REDHEAD DRAKE, LONG ISLAND

REDHEAD DRAKE, probably Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Paint with some minor shrinkage to breast and shelf rubs. Retains glass eyes

Thomas Gelston (1851-1924) - Quogue, Long Island, NY c.1890's - 15" long- A hard to find species by this maker in this condition. Nicely carved head with glass eyes attached to a cork body that retain

Redhead Drake Jim Sprankle (b. 1934) Sanibel Island, FL, 1980 14 in. long A turned-head redhead with intricately carved and painted feathers. The underside bears an incised "Jim Sprankle" and is dated

Louis O'Neal (1908-1981) Churches Island, NC, c. 1940 17 1/2 in. long Louis was a renowned maker of not only decoys and decorative carvings, but also hunting boats. This decoy was selected for inclusi

EARLY WIGEON DRAKE, unknown carver, Long Island, NY. Very good working paint and good structural condition. Some tight checks to natural cork. Retains glass eyes and full keel. Overall length is appro

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE, Long Island, NY, circa 1920s. Good gunning paint and structural condition. Cork construction. Some paint flaking and dents to body and minor wear to tail. Head with dowel slight

BROADBILL DRAKE, Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Working paint and fair structural condition. Chip to tail edge. Two-piece hollow construction with halves separated at seams. Painted eye detail. Over

TWO BROADBILL DRAKES, Long Island, NY, unknown carvers. One with traces of working paint remaining. The other with working paint worn in areas. Both ns good structural condition. Both cork constructio

Mackey Long-Tailed Drake Long Island, NY, c. 1880 11 1/4 in. long An early hunting decoy that saw use along the rugged waters of the Atlantic Coast. William Mackey owned this decoy and illustrated a p

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE, probably Long Island, NY. Weathered paint and condition. Cork construction. Paint pattern with natural cork exposed. Full keel branded LAWSON. See “American Bird Decoys” by

A 9 1/2 inch Bufflehead drake with Long Island Wildfowler Decoy lines, possibly sold as a wooden blank to be painted by the hunter. A 13 inch Coot with early Detroit Decoy

Drake broadbill decoy from the South Shore of Long Island, New York, bears ''C. G. S.'' brand. The solid body appears to be in original worn paint with some possible touch-up in the breast. The head i

THIRTEEN DECOYS20th CenturyThree by the Mason Decoy Factory, one Chesapeake goldeneye drake, a primitive Long Island merganser hen, two New Jersey black ducks, a primitive parrot carving, and five oth

LONG ISLAND MERGANSER DRAKE DECOYEarly 20th CenturyMaker unknown. Original paint with gunning wear.Length 17”.

Michigan, c. 1920 12 in. long A redhead drake with deep eye grooves in a drawn-back head. The form and size of this decoy conjure up the work of the great Southern master Lee Dudley (1860-1942). The b

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Ned Burgess, Churches Island, NC, circa 1920’s. Restored paint and good structural condition. Retains foundry weight

Long Island Red-Breasted Merganser Drake wood duck decoy, hand carved and hand painted, early 20th c., unsigned, 7" (height) x 16 1/2" (length)

NICE EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Stant White, Churches Island/Currituck, NC, circa 1910. Very weathered paint, some possibly the original, with areas of wood exposed. Possible restoration to head. Retains

A 14 inch Mallard drake by Wildfowler Decoys, Babylon, Long Island, NY, signed on the bottom. A 13 1/4 inch Mallard Drake by by Bob Berry and North American Duck. Gallery. Both are in original paint w

CARVED WOOD DUCK DECOYS LOT OF 2 Lot of 2 carved duck decoys. Carved from wood, with weighted bottoms and keels. Includes: Redhead drake decoy. Measures 14.50" long and 6.50" wide Canvasback hen deco

Red headed, canvas back, drake decoy. Carved in Westhampton, Long Island and survived "the great hurricane of 1938", and attributed to "Uncle Bruce," weight still attached to the underside of the deco

PINTAIL DRAKE AND A BLACK DUCK, possibly Long Island, NY. Both cork composition. Bottom board construction. Both carved by same maker. Wear to both.

Lot of (2) hand carved birds: a coot, signed "Ness Lefort" 1989, and a redhead drake, signed "Mario Marchi" 1985, 12in long and 13in long respectively. Provenance: Walnut Creek, California.

REDHEAD DRAKE by Callie O’Neil, Churches Island/Currituck, NC, circa 1940. Restored condition with foundry weight on bottom