Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction | Session II

Fri, Dec 6, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 961

Seven Carved Wood Fish Decoys

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
American, 20th century, all with metal weights, large unpainted fish with carved fins and eyes; heavy decoy mostly stripped of old paint; four with painted wood bodies, metal fins and tails, including one with lucite base and two with labels for Mill Village Antiques, Francestown, New Hampshire, longest 29 in.; Provenance: Mill Village Antiques, New Hampshire, (two decoys); Private Florida Collection

Condition

largest fish missing back fin and cracked lower lip, overall losses and wear to paint, dents to metal
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