Antique Decoys

Antique Decoys
Christie’s is pleased to announce our association with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc., the world’s largest antique decoy auction house. Through this association, we now offer collectors an unprecedented selection of fine and rare antique decoys combined with sophisticated knowledge of collecting in this field.


An exceptional and rare red-breasted merganser hen, A very rare and important Canada goose, An outstanding preening pintail drake
An exceptional and rare red-breasted merganser hen
Lothrop Holmes (1821-1899)
Kingston, Massachusetts
Mid to late 19th century
Estimate: $400,000-600,000
Sold for $856,000
World auction record for an American waterfowl decoy
January 2007, New York
In association with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.
Property from the Alvin E. Friedman-Kien Foundation
A very rare and important Canada goose
Massachusetts on the Lower Susquehanna River
Last quarter 19th century
Estimate: $300,000-500,000
Sold for $553,600
January 2007, New York
In association with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.
The Russell B. Aitken Collection of Waterfowl Decoys
An outstanding preening pintail drake
Elmer Crowell, East Harwich,
Massachusetts, circa 1915
Estimate: $300,000-500,000
Sold for $801,500
January 2003, New York
In association with Guyette & Schmidt, Inc.