Late 20th Century Decoys

A fantastic, large hand-carved and painted wood swan decoy. This piece has a wonderful classic shape, bright white color, and texture. From an impressive Los Angeles vintage duck and antique swan...

Pair of vintage carved and painted wooden duck decoys / figurines - one Redhead Drake and one Red-breasted Merganser - signed by artist craig Fellows of Big Sky Carvers of Bozeman, M...

Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved and hand painted duck decoy is perfect for the collector or just as decoration item. Very ...

Folk Art Preening White Winged Scoter Decoy by Reggie Birch, circa 2000, in the manner of a Gus Wilson Monhegan Island decoy, hand carved of white cedar with neck and head turned back to preen feathers on the back, with carved detail to eyes, bill nares, inlet neck, raised wings and upswept tail; the paint is deliberately distressed and aged to produce a striking patina. The wood is as dried as an antique, and the decoy has been worked to appear well used in the field. One would never suspect this was not an actual antique if not for the prominent signature on the bottom. Reggie Birch is a renowned award-winning decoy carver from Chincoteague Island...

Pat Gardner Carved and Decorated Spotted Sandpiper, 1977, a rare Nantucket "peep" hand carved and painted by island folk artist Pat Gardner, mounted with iron wire legs on a driftwood stump, signed and dated on the belly. The bird remains in excellent condition except for the short bill... this peep in life would have a pretty long bill. The legs mount loosely in the driftwood. Mary Patricia Gardner was born and lived her whole life on Nantucket. She studied under Frank Swift Chase...

Stunning hyper realistic duck carving, standing on a worn piece of driftwood. So much detail almost on a microscopic level. The detail doesn't take away ...

Carved Natural Plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, circa 1970, a carved wooden plump plover in natural wood finish, with wire legs, mounted on a driftwood base. This style is well known on Nantucket and is typically unsigned, but unmistakably Pat's work and is 100% guaranteed. The sculpture is in excellent condition. Mary Patricia Gardner was born and lived her whole life on Nantucket. She studied under Frank Swift Chase, Ruth Haviland Sutton and Earl S. Ray, and was influenced by her grandfather Wallace Gardner, who was a trained sculptor. She became a member of the Artists Association of Nantucket in 1947. She was best known for her shorebird carvings, but also worked in watercolor and printmaking. She is viewed as one of the greater talents of her generation on Nantucket. Her work is highly sought after but only rarely appears on the market. This bird is from the personal collection of the late Nantucket antiques...

Carved and polychromed plover by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1974, a carved wooden plump plover with delicately painted plumage and wire legs, mounted on a driftwood stump, signed and dated on the belly. The sculpture is in great condition with only a tiny rub to the tip of the beak, and a fingerprint sized smudge to the white on the lower left side. Mary Patricia Gardner was born and lived her whole life on Nantucket. She studied under Frank Swift Chase, Ruth Haviland Sutton and Earl S. Ray, and was influenced by her grandfather Wallace Gardner, who was a trained sculptor. She became a member of the Artists Association of Nantucket in 1947. She was best known for her shorebird carvings, but also worked in watercolor and printmaking. She is viewed as one of the greater talents of her generation on Nantucket. Her work is highly sought after but only rarely appears on the market. This bird is from the personal collection of the late Nantucket antiques...

Carved and Polychromed Killdeer by Pat Gardner, Nantucket, 1973, a carved wooden alert shorebird with delicately painted plumage, glass eyes and wire...

A collection of five vintage fishing lures The age and condition of the lures vary and the hooks have been removed for safety. This whimsical ...

A splendid polychrome carved wooden great horned owl with hinged wings by American artist Mike Borrett (b. 1960). Borrett is a well known decoy carver from Madison, Wisconsin. This c...

Group of seven freshwater fishing lures collected from Lake Tahoe California Part of a large group of lures collected over several years from the b...