BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAY

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Possibly original paint with touch up to areas. Good structural condition. Typical hairline checks to breast and back. Possibly by a member of the Holly family. See "D

RARE AND UNUSUAL BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Old weathered working paint and condition. Check the length of back. Head turned to the left. Flat bottom construction. Retains triangular weight and riggin

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very old weathered working paint. Very good structural condition. Retains keel weight and rigging ring. Similar in style to the very early R. Madison Mitchell carvings

BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very good original paint and unused condition. Retains keel weight and rigging strap. Head turned slightly right. Some very minor loss to filler to top of head. 200-300

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Hand-chopped in weathered working paint. Fair structural condition. Semi-high head. Repairs to neck. Retains bottom weight and rigging swivel

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Preening model in excellent original paint and unused condition. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. 75-125

BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, in restored condition. 75-125

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint and very good structural condition. Weights removed. Retains ring and staple. Classic Upper Bay decoy. 200-300

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE from the Upper Bay. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains strip weight and rigging nail. Very early Upper Bay working decoy. 150-250

BLUEBILL DRAKE by "Dipper" Ortley, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very old working paint and fair structural condition with seam separation. Together with a BLACK DUCK, Upper Barnegat Bay, NJ, in old working paint

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Old in-use paint and good structural condition. Retains weight. F branded in bottom. 100-200

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Areas of original paint with some touch up. Very good structural condition. High head model. Retains weight. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very old working paint with in-use crazing . Good structural condition with repaired crack in mid-neck. Iron bottom weight. Three brands on bottom. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, UPPER BAY. Very old weathered working paint with some possible original paint remaining. Good structural condition with old repair at mid-neck. Some tight checks to back. Retai

CANVASBACK DRAKE attributed to R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains keel weight. Branded on bottom. 100-200

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Retains very old working paint. Good structural condition consistent with age. Weight removed. Retains rigging staple. Check running the length of bottom. 2

ONE-THIRD SIZE CANVASBACK DRAKE AND REDHEAD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Both retain typical Upper Bay paint patterns. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Typical mid-neck hairline check. Retains strong feather paint pattern on back. Retains keel weight and staple. Branded MA

RARE OVERSIZED CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, commonly referred to as an "upriver." decoy. Weathered original paint and in-use wear. Check the length of bottom. Retains keel weight and rigging ring. Bra

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. Long strip weight. Branded "F" (H. Fleckenstein). Very refined working decoy. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, in very good working paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck crack. Filler missing from back of head. Eyes appear to be replaced. Retains unusual botto

CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very old working paint and fair structural condition. Weights removed. 200-300

VERY FINE FLYING CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, in excellent original paint and structural condition. Minor scratch to top of one leg. Carved in full flight with outstretched head and wings. Bill with n

EARLY PREENING MALLARD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Solid construction. Carved wing separation to back. Carved bill resting atop back. Retains glass eyes. ROBERTS writ