with regard to Line, Form, and Paint. His Carving is Highly Detailed and his Lines Enhance the Feather Structure of the Decoy; his Approach to Form Creates a Realism that Brings the Bird to Life; and His Paint Boldly Defines Hillman as a Student of the Natural World and an Artist at Work with “His Rig.” This Decoy Measures 20 ½” in length, 5 ½” in width, and 5 ¼” in height. The Decoy is Fully Rigged and is Signed: “Jode Hillman / Mullica Hill / N.J. 2010 / From my personal Rig.” This is a Beautiful Example of a Jode Hillman Black Duck Decoy. 

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$575 plus shipping