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Ben Schmidt Canvasback Drake

Ben Schmidt - Canvasback Drake

Ben Schmidt – Canvasback Drake – 2026
$330
Brought, including buyer's premium
Hammer $275
Sold 26 Sep 2026at American Sporting Auctions, September 2026Bids 6

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SpeciesCanvasback DrakeConfigDrakeSize16.25"

The catalog record

Benjamin S. Schmidt (1884-1968) Centerline, MI 16.25" long

Solid body decoy with original keel. Relief carved wing tips on the back with light stamping in front of the speculums.

A prominent Michigan carver, Schmidt's carvings have been referred to as "the All American Working Decoy". Written about in Warman's Duck Decoys (Russel Lewis, 2006), Schmidt's commercial decoy production ramped up in the 1940's-50's, selling to many sporting good stores including the J. L. Hudson Department Store in Detroit.

Condition: Entirely original with light even wear from use and a hairline crack in the bill and slight looseness where head and body connect

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Ben Schmidt Canvasback Drake to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Feb 2026—Original$630

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