Oscar Peterson Northern Pike Fish Spearing Decoy

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, period 3-4, strong original paint, great crazed surface & patina, 8.75"L x .75"W x 1.25"T, est. 2,000 - 4,000

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

Decoy, Cadillac, MI, relief carved eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with light coat of varnish, small paint flake above left lip, 2 small holes on top of back

Quakertown, PA, 10"L bass carved in the style of Janner, glass eyes & 9"L pike carved in the style of Oscar Peterson, tack eyes, both have carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers brand

Dearborn, MI, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent original paint, light paint loss on fins, otherwise in great condition, Ed deNavarre Collection, 14.5"L, est. 400 - 700

Featured in this lot are these two hand carved wood fishing decoys circa 1930s-50s mimicking a Rainbow Trout and a Northern Pike. Fish spearing decoys were primarily used when ice fishing with spears,

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.

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

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

Cadillac, MI, large upholstery tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with some light crazing, small professional tail chip repair, otherwise in excellent condi

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes with yellow eyebrows, featuring 7 black bars on body, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with light wear, very small chip to bottom tip of tail

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, strong original paint, some light flaking on fins, light paint loss on bottom, features dual lead chambers, Pete Siggelko Collection, 9"L x 1.25"T x

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

Cadillac, MI, painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, strong original paint with very little wear, nice detail throughout with additional blood trail coming from the gills, Pete Si

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, carved tail & metal fins, dual lead chambers, original paint with coat of varnish, some flaking & wear, nice working example, 7"L x 1.125"T x .625"W, est. 600 - 900

Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Tack eyes. 6.5" x 1" x .5". Provenance Steven Michaan collection. Literature "American Fish Decoys," Steven Michaan, p. 1

Pike fish decoy, Oscar Peterson, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century. Dome tack eyes with white bear paw decoration on sides. 9" x 1.5" tall x 7/8" wide.

Folk Art Carved and Painted Fish Spearing Decoy. Attributed to Oscar Peterson (1894-1951, Cadillac, Michigan). Peterson was a guide and maker of many of the fish decoys that he and his clients used to

Shinner fish spearing decoy. Measures 6.75" x 1" x .5".

Chincoteague, VA, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent original paint, carved in the Oscar Peterson style, makers brand on bottom, John Treutelaar Collection, 10.25"L, est. 200 - 300

1 northern pike initialled WEE GEE on bottom, 1 brown trout, 1 rainbow trout & 1 brook trout by unknown carvers, in excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection, sizes range 7"L - 8"L, est. 100

9"L green crayfish by Karl Johnson, Newberry, MI, signed on bottom, 6.5"L frog by John Jensen, Frazee, MN, signed on bottom, 9.5"L salamander, branded JDT on bottom & 6.5"L northern pike by Bob ??, al

rainbow trout by Casey Edwards, white & red by Al Reeg, Chautauqua style perch, northern pike by unknown, mouse by Rod Osvald & trout by unknown, all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection,

1 trout branded DK 10.5"L, 1 red & white initialled SFM on bottom 10.5"L, 1 northern pike attributed to Tom Singleton 10"L & 1 trout by unknown 8.5"L, all in good condition, the Pete Konwinski Collect