2007 Decoy Festival Auction

Saturday, December 1     1:00 PM

The Auction will be held at the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild Hall, located on the right side of the road just before the Harkers Island bridge.

Auction registration and preview will start at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 1 until the auction begins at 1:00 PM.  Lunch will be available on site.

The Decoys

This year's auction boasts 150+ lots including decoys from numerous carvers including Wayne Davis, Tommy Rogers, Joe Fulcher Jr., Cigar Daisey, Eldon Willis and Elmer Salter, Ned Burgess, Linwood Dudley, Manny Haywood and Mitchell Fulcher. Also included will be a walnut duck call storage box with the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild logo made by Emory Kimrey.

We look forward to seeing you there!

DESCRIPTION

1. Redhead - Upper New York - old working paint
   
   
2. Redhead - old battery decoy
   
   
3. Canvasback - Linwood Dudley, Knotts Island - old working paint
   
   
4. Canvasback - oversize - old working paint - Currituck County
   
   
5. Canada Goose - Manny Haywood, Kitty Hawk - original paint - canvas covered
   
   
6. Widgeon - Ned Burgess - original paint on head - body repainted, possibly by Burgess
   
   
7. Canada Goose - unknown carver - canvas covered
   
   
8. Canada Goose - Ned Burgess - old repaint
   
   
9. Mallard - unknown carver - Elizabeth City - folk art
   
   
10. Coot - original paint - Will Kite - Moyock, NC - from Basnight rig
    
    
11. Brant - unknown carver - Oregon Inlet area
    
    
12. Canvasback - unknown carver - Core Sound, NC
    
    
13. Bluebill Hen - Bob Morse style - Church's Island, NC - old
    
    
14. Bufflehead - unknown carver - Manteo, NC - Basnight rig
    
    
15. Black Duck - Decoys Unlimited Factory - oversize - original paint
    
    
16. Goose - unknown carver - Avon, NC
    
    
17. Redhead - unknown carver - Church's Island, NC
    
    
18. Canvasback - Linwood Dudley style - used at Flyway Club
    
    
19. Black Duck - Billy Scripture, guide out of Back Bay, VA - original paint
    
    
20. Blackhead - unknown carver - Currituck, NC - old repaint
    
    
21. Blackhead - Jim Williams - Currituck, NC
    
    
22. Canvasback - unknown carver - Back Bay, VA
    
    
23. Black Duck - Joe Hayman - oversize - original paint
    
    
24. Red Head - Oscar Carroll - old worn working paint
    
    
25. Black Duck - Mason Decoy Factory - old repaint
    
    
26. Black Duck - Mason Decoy Factory - some neck filler missing - old repaint
    
    
27. "Bluebills Gliding In" framed print - Bob Leslie - No. 131/250
    
    
28. Print of Madison Mitchell Pintails - special edition - No. 19 0f 50
    
    
29. Poster of hunting scene titled "Opportunity" - Soft Shell Cartridges
    
    
30. Canvasback - Joe Fulcher - signed - mint condition
    
    
31. Bufflehead - Joe Fulcher - signed - mint condition
    
    
32. Hooded Merganser - Joe Fulcher - signed - mint condition
    
    
33. Green Wing Teal - Joe Fulcher - signed - mint condition
    
    
34. Curlew - Gerald Davis - signed and dated
    
    
35. Black Duck stick-down - Lambert Morris - used out of Lambert's camp, Portsmouth Island - original paint
    
    
36. Pintail stick-down - Lambert Morris - used out of Lambert's camp, Portsmouth Island - original paint
    
    
37. Canada Goose - Lambert Morris - old working paint
    
    
38. Redhead Drake - Eldon Willis/Elmer Salter - original paint
    
    
39. Swan Island Club sign - boards from old cotton mill - painted by Mike Butler - Don Walston collection
    
    
40. Running Channel Gunning Club sign - Oyster, VA - boards from old cotton mill - painted by Mike Butler - Don Walston collection
    
    
41. Eider Drake - Ian Feir - Port Moody, British Columbia - mint condition
    
    
42. Ruddy Duck - Greg Sorrell - mint condition, with ribbons
    
    
43. Grebe - Greg Sorrell - signed -with ribbons
    
    
44. Pintail - Ivie Elliott - working decoy - Elizabeth City, NC
    
    
45. Wood Duck - Tommy Rogers, 2007 featured carver- mint condition
    
    
46. Ring Neck - Tommy Rogers, 2007 featured carver - mint condition
    
    
47. Shoveler Drake - Paul Foytack, Jr. - mint condition
    
    
48. Blackhead - Charles May - Murrells Inlet, SC - mint condition
    
    
49. Black Duck - Ian Feir - Port Moody, British Columbia - mint condition
    
    
50. Pintail Drake - Matt Brooks - Columbus, Ohio - mint condition
    
    
51. Pintail - Greg Sorrell - mint condition - placed in World Competition 2006/2007
    
    
52. Core Sound Decoy Festival Posters - complete set, 1st through 20th year - rare find - very collectible
    
    
53. Canada Goose Tip-Up - Mitchell Fulcher rig - from Julian Hamilton's collection
    
    
54. Red Head - Mitchell Fulcher - from Julian Hamilton's collection
    
    
55. Pintail - Tony Murray - mint condition
    
    
56. Red Breasted Merganser - David O'Neal - Ocracoke, NC - oversized - canvas wings, spread - signed - made in 1980's
    
    
57. Green Wing Teal Pair - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - mint condition - Wayne is not making any more decoys
    
    
58. Canvasback - Harry Jobes - very good condition
    
    
59. Blue Wing Teal - Tony Murray - mint condition
    
    
60. Pintail - unknown carver - reheaded - old - great condition
    
    
61. Red Head Drake - Tony Murray - wing tip damage
    
    
62. Canvasback Pair, half-size, standing - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - exceptionally rare find
    
    
63. Duck Call Storage Box with Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild logo - walnut - made by Emory Kimrey - contains 2 duck calls by Allen Blivens - excellent condition
    
    
64. Loon - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition - Wayne isn't carving any more decoys
    
    
65. Black Duck - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
66. Hooded Merganser - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
67. Canvasback - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
68. Ruddy Duck Pair - Wayne Davis - excellent condition - collector items
    
    
69. Red Head Miniature - Wayne Davis -signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
70. Bufflehead Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
71. Canvasback Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
72. Mallard Drake Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
73. Brant Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condiion
    
    
74. Red Breasted Merganser Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
75. "Geese In The Snow" framed print - David Lawrence - No. 12 of 180 - celebrating the 20th Core Sound Decoy Festival 2007
    
    
76. "The Bad Boys" framed print - Art La May - 1988 Easton Waterfowl Festival
    
    
77. "The Magnificant Seven" framed print - Art La May -1987 South Carolina Waterfowl Association 
    
    
78. "Old Canvasback Decoy" framed print - Kyle Dixon - excellent condition
    
    
79. 7th Annual Core Sound Decoy Festival Poster - framed by Jerry Hyatt - signed by Brad and Bill Privott, world champion Loon callers
    
    
80. Swan - Harry Jobes - full size - signed
    
    
81. Red Head - battery decoy - Currituck, NC, style
    
    
82. Wood Duck - unknown carver - old
    
    
83. Canvasback Hen - unknown carver - Currituck, NC, battery
    
    
84. Widgeon - unknown carver - canvas covered - Currituck, NC - old repaint
    
    
85. Canada Goose - Herter's Factory 
    
    
86. Red Head Drake - unknown carver - battery decoy - reheaded
    
    
87. Canvasback Pair, Miniature - Wayne Davis - signed and dated - excellent condition
    
    
88. Hooded Merganser Pair - Ken Kirby -signed - excellent condition 
    
    
89. Ruddy Duck - unknown carver - Currituck, NC - not old
    
    
90. Widgeon Drake - unknown carver - inletted head - old
    
    
91. Red Breasted Merganser - unknown carver - horse hair crest - not old
    
    
92. Brant - unknown carver - Dare County, NC - redheaded
    
    
93. Brant - unknown carver - Ocracoke, NC - reheaded
    
    
94. Red Head Drake - unknown carver - Currituck, NC - battery decoy
    
    
95. Blackhead - unknown carver - Currituck, NC - battery decoy
    
    
96. Blackhead Drake - Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC - near mint condition
    
    
97. Canvasback Drake - J. Sills - Upper Chesapeake Bay, MD
    
    
98. Mallard Drake - factory decoy - sleeper - old working paint
    
    
99. Mallard Drake - factory decoy - old working paint
    
    
100. Pintail Hen - Wildfowler Decoy Co. - worn paint
     
     
101. Coot - Jimmy Garrett - canvas covered - Currituck, NC - all original
     
     
102. Canada Goose - unknown carver - Ocracoke, NC - old working paint
     
     
103. Black Duck - unknown carver - very good condition
     
     
104. Brant - Neil Midyette - original paint - bill repaired
     
     
105. Red Head Drake - unknown carver - battery decoy - old working paint
     
     
106. Brant - Douglas Jones - signed and dated - scratch finish
     
     
107. Mallard Drake - Pratt Factory - worn original paint -tail chipped - eye missing
     
     
108. Red Head - unknown carver - Currituck, NC - battery decoy - old working paint
     
     
109. Red Head Drake - unknown carver - battery decoy - head replaced
     
     
110. Greater Scaup Pair - Bill Beatty - Dare County, NC - strong original paint
     
     
111. Mallard Drake - factory body - head replaced
     
     
112. Canada Goose - unknown carver - Ocracoke, NC - slightly worn original paint
     
     
113. Canada Goose - unknown carver - Dare County, NC - near mint condition
     
     
114. Canada Goose - unknown maker (attributed to Manny Haywood) - canvas covered
     
     
115. Canada Goose - unknown maker - canvas covered - Currituck, NC - original paint
     
     
116. Canada Goose - Harvey Flowers - root head - all original
     
     
117. Ruddy Duck - cast iron - age unknown
     
     
118. Doves on Stand (5 each) - William Hamrich - mint condition   
     
     
119. Swan Decoy Sign - Dare County, NC - great condition
     
     
120. Canada Goose - unknown carver - Ocracoke, NC - some dry rot on back
     
     
121. Swan - Jimmy Garrett - canvas covered - Currituck, NC - original condition - gunned over at Lake Mattamuskeet
     
     
122. Swan - unknown carver - original - not old
     
     
123. Green Wing Teal Hen - William Vesey - Delaware - mint condition
     
     
124. Goldeneye - Mason Factory -
     
     
125. Blackhead - factory made - old repaint
     
     
126. Brant - unknown carver - Ocracoke, NC - reheaded
     
     
127. Canvasback - Jesse Eurie - repainted
     
     
128. Black Duck - Doug Jester - Chincoteague, VA - original paint, some wear
     
     
129. Canvasback - attributed to James Holly -Upper Chesapeake Bay - repaint
     
     
130. 1986 Federal Duck Stamp and Print - Cinnamon Teal - No. 873 - excellent
     
     
131. Ruddy Duck Pair - Cigar Daisey - signed and dated - excellent condition
     
     
132. Drake Mallard - Dodge Factory - repaint
     
     
133. Brant - unknown carver - Long Island, NY - hollow
     
     
134. Pintail - Henry Murphy - Davis, NC - Whitehurst weights - piece missing on side
     
     
135. Canvasback Pair - Madison Mitchell - signed - 1956
     
     
136. Black Duck - Dodge Factory - repaint
     
     
137. Black Duck - Dodge Factory - repaint
     
     
138. Red Breasted Merganser Pair - David Bundick - Painter, VA - near mint condition
     
     
139. Merganser - unknown carver - root head
     
     
140. Pintail Drake - Mason Factory - repaint by Morris Waterman
     
     
141. Canvasback Hen - Ned Burgess - worn - original paint
     
     
142. Black Duck - unknown carver - Hogg Island, VA - oversize - scratch paint
     
     
143. Red Head - Grayden Paul - Davis, NC - sleeper - rare
     
     
144. Red Head Drake - unknown carver - Hogg Island, VA - Frank Finney head
     
     
145. Canvasback - Mason Factory - repainted by Wallace Waterman
     
     
146. Oldsquaw - Mason Factory - repainted by Wallace Waterman
     
     
147. Canvasback Drake - painted by Tommy Rogers, 2007 featured carver
     
     
148. Goldeneye - Mason Factory - repainted by Wallace Waterman
     
     
149. Yellowlegs Shorebird (3)  - Cigar Daisey - signed and dated -on driftwood
     
     
150. Ammo box with various duck and turkey calls, plus compass
     
     
151. Red Head Pair - cast iron - recently painted
     
     
152. Drop Point Skinner Knife - Hugh B. Mills, Jr. - made in 2006 - cowhide case, pig skin lined