CANVASBACK HEN, UPPER BAY

RARE AND EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint, some which may be original. Good structural condition with check to back and tight check on lower neck. Retains keel weight, ring

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Traces of original paint remaining. Very good structural condition. Detailed bill carving. 100-200

HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Head turned slightly left with carved bill detail. Very fine typical mid-neck check. 200-300

CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, in very old working paint with good strong feather pattern. Good structural condition with typical mid-neck crack and some shot scarring. Illegible bottom brand. Retains wei

FINE AND RARE CANVASBACK HEN from the Upper Bay, MD. Early working paint, possibly Sam Barnes. Very good structural condition with typical check at mid-neck and underside of body. Retains keel weight,

VERY EARLY UPPER BAY CANVASBACK HEN with old working paint by Charlie Joiner. Structurally good condition. Herter’s weight, ring and staple

FINE CANVASBACK HEN by Russ Allen, Galloway, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved and painted in the manner of Scott Jackson, an early Upper Bay carver. Branded "ra" on bottom. 150-250

RIGMATE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hen with nail filler loss to top of head. Both with painted brush work to backs. Both with fine bill detail.

REDHEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered original paint and fair structural condition. Some wood loss to right side. Retains weight and rigging.

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Christmas model. 200-300

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Small knot visible on right side. Painted feather work to body. Painted eye detail. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Ov

RED HEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Painted feather detail to back. Retains keel weight and rigging. 100-150

BROADBILL HEN, probably R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Painted feather detail to back and wing tips. Retains keel weight and rigging ring.

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Small area of loss to knot on side. Retains keel weight and canvas strap. 100-200

VERY EARLY AND RARE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Upper Bay. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Both with typical mid-neck cracks. Both with keel weights and rigging staples. Nice early pair

Five Canvasbacks Upper Bay, MD, c. 1900 15 1/4 in. long *****Description updated, this lot does NOT have a canvasback attributed to Howlett and illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys"

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

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