April 24 & 25, 2003 - St. Charles, Illinois
750+ lots. Featuring decoys from the Collection of Bernard Crandell, Ron Adamson, and Gordon & Ginny Hayes. St. Charles auction was well attended with $1.3 million gross and 23 lots selling for over $10,000.
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Pintail by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Pair of redheads from St. Clair
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Yellowlegs from Massachusetts
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Pair of Chambers canvasbacks
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Merganser by Gus Wilson
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Lipke bluebills & Tax mallard
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Preening eider hen
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Early Nichol pintail
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Webber oil on canvas
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Curlew by Elmer Crowell
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Canada goose by Ben Schmidt
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Seagull confidence decoy
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Pintail drake by Clark Madara
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Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
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Owl by Leonard Doren
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Curlew by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Fish decoy from New York State
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Fish plaque by Lawrence Irvine
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Dowitcher by William Bowman
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Pair of bluebills by the Ward Brothers
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Scoter by Elmer Crowell
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Canvasback by the Ward Brothers
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Fish decoy from New York State
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Fish decoy by Janner
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Fish plaque by Elmer Crowell
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Lynn Bogue Hunt painting