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.
Canada goose from the Delaware River (Hayes Collection)
Widgeon drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
Shoveler hen by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
Canada goose from Delaware River (Hayes Collection)
Full size chickadee by Elmer Crowell
Full size sandpipers by Elmer Crowell
Special order mallard hen by the Mason Decoy Factory
Peacock plaque by Oscar Peterson
Rare goldeneye hen by Peter Pringle (Hayes Collection)
Pair of gadwall by the Ward Brothers
Rare Stevens bufflehead
Preening yellowlegs by Lloyd Johnson (Hayes Collection)
Canada goose by John Reeves (Hayes Collection)
Part of a large selection of Bob White decoys
Hook nose curlew and Roger's rig shorebirds
Large selection of shorebird decoys
Pen & Ink drawing by "Shang" Wheeler
Mallard hen by Charles Joefraue
Fish plaque by Lawrence Irvine World auction record for maker
Early heron from Freeport, Long Island, New York
"Classic" redhead drake by H. V. Shourds
Rare fish plaque by Robert Tully
Pair of pintails by the Ward Brothers (Hayes Collection)
Kennebec canoe display model
Rare willet by the Mason Decoy Factory (Hayes Collection)
Early heron from New Jersey (Hayes Collection)
Peep by Lou Barkelow (Hayes Collection)
Black bellied plover by H. V. Shourds (Hayes Collection)
Redhead drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
Pintail drake by Ken Anger (Hayes Collection)
