July 29 & 30, 2004 - Ogunquit, Maine
850 lots. Featuring decoys from the Collections of Ron Adamson, Bowman Graton, Andi & David Fischer and Gus Knapp. This auction grossed $3,436,810, which was $1,000,000 over estimate. 70 lots sold for over $10,000 and 4 lots sold for over $100,000. Many new buyers competed with long time auction regulars as decoy after decoy sold for two and three times its high estimate. The final tally was the 3rd highest grossing decoy auction ever. Also of interest was that as in our April 2004 auction, items that were purchased in the January 2000 Jim McCleery sale were sold for significant profits.
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Striped bass by Lawrence Irvine
World auction record for maker
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Merganser drake by George Huey
World auction record for maker
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Preening eider drake from Maine
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Stick up Canada goose by Charles Schoenheider, Sr.
World auction record for maker
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Pike plaque by Oscar Peterson
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Running yellowlegs by Elmer Crowell
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Ruddy turnstone by John Dilley
World auction record for maker
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Pair of quail by Elmer Crowell
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Standing gull by Gus Wilson
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Flying brant by George "William" McClellan
World auction record for maker
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Perch spearing decoy by Oscar Peterson
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Wood duck hen by Ferdinand Homme
Twice its high estimate
World auction record for maker
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Black bellied plover by Obediah Verity
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Feeding Canada goose by John Tax