Bluebill Hen - Nichol Family / Smith Falls Style

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, nice detailed carving, makers brand on bottom, 15"L, est. 400 - 700

Early Style Bluebill Hen by Gene Hendrickson, Pleasantville NJ. Provenance: Guyette & Schmidt 2000. Sold for $1,100. According to catalogue it was purchased by D.R. Gascoyne from Smith's Tavern 1938.

Smith Falls, Ontario

Antique circa 1930's Hand Carved and Hand Painted Duck Decoy Drake Whistler by Davey Nichol, Smith Falls, Ontario. 5 inches x 14 inches. (#23)

BLUEBILL HEN, possibly by a member of the English family, Delaware River, NJ, area. Fine paint with areas of original remaining. Very good structural condition. Snug-head model with raised, carved win

Ontario, Tack Eyes, Solid Body, Worn Original Paint, Few Shot Marks, Small Touchup to Back Near Tail, From the Ron Soper Collection, 13.5"L, Est. 200-300

1 bluebill hen attr Schweikart Family, hollow body, old working paint, 1 Frank Lewis bluebill drake, Ogdensburg, NY, solid body, combination of original & working paint, 1 bluebill hen by unknown Onta

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, similar in style to the work of Frank Baumgartner, Houghton Lake, MI. Appears to be in old working paint and good structural condition. Snug-head model. Retains glass eyes. Some lo

Attributed to the work of Reg Bloom or Davy Nichols.

DAVEY NICHOL BLACK DUCK DECOYSmith Falls, Ontario, 20th CenturyCarved wings and tail.Length 16”.

A finely carved and painted male Green Wing Teal decoy created by the late Davey W. Nichol (1890-1977) of Smiths Falls, Ontario. Printed in white letters on the bottom of the decoy: "MALE GREEN WING T

BLUEBILL DRAKE AND HEN attributed to Cassius Smith, Milford, CT. Both in very early paint with touch up to both. Drake with open check on bottom and numerous checks to back. Hen with hairline check in

(Smith Falls, Ontario), displaying drake, hen at rest with tucked head, both with glass eyes, finely carved and painted, both signed, dated and inscribed to collector "Made for the Bartrugs, Dec. 1971

(Smith Falls, Ontario), preening drake, swimming hen, both with raised wingtips and glass eyes, very finely carved and painted, both signed, dated and inscribed to collector "Made for George Dean, Jan

Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed: 28 1/2" x 30 1/2". Professionally cleaned & restored by American Art & Antiques, Swansea, MA. An Impressionist style Fall landscape sketch by Hope Smith. Hope Smith wa

Carved and painted decoy, by Bob Kerr, Smith Falls, Ontario. 12 inches long.

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with nice combing on back & sides, a few shot marks & light gunning wear, head is slightly loose, 1 of only 2 known, see Nichol's Decoy book b

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint with some touchup to neck area & speculums, light gunning wear & some paint loss on back & sides, original makers stamp is still visibl

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, detailed feather carving throughout back, light damage to edge of tail, head is slightly loose, 16.5"L, 350 - 550

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint on body, bill repair & some touchup to head, nice scratch detail on body with a few shot marks & light wear, 17.5"L, est. 300 - 500

1 preening black duck by Myrl Smith, original paint, 1 mallard drake by Tom Martindale of Ontario, original paint, makers brand on bottom, 1 bluebill hen by unknown with swing weight & 1 canvasback dr

bluebill hen by unknown Canadian carver, glass eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint, nice form, branded M.C on bottom, 14"L & Chris Smith black duck, glass eyes, solid body, old w

Bluebill hen duck decoy with original paint by William (Bill) L Porterfield of Holtwood, PA. c. 1970-80. Done in the Great Lakes style of 1900-1920. This decoy is hollow and fairly light weighing only

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, hollow bodies, mint original paint with excellent detail & combing, wonderful form with drake in swimming position, hen's head is turned right, makers signature & dated