December 9 & 10, 2026 Fishing Lures
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, December 9, 2026.
Lot #1400:
MOONLIGHT BROOK TROUT DECOY FROM THE SWARTZ & BARON BOOKS
You can find this decoy in Frank Baron’s book on pages 129-30 and Greg Swartz’s Moonlight book on page 159. There are very few of these hand carved and painted decoys produced, as apparently, they proved difficult to manufacture in quantity. They are thought to have been produced prior to 1928. This example has perfect glass eyes, six metal fins, and 3 bellyweights. It grades Very Good or better with flaking on the fins and some crackling in the body paint.
Item Dimensions: 7" L.