Folk Art & Weathervanes

An Unusual and Colorful “Turtle” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy. Nicely Carved Body and Extended Head. Accented with a Well Carved Turned Head and Relief Carved Body Shell Segments. 4 Large Applied Cut Tin and Painted Legs and it’s Original Leather Tail. 2 Large Curved Lead Weights. Large Washer and Tack Eyes.

The Paint Decoration is Most Unusual with a Blue Head and Legs, Green Shell and Tri-Color Flowers Along with Red Spots Around the Shell. Painted with a Lighter Green Underbody and White Accent Lines Around the Shell. We have had Fish Decoys with These Same Flower Decorations but Never a Turtle. Could be the Same Carver but Just a Different Decoy Form. Size = 8 1/4” Long X 6” Wide. Circa 1960’s – 70’s.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 1221be47
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An Unusually Carved Larger “Brown Trout” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 10 1/4” Long. Unusually Carved Body with Carved Wood Dorsal and Underbody Fins, an Unusual Feature. 2 Large “Angel Wing” Form Cut and Painted Tin Fins. Body Painted in Browns and Orange with Black Accent Speckling All Around. Deeply Carved Mouth and Open Mouth. Large Lead Weight for Proper in Water Operation. Nice Worn Soft Patina. A Particularly Nice Example. Probably from the 1950’s – 1960’s. Great Lakes Area.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 1221be84
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A Nice “Thick” and “Gutsy” Larger “Rainbow Trout” with a Thick and Heavy Body with 2 Large Lead Weights. Carved Curved Tail.  Carved Gills and Grooved Tail. Painted Eyes and Mouth. Nicely Painted Body Using Shades of Black, Reds and Rose, Creams and Gray. Black Accent Spots. 4 Cut and Painted Tin Fins, Size = 10”.

Price: $135

ITEM: 1221be64
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A Most Unusual Folky Carved and Colorfully Painted Fish Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy 8” Long. Creatively Crudely Carved Curved Body with Unusual Wildly Flared Head and Gills and Curved Tail with Deeply Carved Grooving Along the Tail. Lots of Color from Dark Green, to Mustard and Rose, to Blue Green and a Brown Tail. Accented with Black Spots. Large Painted Nails for the Eyes. Weighted Body and Large Metal Eye for the Line Attachment. Very Odd All Around. From an Old Boston Area Collection. Probably from the 1950’s – 1960’s.

Price: $39

ITEM: 112421RICH12
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A Nice Early Circa 1930’s – 1940’s Fish Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 8 1/2” Long. Probably Meant to Represent a Brown Trout. Shades of Browns, Mustards and Yellows from Darker to Lighter Down the Fish’s Body. Red and Black Painted Gills. Large Metal Tack Eyes. Cut and Painted Tin Fins and Tail. Large Lead Weight. The Paint has Worn to a Pleasing Soft Patina.

Price: $75

ITEM: 112521be30
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A Nice Old “Sunfish” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 5 1/2” Long. Well Carved “Pumpkin Seed” Shaped Body with a Curved Tail, Deeply Carved Gills and Carved Mouth Giving It a Charming Pouting Personality. Well Painted Body Using Realistic Colors. Painted Eyes. Large Cut and Painted Tin Fins. A Really Nice Example of the “Sunfish” Form.

Price: $85

ITEM: 112621be34
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Nice Old Extra Large Carved Wood and Painted “Sturgeon” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 12 1/2” Long. Painted Body in Old Red and White Paint with Rows of Black Spots. Bulging Glass Eyes Attached with Metal Tacks. Unpainted Cut Metal Fins and Tail (Appears to be Brass). Fins Attached with Metal Screws. 4 Lead Weights for Proper In-Water Manipulation. Circa 1940’s or 1950’s. From an Old Maine Collection.

Price: $135

ITEM: 1422SARA60
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An Early Lobster Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy in All Original Condition – 7” Long. Well Carved Wood Body with Carved Accents for the Body Segments and Head. Nice Olde Dark Red Paint on the Upper Body and Salmon Paint on the Underbody. Cut and Painted Tin Claws and Fan Tail. Wire Legs and Antenna and Metal Tack Eyes. All Original Condition. Circa 1950-60’s. From an Old Maine Collection.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 1422SARA60
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A Wonderful Carved and Paint Decorated Flying Duck Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy – 9” Long. Fine Detail Carving, especially the  Bill, Head and Long Neck along with the Carved Fan Tail and Extended Legs that End with Dangling Metal Feet. Decorated in Black, Gray and White Paint. Glass Eyes. Nice Worn Patina. Small Chip on the Underside of the Bill Tip. Weighted Body. Stamped with an Impressed “B” for the Bethel Family of Carvers from Park Rapids, Minn.               .

Price: $125

ITEM: 12422SARA60
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An Extra Large Swimming “Frog” Ice Fishing Decoy – 8” Long. Very Well Carved Wood Body, Especially the Rear Leg Treatment with Large Web Carved Feet and Long Carved Legs. A Nice Elongated Body and a Face with Personality. Domed Tack Eyes. Nicely Formed Tin Front Legs. Well Painted Body with a Brown Body Color and Many Gold and Dark Brown Elongated Spots and Individual Gold Dots. Very Decorative.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: 110921RICH109
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