Early Core Sound, Currituck, & other North Carolina, Virginia & Maryland Working Decoys by Eldon Willis, Roy H. Willis, Judge Lambert Morris, Minor Salter, Curt Salter, Gerald Davis, Ardell Waterfield, J. E. Russell, Ronnie Wade, Nick Sapone, Walter "Brother" Gaskill, Curtis Waterfield, Dale Robinson, Ambrose "Hambone" Twiford, Ned Burgess, Oscar Carroll, John Inman, Miles Hancock, Jim Pierce, Norman Scott, Ray Whetzel and many others for Sale in an Online Auction in the 2020 Waterfowl Heritage Auction conducted on behalf of the CSWM&HC, by House Auctions, Inc.
The CORE SOUND WATERFOWL HERITAGE AUCTION - On Behalf of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center for Waterfowl Weekend
PUBLIC AUCTION WITH ONLINE BIDDING
Bid 24 hours/day from the convenience of Home, Work or On-the-Go from your Mobile Device
Bidding Begins Friday NOVEMBER 25th at 5:00 PM
Bidding Ends Saturday, DECEMBER 3rd at 7:00 PM
PARTIAL LISTING:
| 11 | Hanging dead Bluebill (Lesser Scaup) pair with leather harnesses by Curt Salter; Harkers Island, NC |
| 12 | Canada Goose, “high head” by Will Knight |
| 13 | Canada Goose, Lee Dudley reproduction, Currituck style |
| 14 | Redhead, hen by Dewey Salter |
| 15 | Canvas stretch duck decoy painted as a goose by Ned Burgess |
| 16 | Pintail, drake. Eldon Willis head & paint. Factory body |
| 17 | Bluebill (Lesser Scaup) sleeping position head by Minor Davis, Davis, NC. |
| 18 | Redhead, drake by Back Bay region carver, unusual ballast weight |
| 19 | Blue Bill (Lesser Scaup), Laing-style sleeping position decoy. Carved from one piece of wood. |
| 20 | Wigeon, drake from the Currituck Shooting Club |
| 21 | Redhead, drake by Oscar Carroll, Corolla, NC body |
| 22 | Pintail, drake by Wayne Davis, Harkers Island, NC |
| 23 | Swan, half-size by Wildfowlers Factory |
| 24 | Beach Robin on base by Roy Willis, Stacy, NC |
| 25 | Beach Robin on base by Eldon Willis, Stacy, NC |
| 26 | Collection of 4 iron goose weights |
| 27 | Collection of 12 iron duck weights |
| 28 | Green Wing Teal by Joe Verdin, Blue Bayou, Louisiana. Made of cypress. |
| 29 | Lesser Scaup by Unattributed carver, early mid-west decoy |
| 30 | Redhead, drake by Ambrose “Hambone” Twiford |
| 31 | Canvasback, drake, unattributed Currituck decoy |
| 32 | Brant, John Inman branded, New Jersey decoy |
| 33 | Tony Alderman original painting “Remember When.” Oil on canvas 29” x 30” |
| 34 | “Dabbling Ducks” Framed colored block prints, DU Edition |
| 35 | Pair (large) of Church & Dwight framed “Useful Birds of America” Arm & Hammer advertisement posters |
| 36 | Pair of framed prints on canvas “Woodpeckers on Birches” |
| 37 | Framed CG McLauren print: Pair of Canvasback |
| 38 | Don Brown print, framed: “Canvasback Decoy” |
| 39 | Ruddy Duck, drake by Greg Sorrell, Grimesland, NC |
| 40 | Brant, reaching head by Ronald Stowe |
| 41 | Goldeneye, drake by Georgia Boone Donaldson |
| 42 | Shorebird on base by Ray Whetzel (1932 – 2019) Oxon Hill, MD |
| 43 | Shorebird on base by Robbie Robertson, Greensboro, NC |
| 44 | Running Shorebird on Oil Can by Ray Whetzel (1932 – 2019) Oxon Hill, MD |
| 45 | Coot, canvas over wire by Gerald Davis (1945-2010) Beaufort, NC. |
| 46 | Bufflehead, drake by Ardell Waterfield (1932-2011) Knotts Island, NC. |
| 47 | Resin decoy blank. Has “Mallard” written on the bottom. |
| 48 | Pintail, drake, miniature signed “Williams” |
| 49 | Common Loon by H.C. Stroud |
| 50 | Black Duck, over-sized, in original paint by unknown maker. |
| 51 | Redhead, swimming, by unknown carver. Original ballast weight |
| 52 | Goose decoy, preening head position with early iron ballast by unknown carver |
| 53 | Pintail, drake by the Wildfowler factory |
| 54 | Redhead, drake by unknown carver. Initials “MH” deeply cut in the bottom with the original weight. |
| 55 | Redhead, drake, folksy in style |
| 56 | Black Duck by Victor Animal Trap factory |
| 57 | Wigeon, drake, Back Bay Region. Wigeon from Knotts Island, NC. Ca. 1940s-50s. |
| 58 | Red-breasted Merganser by James Johnson |
| 59 | Piping Plover by JE Russell / Owl Cove Carvers |
| 60 | Two shorebirds: One signed “DZ” and the other signed “JWL” |
| 61 | Red Knot by George Rathberger, 1987 |
| 62 | Rocking Feeding Peep by JE Russell / Owl Cove Carvers |
| 63 | Goldeneye, drake by R. Connolly |
| 64 | Redhead, drake by William Anthony Brooks, Harkers Island, NC |
| 65 | Ruddy Turnstone on base by Ken Kirby |
| 66 | Plover by Ray Whetzel (1932-2019) of Oxon Hill, MD. |
| 67 | Canvasback, folksy style, unknown Core Sound carver |
| 68 | Bluebill (Lesser Scaup) pair, branded “RJL” unique ballast weight with a “P” poured in the metal |
| 69 | Pintail, drake, cork by Edward "Ab" Wescott of Manteo, NC (1911-2004) Ca. 1925 |
| 70 | Unknown species, folksy, hand chopped decoy. Anchor line has a float tied to it. |
| 71 | Brant by Miles Hancock (1887-1974) Chincoteague, VA. |
| 72 | Redhead by Ned Burgess. Redhead by Ned Burgess (1868-1958) of Churches Island, NC. |
| 73 | Brant by Jim Pierce. Swimming Brant by Jim Pierce (b. 1934) of Havre de Grace, MD. |
| 74 | Canvasback by Ardell Waterfield (1932-2011) Knotts Island, NC |
| 75 | Bufflehead, drake by Capt. Norman Scott (1943-) of Hertford, NC. Branded NS |
| 76 | Bluebill (Lesser Scaup) by early Maryland carver. Former Collection of Ray Whetzel |
| 77 | Canvasback, drake; Core Sound working bird |
| 78 | Canvasback Drake by William Mosley of Knotts Island, NC. Balsa in original paint with WM-2 notation |
| 79 | Goose, hissing posture ESUA by unknown maker with unusual round weight. |
| 80 | Canvasback, drake, Michigan. Wing relief carving |
| 81 | Early glass skeet target |
| 82 | Hooded Merganser by Daniel Hughes |
| 83 | “Flattie Sailboat” by Stevie Lewis, Harkers Island, NC |
| 84 | Pintail, drake, miniature decorative on driftwood by CW “Curtis” Waterfield; Knotts Island, NC |
| 85 | Greater Scaup, miniature decorative on driftwood by CW “Curtis” Waterfield; Knotts Island, NC |
| 86 | Redhead, drake, miniature decorative on driftwood by CW “Curtis” Waterfield; Knotts Island, NC |
| 87 | Canada Goose, miniature decorative on driftwood by Ronnie Wade, Knotts Island, NC |
| 88 | Common Loon, Walter “Brother” Gaskill, Straits, NC |
| 89 | Brant, champagne size by Curt Salter; Harkers Island, NC. |
| 90 | Redhead, drake, wood by Nick Sapone; Wanchese, NC |
| 91 | Canvasback, drake, wood by Nick Sapone; Wanchese, NC |
| 92 | Redhead, drake, wood by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC |
| 93 | Pintail, drake, wood by Nick Sapone; Wanchese, NC |
| 94 | Mallard, drake, wood by Nick Sapone; Wanchese, NC |
| 95 | Canvasback, drake, wood by Nick Sapone; Wanchese, NC |
| 96 | Redhead, drake by Dale Robinson, Stacy, NC |
| 97 | Lesser Scaup, drake, old by unknown carver. Used in Wayne Davis hunting rig |
| 98 | Red-breasted Merganser, drake, miniature by Wayne Davis, Harkers Island, NC |
| 99 | Canada Goose, miniature by Wayne Davis, Harkers Island, NC |
| 100 | Swan by David O’Neal, Ocracoke, NC |
| 101 | Brant, contemporary antique, by C.W. “Curtis” Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC |
| 102 | Red-breasted Merganser, drake, contemporary antique, by C.W. “Curtis” Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC |
| 103 | Ruddy Duck, drake, contemporary antique, by C.W. “Curtis” Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC |
| 104 | Ruddy Duck, drake, contemporary antique, by C.W. “Curtis” Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC |
| 105 | Coot, root head by Norman Scott, Hertford, NC |
| 106 | Canvasback, drake, canvas by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC |
| 107 | Snow Goose, canvas by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC |
| 108 | Black Swan, canvas by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC |
| 109 | Canada Goose, canvas by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC |
| 110 | Three iron decoy weights |
| 111 | Three headless bodies: a: Attributed to Mitchell Fulcher; Stacy, NC, b: Unknown Currituck, c: Unknown Currituck |
| 112 | Redhead, drake by Clarence Lewis, Stacy, NC. |
| 113 | Canada Goose, cork by Judge Lambert Morris, Atlantic, NC |
| 114 | Canada Goose by Eldon Willis; Stacy, NC |
| 115 | Pintail, drake, unpainted cast resin copy of a Carl Huff, Harkers Island, NC decoy. |
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