BLUEBILL DRAKE AND BUFFLEHEAD HEN MINIATURE DECOYS

(4) Miniature duck decoys, hand carved & painted by William C Taylor, c/o Greater Scaup (blue bill) hen & drake, Ring Neck hen, Blue-winged Teal hen, largest 8" l x 3-3/4" h

Havre de Grace, Maryland, mid 20th century. Drake: overall length 6 inches, tight crack in neck, missing felt from base. Hen: overall length 6 inches, marked on felt.

Havre de Gras, MD. Late 20th, early 21st century. 1-2) Canvasback drake and hen pair of decoys. 3-4) Bluebill drake and hen pair of decoys. 5-6) Ruddy duck drake and hen pair of decoys. 7) Golden eye

Ontario. Painted softwood. Both makers are unknown. The Bluebill Hen is a painted eye decoy. The Bluebill Hen is hot branded, "F.C. Brown", underneath. Bluebill Hen: 5.75" x 14" x 5.5". Canvasback Dra

PAIR OF ROBERT MCGAW (HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, 1879-1958), ATTRIBUTED, BLUEBILL DECOYS, hen and drake, painted eyes, each retaining original weights, hen branded "Lutz" to underside of base, drake retainin

1 Ben Schmidt redhead hen, 1 canvasback hen by east coast carver, branded CARTER on bottom, 1 bluebill drake & 1 hen by unknown carvers, all are combination of original & working paint, some with wear

all have glass & painted eyes, 1 Ralph Malpage coot in original paint, & 1 bluebill drake, 1 bluebill hen & 1 canvasback hen by unknown carvers in working paint, all have some gunning wear, the Konwin

1 Animal Trap pintail drake, 1 redhead drake, 1 bluebill hen, 1 bluebill drake & 1 preening duck decoy, by unknown carvers, all have glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of original working paint wit

attr to Walter Ruppel, Sheboygan, WI, 2 mallard hens, 1 bluebill drake & canvasback drake, all have glass eyes, cork bodies with wooden bottom boards, gunning wear, John Treutelaar Collection, sizes r

Hen and Drake Bluebills

HUNTING RIG by the Delaware River Decoy Company, consisting of eight bluebills, six drakes and two hens. Six are signed by Terry McNulty. All in very good original paint and condition. All with full k

FIVE JAMES LAPHAM MINIATURE BIRD CARVINGSDennis Port, Massachusetts, 20th CenturyA bufflehead drake, a mallard hen, a wood duck drake, a merganser drake and a yellowlegs.Heights from 3.75” to 4.

Omro, WI, 1 mallard drake & 1 bluebill hen, glass eyes, solid bodies, drake appears to be original paint with some flaking & wear, hen is combination of worn original & working paint with gunning wear

Port Colby, ONT, 2 canvasback drakes, 2 bluebill drakes, 1 mallard drake & 1 bufflehead drake, all have glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, makers brand on bottom, the Konwinski Collec

pr of mallard bookends, 1 decorative teal, natural sided, 4 Al Ries Tru-Duck mallards - 3 drakes & 1 hen, 1 canvasback drake miniature by Willett, sizes range 6"L - 12"L, est. 150 - 250

1 redhead drake by Mike Smyser, 1 bluebill hen branded Goyette, 1 bluebill drake by unknown, hollow body & 1 canvasback hen by unknown MI carver, balsa body, all have glass eyes, condition for all ori

1 bluebill drake with Mason head, 1 bluebill drake by unknown carver, 1 bluebill hen by unknown carver & 1 redhead hen by unknown carver with feather stamping, all have glass eyes, solid bodies, combi

BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly St. Claire Flats, in very good scratch feather paint. Some touch up to head area. Good structural condition. Retains old stencil. Together with a BLUEBILL HEN from Picton, ONT

2 canvasback hens by unknown Michigan carver, 1 can hen by unknown & 1 bluebill drake by unknown, all are solid bodies, 1 with bill repair, sizes range 14"L - 16"L, est. 150 - 200

An 11 inch hen and a 12 inch drake Bufflehead pair by Steve Ward (1895-1976) and Lem Ward (1896-1984), from Crisfield, Maryland. They exhibit slightly turned heads with carved bill detail, classic for

1 Herters canvas over cork mallard hen, original paint, 1 Wildfowler bluebill drake, original paint, 1 mallard drake by unknown, working paint & 1 black duck by unknown upper New York?, working paint,

GROUP OF THREE DECOYS. The first is a BUFFLEHEAD HEN in gunning original paint and unused condition. Also, BROADBILL DRAKE in old working paint and condition. Together with an OVERSIZED HOODED MERGANS

1 bluebill hen attr Schweikart Family, hollow body, old working paint, 1 Frank Lewis bluebill drake, Ogdensburg, NY, solid body, combination of original & working paint, 1 bluebill hen by unknown Onta

Centerline, MI, both have glass eyes, bluebill drake is center hollowed body, combination of mostly original paint with some enhancements to white on sides & speculums, canvasback hen is solid body, o