Oscar Peterson - Walleye Decoy

Updated September 3, 2026

Lot number	149
Estimate	1,500.00 - 2,500.00 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 c. early 1940's 7.25" long Rare species for maker with desirable deeply carved and silver painted eyes. Carved mouth with carved red painted gills. 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 with paint loss to tail edge, moderate paint loss to fins, and heavy paint loss to the body bottom and lower jaw

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