FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jack Sweet, Decoys Unlimited,

FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jack Sweet, Decoys Unlimited, Erie, PA. Excellent original near-mint paint and condition. Deep ice groove with comb-painted wings. Head turned very slightly right. Retains full

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Jack Sweet, Decoys Unlimited, Erie, PA. Excellent original scratch feather paint with fine detailed feather work. Relief-carved wings. Full keel. Strong stencil

Bluebill Drake by Ira Hudson Chincoteague, VA. In good structural gunning condition. Paint is old working paint. A fine example of his early "football" form.

Bluebill drake from upstate New York c1910. A fine early decoy in gunning condition with all or mostly original paint in good condition. Probably from the Weedsport area. Similar in some ways to a Ste

1 Wildfowler brant, 1 bluebill drake & 1 bluebill drake by Decoys Unlimited, all have glass eyes, balsa bodies, combination of original & working paint, the Konwinski Collection, sizes range 12"L - 15

FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by John "Jack" Wood, Hamilton, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Fine comb painting overall. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tails. Head tu

Humpback model bluebill drake by Stevens Brothers, Weedsport, NY. some working repaint with original paint struck by a few shot. head is loose. from the Sommers Headly collection.

A 13 inch laminated wood decoy with painted eyes and bill detail. In original paint with superb patina, light gunning wear, a repaired neck crack and age lines.

Canadian Bluebill Drake Attributed to John R. Wells (1861-1955), Toronto, Canada An extremely hollow, 14 inch decoy with glass eyes and a low profile body with a thin bottom board. Old paint with wear

St. Clair Flats Bluebill Drake David W. Mattis (1879-1955), Consecon, Ontario, Canada A 14 inch, very hollow decoy, an unsigned later model carving. See pages 118 and 119, in Jim Stewart’s &#822

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

A 12 inch decoy by Roger C. Mitchell (b. 1948), Kingston, MA with glass eyes, detailed bill carving, carved raised primaries and tail feathers. Signed on the bottom. In original paint with minor gunni

Mason factory painted eye bluebill in good original paint. Gunning wear on body side and near head and neck.

Mason Factory, Detroit, MI. Tack eye bluebill drake . Some original paint with over paint on back, few upper body narrow checks, neck filler missing. "Chicago, IL" lead weight on bottom.

Bluebill Drake Unknown maker- A 12 ½ inch decoy resembling early 1880-1900 decoys by Fred Allen of IL and Sibley of MI. Sibley complained of “copies" of his decoys being made and move

Mason Detroit Bluebill Drake, paint by Harold Gibbs. In good overall condition.

Nathaniel "Nate" Quillen (1839-1908) Rockwood, MI, c. 1890 A tucked-head model with an "LST" brand on the thin bottom board. Quillen was a well-respected punter, or guide, at the prestigious Pointe Mo

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

A 16 inch over size balsa-bodied decoy and a 13 inch balsa-bodied decoy by Wildfowler Decoys (1939-1975),not branded.Old paint with gunning wear, scrapes to one head, both are in good structural condi

Two Bluebill Drakes Upstate New York, c. 1930 14 in. long Original paint with light gunning wear and tight age lines in necks. Provenance: Estate of Peter H. Tillou

Mason Factory Premier Grade bluebill hen. Body in Fine original paint with minor touchup. Head is mostly repaint.

A 3 3/4 inch miniature carving by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), E. Harwich, MA, signed with his signature rectangular stamp. In fine original paint and condition.

A 6 inch miniature duck carving by Crowell, East Harwich, MA, Very early c1915-1918, unsigned, maker identified on bottom of base. In fine original paint and condition.

Pair of exceptional canvasbacks by Ben Schmidt, (1884-1968), Centerline, MI. The hen is a 16 ½ inch decoy with subtle carved wing and feather detail. In fine original paint with a very small tail