E.S. Stofer | William Rensing Retrieving Dog in...
Updated September 3, 2026
| Lot number | 86 |
| Estimate | 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Feature Decoy & Sporting Art Auction 2026 |
| Date | September 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM EDT |
| Auction house | American Sporting Auctions |
| Location | Syracuse, New York |
Marsh Call. E.S. Stofer (1886-1958) Kansas City, MO 5.75" Classic single reed suck call purchased directly from Stofer by fellow Kansas City, MO sportsman Henry Ciro (1911-1995) who commissioned his friend William (Wilhelm) Rensing (1906-1984) to custom carve the call. Rensing, born in Germany, settled in Kansas City in 1928 and quickly became a staple of history there for his exceptional grand carvings, many of which still exist today in churches, private collections, and government buildings. Few of Rensing's customized calls exist, and the ones that do are highly coveted for their craftsmanship. The call has never been offered for public sale before. Henry Ciro and his hunting companion, Sam Armato (1919-2006) regularly hunted Bean Lake together where they would also meet call makers like Dr. Stofer. Upon Ciro's passing, he gifted this call, and others to Armato, and upon Armato's passing he gifted them to his friend Alex Picone. MO2, burled maple, stamped E.S. Stofer K.C. MOCondition: Entirely original with a tiny chip out of the insert, aged craquelure to the varnishProvenance: Picone Family Collection
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