BLACK DUCK, BARNEGAT BAY/BLUEBILL DRAKE, D. ORTLEY

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

Black Duck Drake, Maryland, Poss M. Mitchell, Weight and Line Tie 16" x 6"

THREE BRANT AND A SLEEPING BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, NJ. All in working paint and good structural condition. Two shown. 150-250

BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Good original paint with in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Head turned slightly left. Carved wing tips. Retains pad weight and rigging. JCVS branded in bottom

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Flocked paint, gunning wear. Repair to mid-neck. Weight removed. 200-300

(2) Black Duck Drakes, Northern New York or Canada, (1) Bill Broken, 16" x 6"

Preening Black Duck Barnegat Bay, NJ, c. 1890 14 in. long A bold preening black duck with a hollow body. Preeners and sleepers from this region are especially rare. In old working paint with gunning w

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Very old working paint, some of which may be original. Some paint loss to sides. Good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigg

New Jersey Black Duck Drake Joseph West (1910-1980s) and James West (1937-2000), Bordentown, NJ A 15 inch turned head decoy with carved bill detail, raised primary feathers and incised tail feathers.

FINE BLACK DUCK by Lester "Dipper" Ortley, Lovelandtown, NJ, circa 1945. Very good dry original paint and structural condition. A few speck of white paint on upper back. Hollow construction. Subtle pa

BLACK DUCK by Lester "Dipper" Ortley, Lovelandtown, NJ, (1897-1978). Very good original paint and structural condition. Area of paint flaking on back near head. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight

WOOD DUCK DRAKE by Chet Ortley. Excellent original paint and condition. Detailed side bar paint. Detailed carving to head with sweeping crest. Unrigged. Signed by maker and dated 1998. 100-200

BLACK DUCK by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Old Saybrook, CT. Head in very good original paint with minor wear to bill. Body in old working paint. Retains keel and weight. Balsa construction. Together wit

FOUR MINIATURE BIRD CARVINGSEarly 20th CenturyA goose stamped "A.M. Ransden Cotuit Mass", and a black duck, mallard drake and willet marked "BDS" on undersides.Heights from 2.5" to 4".

WOOD DUCK DRAKE by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and good structural condition. Small dent to tip of bill. Tight check to one side of neck. One side seam sligh

CANVASBACK DRAKE, Susquehanna area in very old weathered paint and good structural condition. Retains horseshoe weight and Sotheby's sales tag. Together with a very early BLACK DUCK, Susquehanna area,

WOOD DUCK DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition showing some in-use wear to bottom. Preening model with carved wing tips and painted speculum. Retains inlet weight

BLACK DUCK by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint showing minor in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Wildfowler model with full keel. Si

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Shourds model with painted feather detail to back and sides. Painted detail to

Unsigned Working Decoys of Black Ducks, hen and drake, both with lead weights, 16" & 15" long. Worn from use, one glass eye missing, nice age patina.

New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 20th C., comprising a William Cramner Herring Gull, two black ducks, a Merganser Drake, and a Canada Goose. Some wear. Largest: 13-1/2"h x 24-1/2"d x 8"w Provenance: Prope

Decoy Group of 3 Black Ducks. Comprising a Drake, a Mason Factory Hen repainted by Chris Sprague and unpainted example attributed Clark Madera. Together with a standing crow. Used condition, wear, wor

FINE BLACK DUCK by Bob Brown, Barnegat, NJ. Near-mint original paint and condition. Carved in the New England style. Preening position with carved wing tips. Inlet weight. Branded “R J Brown.” See

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Lester “Dipper” Ortley, Lovelandtown, NJ. Excellent original paint and very good structural condition. Detailed feather paint on upper body. Hollow construction. Very tight lin