July 25 & 26, 2002 - Ogunquit, Maine
800+ lots. Featuring decoys from the collections of Gordon and Ginny Hayes, William Hickey, and George Combs, Jr. The Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. July 25 & 26, 2002 decoy auction grossed $1,370,000 which was around 23% over estimate. We feel that the main reason the prices were so high is that a huge percentage of the items in the sale were from old collections and were unreserved. (8 decoys did not meet reserves. Only 1 on the first day.) Also the sale offered a large quantity of shorebird decoys, which have become hard to find. Leroy Howell fish decoys brought high prices.
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Canada goose from the Delaware River (Hayes Collection)
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Widgeon drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
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Shoveler hen by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
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Canada goose from Delaware River (Hayes Collection)
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Full size chickadee by Elmer Crowell
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Full size sandpipers by Elmer Crowell
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Special order mallard hen by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Peacock plaque by Oscar Peterson
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Rare goldeneye hen by Peter Pringle (Hayes Collection)
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Pair of gadwall by the Ward Brothers
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Rare Stevens bufflehead
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Preening yellowlegs by Lloyd Johnson (Hayes Collection)
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Canada goose by John Reeves (Hayes Collection)
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Part of a large selection of Bob White decoys
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Hook nose curlew and Roger's rig shorebirds
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Large selection of shorebird decoys
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Pen & Ink drawing by "Shang" Wheeler
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Mallard hen by Charles Joefraue
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Fish plaque by Lawrence Irvine World auction record for maker
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Early heron from Freeport, Long Island, New York
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"Classic" redhead drake by H. V. Shourds
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Rare fish plaque by Robert Tully
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Pair of pintails by the Ward Brothers (Hayes Collection)
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Kennebec canoe display model
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Rare willet by the Mason Decoy Factory (Hayes Collection)
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Early heron from New Jersey (Hayes Collection)
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Peep by Lou Barkelow (Hayes Collection)
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Black bellied plover by H. V. Shourds (Hayes Collection)
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Redhead drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
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Pintail drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)