Gus Wilson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gus Wilson Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 13, 2025
Gus Wilson Robin
Est: $250 - $500
Robin by Augustus 'Gus' Wilson (1880-1940). Carved and painted wood on metal legs. Incised tail feather carving. Maine, early 20th century. H 5-1/8" L 9-1/2" W 2-1/8". Condition: Minor surface imperfections. Link to hi-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hyjrxi66mhqngiajo4nk1/AHnkwrKrSB5__V0riV1diMc?rlkey=swhv2lfrngil5mj1i88ivgyrd&st=dkuworgv&dl=0
New England Auctions
Dec. 04, 2024
Gus Wilson carved and painted Eider duck decoy
Est: $600 - $900
Gus Wilson (Portland, Maine 1864-1950) carved and painted Eider duck decoy, early 20th c., 14 1/4" l.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Nov. 10, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Eider with inlet neck seat, carved eyes, and relief wing carving. Measures ???
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 27, 2024
Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
1/2 size flying mallard drake on painted background. Tag on back reads, "Made for Fred Anderson's daughter, Celia, about 1936." Backboard is 14" x 18 1/2".
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 27, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Black duck with slightly turned inlet head. Carved eyes and raised wingtip carving. Measures 16.25" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Black duck with an exaggerated, turned and cocked head as if the duck were looking in to the sky. Slight relief wing carving. Carved eyes. Measures 19" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Early style eider hen with relief wing carving and reared back head. Carved eyes and large inlet neck seat. Measures 17.25" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Early style flying black duck, with applied curved wings and wooden feet. "BD19" stamped on underside of tail. Measures 23.25" long, with a 26.5" wingspan.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Extremely rare mallard drake with applied, raised wings. Carved eyes and inlet neck seat. Measures 18.5" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Excellent long tailed duck with relief wing carving and inlet neck seat. 'Q' branded on the underside for the Quandy collection. A rare species for this maker. Measures 11.5" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Rare preening surf scoter with inlet neck seat and relief wing carving. Measures 17" long.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Very rare great blue heron with relief wing carving, carved eyes, and extended head feathers. Measures 33" long, stands 29.5" tall including base.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Flying mallard drake in landing pose with applied outstretched feet and inlet wings with incised feather carving. Applied metal curly tail feather. Measures 23” long, 16” tall.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 26, 2024
Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Preening black duck with relief wing carving and carved eyes. Head is turned with bill tucked into feathers. Inlet neck seat, head, and bill all carved from one piece of wood. Measures 16.25” long.
Guyette & Deeter
Apr. 13, 2024
Gus Wilson Black Duck Decoy
Est: -
Monhegan Island, ME, glass eyes, solid body, old working paint, nice form with head being turned right, some gunning wear & shot marks, light damage on right side of head with hunter repair, right eye has been replaced, a few age cracks, overall a good working example, 17"L, est. 1,000 - 1,500
Auctioneers, Inc.
Nov. 10, 2023
AUGUSTUS AARON WILSON (ME/CANADA, 1864-1950)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Life Size Standing Gull, carved and painted decoy, unsigned, with inletted head, bent wire legs, set on a wooden plank base, 13" high (gull only), 18" x 5". Worn surface; tight shrinkage cracks, tail edge chip.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Aug. 29, 2023
GUS WILSON TURNED HEAD DUCK DECOY.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Pleasing decoy with artfully turned head and brown glass eyes are joined to the elongated body. Gus Wilson was a lighthouse keeper at the Spring Point Ledge lighthouse in Maine. He spent much of his days carving Eiders, Black Ducks, Scotters and Mergansers. He was a prolific and creative carver, some of his works have sold for as much as $330,000. SIZE: 7" h x 15 1/2" l. CONDITION: decoy has old repainted surfaces. One of original weights remain along the bottom. Good. (05-331/TG). $800-1,200.
Poulin Antiques & Auctions
Aug. 29, 2023
GUS WILSON BLACK DUCK DECOY.
Est: $500 - $1,000
Carved from the solid, the decoy with applied head, square base, nicely carved simplistic wings and tail in older untouched surface. An oval plug appears beneath the tail. During the carving of the decoy, a knot was removed from the block and then the depression was covered with the plug, a nice and unique detail. The decoy is further finished with wooden eyes, green beak and blue with black wing markings. Gus Wilson was a lighthouse keeper at the Spring Point Ledge lighthouse in Maine. He spent much of his days carving Eiders, Black Ducks, Scotters and Mergansers. He was a prolific and creative carver, some of his works have sold for as much as $330,000. SIZE: 17 1/2" l x 7" h. CONDITION: very good overall condition. (05-330/TG). $500-1,000.
Poulin Antiques & Auctions
Jul. 02, 2023
GUS WILSON CARVED MERGANSER DECOY
Est: $1,100 - $2,200
Approx 17 inches. Professionally replaced bill, losses to tail. CONDITION: Age crack and animal damage, restoration to bill.
Casco Bay Auctions
Mar. 09, 2021
AUCTIONEER'S AMENDMENT* A Carved and Painted Wood Alligator, Likely not American, Late 20th Century
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
AUCTIONEER'S AMENDMENT* A Carved and Painted Wood Alligator, Likely not American, Late 20th Century we now believe this to be a late 20th Century carving, likely of non-American origins. The inscription is likely later and unrelated to the actual maker. PLEASE DISREGARD THE BELOW PREVIOUSLY LISTED INFORMATION In the Manner of Augustus "Gus" Wilson (American, 1864-1950) Alligator, 1939 Spring Point, Maine carved and polychrome decorated wood the underside inscribed in pencil Spring Point Keeper / 1939 - Maine. Length 98 inches. Provenance: Michael Whittemore Antiques & Folk Art, Punta Gorda, Florida Augustus Aaron "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950) joined the lighthouse service in 1915, at the young age of 50. In 1917, he was appointed as the assistant keeper to the Spring Point Ledge Light. In 1931, he became the head keeper of the well-known South Portland, Maine lighthouse. He remained the keeper until 1934 when he retired from the service. Wilson passed away in 1950, in Gray, Maine, approximately 20 miles from his beloved lighthouse. In addition to his dedication to the lighthouse service, Gus Wilson was known for his duck decoys and other fanciful carvings, including three full-size carved and painted tigers. These carvings are said to have been inspired by an article about the Ringling Brothers Circus, in which an image of a tiger was shown. Two examples were exhibited at the American Folk Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and are now held in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum in New York. The other is within a private collection, but was offered from the Collection of David Teiger at Sotheby's New York in January 2019. Property from the Collection of Paul M. Bentley, Oostburg, WIPaul Bentley was a lifelong collector of idiosyncratic Americana and folk art, who, along with his wife Judith, built a one-of-a-kind collection which they installed in their equally interesting home. Nestled on the western shore of Lake Michigan and designed by renowned Chicago architect Margaret McCurry, the home was nicknamed The Crayola House.During the planning stages, Paul wrote an essay for McCurry about the life of a retired ship captain. The essay was prompted by Pauls encyclopedic knowledge of pirate history and his 30 years diving Lake Michigan shipwrecks, especially as a volunteer with the Wisconsin Historical Society Underwater Archaeology team. It sparked the architects imagination and ultimately inspired the design for the one-of-a-kind home.Pauls impressive collection of American folk art includes carved wood figures, carnival toys, a Popeye riding toy, trade figures and signs, and several other rare and unusual examples. His life was full of exploration and curiosity, which is so clearly represented in the objects he acquired.
Cowan's Auctions
Nov. 09, 2019
GUS WILSON (ME/CANADA, 1864-1950) WORKING DECOY
Est: $4,000 - $5,000
GUS WILSON (ME/CANADA, 1864-1950) WORKING DECOY Eider Drake Preening Decoy by South Portland, ME carver Augustus Aaron Wilson, a working decoy in black and white paint, with carved eyes, tucked head, defined slightly raised wings, and stubby upturned tail, 8 1/4" high, 14 1/4" x 8 1/4". Surface wear and minor craquelure.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 20, 2019
STANDING TIGER AUGUSTUS "GUS" WILSON (1864-1950) | Standing Tiger Augustus "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950)
Est: $250,000 - $500,000
carved and polychromed pine with horsehair whiskers
Sotheby's
Nov. 10, 2018
GUS WILSON WORKING DECOY
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
GUS WILSON WORKING DECOY Gus Wilson Carved Duck Decoy in original brown and black paint, with broad squat body, tucked head, stubby tail and faintly indicted wings, all original, gunned over. Unmarked. 17 1/2" long. Condition: There has been damage to the bill due to bird shot. The gray paint to the top is not original and restoration has been done in that area. The brown and black paint are original.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 17, 2017
GUS WILSON WHITE-WINGED SCOTER DECOY Carved eyes and wing feather detail. Cracks to back. Traces of original paint with considerable...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
GUS WILSON WHITE-WINGED SCOTER DECOY Portland, Maine, First Half of the 20th Century Carved eyes and wing feather detail. Cracks to back. Traces of original paint with considerable wear. Numerous chips and dents. Length 19". The Cap Vinal Collection.
Eldred's
Aug. 02, 2017
GUS WILSON WHITE-WINGED SCOTER DECOY Head turned to the left. Carved eyes. Carved wings. Head and neck cracked. Body with crack to l...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
GUS WILSON WHITE-WINGED SCOTER DECOY Portland, Maine, Early 20th Century Head turned to the left. Carved eyes. Carved wings. Head and neck cracked. Body with crack to left side. "Roger D. Williams" ink stamp on underside. Length 16".
Eldred's
Feb. 10, 2017
WONDERFUL BLACK DUCK BY AUGUSTUS AARON "GUS" WILSON, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Circa 1930's. This particular bird exhibits an unusual cantered head which makes the bird appear to be looking up. 4 drilled holes in base. PROVENANCE: From a Maine/Texas estate being sold unreserved. CONDITION: Neck has open cracks, one nail head can be seen at side of neck. 51398-30
James D. Julia
Feb. 10, 2017
BLACK DUCK BY GUS WILSON, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE.
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
In preening pose. SIZE: 7" h x 15" l. PROVENANCE: From a Maine/Texas estate being sold unreserved. CONDITION: The paint is original but shows some flaking around the inletted neck, as well as paint loss & wood chipping under tail & breast. 51398-46
James D. Julia
Feb. 10, 2017
BLACK DUCK BY GUS WILSON, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
In back-preening pose. SIZE: 7-1/2" h x 16" l. PROVENANCE: From a Maine/Texas estate being sold unreserved. CONDITION: Uneven crack around hole of head, crack where neck meets body. 51398-45
James D. Julia
Nov. 17, 2016
EIDER HEN DECOY By Gus Wilson of Portland, Maine. Carved eyes. Head turned left. Old crack at neck. Carved wings. Original paint.
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
EIDER HEN DECOY First Quarter of the 20th Century By Gus Wilson of Portland, Maine. Carved eyes. Head turned left. Old crack at neck. Carved wings. Original paint.
Eldred's
Jul. 22, 2016
Rocking Head Black Duck by Gus Wilson
Est: $4,500 - $6,500
Excellent early period calling black duck with a rocking head by Augustus Aaron “Gus” Wilson (1864-1950) is one of his signature innovations. Carved wings and wingtips. Original paint with subtle painted feather detail. In overall very good condition with only a few small rubs. Old tight hairline check in neck. Wilson was one of the very few carvers to tackle this time consuming method of imparting motion to the decoys in his rig. 4500-6500
Decoys Unlimited, Inc
Jul. 22, 2016
Black Duck by Gus Wilson, ME
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Black duck by Augustus Aaron Wilson c1920 in excellent original paint with feather paint exhibited on the body and attention to paint detail on the head and Bill. Very narrow check on left side and two in construction plugs on the sides left and right of the tail. The inletted neck and head is turned slightly to the left. Eyes are carved and the wings, which dish down in the middle, are relief carved. Typical detail above and below the bill. The bottom has been smoothed somewhat. Purcha
Decoys Unlimited, Inc
Aug. 17, 2013
GUS WILSON (MAINE 1864-1950). CARVED AND PAINTED SEAGULL DECOY.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Length 31 inches. Provenance: Collection of Kristina Barbara Johnson.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 04, 2010
RARE OVERSIZE GOLDENEYE DRAKE DECOY By Gus Wilson of South Portland, Maine. Inlet head turned to the left. Carved eyes and wing feat...
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
RARE OVERSIZE GOLDENEYE DRAKE DECOY By Gus Wilson of South Portland, Maine. Inlet head turned to the left. Carved eyes and wing feathers. Original paint with wear.
Eldred's
Jul. 30, 2010
Monhegan Island style scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Inlet head, relief wing carving and carved eyes.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 30, 2010
Rocking head blackduck with open mouth, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century.
Est: $3,500 - $4,500
Relief wing carving and carved eyes.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 30, 2010
Unusual high head model black duck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, second quarter 20th century.
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
Head is turned and cantered slightly. Exhibits classic raised wings, detailed bill carving, carved eyes and inlet head.
Guyette & Deeter
Jul. 30, 2010
Scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Inlet head, relief wing carving and carved eyes.
Guyette & Deeter
Apr. 23, 2010
Full size robin, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 2nd quarter 20th century.
Est: $1,000 - $1,400
Carved extended wing tips and fluted tail.
Guyette & Deeter
Apr. 23, 2010
Flying mallard drake, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Posed in a landing position with feet out and wings uplifted. Curly tail made of aluminum and inserted into the topside of the tail area.
Guyette & Deeter
Nov. 11, 2009
Scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Scoter, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Slightly turned inlet head, carved eyes and relief wing carving.
Guyette & Deeter
Nov. 11, 2009
Preening blackduck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Preening blackduck, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century. Inlet head, carved eyes and relief wing carving.
Guyette & Deeter
Nov. 11, 2009
Rare back preening eider hen, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, circa 1900.
Est: $13,000 - $16,000
Rare back preening eider hen, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, circa 1900. His earlier Monhegan Island style. Inlet head with carved eyes and detailed bill carving. Relief wing carving.
Guyette & Deeter
Nov. 11, 2009
Black duck in a preening pose, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine.
Est: $4,500 - $5,500
Black duck in a preening pose, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine. Carved in a preening and open bill pose. Exhibits characteristic inlet head, carved eyes and raised wings.
Guyette & Deeter
Nov. 11, 2009
Swimming merganser drake, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Swimming merganser drake, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 1st quarter 20th century. Slightly turned inlet head, carved eyes and relief wing carving.
Guyette & Deeter
Oct. 24, 2009
BLACK DUCK DECOY from southern Maine. Work resembles Gus Wilson's. Paint taken down.
Est: $125 - $175
BLACK DUCK DECOY from southern Maine. Work resembles Gus Wilson's. Paint taken down.
Eldred's
Aug. 27, 2009
FINE MERGANSER CARVED DECOY ATTRIBUTED TO GUS WILSON (1864-1950).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
First third 20th century. This nicely painted working model with ridged head and wings. SIZE: 8-1/2" h x 18" l. CONDITION: Retains old paint, in good condition, structurally sound. 9-95810
James D. Julia
Aug. 09, 2009
Three Carved and Painted Duck Decoys, America, early 20th century, a white-wing scoter attributed to Gus W...
Est: $300 - $500
Three Carved and Painted Duck Decoys, America, early 20th century, a white-wing scoter attributed to Gus Wilson (1864-1950), South Portland, Maine, and two merganser drakes, (imperfections), ht. 6 3/4, 7 1/2, 7 1/2, lg. 15 1/2, 15 1/4, 15 3/4 in., respectively.
Skinner
Jul. 18, 2009
Blackduck with a rocking head, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 2nd quarter 20th century.
Est: $2,250 - $3,250
Blackduck with a rocking head, Gus Wilson, South Portland, Maine, 2nd quarter 20th century. The head is attached via pegged construction which sets into a rectangular slot in the body. When the decoy moves on the water, the head rocks back and forth to simulate movement.
Guyette & Deeter

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