Download or read book Warman s Duck Decoys written by Russell Lewis and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2006-09-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as valuable as a good bird dog is to a hunter, Warman's Duck Decoys is an essential tool for folk art collectors and skillful carvers with a passion for wooden ducks. To help collectors accurately identify and assess these wooden treasures, this book: &break;&break;Features more than 1,000 color photos, collectors and artists alike will appreciate for the devotion to detail &break;&break;Contains tips for identifying decoys and spotting forgeries, and techniques for restoring and repairing collectible wooden waterfowl &break;&break;Provides collectors with history and current pricing of prominent duck and goose decoys of the past century

Download or read book Decoys North America s One Hundred Greatest written by Loy S. Harrell, Jr. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antique decoys are among the hottest collectibles in the nation right now. With prime specimens commanding prices reaching well into the six-figure range, collectors see them as both an investment and a status symbol. Everybody wants them, but few can own the real thing. Loy Harrell, one of North America's pre-eminent decoy authorities, has crossed the country to gather photographs and information on the most valuable and sought-after decoys. This full-color masterpiece displays the greatest decoys of a bygone era, tells about their history and in some cases discusses their value. One of the specimens went for more than 600,000 dollars at a Sotheby's auction. Hunting, antique and waterfowl enthusiasts will want this book not only as a display of great artwork, but also as a valuable reference tool for these American treasures.

Download or read book Pascagoula Decoys written by Bosco, Joe and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decoy factories operating in Pascagoula, Mississippi, between 1920 and 1971 produced thousands of decoys that were sold in the United States and several foreign countries.

Download or read book Duck Decoys written by Andrew Heaton and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Warmans Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide written by Ellen Tischbein Schroy and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An antiques price guide for more than 50,000 items, with detailed descriptions.

Download or read book The Decoy written by Jim Poling and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of duck decoys in hunting was developed thousands of years ago by native North Americans. The skill of decoy carving was later passed on to Europeans upon their arrival in North America. By the late 1980s and 1990s, hand-made and antique decoys became full-fledged collector`s items. Some rare decoys, in fact, have been sold for upwards of a quarter of a million dollars. In The Decoy, Jim Poling, Sr. explores the history of these fascinating artifacts. The Decoy includes 40 full-colour images from the private, and never-before-seen, decoy collection of Peter Brown, and 25 images from two of North America`s oldest and best known decoy companies: Blackwater Decoys and Loon Lake Decoys. (2001)

Download or read book Louisiana Duck Decoys written by Charles W. Frank and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1979 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the duck decoy carvers of Louisiana with examples of their work in full color.

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Download or read book Decoys North America s One Hundred Greatest written by Jr., Loy S. Harrell and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antique decoys are among the hottest collectibles in the nation right now. With prime specimens commanding prices reaching well into the six-figure range, collectors see them as both an investment and a status symbol. Everybody wants them, but few can own the real thing. Loy Harrell, one of North America's pre-eminent decoy authorities, has crossed the country to gather photographs and information on the most valuable and sought-after decoys. This full-color masterpiece displays the greatest decoys of a bygone era, tells about their history and in some cases discusses their value. One of the specimens went for more than 600,000 dollars at a Sotheby's auction. Hunting, antique and waterfowl enthusiasts will want this book not only as a display of great artwork, but also as a valuable reference tool for these American treasures.

Download or read book Duck Decoys written by Eugene V. Connett and published by Durrell Publications. This book was released on 1953 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Duck Decoys written by Tom Matus and published by Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to carve a traditional mallard (drake) decoy from start-to-finish with the expert instruction provided in this book. Carving pattern with paint swatches included. Perfect for the beginning carver. Covers everything from wood choice and knife cuts to painting and weighting.

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Download or read book Warman s Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide written by Ellen Tischbein Schroy and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated price guide to antiques and collectibles.

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