July 29 & 30, 2006 - Boston, Massachusetts
450+ lots. Featuring decoys from the collections of Peter & Janet Van Trigt and Tom Fuller. The action gross was $2,650,000. 66 lots sold for over $10,000 each, 33 lots sold for over $20,000 and 1 lot sold for over $200,000 for an average of over $5000 per selling lot. This auction featured decoys from the collection of Pete & Janet Van Trigt. Top lot in the sale was a pair of mallards by Bert Graves of Peoria, Illinois, which sold over estimate for $214,000.
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Yellowlegs by Elmer Crowell
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Pair of flying mallards by Chauncey Wheeler
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Set of 12 miniatures by Elmer Crowell
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Wood duck from Maine
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Wood duck by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Pair of mallards by Charles Schoenheider, Sr.
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Pair of pintails by Mitchell LaFrance
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Canvasback drake by Ferdinand Bach
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Canada goose by Nathan Cobb, Jr.
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Canvasback drake by Mark Whipple
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Bluebill by the Ward Brothers
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Preening scoter by Gus Wilson
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Pintail hen by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Pintail drake by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Swan by the Mason Decoy Factory
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Canada goose by Charles Birch
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Canada goose by Clark Madara
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Canada goose by Albert Terry
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Merganser by Gus Wilson
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Pair of oversized mallards by Bert Graves
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Canvasback drake by Enoch Reindahl
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Pair of mergansers by Willie Ross
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Pair of mallards by Hiram Hotze
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Bluegill fish plaque by Oscar Peterson
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Merganser drake by William Backmann
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Mallard drake by Harvey Stevens
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Pair of canvasbacks by John Schweikart
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Eskimo curlew from the Fox rig
World Auction Record Price for Maker
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Pair of wood ducks by Albert White
World Auction Record Price for Maker