Sonny Bashore Herring Spearing Decoy

Pauldine, OH, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition with relief carved gills & mouth, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 9.25"L, est. 400 - 7

Pauldine, OH, hand carved, glass eyes, carved tail & fins, excellent condition with relief carved gills & mouth, makers brand on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 12"L, est. 500 - 800

Paulding, OH, relief stamped eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent original paint, great form in Cadillac style, with wooden jig stick & line, makers initials on bottom weight, 7.5"L, est. 300 - 5

Pauldine, OH, glass eyes, carved tail & metal fins, excellent condition with relief carved gills & mouth, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, 9"L, est. 400 - 700

Pauldine, OH, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, all are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 4.5"L, 5"L & 7"L, est. 500 - 800

Pauldine, OH, all have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 5.25"L, 6.75"L & 9"L, est. 600 - 900

Pauldine, OH, 6.25"L white trout with tack eyes & 5.75"L red & white sucker with glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, both are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the

Pauldine, OH, 7.5"L trout & 6"L trout, both have glass eyes, carved tails & metal fins, both are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collection, est.

Pauldine, OH, 9.25"L brown trout & 8.75"L perch, both have tack eyes, carved tails & metal fins, both are in excellent condition, makers signature in lead weight on bottom, the Pete Konwinski Collecti

Gibraltar,MI painted eyes, metal tail & fins, excellent condition, the Pete Konwinski Collection,14.5"L est. Market Determined

Paulding, OH, glass eyes, thin hollow body, strong original paint, highly detailed feather carving, small chip on edge of tail, age crack in foot, excellent form in preening position, makers signature

Gaylord, MI, 1 sucker 9"L & 1 jack herring 10"L, both have glass eyes, carved tail & copper fins, relief carved gills & open mouth, excellent condition, makers signature on bottom, est. 250 - 450

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

1 reproduction Mason pintail drake, repainted by Sonny Bashore, 1 ruddy duck attributed to Jobes, 1 bufflehead drake by Tom Martindale, Wolf Island, ONT & 1 mallard drake by George Aho, all have solid

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, 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

Large spearing decoy, Lake Chautauqua, New York, circa 1900. Tack eyes with metal fins. Gray and white paint. This extraordinary fish measures 18" long.

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

Manistee, MI, painted eyes, wooden tail & metal fins, with original 2pc cardboard box, mint condition, made by Bar Lake Fishing Tackle Co., 7"L, est. 1,200 - 1,800

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