EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, CHINCOTEAGUE

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Chincoteague, VA. Weathered paint with some original remaining. Good structural condition with tight neck check. Inlet head re-fastened. Tack eyes. Strip weight and

EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN by Owen Ridgeway, Forked River, NJ, circa 1930's. Old working paint and good structural condition with gunning wear. Retains pad weight. 150-250

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Virginia. Unused condition. Stylized head which is inlet into body. Unusual boat-style tail. Unrigged. 200-300

Plump bufflehead hen, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1950s. A football style body with extended paddle tail. Square pad weight on underside, along with museum inventory numbers "62.89.4

Herb Daisey Bufflehead HenHerb Daisey, Chincoteague Island, Virginia . This beautiful Hen Dipper is branded and signed by the maker. Length 11.5" Additional high-resolution photos are available at ww

EARLY MERGANSER HEN from the Chincoteague, VA, area. Old working paint with some original showing. Good structural condition. Bent rod bottom weight

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair to bill and crack at base of neck. Football model. Retains pad weight and rigging r

ADVERTISING SIGN, Wildfowler Decoys, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good antiqued original paint. Early door panel is in very good structural condition. Half-body Wildfowler bufflehead hen applied in lower ri

Late 19th, early 20th century. 1) Small pair with brown glass eyes, stamped "WH Thompson/Grandy NC". SIZE: 8" and 9". 2) Drake and hen with brown glass eyes, marked "Paul & Mary Leigh Crumpler, Coloni

PAIR OF BUFFLEHEADS by Herb Daisey, Jr., Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and condition. Hen with fine detailed painted feather work. Drake with painted detail to tail. Both retain keels. Bo

RIG OF THREE BUFFLEHEADS by Bob Booth, Chincoteague, VA. All in very good original paint and condition showing some in-use wear. Carved in the style of Ira Hudson. Two hens with scratch feather paint.

Rare Bufflehead Hen Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924) Detroit, MI, c. 1910 12 1/2 in. long A rare premier-grade bufflehead hen in its untouched hunting condition. Original paint with gunning wear, inclu

Paulding, OH, glass eyes, thin hollow body, strong original paint, highly detailed feather carving, small chip on edge of tail, age crack in foot, excellent form in preening position, makers signature

VERY FINE BUFFLEHEAD HEN by Joseph C. West, Bordentown, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Raised carved wings and carved tail. Head turned slightly left. See "Floating Sculpture" by H

EARLY BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE by John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Fine example of this maker's gunning decoys. Signed and dated 1940 on bottom.

A 9 1/2 inch pine decoy by Wildfowler Decoys, Babylon, NY with their brand on the bottom, a tucked down head, glass eyes and textured paint. Original paint and condition with minor wear.

BUFFLEHEAD HEN by Jimmy Pierce, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Painted bar and feathering on back. Retains keel weight and rigging staple. Signed and dated 1979. St

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD OR RUDDY DUCK, possibly southern. Old working paint and good structural with numerous shot scars. Weight removed. Tack eyes

BUFFLEHEAD HEN by John Hamilton, Cedar Run, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Some stipple paint detail to sides. Hollow construction. Inlet weight. Maker's brand on bottom. Retains John Hil

EARLY BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE by Elmer Salter and Eldon Willis, Stacey, NC, circa 1940. Very weathered paint worn mostly to wood. Good two-piece structural condition. Bark chip missing from back. Very statel

FINE AND EARLY BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Deep wing separation. Head turned slightly left. Ink stamp, signed and dat

FINE ONE-HALF SIZE BUFFLEHEAD HEN by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Hand carved model in excellent original paint and condition. Painted feather detail to back and sides. Cat's eye speculum pa

Bufflehead in excellent original condition by George and Elsie Bryant.

California Bufflehead Hen By Paul “Spuds" Arness (b. 1937), King City, CA A 12 ½ inch decoy with carved bill detail, raised wing tips and the maker’s signature on the bottom. Or