Marty Hanson Brant Decoy

MARTY HANSON YELLOWLEGS DECOYPrior Lake, Minnesota, 21st CenturyCarved eyes. Pegged removable neck. Inscribed on neck “MH00”.Length 10”.

Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow body, strong original paint with excellent detail, head is turned slightly right, makers brand on bottom, 16.5"L, est. 600 - 900

Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, head is turned slightly left, makers brand signed & dated 1980 on bottom & branded JDC, 13.5"L, est. 400 - 600

Prior Lake, MN, glass eyes, solid body, good original paint with a few areas of light wear, branded JDC on bottom, makers signature on bottom, 15"L, est. 200 - 400

Prior Lake, MN/Hayward, WI, glass eyes, hollow bodies, good original paint with very light gunning wear, relief carved wingtips, drake's tip of tail is slightly blunted, branded JDC on bottom, 17"L, e

Prior Lake, MN, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, drake is in preening position, signed & dated 1980 on keels, 13"L, est. 200 - 400

William “Tucker” Daniels (1879-1953) Wanchese, NC, c. 1910 17 1/2 in. long Daniels was a fisherman, hunter, guide, and decoy maker who spent most of his life on Roanoke Island. This decoy displays

Snakey-Head Brant Larry Kirack (1918-1970) Eureka, CA, c. 1945 15 in. long The wonderful serpentine form and published history of this decoy have rightfully made it an icon of the Northwest and, along

Crowell-Style Plover Pair Marty Hanson (b. 1965) Prior Lake, MN 11 in. long A Crowell-dust-jacket style pair with the maker's “MH” incised signature. Original paint with light wear.

High-Head Swimming Brant Nathan Birdsall (1890-1936) Lovelandtown, NJ, c. 1930 18 in. long A high-head hollow brant with baseboard construction. Nathan was the son of fellow carver Eugene Birdsall. Or

Swimming Brant Atlantic Coast, c. 1900 18 in. long A brant in a swimming pose with the species' characteristically uplifted tail. As found.

Craddockville, VA, relief carved eyes, hollow body, good original paint with light distressed wear, nice form carved in the Cobb style in swimming position, crack in back repaired in the carving of th

Rare Preening Brant Thomas H. Gelston (1851-1924) Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 16 1/2 in. long A rare and prominently exhibited and documented cork decoy by one of Long Island's premier carvers. T

Brant decoy from Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Unique two piece head construction. 19.5" long. Provenance: Kroghie Andresen collection. Formerly in a Raleigh, North Carolina collection. Notes: Decoy

Marty Hanson (MN, b. 1953), RingneckPrior Lake, Minnesota, circa 1986, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, stamped brand, signed and dated by the maker. Length 14.5 in. Marty Hanson is widely regarde

Carved and painted wood, height 8 inches, length 14 inches, inscribed KW at base.

Chincoteague, VA, tack eyes, solid body, old working paint with a few age cracks in neck, small chip on tip of bill that has been reset, a few shot marks, 18"L, est. Market Determined

Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, light areas of paint loss & flaking, tail chip on left edge of tail, a few age cracks in bill, age crack in

by Unknown East Coast Carver, hollow body, old working paint with gunning wear and some flaking, Wilber SR written on bottom, 17"L, est. Market Determined

Brant Decoy Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900 17 in. long Restored. Size 17 in. long Condition Restored.

younger brother of H.V. Shourds, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with some wear, branded on bottom illegible, 17.5"L, est. 150 - 250

An 18 inch hollow Brant by Mark Kears (1856-1946), Northfield, NJ, circa 1920. Exhibits tack eyes, carved bill detail and an inletted weight. In-use paint with wear.

An 18 1/2 inch Brant decoy attributed to be from the Eastern Shore of VA. In old paint with wear, possibly an in-use roothead rehead.

MALLARD DRAKE by Marty Hanson, Prior Lake, MN. Excellent original paint and condition. Split tail carving. Head turned slightly left. Retains sleigh-runner keel. Formerly in the rig of Jim Campbell an