EARLY MALLARD DRAKE by noted New Jersey carver Chris

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE by noted New Jersey carver Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow, with head turned slightly left. Retains maker’s brass tag inscri

VERY EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, New England or possible factory. Very old original paint and structurally sound condition. Appears to be unused. Unrigged. Crazed paint

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

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

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, unknown carver, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1930s. Appears to be good restored paint and structural condition. Some seam separation to body. Tight check to top of tail. Hollow constructi

EARLY WATERCOLOR by noted New Jersey wildlife artist and ornithologist, Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh, Bay Head, NJ, (1856-1915). Watercolor on artist paper. Image depicted is possibly Forge Pond, a favo

EARLY WATERCOLOR by noted New Jersey wildlife artist and ornithologist, Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh, Bay Head, NJ, (1856-1915). Watercolor on artist paper. Image depicted is a farm scene, possibly the

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

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, Virginia, unknown carver. Good working paint with in-use wear and good structural condition. Solid construction. Overall length is approximately 14 1/2 inches. 100-200

Mallard drake, John McLoughlin, Bordentown, New Jersey. Signed on underside and dated 1954. Also includes McLoughlin stamp twice on underside. Two piece hollow body with raised wingtips. Measures 19"

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.

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.

EARLY BLACK DUCK, New Jersey, unknown carver, circa 1920s. Swimming model in good original paint and structural condition with some in-use wear. Bill with carved nostrils, nail and mandible. Weight re

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

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE AND A BLACK DUCK, unknown carvers. Mallard drake in old working paint and good structural condition. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail carving. Hollow construction. Rigging r

1 Glenn Cooke, Manasquan, NJ & 1 Herb Miller, New Jersey, both are in sleeping positions, mint original paint, 15"L, est. 400 - 600

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

VERY EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, Delaware River region, similar to the work of Bordentown carver Tom Fitzpatrick. Very old working paint with some areas possibly original. Good structural condition with old

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE carved in the manner of the Delaware River carvers. Original weathered paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Snug-head model with raised carved wing tips.

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

Hillman Hazlehurst Goldeneye New Jersey, c. 1890 15 1/2 in. long An early, rare goldeneye drake out of the Hazlehurst Club rig. This widely published decoy bears the Hillman Collection ink stamp and a

Grenfell Labrador Industries, Newfoundland and Labrador, early 20th century, composed of silk, cotton, and rayon jersey strips, depicting two mallard drakes and hens in flight at sunset over the water

Wild Fowler decoys New Jersey. The pair of mallard hens having been excellently carved and retaining a nice original early surface throughout. Very good overall condition signed at the underside with

RUBIN CORLISS (American, Manahawkin, New Jersey, 1882-1975), hollow drake broadbill decoy. The classic Jersey Shore form is seen in this decoy. The bird has a coat of early overpaint but remains in go