July 30 & 31, 2005 Boston, Massachusetts
650+ lots. Featuring decoys from the F. Phillips Williamson collection, Linda and Gene Kangas and Ron Adamson. This auction grossed $2,478,000, which was well over estimate. 40 lots sold for over $10,000 and 5 lots sold for over $100,000
Mallard drake by Henry Perdew
World auction record for maker
Mallard hen by Robert Elliston
World auction record for maker
Canvasback hen by Chauncey Wheeler
Pair of buffleheads by the Peterson Decoy Factory
Goldeneye hen by Joseph Lincoln
Redhead hen by Ira Hudson
Brant by Ira Hudson
Nantucket golden plover - for sale at the Midwest Decoy Collectors Show for $9500
Merganser by the Mason Decoy Factory
Greenwing teal by Shang Wheeler
Greenwing teal by Robert Elliston
Hooded merganser from Ontario
Pair of greenwing teal by the Ward Brothers - sold at a Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. auction in 1989 for $9,900
Pair of pintail by the Ward Brothers
Pair of mallards by the Mason Decoy Factory
Golden plover by Elmer Crowell
Canada goose by George Boyd
Speckled belly goose by John Tax
Merganser hen by Charles Osgood
Brant by Ira Hudson
Brant by Nathan Cobb, Jr.
Canada goose by Charles Schoenheider, Sr.
Canada goose by Phineas Reeves
Mallard drake by the Mason Decoy Factory
Fish carving by John and Dhuie Tully
Full size quail by Elmer Crowell
Redhead hen by John "Daddy" Holly
Curlew by Charles Clark
Old squaw by Oscar Bibber
Scoter by Gus Wilson
Canada goose from Prince Edward Island
Mallard hen by Charles Bergman
Pair of mergansers by Doug Jester
Dowitcher by John Haff
Pintail by John Pice
Black duck by Elmer Crowell
Set of 6 shorebirds by Harry V. Shourds
Old squaw by Lothrop Holmes