Rare Alton "Chub" Buchman Fish Spearing Decoy

Mt. Clemens, MI, 12.25"L natural sided bass, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, point of lower fin appears to have tiny chip, otherwise in excellent condition, makers brand & lead weight on bottom,

Mt. Clemens, MI, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, has a few cat claw marks ? behind dorsal fin, otherwise in very good condition, makers signature on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 9"L, e

Waseca, MN, glass eyes, thin metal tail & fins, see similar example on pg. 95 of "Kimballs Vol. III" and pg. 102 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, hard to find, excellent condition, 6.25"L,

similar example featured on pg. 191 of "Commercial Fish Decoys" by Frank Baron, these fish decoys have often been referred to as Herters and/or The Isle Bait Co. of Jackson, MI, painted eyes, metal ta

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.

Mt. Clemons, MI, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition, Ralph Kandt Collection, 14"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500

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

Rare Folk Art Carved and Painted Fish Spearing Decoy. Attributed to Leroy Howell (1898-1989, Hinkley, Minn. Circa. 1930). Original paint, lead eyes, tin fins, inset lead belly weight, with cross-hatch

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.

This exact decoy appears in Creek Chub Lures & Collectibles on page 155, listed as an “Early Prototype for the Ice Fishing Decoy made around 1920, Rare”. Measuring 4 1/4” in length,

attributed to Chubby Buchman, Mt. Clemens, MI, glass & screw eyes, carved tail & metal fins, relief carved gills, excellent condition, Ralph Kandt Collection, 10"L, Market Determined

Rare, Signed, 3.5"L, Est. 200-300

For your consideration is a rare Hugh Issel (AKA Gray Eagle), of Walton Hills, OH, carved wood muskrat ice fishing lure or decoy. This piece displays Issel's trademark custom cast lead feet and is sig

Grand Rapids, MI, extremely rare, these are the first 3 that we have brought to market, Ralph was an outdoorsman who enjoyed spearing and carving his own decoys in the 1930's & 40's, all have bead eye

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

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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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

Osakis, MN, relief stamped & painted eyes, carved tail & metal fins, some flaking & crazing to paint, overal nice example, 4.75"L, est. 700 - 1000

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