Ben Schmidt - Canvasback Drake
Updated September 3, 2026
| Lot number | 129 |
| Estimate | 300.00 - 500.00 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 |
Benjamin S. Schmidt (1884-1968) Centerline, MI 16.25" long Solid body decoy with original keel. Relief carved wing tips on the back with light stamping in front of the speculums. A prominent Michigan carver, Schmidt's carvings have been referred to as "the All American Working Decoy". Written about in Warman's Duck Decoys (Russel Lewis, 2006), Schmidt's commercial decoy production ramped up in the 1940's-50's, selling to many sporting good stores including the J. L. Hudson Department Store in Detroit.Condition: Entirely original with light even wear from use and a hairline crack in the bill and slight looseness where head and body connect
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