A Bold Hollow Carved Eider Drake Decoy with a Mussel in its Mouth by Eric LaMontagne, a Southeastern New England Carver, circa 2011. This Glass Eyed Eider Decoy is Hollow Carved White Pine Finely Painted in Oil with a Soft Comb Finish. Eric’s Pattern shows the Vital Relationship between Line and Form with Every Aspect of Form Enhanced by Carved Line, partially inspired by the work of Keith Mueller. Eiders are Common to New England Coastal Gunning and these Decoys are made for both the Water and the Shelf. The Bottom has a Painted Wave Design that Eric has noticed around birds off Sakonnet Point, Rhode Island, and is Branded “LaMontaigne” and Signed “Eric LaMontagne 2011.” Measurements: 20” in length, 11” in width, and 12” in height. A Wonderful Eider with Incredible Form.
 

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Wonderful Pair of Hollow Carved Red-Breasted Merganser Decoys by Capt. R. E. Belote, Willis Wharf, Virginia & Lewes, Delaware, circa 2007.  Belote’s Mergansers have a Nice Racy Look with Fine Bill and Raised Wing Carving; the Paint provides a Strong Merganser Look with some Fine Patterns, including the Wavy Look on the Drake’s Breast and the Comb Painting to the Sides, and a Warm Blending of More Muted Colors on the Hen with Looped Feathering. Both Decoys are Branded and Signed on the Bottom. Measurements: 16 ½” in length, 5 ½” in width, and 7” in height. A Fine Pair of Mergansers for the Shelf or the Water.

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Very Appealing “Pinch Breast” Broad Bill Drake Decoy by Jasper N. Dodge, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1880s. Sharp & Dodge in their book, Detroit Decoy Dynasty, note that the pinch breast form only appears on Scaup and a special order Redhead Pair. The Dodge Decoy Catalog they obtained displays Dodge Blue Bills with Glass Eyes exhibiting the same basic paint pattern as the decoy presented here. I refer to this Decoy as a Broad Bill because it has a Very Long and Wide Bill Form with a Carved Separation from the Head, a Suggestion of Mandible Carving, and Nostril Carving, which along with the Glass Eyes identify the Decoy as their No. 1 Quality. Paint is All Original & in Very Good Condition.It does display some Age & Gunning Wear; the only Restoration is Minor Work to the Neck Filler. Measurements: 15" in length, 5 1/4" in width, & 7" in height. A Great Example from the Dodge Decoy Factory.

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Classic Hollow Carved Brant by Rhodes Truex, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1920s. This Fine New Jersey Brant displays Good Original Paint with Minor Gunning Wear, Carved Eyes and Bill, and the Classic Inlaid Weight and Leather Thong. This Decoy is From the Nancy and Jack Conover Collection and is the Exact Decoy on pg. 102 bottom of Fleckenstein’s New Jersey Decoys (compare with image #4 on large images). Also see Gosner’s Working Decoys of the Jersey Coast and the Delaware Valley. Measurements: 18 ½” in length, 6 ¼” in width, and 8” in height. A Terrific Brant with a Good Provenance.

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