Guyette & Schmidt Auction Preview

Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.

Thursday & Friday, April 26 & 27, 2012
Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois

In conjunction with the National Antique Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show. Approximately 650 Investment quality decoys & related items. Absentee bidding, phone bidding, and online bidding through Artfact Live will be available at this sale. Consignments will be accepted for this auction until March 5th or until full.

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Excellent bluebill drake by the Ward Brothers, purchased at VL & A in the 1930's	Outstanding mallard hen by the Ward Brothers, purchased at VL & A in the 1930's
Fine hollow carved bluebill hen by James Harper, Ontario, Canada	Excellent redhead drake branded "H" in breast and under tail by James Harper, Ontario, Canada	Excellent oversized mallard drake by Bert Graves
1936 model bluebill hen by the Ward Brothers	Extremely rare coot by Charles Nelson Barnhard	Pair of oversized eiders by Amos Wallace
Outstanding decorative blue goose by the Ward Brothers	Rigmate pair of blackducks by the Mason Decoy Factory	Early brant from Cobb Island
Oversize hollow canvasback by Andy Meyers	Hollow carved canvasback from Ontario	Exceptional rigmate pair of blackducks by Gus Wilson
One of four known Canada geese by Jim Schmiedlin	Full size king fisher by Elmer Crowell	Ruddy turnstone by Harry V. Shourds
Miniature mallard by Charles Walker	Classic 1936 model mallard by the Ward Brothers	Part of an excellent selection of paint eye model decoys by the Mason Decoy Factory
Redhead hen by Elmer Crowell	Exceptional Canada goose by Albert Terry	Pintail drake from the Carriage House Rig
Rare mallard hen by Mason Decoy Factory	Exceptional mallard hen by Mason Decoy Factory	Early red knot from the eastern shore of Virginia
Decoys by Lee Dudley	Extremely rare duck call, John E. "Sundown" Cochran, Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, circa 1920	1948 balsa model widgeon drake by the Ward Brothers
Rare oversize goldeneye drake by Noah Sterling	Running robin snipe from Cobb Island, Virginia	Part of a group of recently discovered Lake Chautauqua fish decoys
The only known partridge plaque by Oscar Peterson Approximately 23.5" x 15" x 1"	Rare transitional St. Francis two duck carved call	All calls sold "As Is"
Part of a group of recently discovered Lake Chautauqua fish decoys	"Barron" rig brant by the Mason Decoy Factory	Full size heron by Cameron McIntyre
Rare gun powder tin, Rockey Mountain Rifle Powder, Utah Powder Company, San Francisco, California and Ogdn, Utah	Very rare gun powder tin, Peerless Rifle Powder, San Francisco, California
Working decoys by Davison Hawthorne	Miniature wood ducks by Charles Perdew, approximately 5"	Working heron decoy from Toronto Harbor
Charles Perdew canvasback from the Clark collection	Part of fresh to the market Lake Chautauqua fish decoys	Part of fresh to the market Lake Chautauqua fish decoys
Part of fresh to the market Lake Chautauqua fish decoys	Part of fresh to the market Lake Chautauqua fish decoys	Greenwing teal by Charles Bergman, from a house in Bellingham, Washington
Hollow carved teal hen from the Markham rig	Canvasback by Robert Morse	Early curlew from North Carolina
Part of a good selection of Virginia shorebirds	Part of a good selection of Virginia shorebirds	Part of a good selection of Virginia shorebirds
Rare yellowlegs by Elijah Burr	Rigmate pair of old squaw from Eastern Connecticut	Part of a good selection of Virginia shorebirds
Rare canvas covered Canada goose by Enoch Reindahl	Rare Lead canvasback from Wisconsin, approximately 26"	Important plover by Luther Nottingham, Virginia
Bluebill drake by Robert Elliston	Pair of bluewing teal by Lloyd Sterling	Outstanding solid cotton wood body Canada goose by Ira Hudson
Pair of full size canada geese by Bruce Burk	Rare wood duck drake by Einer Menges	Classic mallard drake by Elmer Crowell
Trout fish decoy by Frank Mizera	Large trout fish decoy by Andrew Trombley, approximately 14" long
Very rare stick up root head egret	Hollow carved Canada goose, Charles Birch	Exceptional mallard hen from the Carriage House rig
Yellowlegs by George Boyd	Rare sleeping golden plover by Melvin Gardner Laurence	Large curlew from the eastern shore of Virginia
Early curlew by the Mason Decoy Factory. Restoration	Exceptional yellowlegs by Mason Decoy Factory	Pair of redheads by Evans Decoy Factory
Important sleeping mallard hen by Charles Perdew	Rare blackduck by Horace Merwin, Southport, Connecticut	Half hull model of the Dauntless, New York Yacht Club by Shang Wheeler
Early merganser drake from a home in Eastham, Massachusetts	Rigmate pair of pintails by Bert Graves	Early goldeneye drake from Quebec
Hollow carved Canada goose by Nate Quillen	Very rare blackduck by Elmer Crowell	Fine merganser drake by Henry Grant
Part of a good selection of Illinois River decoys in the sale	Part of a good selection of Illinois River decoys in the sale	Exceptional mallard hen by Charles Walker
Rare yellowlegs by Tom Schroeder	Very rare Canada goose by Charles Perdew	Part of a good selection of Mark McNair decoys
Part of a good selection of miniatures by Charles Perdew	Excepetional mallard drake by Charles Walker	Part of a good selection of decoys from Mark McNair
Stick up Canada goose from Wisconsin	Pair of Perdew mallards from the Clark collection	Rigmate pair of widgeon by Elmer Crowell
Rare widgeon by Charles Perdew	Early root head heron from New Jersey	1936 model canvasback by the Ward Brothers
Rigmate pair of teal by Ken Anger	Part of a good selection of Alexandria Bay decoys	Part of a good selection of Alexandria Bay decoys
Decoys by Stanley Grant	Decoys by Stanley Grant	Part of a good selection of Alexandria Bay decoys
Part of a good selection of Perdue miniatures	Decorative yellowlegs by Elmer Crowell	The only known Dodge Curlew Shorebird Decoy
Rare Dodge Factory shorebirds	Rare Dodge Factory shorebirds	Rare Dodge Factory shorebirds
Important Long Island shorebirds	Cork sanderling by Obediah Verity	Plover from the Rogers Rig, Long Island
Rare curlew from the Rodgers Rig, Long Island	Hollow carved yellowlegs with removable head from Cape Cod	Greater yellowlegs from Cape Cod
Important ruddy turnstone by Daniel Lake Leeds	Rare feeding yellowlegs by Rhodes Truex	Early shorebirds from Virginia
Early shorebirds from Virginia	Excellent curlew by Charles Clark	Excellent yellowlegs by Charles Clark
Blackbelly plover by Dave "Umbrella" Watson	Running yellowlegs by William Southard	Rare Toronto harbor ruddy turnstone