""""""""""""   New Sale prices just put on the Decoys area """""""""""""

   " As part of our selling incentive you get a free copy of Loy Harrell's -60 Best Contemporary Carvers- with each purchase of a carver found in his book" which include Bill Cranmer, Bob Seabrook, Russ Allen, George Strunk,

Marty Hanson, among others, a chance to get a great book free with pieces made by "great carvers" of todays scene

• Take a look many new items have been added and more to come and to help out in this economy we will be featuring some lesser dollar pieces throughout all catagories

• Check a 19th century boat hull under antiques , Fish Carving by Mike Borrett in Folk Art, and some new Decoys very reasonable

• Check out the new Frank Finney and Russ Allen Folk Art Owls under Folk Art

SUMMERTIME IS HERE GIVE YOUR NEW GPS A WORKOUT  AND STOP AROUND THE SHOP SEE OUR NEW PIECES AND BRING ANYTHING YOU MAY WANT TO IDENTIFY CALL FIRST AT 609-652-1906

    I will be going to Harmon's auction as well as Copely's but I am not setting up if you want me to bring something to look at just let me know before hand ---see you there

Real original paint I'm the second owner

     New      pieces in the Oyster, Shorebird, Antique and Folk Art sections

                                                                                       Russ Allen Oceanville NJ at his best

                                             Six New Russ Allen Folk Art Owls under The Folk Art Section

                                             5 Mackey Ashtrays as can be found in Decoy Mag under Joe French Article

                                                                                                 Look under Antiques

                                                                               Wayne Reaves Little Egg Harbor " a dynamite Curlew"

                                                                                          Bob Seabrook Absecon Miniature Lem Dudley see Decoys

                                                                      Wayne Reaves Little Egg Harbor NJ Folk Art to the hilt

                  Great New Pond Sailer 1920's all original from Manahawkin NJ see Folk Art section

                                                                        In the Folk Art Section Great Old Diorama

                                                          A working Bill Cranmer Blackduck and Doug Knights Store sign

                                                    Trio of working Hurley Conklin Geese in Original paint 1950's     

                                                 Great Mason Shorebird in original paint priced to go in Shorebird section

Great Display of Emphrain Hildreth Rio Grande New Jersey  1850

Russ Allen Oceanville New Jersey Hollow Cedar Brant Weathervane which can be mounted on a roof

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If you would like an appraisal of a decoy or an identification please send me an email and any description you would like to add. We are very discrete and will answer questions as speedily as possible

My name is Dick Gove and I am the owner of Port Republic Decoys, which is located in the heart of South Jersey decoy country, where I grew up appreciating the whole outdoor concept. I have been an admirer of New Jersey decoys going back to my time as a duck hunter with my dad on Barnegat Bay and a collector starting in the late 1960's, continuing up until present day. As is the case with most collectors, I accumulated too much for my shelves and I found that I had to sell or trade decoys to make room for more & hence Port Republic Decoys was formed. You will find examples of HV Shourds, Rollie Horner, Ward Brothers,Jack Updike,Hurley Conklin, Bill Cranmer,Ira Hudson, John English,John Blair,plus New England, Maryland,Long Island and New York and Canadian Decoys. I also have a large inventory of Oyster tins and memorabilia plus fishing goodies and pond boats and antiques and architectural pieces and painted furniture.My shop is within 2 hours of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and would be worth a ride to the Jersey shore to see the contents.

I am a member of the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association, The Tuckerton Seaport, Potomac Decoy Collectors, East Coast Decoy Association, and the Mid-West Decoy Association. I have set up decoy displays in the Noyes Museum (Oceanville, NJ), Burlington Historical Museum (Burlington, NJ) and the Baymens Museum (Tuckerton, NJ) not only to show off the decoys, but also to give some historical background on the carvers, hunters, and the geographical area which they used for their profession.

All my wares have a total satisfaction guarantee and are shipped professionally boxed and packed. I buy single decoys, whole collections, take trades and also consignments with complete discretion. I will appraise single ducks and whole collections and bid in any major auction with complete discretion. Please feel free to email me or catch up with me at any show or auction with any questions or just plain storytelling.I will be updating my website on a more regular basis now with new decoys and wares so please click in from time to time.

 Port Republic Decoys has acquired many new decoys,shorebirds,folk art and oyster and paper ephemera and during the winter months the shop will be readily available upon phone request. I guarantee you haven't seen anything like this around, its great. I have a very loose schedule so I can accomdate anyone who

wishes to stop around. I am about one hour from Philadelphia, 2 hours from Baltimore and 1 an1/2 hours from New York with easy acess from the GSP and AC Expressway.

 Many new signs will listed as well as new decoys,oyster tins and related gear in the next few weeks keep coming back.

"Go to Hunting and Fishing for a Full size George Strunk Striped Bass for sale, one of only two made"

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Please feel free to e-mail me concerning anything at all and I wlll try to accomodate you.  Port Republic Decoys has just finished a 24` by 24' shop with over 400 quality decoys and shorebirds available. There are also weathervanes, folk art carvings, miniature decoys plus old signs and custom made signs and numerous nautical items for sale with   hours by appointment    609-652-1906     call anytime.

thanks dick gove

One of the most useful books I have run across is this alphabetized index of all carvers that are listed in the books by state or Province and as a whole in alphabetical order. The birth and death dates are listed, where they are from, time of their carving and which books you can find them in. If you are doing research for an article or just looking for fun it will prove to be an excellent purchase. It can no longer be bought from the printer (out of print) I ran across a batch and bought them. I have been using it for years the only problem is it does not include some of the brand new books written since then but you can add to the index as you go.

$28.00 plus 4.00 shipping