Grand River Decoys
Purveyors of Fine Collectible Decoys
Vaughn & Roxanna Walters
Chillicothe, Missouri
Decoys
Mason – Pair - Glass-eye Canvasbacks
Ca: 1910. Beautiful matched pair in excellent condition.
Price $2400
Mason – Premier Bluebill/Broadbill Hen
Ca: 1910. Has “STARR” stamp on bottom and wide bill.
Price $1900
Evans – Pair Standard Grade Mallards
Ca: 1928. Rig mates both stamped Evans Decoys. Bright excellent paint.
Price $1100
Madison Mitchell – Canvasback Drake
Ca: 1975. Signed “R. Madison Mitchell, Harve de Grace M.D. 1975”. Mint condition.
Price $300
Mason – Challenge Bluebill Drake
Ca: 1915. Oversized model, very rare nice hollow decoy with gunning wear.
Price $1000
Barngat Bay Decoy Company – Mallard Hen
Ca: 1977-1996. Excellent decoy with Barngat Bay Decoy Co. sticker on bottom.
Price $200
Wildfowler – Canada Goose
Old Saybrook Conn factory. The rare Atlantic Coastal model. Good condition; rare decoy.
Price $500
Wildfowler – Pair - Pintails
Ca: 1939-1942. Both branded Old Saybrook Conn. Factory. Hollow pine with inletted bottom boards. High heads, long necks, exceptionally nice condition.
SOLD
Wildfowler – Brant
Ca: 1940’s. Branded Old Saybrook Conn. Factory. Balsa. One of twelve branded “RBK”. Bright near mint condition.
Price $500
Wildfowler – Wigeon Drake
Ca: 1939-1958. Hollow pine model from the Old Saybrook Conn. Factory. Brilliant bright paint. Near mint condition.
SOLD
Jim Schmiedlin – Goldeneye Drake
Ca: 1997. A beautiful mint condition gunning decoy with Jim’s return label on the bottom. Jim’s initials “JAS”, weight of the decoy and date made are also on the bottom. Exceptional snuggle head style.
Price $4200
Jim Schmiedlin – Gadwall Drake
Ca: 2002. This is one of four made by Jim. Never rigged gunning decoy in breathtakingly bright beautiful paint. High head with Jim’s return sticker and initials “JAS” on the bottom as well as the date made and weight of the decoy.
Price $4200
Mason – Challenge Black Duck
Ca: 1910. Excellent example of Mason’s paint and body style. No repairs or touch-ups.
Price $1700
Mason – Challenge Mallard Drake
Ca: 1905-1910. NO tail chip. Neck filler replaced. Nice bright paint, snakey head model.
SOLD
Mason – Premier Black Duck
Ca: 1905. Large Atlantic Coastal model with snakey head. Impressive looking decoy.
SOLD
Wildfowler – Pintail Drake
Ca: 1961-1976. Point Pleasant N.J. factory brand and stamp. Mint condition. Balsa decoy.
SOLD
Mason – Glass-eye Redhead Drake
Ca: 1910. Near mint condition. Neck filler replaced.
Price $1300
Mason – Glass-eye Redhead Hen
Ca: 1910. Excellent paint with great breast swirls.
Price $400
Mason – Tack-eye Redhead Drake
Ca: 1910. Good condition and paint. Neck filler replaced.
Price $350
Mason – Tack-eye Bufflehead Drake
Ca: 1905-1910. Rare and in excellent condition. Mcleery stamp and Sothebys auction sticker on bottom.
$7500