ANTIQUE UPPER BAY DECOY W/REHEAD & BRAND

GROUP OF THREE UPPER BAY DECOYS. The first is a CANVASBACK DRAKE in restored paint and condition. Holly family attribution. Horse shoe weight. The second is a ONE-HALF SIZE RED HEAD by Harry Jobes in

Flying Canvasback Pair John Glenn (1876-1954) Rock Hall, MD, c. 1910 14 1/2 in. long, 15 in. tall on stand Glenn was among the early Upper Bay decoy makers who made birds in the regional style. Settin

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

Copper tag on base "Joe Racine, Upper Bay Decoys, Elkton, Maryland. Carved wooden bufflehead duck mounted on driftwood base.

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay. Working paint and good structural condition. Paint worn to wood in areas. Retains keel weight and leather rigging strap. An early Upper Bay decoy. 100-200

TEN MINIATURE UPPER BAY DECOYS by Roger Urie, Rock Hall, MD, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Rock Hall carvers. All in excellent paint and condition. All with anniversary medallion on bottoms. The

FINE PAIR OF RINGBILLS by Robert G. Litzenberg, Elkton, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Very good painted feather work. Both with weight and rigging. Both rare Upper Bay decoys

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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

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, possibly Upper Bay. Working decoy in weathered original paint with some areas of touch up. Very good structural condition. Painted feather work to back. Retains bell weig

Branded "HBS". Upper Bay PA canvasback drake decoy. 15.5" long.

Harry Jobes (MD, 1936-2019), a carved and painted black duck decoy, signed Capt. Harry R. Jobes; ht. 7, wd. 16, dp. 6 inches. Overall good condition.

A working hand carved Canvasback drake decoy by Joey Jobes of Havre de Grace, MD. Beautifully painted, weight on bottom. Measures 16" long.

Upper Chesapeake Bay carved and painted black duck decoy, unsigned in the manner of Capt. Harry Jobes; ht. 7.5, wd. 17, dp. 6.5 inches. Overall good condition.

American, 20th century. Hand painted and carved upper Chesapeake Bay Mallard duck decoy, unsigned; ht. 6, wd. 17, dp. 6.5 inches. Overall good condition. Paint loss around neck.

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

Harry Jobes (MD, 1936-2019). Upper Chesapeake Bay carved and painted Brandt duck decoy, signed Capt. Harry R. Jobes; ht. 9, wd. 17.5, dp. 6.5 inches. Overall good condition.

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

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

BROADBILL DRAKE by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Keel removed, retains company brand. 75-125

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"

first quarter 20th century, three Upper Bay examples comprising: Dick Hipple (Havre de Grace, Maryland), 8-3/4 x 15-1/2 x 6-1/4 in.; August Heinefield (Rock Hall, Maryland), 8-3/4 x 15-1/4 x 6-3/4 in.

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

MALLARD HEN, similar to Victor Decoys, with custom painted feather work. Retains bottom weight and rigging eye. Together with a BLUE WING TEAL HEN from the Upper Bay, in excellent original paint and c