Leroy Howell - Natural Wood Flower Fish
Updated September 3, 2026
| Lot number | 164 |
| Estimate | 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 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 |
Leroy Howell (1898-1988) Hinkley, MN 5" Smaller and rare bare natural wood decoy with incised eyes and pencil drawn gills. Body, gills, and tail fin have various black white and red flowers. "Leroy Howell created stylized rather than realistic fish decoys, and often decorated them with painted lines, dots, and flowers. He trained as a housepainter and originally carved decoys just for personal use. His work became popular with other fishermen, however, and he traveled around Minnesota taking orders for decoys before the start of the spearing season" (Kimball, The Fish Decoy, vol. I, 1986)Condition: Original with even wear from use. Moderate tarnish on fins
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