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Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy

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Rare Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy: relief stamped eyes, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills & mouth, similar to Abe Dehate, exact fish featured on pg. 72 of the Fish Decoy Book Vol. III by Kimball, was used by Hans Janner Jr.

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Large bass fish decoy, Lake St Clair, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century.: Tack eyes with carved open mouth. Carved gills. Metal fins and wooden tail. Measures 10.5" long.

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Lake St. Clair Duck Decoy: A Lake St. Clair Buffle Head Duck Decoy, possibly Canadian. Worn original paint. 11 1/2" long. ESTIMATE $50-100

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2 Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. Antique Fish Decoys.: Two Chautauqua Lake, N.Y. Type Antique Fish Spearing Decoys. With "through body" line ties, metal fins and leather tails. 6-1/2" and 8-1/2"l. Condition: Fair to good with paint wear and minor losses.

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Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy by Unknown Lake St. Clair: Canvasback Drake Duck Decoy by Unknown Lake St. Clair Carver, Hollow Body, Combination of Original and Working Repaint

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Lawrence Bethel Carved Wood Fish Spearing Decoy: For your consideration is a fish spearing decoy by the Bethel Family of Lake George & Park Rapids, MN. This hand-carved and painted decoy was made by Lawrence Bethel (1930-2006) and has an impressed "

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2 Floyd "Red" Bruce Fish Spearing Decoys: Gaylord, MI, 1 lake sturgeon 10"L & 1 herring 8.5", both have glass eyes, carved tail & copper fins, relief carved gills, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, est. 250 - 450

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Rare Oscar Peterson Rainbow Trout Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, Exact Fish featured on pg 55 "Michigan's Master Carver Oscar W. Peterson by Ron Fritz" large tack eyes, excellent original paint with very little wear, a few minor paint flakes, overall

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Oscar Peterson Bass Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, rare carved eye, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, dual lead chambers, period 3, mostly original paint with some enhancement on top of back and bottom, great form, 10"L x 1.

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Oscar Peterson Sucker Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual led chambers, strong original paint with light wear, exact fish featured in Oscar Peterson book by Ron Fritz 3 times pgs. 8, 28 & 56, 7.875"L x

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Oscar Peterson Perch Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, large tack eyes, original paint with light wear, a few age cracks in paint, light coat of varnish, overall great example, dual lead chambers, relief carved gills & mouth, carved tail & m

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Oscar Peterson Northern Pike Fish Spearing Decoy: Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, good original paint on the body with a tail repair, 2 small spear marks to top of back, 7"L x .75"W x .875"T, est. 800 - 1,200

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by unknown maker, painted tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, old working paint with nice crazed patina, 9.5"L, est. 200 - 400

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Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy

Name: Lake St. Clair Fish Spearing Decoy
SKU: 174576208
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $10 - $10,000

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