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A very rare opportunity...circa 1930's, stone mint, unweighted, unused,
100% original paint and condition pintail pair by Richard "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson of Sonoma, CA. Janson decoys are
the gold standard for Pacific Coast decoys. See the cover and pages 142-152 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast.
From the famous "Barrel Bird" rig found on the north coast of California in the early 1990's. If you've
been looking for the perfect representation of a California decoy to add to your collection, look no further. For more information
on "Fresh-Air Dick" check out my biographies page. This and the other pair of barrell bird pintails are out of an
important California collection. Price: $7000
A very nice pintail pair by Richard "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson of Sonoma,
CA. Janson decoys are the gold standard for Pacific Coast decoys. See the cover and pages 142-152 of Wildfowl Decoys of
the Pacific Coast. For more information on "Fresh-Air Dick" check out my biographies page. The hen has a small area
on the back that has been professionally touched up. The drakes bill has a small area of touch up on the sides.
Other than that, they are excellent and all original. An excellent price on this pair. Price: $4500
A very nice hen mallard by Richard "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson of Sonoma,
CA. Janson decoys are the gold standard for Pacific Coast decoys. See the cover and pages 142-152 of Wildfowl Decoys of
the Pacific Coast. For more information on "Fresh-Air Dick" check out my biographies page. Janson mallards
are very hard to come by. This hen is excellent and all original. Price: $4750
A very nice and early hen pintail by Richard "Fresh-Air Dick" Janson of Sonoma, CA. Janson decoys are the gold standard for Pacific Coast decoys. See the cover and pages 142-152 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast. For more information on "Fresh-Air Dick" check out my biographies page. This hen is excellent and all original with the exception of a quarter-sized area on the back that has had professional strengthening. Price: $3000 Dick Janson Canvasback
A very desirable drake canvasback by Richard
"Fresh-Air Dick" Janson of Sonoma, CA. Janson decoys are the gold standard for California decoys. See
the cover and pages 142-152 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. Great all original
paint and condition. Janson cans are hard to find in this condition. Price:
A nice drake pintail by Richard "Fresh-air Dick"
Janson (Sonoma, CA) circa 1930. Mostly original paint with portions of in-use repaint on the white and head areas.
A very nice working decoy by Californias most collectible maker. A reasonable price on this one. Price: $1100
A very nicely done, full-sized (22" in length),
hollow carved, canada goose by William Neal (Black Point, CA) circa 1980's. Never rigged or used. One of only
12 made. Two tight stable hairline cracks in the neck. Bill Neal's work is discussed in detail on pages 175-177
of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. Price Reduced:
Frank Vitale Senior green-winged teal drake in original paint. The head is loose and the underside of the bill bears the carved "V". 12.5" in length. Vitale was a market hunter and commercial fisherman running on the Sacramento River. This is an early solid redwood bodied teal circa 1930's. See pages 293-294 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. Price: $600
Great pair of Green-winged Teal by Ed Snyder (Rio Vista,
CA). I suspect these are circa 1970's. Very nicely done. Snyder has quite a following among California
collectors and these would make an excellent addition to a west coast collection. Price Reduced: Leo Tocchini Canada Goose
A Great Leo Tocchini (Livermore, CA), Canada Goose circa 1950's. See pages
258-261 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. A very rare species for the maker.
Price: $900
Canada Goose Painted by Ed Snyder
Here's a cool old Canada Goose by an unknown San
Francisco Bay Area maker. Probably circa 1950's or 60's. Solid balsa body with pine head. Excellent
original paint by Ed Snyder (Rio Vista, CA). Snyder recently authenticated his paint and estimated it to be circa 1970.
Signed on the bottom "Painted by Ed Snyder, 1970". Ed Snyder's early work is highly collectable.
24" in length. Price Reduced: Dean Brown Pintail
A nice "Mr. Brown from Alameda" drake pintail,
circa 1940. Paint appears mostly original. Stylish carving with raised wings, tail and turned head. Beautiful
comb painting on the back. Excellent craftsmanship in this rarely found California decoy. Tail has been replaced.
Balsa construction with a pine tail and head. More information on this maker can be found on pages 211-214 of Wildfowl
Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. Price Reduced:
Here's a great pair of canvasbacks in nice original
paint by William Neal (Black Point, CA). WN engraved under the tails. This is a beautiful canvasback pair circa
1980's. Price Reduced:
Here's another awesome pair of Bill Neal (Black
Point, CA) decoys...An original pair of Bluebills. WN engraved under the tails. This is a beautiful pair
circa 1980's. Price Reduced:
Tag on bottom reads..."Canvasback drake circa
1947. Carved by Bill Sewell 1918-. Oakland, CA (now lives in Plesant Hill). Graduated from Oakland
Tech High School 1937. Carved these decoys when living in Oakland. His occupation: A surveyor working around Black
Point and Navato. These decoys were hunted on the Petaluma River near where it empties into the San Pablo Bay.
Note: These decoys were found after the publication of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast." Price Reduced:
Nice original Terry Silva (Rio Vista, CA) canvasback
circa 1930. Silva's work is discussed and illustrated on page 285 & 286 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific
Coast by Miller and Hanson. Price Reduced: Ed Vidmar Teal Pair
Very rare and folky green-winged teal pair by Ed Vidmar
(Pittsburg, CA), circa 1950. Made from an old redwood water tank. See pages 302-304 of Wildfowl Decoys of of the
Pacific Coast. Price Reduced: $800 Alec Ashley Canvasback
Canvasback drake by Alec Ashley (Vallejo, CA). Circa 1935.
See page 156 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast. Price Reduced: $ Frank Garatti Canvasback Pair
Nice solid redwood canvasback pair by Frank Garatti (San Rafael, CA), circa
1950. Garatti learned to carve by the west coast master "Fresh-Air" Dick Janson. See pages 172-173 of
Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. This pair has a nice repaint by the artist himself.
The hen has fine comb painting on the back. Price Reduced: Charles "Stinky Charlie" Eckstrom Canvasback Pair
Very rare "Stinky Charlie" Eckstrom (Suisun
Bay, CA) Canvasback pair. See page 273 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson.
How Charlie got his nickname is unknown but due to the fact he was a market hunter living on an ark on the Suisun Bay, we
can all have a pretty good guess. Price Reduced:
An Excellent Pair of Carl Schubert (San Francisco, CA) Bluebills. Circa
1940. See page 197 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast. Price Reduced:
Tom Dailey Canvasback
A Very Early West Coast Decoy...A Tom Dailey (San Francisco,
CA), Drake Canvasback Circa 1890. See Page 191 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast and the March/April
1996 issue of Decoy Magazine for Discussion of Dailey's Work. Price Reduced:
An Excellent Original Pair of Bluebills by Leo Tocchini
(Hayward, CA). Circa 1940. Tight Crack Around Drakes Neck. See Pages 258-261 of Wildfowl Decoys
of the Pacific Coast. Constructed of Balsa Used from Surplus WWII Life Rafts. Price Reduced:
A Nice Little Drake Bluebill by Archie Ginocchio (San
Pablo, CA). Circa 1927. Branded on the Back with a Diamond G. See Page 185 of Wildfowl Decoys of the
Pacific Coast. Price Reduced:
A Large Robust Decoy Made by an Unknown San Francisco
Bay Maker. Circa 1940. Price Reduced: Avon Merlini Teal
Classic California Green-Winged Teal by Avon Merlini
(Antioch, CA). Signed and Dated 1940. Repainted by the maker. Avon Merlini's work is discussed on pages
299-300 of Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast by Miller and Hanson. Price Reduced: $275
A rare pair of Jacob "Jack" Andersen (Napa,
CA) solid carved canvasbacks. Circa 1930. Possible paint restoration. Price Reduced: |
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