BLUEBILL DRAKE, NEW JERSEY

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, possibly Barnegat Bay. Old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair at mid-neck. Hollow construction. Retains painted eyes. Retains pad weight and screw eye. Overa

BLUEBILL DRAKE attributed to Eugene Birdsall, Lovelandtown, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. See "New Jersey Decoys" by H. Fleckenstine, Jr., page 66, Pla

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay. Weathered original paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction with inlet weight. 50-75

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted bluebill drake duck decoy, painted eyes, hollow body, neck repair, repaint, length 13 1/2"

Item: Hollow Barnegat Bay, New Jersey drake bluebill Date: ca. 1920 Dimensions: 15"L X 5 1/4"W X 6 1/4" H Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the a

New Jersey Bluebill Drake Attributed to Henry Kilpatrick, Barnegat, NJ A 13 ¾ inch decoy with painted eyes, a square lead weight and two partial William J. Mackey, Jr. (1902-1972) Collection stam

Clark C. Madara (1883-1953) Pitman, NJ, c. 1920 13 1/2 in. long A rare hollow bluebill by one of New Jersey's finest makers, exhibiting a thin neck, full cheeks, and a refined tail. The underside is s

BLUEBILL DRAKE attributed to Cooper Predmore, Barnegat, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains weight and rigging. An early New Jersey decoy

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by John Updike, Green Bank, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction, inlet weight. For photographs and literature, see "New Jersey Decoys" by

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey. Early carving in very good original paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck crack. Hollow construction. Detailed carving to mandibles and combs.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey, restored by Bob Seabrook, Absecon, NJ. Very good antiqued paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Ice groove carving to back. Retains glass eyes,

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey. Working paint and good structural condition with in-use wear. Shot scar to crest. Check the length of underside. Solid construction. Painted eye detail.

OVERSIZED MALLARD DRAKE, New Jersey. Weathered original paint. Fair structural condition. Large crack in breast and repair to neck base. Hollow. High head position

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE carved in the style of Nathan Rowley Horner. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Racey comb detail to head. Relief-carved wing carving to back. Retains pad weight

WOOD DUCK DRAKE, New Jersey, in restored condition. Hollow construction two-piece dowel. Small area of loss to underside near weight. Check to body. Together with a WOOD DUCK DRAKE in good original pa

BROADBILL DRAKE, New Jersey. Working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Some minor flaking at seam separation. Retains glass eyes, pad weight and leather rigging. Overall length

BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE, New Jersey. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Shourds style with painted feather detail to back. Retains inlet weight and leather rigging. Overa

EARLY WOOD DUCK DRAKE, New Jersey. Very old weathered paint and fair structural condition. Very old repairs to body and neck. Hollow dowel construction. Nice folk art example. 100-200

TWO PINTAIL DRAKES, New Jersey. Both in weathered working paint that appears to be original. Both in fair structural condition. Hollow construction. One with multiple shot scars, multiple checks and o

TWO RED BREAST MERGANSER DRAKES, New Jersey. Both in restored paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. One with carved crest. One retains pad weight. 100-200

TWO PINTAIL DRAKES, New Jersey. Very weathered paint, with some possible original remaining. Good structural condition. One with open seam. Both retain pad weights. 200-300

FOLKY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey. Very good original paint and condition. Raised, relief-carved wings and crossed wing tips. Fluted carving to the tail. Paint ticking to sides. Painted fea

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey. Very weathered paint and fair structural condition. Carved in the style of H.V. Shourds. Overall wear to body and head. Hole in back that extends throug

OVERSIZED MALLARD DRAKE, probably New Jersey, in good original paint and condition. Very slight seam separation. Hollow construction. Retains bottom weight. From the Drew Holl collection