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.
Pintail by the Mason Decoy Factory
Pair of redheads from St. Clair
Yellowlegs from Massachusetts
Pair of Chambers canvasbacks
Merganser by Gus Wilson
Lipke bluebills & Tax mallard
Preening eider hen
Early Nichol pintail
Webber oil on canvas
Curlew by Elmer Crowell
Canada goose by Ben Schmidt
Seagull confidence decoy
Pintail drake by Clark Madara
Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
Owl by Leonard Doren
Curlew by the Mason Decoy Factory
Fish decoy from New York State
Fish plaque by Lawrence Irvine
Dowitcher by William Bowman
Pair of bluebills by the Ward Brothers
Scoter by Elmer Crowell
Canvasback by the Ward Brothers
Fish decoy from New York State
Fish decoy by Janner
Fish plaque by Elmer Crowell
Lynn Bogue Hunt painting