Canada goose, Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, New Jersey.

Two Early New Jersey Brant from the eastern shores of New Jersey, both decoys are hollow, one is labeled as being made by Harry V Shourds from Tuckerton, New Jersey, and branded A.B.S., the other bran

New Jersey Black Duck Attributed to Harry V. Shourds (1871-1920), Tuckerton, NJ A 17 inch early hollow decoy with tack eyes, carved bill detail and a small pad weight has been removed. In old paint wi

Hollow New Jersey Canada goose decoy in Shourds style. This classic Tuckerton area goose appears to have overpaint along the back, while the tail, head and white areas seem to be worn original paint.

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted black duck decoy, tack eyes, hollow body, scratch feather detail, length 15"

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted bluebill hen duck decoy, painted eyes, length 14 1/4"

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"

A 7 3/4 inch peep by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ, and a 9 1/2 inch Ruddy Turnstone by Harry V. Shourds III (1930-2017), Seaville, NJ. The makers identified on the underside of the decoy

A 10 1/2 inch Yellowlegs shorebird decoy by Harry V. Shourds II (1930-2017), Seaville, NJ, signed on the underside of the bird. A 9 inch Ruddy Turnstone shorebird decoy by Bruce Beiber (b.1949), Cape

JUVENILE GULL, similar to the work of Harry V. Shourds. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Nice painted feather detail to back, sides and head. Retain glass eyes. Relief-carved wings.

New Jersey Semi-Palmated and Sanderling Sandpipers Harry V. Shourds II (1930-2017) Seaville, NJ A 6 ½ inch peep carving with tack eyes, signed and dated “1971” on the bottom and an 8

Tuckerton, NJ, tack eyes, hollow body, old working paint, some gunning wear, professional bill repair with enhancement, formerly of the Walter L. Bush Collection & New York City Museum, comes with woo

REDHEAD DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Old working paint with areas of original paint remaining. Restoration to neck and very small area of puppy chew to bill. Numerous large shot marks to

BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Good working scratch-feather paint. Good structural condition. Old mid-neck repair. Some shot marks to right side. Hollow construction. Retains tack eyes

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Partially restored condition. Hollow construction with bottom inlet weight and thong. Gunning wear

CANADA GOOSE, New Jersey. Restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Bottom weights and rigging removed. Overall length approximately 26 inches. 200-300

VERY EARLY CANADA GOOSE, New Jersey or Virginia. Very old working paint with some areas of original showing. Very good structural condition. Filled check the length of back. Weight removed. Probably l

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1890. Fine scratch-feather paint on body with restored head. Hollow construction with inlet bottom weight. Formerly in the John Hillman colle

EARLY CANADA GOOSE, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Very old working paint and fair structural condition. Numerous checks, shot scarring and nicks to back. Alert head position. Pad weight. 200-300

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1900. Very old working paint worn to wood on bottom. Fair structural condition. Repair to neck. Retains inlet weight. Branded RSB

EARLY CANADA GOOSE, New Jersey. Very weathered paint, some which may be original. Head carved in an alert position. Heart carved wing detail to back and fluted tail carving. Repair to neck base with s

TWO EARLY CANADA GEESE, New Jersey. Very old working paint in restored condition. Fair structural condition. Both with neck repairs. Both with pad weights. 100-200

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1900. Very good restored paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head with carved crest and tack eyes. Bill with car

FINE BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1890. Very good restored paint by Bob White and very good structural condition. Tiny paint fleck to paint on back. Comb-feather paint to back

EARLY BROADBILL DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ (1861-1920). Very old working paint in the Shourds style and possibly by the carver. Very good structural condition. Very full-bodied carving w