ST MICHAELS, MD. — April 23-24 saw 635 lots cross the block in Guyette & Deeter’s Decoy and Sporting Art Auction, which featured several prominent decoy collections. Highlighted most honorably on day one was the first session of the James and Diane Cook collection, the “Super Bowl” of decoy collections. An “exceedingly rare and important” wood duck with an extended crest by Joseph Lincoln of Accord, Mass., from the Cook collection took the crown, selling for $1,250,000 with premium. One of three known Lincoln wood ducks with its original paint and in untouched condition, the decoy had well-documented and extensive provenance and measured 15½ inches long. Additional highlights from both days of the sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.
