RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Hurley Conklin

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ, circa 1960. Fine example in very good original paint and condition, possibly unused. Ice groove, carved wing tips, and six carved comb

RARE AND FINE PAIR OF RED-BREAST MERGANSERS by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ (1913-1993). Excellent original paint and unused condition. Some minor shelf rubs to bottoms. Hollow construction. Drake's

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint with some minor scuffs. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved in a sleeping position.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Retains original paint with paint shrinkage to bottom. Crazing to underside of head and breast. Hairline crack where bill meets head. Pa

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor sap bleed to back of neck. Hollow construction. Carved wing tips. Re

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Working decoy in good original paint with some discoloration to body. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Slightly turned hea

SLEEK PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Hen with seam slightly visible. Drake with very tiny de

FINE RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Delbert "Cigar" Daisey, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Carved in a swimming position with head turned very slightly right. Relief-car

RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Bill Hammel, Absecon, NJ, circa 1915. Restored condition. Hollow construction. Retains weight and rigging. Fine example of an early Barnegat Bay merganser

VERY FINE RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Fredrick C. Brown, Jr., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Bottom keel removed. Fine relief- carved wing tips a

RED-BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Gary Stoller, Glovesville, NY. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Competition model with very fine painted feather work. Head carved upward and to the right. Si

DECORATIVE TWO-THIRD SIZE RED BREAST MERGANSER HEN by Charles R. Birdsall, Wildfowler Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Fine detailed feather paint by Bill Keim. Sig

TWO HALF-SIZE CARVINGS by H.V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ, consisting of ruddy duck drake and a red-breast merganser hen. Both in excellent detailed paint and condition. Both signed and dated 1995. 100-200

DAINTY HOODED MERGANSER HEN by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction with split-crest head carving and carved wing tips. Some very minor staining

RACY PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Sleek bodies with incised wing tips and ice groove detai

FINE PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Very fine hairline crack at mid-neck of drake. Classic Conklin models with head comb and

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Carved wing tip detail. Some minor sap bleed to underside of tail. Retains

ONE-THIRD SIZE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor sap bleed and paint rippling to underside. Painted wing tip

A 17 1/2 inch hollow Red-Breasted Merganser drake by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ., signed with the maker's brand on the underside which also has feather detail.

An 18 inch hollow Red-Breasted Merganser drake by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ., signed with the maker's brand on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear.

PAIR OF RED BREAST MERGANSERS by William Oler, Beach Haven, NJ. Very good original gunning paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Conklin school carvings with deep ice grooves, raised carved

FINE PAIR OF RED BREAST MERGANSERS in very good original paint and unused condition. Tip of drake's bill with small chip. Both with painted feather detail. Hen carved in a swimming position. Both with

PAIR OF RED-BREAST MERGANSERS by John Hamilton, Cedar Run, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Both hollow cedar carvings with comb-carved heads. Both retain inlet weights. Hen stamped

RARE EARLY PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Both with detailed painted feather work. Hen's head turned slightly left.