The Jim and Diane Cook collection
Session II
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Over the last 40+ years Jim and Diane Cook of Minneapolis, Minnesota have acquired many of the rarest and finest condition decoys by most of the major carvers from around the country. Buying from major auction houses, from dealers, as well as buying and trading with other collectors, the Cooks were very active in the 1980's and early 1990's, when a steady supply of really rare and outstanding decoys were coming to market. When the Cooks decided to add a particular item to the collection, they typically didn't stop bidding till they were the new owners. After the success of Session I in April, including a new world record price for any decoy ever sold, as well as 20 world records for makers, Session II offers many more opportunities to acquire high-condition and very rare collectible decoys. |
The July auction will also include decoys from the collections of Don Leonard, Oliver Smith, Deborah and Martin Maloy, Joseph Ellis, among others. |
Preening goldeneye by A. Elmer Crowell |
Redhead by A. Elmer Crowell |
Running black bellied plover by A. Elmer Crowell |
Long-tailed duck by Joseph Lincoln |
Pintail by the Ward Brothers |
Preening mallard hen by Charles Perdew |
Pair of canvasbacks by Enoch Reindahl |
English/Dawson pintail |
Canada goose by Charles "Shang" Wheeler |
Pair of canvasbacks by Charles Perdew |
Decorative snipe by A. Elmer Crowell |
Redhead by Ferdinand Bach |
Wood duck by Charles "Shang" Wheeler |
Pair of greenwing teal by Charles Perdew. G.K. Schmidt rig |
Oversized mallard hen by Bert Graves |
Pair of mallards by Charles Walker |
Greenwing teal by Charles Bergman |
Dowitcher in summer plumage by A. Elmer Crowell |
Decorative woodcock by A. Elmer Crowell |
Canada goose by Joseph Lincoln |
Redhead by Harry V. Shourds |
Pair of widgeon by Jess Heisler |
Shoveler by John Wells |
Decorative black bellied plover by A. Elmer Crowell |
Pintail hen by Charles "Shang" Wheeler |
Pair of pintails by the Mason Decoy Factory |
Pair of challenge grade American mergansers by the Mason Decoy Factory |
Canvasback by Robert Elliston |
Decorative killdeer by A. Elmer Crowell |
Decorative walking yellowlegs by A. Elmer Crowell |
Greenwing teal hen by Charles Bergman |
Pair of bluebills by Nathan Rowley Horner |
Black duck by Louis Rathmell |
Goldeneye by the Stevens Brothers |
Mallard by the Mason Decoy Factory. G.K. Schmidt rig |
Pair of mallards by Al Reis |
Decorative bluejay by A. Elmer Crowell |
Pair of redheads from the Markham rig |
Decorative tern by A. Elmer Crowell |
Redhead by the Stevens Brothers |
Pair of long-tailed ducks by Mark English |
Pintail by Joe King |
Lowhead redhead by the Mason Decoy Factory |
Pair of pintails by Bert Graves |
Preening mallard by Fred Allen |
Pintail by Charles Pice |
Bluebill by William Humphries |
Mallard hen by Otto Garren |
Pair of bluebills by Warren Dettman |
Canada goose by Doug Jester |
Redhead by Ivar Fernlund |
Canada goose by Ken Anger |
Pintail by Leonard Pryor |
Pair of bluewing teal by Paul Lipke |
Ringneck hen by Walter Pelzer |
Preening bluebill by Joel Barber |
Decorative shoveler from Louisiana |
