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Maine Antique Digest - November, 2012
New York Auction Houses Must Reveal Consignor's Name to Buyer by David Hewett

 

Watertown Daily Times - August 16, 2012
New Record for a Wheeler Work Johnson Newspaper Corporation

Chicago Sun-Times - July 24, 2012
Record Sale of Duck Call Signals Interest Might Be on Rise by Dale Bowman

Chicago Sun-Times - May 1, 2012
Is This Call Worth $100,000 by Dale Bowman

Saltscapes Jan/Feb 2012
Decoys on Display by Gail MacMillan

New York Spaces - Vol 4 / No 4
For the Birds by Keith Flamer

The Cape Cod Chronicle - November 24, 2011
Elmer Crowell Bird Carvings Continue to Bring Top Dollar by William F. Galvin

Antiques and the Arts - November 15, 2011
Teaser for upcoming auction report.

News-Antique.com - May 5, 2011
Decoy Market on the Rebound By Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.

Martha's Vineyard Times - May 12, 2011
Ben Pease Decoy Sets New Auction Record By Nelson Sigelman

Rappahannock Record - May 26, 2011
Antique Swan Decoy From Virginia Brings Record Price By Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. submitted press release

Wall Street Journal - April 23, 2011
Decoy Market, After Decline, Tests Its Wings By Meg Cox

Northwest Harold - May 11, 2010
Ex-Gov. Thompson buys rare Ill.-carved duck decoy By Craig Sterrett and Jeff Dankert - The Associated Press

The Daily Advance - November 29, 2009
Knott's Island decoy sold at $60,000 From Sports Reports

The Daily Astorian - November 27, 2009
Astoria couple can't duck out of this good deal By Elleda Wilson

Worth Point - November 23, 2009
Delaware River Decoys Differ from Their Coastal Brethren By Laura Collum

Skagit County News and Information Source - May 16, 2009
Recreation: Decoy expert to come to Mount Vernon By Vince Richardson

Iowa Department of Natural Resources - January 6, 2009
Contemporary Collectors Pay Big Bucks for Wooden Ducks

Outdoor Life - September 2007
Big Bucks for Fake Ducks - Auctions have turned decoys into six-figure investments. By Ruben Perez

Chicago Sun Times - May 2, 2007
Decoys the Real Thing By Dale Bowman

San Diego Union Tribune - February 24, 2007
Bids for the Birds Antique decoys are drawing record prices at auction By Ed Zieralski

Kingston Reporter - January 27, 2007
A Duck by Any Other Name By Andrea Doty

Pioneer Press (MN) - January 26, 2007
Antique Decoys Worth Their Weight in Gold - Investors are Stalking the Nation's Top Auction Houses in Hopes of Making a Killing By Chris Niskanen

The Baltimore Sun - December 27, 2006
Rare, Costly Birds of Wood - Working Sculptures Bring Fancy Sums By Candus Thomson

Antiques and the Arts - December 5, 2006
Record Price For Decoy Of $830,000 Established At Guyette And Schmidt's Auction By David S. Smith

Antique Week - September 11, 2006
Values for antique carved decoys continue to soar higher and higher By Judy Penz Sheluk

Washingtonian - February 2006
If it Looks Like a Duck and Floats Like a Duck, It May Be a Million-Dollar Decoy By William Thompson

The Baltimore Sun - January 12, 2005
Auctioneers Lured to the Bay - The top auction house for waterfowl decoys is migrating from Maine to St. Michaels By Andrea K. Walker

Worth - January 2005
Fowl is Fair - Antique hunting decoys are enjoying rousing success in the high-end collectibles market. By Kasey Wehrum

Robb Report - October 2004
Duck, Duck, Goose - Antique waterfowl decoys lure collectors to record auction bids. By Sheila Gibson Stoodley

Art & Antiques - Summer 2002
Fair Fowl - Made to lure birds, decoys now entice collectors. By Dick Kagan

Portland Press Herald - July 9, 2001
Ducking Fame No More - He was a modest lighthouse keeper who sold his hand-carved decoys for a pittance. Now his birds are coveted and every self-respecting collector knows his name. It's Gus Wilson. By Amy Southerland

New York Times - February, 24, 2001
Old Cedar Hunting Decoys Are Gold to Collectors By Michael Cooper

American Way - American Airlines Magazine - July 15, 2000
From Swamp to Swank - Increased awareness, record prices, and a bonanza of buyers are making antique waterfowl decoys a hot new collectible. By Kathleen M. Mangan

Houston Chronicle - January 20, 2000
The Real Decoy - Pasadena pathologist's wildfowl treasures find a place on Sotheby's auction block. By Shannon Tompkins

Maine Antiques Digest - January 2000
McCleery Decoys the Best of the Best By Jackson Parker

New York Times - January 9, 2000
Carved Birds Captured by a Connoisseur's Eye - A private collection of simple decoys reflecting the highest values of American folk art is expected to sell for over $5 million. By Rita Reif

Antiques and The Arts Weekly - August 8, 1997
Ten Times Ten Makes A Record - A Little Curlew Attracts Some Big Buyers at the Latest Guyette and Schmidt Sale By Liza Montgomery

Journal Star (IL) - May 2, 1991
Wanna' Buy a Duck? - Too Late. Mallard Decoy Carved in Lacon Fetches World Record $93,500 at Auction. By Lori Timm

Virginia Pilot - September 23, 1987
Carolina Duck Decoy Sells for $25,850 By Jon Glass

New York-Pennsylvania Collector - October 1986
High Flyers at a Maine Decoy Sale By Nancy Bolger

The Daily Gazette (IL) - March 8, 1986
Valuable Collectables By Bud Stigall

Portland Press Herald - July 7, 1984
Collectors Find Quality at 'Shocking' Auction By Ted Cohen

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