Premiere Auction
Sunday July 29th 2018 10am

Auctioneer,   Jerry P. Cole

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Mason Decoy Factory

Burt Graves, Tube Dawson, Robert Elliston

Ben Schmidt Duck Decoys

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Hand Carved and Factory Duck Decoys
Hand carved and Factory Fish Spearing Decoys
Hand Carved and Factory Fishing Lures
Ice Fish Spears *Sporting Art* Decoy Reference Books
Minnow Traps* Duck Calls * Carl Christiansen
Vintage Hunting and Fishing Collectibles

See Preliminary inventory below
partial catalog available with catalog link above
* Please note, we are still accepting consignments for this auction. Contact Grant 231-651-9099

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EVERGREEN RESORT
7880 Mackinaw Trail, Cadillac, MI 49601
phone: 231.775.9947
email: [email protected]

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Lot 1
We are pleased and honored to auction this Jim Schmiedlin Canvasback Drake
sold on sunday july 29th

Canvasback Drake. Jim Schmiedlin, Bradford Woods, PA. Made in 2004. Branded JAS on Underside w/ "Return for Reward" Written on Bottom. Head Slightly Tilted, This Decoy was used as part of Jim's Rig in 2007 on Lake Erie, PA. Hunting Season on Presque Isle Bay.

 This Decoy is from the personal collection of Debra Schmiedlin. Debra is donating all the proceeds from this Decoy in Jim's Honor. It is our priveledge to auction this bird on her behalf. All proceeds from this lot (lot #1) will be donated to The Pittsburgh Foundation to support ALS patients/families. To see more about the Foundation, please follow the link below. 

http://www.livelikelou.org/

Preliminary Inventory

• Duck Decoys
• Fish Spearing Decoys
• Oscar Peterson Carvings
• Advertising
• Fishing Lures
• Fish Carvings
• Shorebirds & Other
  
• Carl Christiansen Carvings

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Michigan
Several Mason Decoy Factory Duck Decoys including
Exceptional Pair of Mason Challenge Grade Hollow Body Mallards
Premier Redhead Hen
Pair of Painted Eye Mallards
Challenge Grade Black Duck
Challenge Grade Mallard Drake
Blue Winged Teal Drake
Pair of Tack Eye Mergansers
Premier Pintail Drake
Detroit Grade Black Ducks
Rig mate Pair of Detroit Grade Bluebills
Several other Masons see catalog for more info
 Jim Foote Widgeon Drake
Several Excellent Dodge Decoys
Rare Canvasbacks by Louis Gronda from Grosse Isle
 Ray Zatirka Decoys
Schwiekart Family
Nate Quillen Bluebill Drake
Ben Schmidt Pintail Hen in Mint unused Condition
Butch Schram Goose
 Ben Schmidt Widgeon Drake Mint
Ray Zatirka Bluewinged Teal Drake


Other Michigan Carvers Including
Ben Schmidt Goose, Redheads, Bluebills & More
Frank Schmidt Pair of Mini Mallards & More
Rare Yak Durrell Low Head Canvasback Drake With Mason Paint, Laurie Rig
John Kalash
Bun King Canvasback Drake
Ferdinand Bach Pair of Canvasbacks
Carl Wallach Bobtailed
Art Best Black Duck
Wilson Factory Mallards
Jim McIlhinny
Art Repp Pair of Canvasbacks
Tom Schroeder Redhead
Jim Kelson Bluebills
Ray Zatirka Canvasback Hen
Rare Otto Misch Widgeon Drake
Rare Oscar Peterson Green Winged Teal Drake
Rare Oscar Peterson Pair of Blue Winged Teals
Frank Cummings Pintail Hen
Ed One Arm Kellie Canvasback Drake
Hays Finkle
Chris Smith
Ralph Reghi
Wilson Mallards
Several other Michigan Carvers see catalog for more info

Wisconsin Duck Decoys
Mike Borrett Goldeneye Drake on Stand
Mike Borrett Canada Goose on Stand
 
Illinois Duck Decoys
Oversized Bert Graves Mallard Drake
Pair of Oversized Tube Dawson Mallards
Exceptional Robert Elliston Mallard Drake
Pair of Henry Holmes Mallards
Pair of Bert Graves Mallards
Charles Perdew Mallard Drake From the Maxson Rig
Charles Perdew Crow
Pair Heck Whittington Mallards
Charles Schoenheinder Jr. Coot

East Coast
2 Jim Schmiedlin Bluebill Drakes
George Boyd Merganser Hen
George Bacon Black duck
Pair of William Cranmer Mallards
Reg Birch, Cobb Style Miniature Goose
Nathan Cobb Goose
John Brooks Hand Chopped Black Duck
D.J Sullivan Widgeon Drake
Harry Shourds Black duck
Lloyd Parker Black duck
Madison Mitchell Canvasback Hen, Hand Chopped
JJ West Bufflehead
Sean Sutton
Ben Heinemann
Special Order George Bacon-Mason Goldeneye
Robert Capriola
 Martin Collins Merganser
George Strunk Preening Black Duck & Pair of Widgeons


Canadian
Tom Chambers Canvasback Hen
Tom Chambers Red Head Drake
Harry Hitchon Bluebill Drake
Thomas Southam Black duck
Arthur Wilkinson Black duck
Green Winged Teal Drake, Solomon Rig, Long Point Ontario
George Warin Canvasback Drake
H.W Wilkings Mallard Drake, turned head, ex Peter Brown Collection
Pair of Billy Ellis Buffleheads

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Fish Decoys
Oscar Peterson
Three Folk Art Fish Decoys by Unknown Carver. Found in Scottville, MI. Featuring Mother of Pearl Fins
Bert Winnie Spearing Decoy 6.5”
Three Jess Ramey Spearing Decoys
Two Lake Chautauqua Fish Spearing Decoys Featuring Leather Tails
Kingfish Spearing Decoy by Bar Lake Fishing Tackle Co. Manistee, MI. With Original Box in Mint Condition
Mike Maxson
Ernie Peterson
George Aho
Carl Christiansen
Jim Nelson
Bud Stewart
Cal Deming
Harley Ragan
Dave Kober
Floyd Redbruce
Mark Bruning
Pawpaw
Abner Vottens
 Rare 14” AJ Downey III Brook Trout
11.5” AJ Downey III Walleye
11.5” AJ Downey III Cisco
AJ Downey IV 20” Brook Trout
AJ Downey IV Jigging Stick
AJ Downey IV 7” Bluegill
AJ Downey IV Redwinged BlackBird
Excellent Selection of Carl Christiansen Carvings including a Early 1980s Perch, Turtles, Bugs, Alligator, Beaver, Dragonfly, Frog Walking Stick, Eel Fish Gaff, Vases, Jewelry Box & Sailfish
Over 30 Carl Christiansen Carvings to be offered in this Auction Including an End Tbl
Maurice Stiff Grayling
Ernie Peterson Trout Plaque
Ernie Peterson Fish Decoys
Mike Maxson Trout Plaque
Mike Maxson Fish Decoys
Tom Singleton Fish Decoys and Carvings
Karl Johnson Fish Decoys
Paw Paw
Isaac Gouliett
Rare Bufflehead Spearing Decoy by Don Hoseney in Mint Condition
Dave Kober Stringer with Pike, Walleye, Bass, Perch
3 Nice Early Mt. Clemans Fish Decoys

 

35 Total Oscar Peterson Carvings to Be Offered in this Sale. This is one of the largest collections of Oscar Peterson we have sold since the Warner Collection.

Oscar Peterson Carvings
Early Bird Plaque  19” Wide x  21” Tall
Brown Trout Plaque 20” Wide x 7.5” Tall
Bird Plaque 9.5” Wide x 17.5” Tall
Rare Green Winged Teal Drake
Pair of Blue Winged Teal
Two Rare Fishing Lures 6.25” and 7” Featured In Fritz’s Book Pg. 100
Rare Decorative Alligator 3.5”
Green Frog 3.5” Featured in Fritz’s Book Pg. 27
Red Frog 3”
Spearing Decoy 3” One of the Smallest Known Examples
13 Fish Decoys In Multiple Sizes and Species
Rare 9” Bear Paw Pike Fish Decoy
7” Perch, 6” Brown Trout, 3.5” Brook Trout & 6” Carved Eye Walleye

Advertising
South Bend Stand Up Display Board Made From Die-cut Cardboard Circa. 1940s Excellent Original Condition
Heddon Poster
Winchester Fishing Lures Die-cut Cardboard Walleye Trade Sign
Winchester New Rival Paper Shot Shells 12ga Excellent Condition Case 100 round case, Very Rare

Fishing Lures
Rare Heddon Handcarved Frog. Purchased on Ebay in 1998 with Documentation Confirming It Was Purchased from Trig Lund. Originally Came From The Heddon Archive Room.
Jess Raney Rare Handcarved Lure
Bud Stewart Double Trouble
Creek Chub
South Bend
Pfluger

Fish Carvings
Three Large Jim Nelson Carved Fish. 48” Muskie Eating Pike, 45” Pike, 29.25” Pike
Two Large George Aho Pike 37” and 46”
George Aho Walleye 16.5”
Bud Stewart Sturgeon Coaxer 32” Featuring Leather Tail and Fins
Two Mike Borrett Carved Trout on Plaques 18” and 21” 
 

Miniatures
Nice Selection on Miniature Carvings Including:
  A. Elmer Crowell Yellowlegs
Tom Schroeder Ashtray with Pintails
Tom Schroeder Calling Goose
Frank Schmidt Mallards
Minnin Brabaw Mallards
Jim McILHINNY Mallard Hen & Others  


Sporting Art & Carvings
2 Original Paintings by Jim Foote on Canvas
2 Original Paintings on Canvas by Rob Leslie

Spears
Hoppe 7 Tine Pike Spear from Pigeon, MI
Four Spears from The Bashore Family; Sonny, Lee and AT

Fishing Related 
Excellent Selection of Early Vintage Split Bamboo Rods Including Payne, Leonard and F.E. Thomas. See Catalog for more details on mdls and pics
Several Great Factory, Hand made & Folk Art Lures
Collection of Great Level Wind Fishing Reels by Meek, Heddon, Talbot, Bluegrass & Others

 
Shorebirds
Original Mason Black-bellied Plover
William Gibian Gambel Quail & More
Multiple Species from Various Carvers
Mark McNair Shorebird
Extremely Rare Dodge Shorebird
Mason Dove
Jim Foote Avocet Shorebird
Casey Edwards Woodcock

Sporting Related
4 Very Elegant Early Hand Woven Wicker Fish Creels
Tom Taber Snowy Owl
Peter Storm Rooster Pheasant
Peter Storm Parrot
Pair of Decorative Canada Goose Lamps
Early English Wall Plaque Key Rack With Carved Hounds Excellent Condition
Rare 5ft Display Mdl of Early Native American Made Birch Bark Canoe Coffee Table From the Hiawatha Sportsman Club in The Upper Peninsula
Early Carved Tom Turkey

Excellent Selection of Carl Christiansen Carvings including:
Early 1980s Perch
Turtles
Bugs
Alligator
Beaver
Dragonfly
Frog Walking Stick
Eel Fish Gaff
Vases
Jewelry Box
Sailfish
Over 30 Carl Christiansen Carvings to be offered in this Auction Including an End Table