HIGH HEAD COOT

RARE HIGH-HEAD COOT in very good original paint and condition. Some minor paint flaking to neck. Weights and rigging removed. 100-200

An 11 inch high head Coot, by an unknown maker, signed with an incised "E" on the bottom. A 13 inch flat-bodied Coot decoy, partially hollowed out from the bottom by Lester

NICE PINTAIL DRAKE by George “Coot” Garton, Bridgeton, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. High-head model with sprig tail and glass eyes. Inlet weight. Branded COOT GARTON.

Pair of high head mergansers, Harold Thengs, Long Island, New York and Norway. Racey balsa bodies with slight relief wingtip carving. High heads with extended crests. Maker's ink stamp on the undersid

High-Head Ruddy Duck Cameron T. McIntyre (b. 1968) New Church, VA, c. 2000 11 in. long Signed with an incised "CTM" on the underside. Original paint and wear. Provenance: Michael Boxer Collection

Trio of High-Head Yellowlegs South Shore, MA, c. 1880 9 in. long An lively trio with distinctly high heads. This group is part of a recently discovered rig and is offered here in its as-found state. O

High-Head Swimming Brant Nathan Birdsall (1890-1936) Lovelandtown, NJ, c. 1930 18 in. long A high-head hollow brant with baseboard construction. Nathan was the son of fellow carver Eugene Birdsall. Or

ARTHUR DIEHL (American, 1870-1929)Dunes on a Sunny Morning Near High Head, Cape Cod, Mass.oil on boardsigned Arthur V. Diehl lower left; titled verso8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in., frame: 12 3/4 x 14 3/4

Oscar Carroll (1868-1946) Back Bay, VA, c. 1930 16 in. long A graceful, high-head canvasback drake likely made from cypress wood which was rot resistant and lightened considerably as it dried. Caroll

OUTSTANDING PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by John W. McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. High-head models in excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Both with paddle tail carving. Both with

EXTREMELY RARE HIGH HEAD CANVASBACK OR RED HEAD DRAKE, possibly Susquehanna area. Appears to be original paint with some possible touch up. Retains keel-style weight. Large O.H. RIDGEWAY, OXFORD, MD,

Life size ruddy duck drake decoy by Al Glassford (b. 1927), Scarborough, Ontario, Canada with carved bill detail, feathering and carved tail detail. Very good original condition, keel has been removed

RARE PAIR OF HIGH-HEAD REDHEADS by Charlie Joiner, Chestertown, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Carved in the Crisfield style with ice grooves and slightly turned heads. Nice paint

HIGH-HEAD SWAN by Herter’s. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Removable head

Whitby, Ontario. Billy Ellis (1866-1960). 1940's. High head with solid body construction. Near mint original paint. Very minor paint drying in the speculum area. Some repaint in the cork or plug area

20th century, worn painted finish, 11 1/2" high, 18" long, 7 1/2" wide, some cracking to body.

This root head decoy, probably a Coot, retains its original lead weight and great painted surface, with occasional accents of white paint to give him a more "live" appeal. He has a great aged and weat

HIGH-HEAD PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by Ronald Sabatini, Levittown, PA. Excellent original paint and condition. Both with relief-carved wings and ice grooves. Raised wing tips and long, fluted tails. Both hol

HIGH HEAD SWAN, New Jersey, circa 1980. Original antiqued paint and good structural condition. Areas of wood exposed. Some minor checks at seams, neck and tail. Hollow construction. Pad weight and met

SWAN in weathered original paint and good structural condition. Large check the length of bottom. Several knot stains to paint. 200-300

RARE HIGH-HEAD BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Nice feathering overall. Retains glass eyes. Inlet weight and rigg

attributed to Lister Cartwright (NC, 1918-1992), Root Head CootKnotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1950s, carved and painted wood, peg bill, two nail ballast weight. Length 10 in. Diminutive and folk

PAIR OF HIHG-HEAD CANVASBACKS by Gilmore "Butch" Wagoner, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint with some shelf scuffs. Unused condition. Rare high-head models that retain keel weights and rigg

Canvas Back Drake, High Head, Canada, Bill Chewell, Solid Construction, Line Tie, 18" x 9" Tall