OVERSIZED BLACK DUCK, Upper Bay, MD, attributed to R.

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.

BLACK DUCK, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Scratch feather paint overall and bright painted speculums. Head turned very slightly right. Painted eye detail. Retains keel

BLACK DUCK, Upper Bay, MD, probably Mitchell shop. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Keel weight and rigging. Fine scratch-feather paint

BLACK DUCK from the Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Fine scratch-feather paint overall. Head is turned very slightly right. Retains keel weight and rigging. Possibly from

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

CANVASBACK DRAKE attributed to R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Head turned slightly right. Retains bar feather paint to back and painted tail fe

FINE BLACK DUCK by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Oversized model in excellent original paint and condition. Scratch feather paint overall. Head is turned slightly left. Strong speculum pain

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.

PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Minor paint rub to top of hen's head. Both with painted feather detail overall. Both heads slightly turned. V-notc

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

PAIR OF BUFFLEHEADS, Upper Bay, MD, possibly by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Both in excellent original paint and condition. Both retain keel weights, rings and staples. Both with fine sti

UPPER BAY BLACK DUCK in excellent original paint and unused condition. Fine scratch feather painting. Rigged with weight, ring and staple.

OVERSIZED BLACK DUCK by Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head with very fine ticking is turned slightly right. Fine painted fea

Anonymous (MD), Upper Bay Canvasbackattributed Maryland`s Eastern Shore, circa 1940s, carved and painted wood. Length 15 in. Very well made Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lela

MALLARD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD, possibly from the shop of R. Madison Mitchell. Excellent original paint and condition. Retains keel weight and rigging

BLACK DUCK by Robert "Turk" Libensperger, Trenton, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow oversized model with deep relief-carved wings and deep ice groove carving. Head with paint

CANADA GOOSE, possibly R.Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint with in-use wear. Some overpaint near weight. Good structural condition with typical neck crack and check to one side

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"

CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Very fine hairline check the length of bottom. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Similar to the work of R.M. Mitchell. 200-

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.

1 Mason, Back Bay, redhead drake, working paint, 1 oversized, hollow black duck by unknown carver with great form, combination of original & working paint, 1 Animal Trap mallard drake, original paint

BLACK DUCK attributed to Taylor Johnson, Bay Head, NJ, circa 1900. Restored paint and condition. 4 1/4 inch sliver missing from right side. Hollow construction. Branded TILTON. Retains pad weight. 100

EARLY NORTH CAROLINA BLACK DUCK. Oversized model in very weathered paint, some possibly the original. Some possible touch up. Structurally good with a typical mid-neck check. Attributed to Welton Walk

BLACK DUCK attributed to Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Painted feather work. Crack on underside of tail and breast. Hollow, retains rigging