Oscar Peterson - Exceptional Perch Decoy

Updated September 3, 2026

Lot number	147
Estimate	2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Category	Sporting Goods & Outdoors
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

Oscar W. Peterson (1887-1951) Cadillac, MI circa late 1930's early 1940's 7.875" long | .625" wide | 1.125" tall Exceptionally well preserved and desirable perch having the double bar accents (gold in front of the typical black bars) and fancy painted features not typical of his standard perch decoys. Typical extended lower jaw with the black upper 'moustache'. Fancy gold accents between the jaw, eye, and carved gill, including fancy gold painted forward cuts just above the gills. These accents are genuinely quite uncommon. Peterson was a highly influential American folk artist renowned for his captivating fish decoys and carvings. Peterson's unique carving and painting style, which influenced numerous regional carvers, is now recognized as the "Cadillac style". His work is highly regarded and is held in numerous major private collections as well as in prestigious institutions like the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Brooklyn Museum.Condition: Very good and original. Even craquelure. Minimal paint loss to fins with paint loss to weights. Shallow dent on chin with paint rub. Wear to top of tail, tight crack line parallel to belly weight.Provenance: Private Midwest Collection Rick Troumbly Private Wisconsin Collection

Oscar Peterson - Exceptional Perch Decoy

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