Plover Decoy from Nantucket

An 11 inch Plover shorebird decoy from Nantucket, circa 1870 with narrow square nail bill and tack eyes. Old paint with gunning wear.

NANTUCKET PLOVER DECOYCirca 1890Maker unknown. Original paint, including painted eyes. Original bill. Carved wings. Hit with shot.Length 9.5".

NANTUCKET PLOVER DECOYCirca 1900Maker unknown. Glass eyes. Original paint. Hit with shot.Length 9”.

A 10 inch Golden Plover shorebird decoy from Nantucket, MA, circa 1850 and a 9 1/2 inch Sandpiper decoy. The Golden Plover is in original paint with a crack in the top of the head, shot scars and

A 10 inch Golden Plover shorebird decoy from Nantucket, MA, circa 1870. Three holes, aside from the stick hole were drilled in the underside of the decoy probably to lighten the decoy - several Nantuc

PAIR OF NANTUCKET BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER DECOYSCirca 1890Maker unknown. Hollow-carved. Original bills. Carved wings. Hit with shot.Lengths 11”.

Group of (2) golden plover shorebird decoys believed to be from Nantucket, Massachusetts; the maker is unknown but they appear to be by the same carver. Both birds have the same paint pattern, which a

Golden Plover Coffin Family Nantucket, MA, c. 1870 9 1/2 in. long A two-piece Coffin golden plover in transitional plumage. Original paint with moderate gunning wear and uneven varnish. Provenance: Pr

Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1890 10 in. long A plump decoy with split-tail carving and green-gold feathering. A rare opportunity to obtain an excellent example from this prized rig. Hailing from t

Hollow Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1880 10 in. long An exceedingly lightweight golden plover with gold and green stippling along the dark back. Original paint with moderate gunning wear, including

Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1850 9 1/4 in. long This decoy displays sharp chines along their lower wing edges that surround the flat undersides. Fitted with a pair of side-by-side holes for wire l

Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1860 9 in. long A plump form with two-piece construction and green stippled plumage. Original paint with light gunning wear. Provenance: Wade and Sharon Wander Collecti

Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1890 10 in. long A two-piece Nantucket plover with wire bill. Original paint with even gunning wear.

Golden Plover Nantucket, MA, c. 1890 10 in. long A flat-sided golden plover from Nantucket with a clean geometric form. Original paint with light gunning wear and a reset bill. Provenance: Dr. Morton

Pair of tack eye golden plover decoys with two-piece construction, maker unknown, believed to be from Nantucket, Massachusetts. The paint appears original. Both show handling wear, and one bird has ch

A 9 1/2 inch Plover shorebird decoy in transitional plumage by Charles F. Coffin (1835-1919), Nantucket, MA, circa 1870. Original paint with minor wear.

A 11 inch shorebird decoy found on Chappaquiddick Island, Martha's Vineyard. Displays an incised "M" and written letters "MLX7Q".Chappy was one of the premier shorebird hunting areas of the Vineyard,

Nantucket Golden plover c1890-1900 by Coffin. In excellent gunning condition. Bill appears to be original as does most of the paint.

Golden plover from Nantucket, Massachusetts, 3rd quarter 19th century. Hard chine line along lower edge, typical of many Nantucket shorebirds. Measures 10.25" long. Notes: Decoy

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long Born in East Harwich, Massachusetts, Elmer Crowell possessed an early fascination with ornithology and hunting. These passions led to

A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 10 in. long This well-fed working black-belled plover decoy features Elmer Crowell's plump and upright pose and impeccable provenance. It was fin

O'Brien Verity Plump Plover Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 10 in. long Among Verity plovers, this rotund model stands out. The body has a circumference of nearly eleven i

Black-Bellied Plover Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 9 3/4 in. long A plover in breeding plumage. Strong original paint with light gunning wear. Provenance: The Johnson Collection

A Golden Plover shorebird decoy in original paint and condition with tack eyes from eastern shore of Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island. Illustrated Decoys of Maritime Canada (Guyette), page 140; Cele