Early Upper Bay Bluebill Decoy (Attr James Holly)

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Possibly original paint with touch up to areas. Good structural condition. Typical hairline checks to breast and back. Possibly by a member of the Holly family. See "D

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

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

Upper Chesapeake Bay, c. 1870 15 1/2 in. long A large canvasback decoy with a slight ridge down the tail. The underside for tail bears an incised "H" and the body has a second head by James T. Holly (

VERY EARLY UPPER BAY BLUEBILL. Very old weathered working paint and fair structural condition. Head is an old replacement. Retains keel weight, ring and staple.

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

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

RARE AND UNUSUAL BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Old weathered working paint and condition. Check the length of back. Head turned to the left. Flat bottom construction. Retains triangular weight and riggin

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Hand-chopped in weathered working paint. Fair structural condition. Semi-high head. Repairs to neck. Retains bottom weight and rigging swivel

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very old weathered working paint. Very good structural condition. Retains keel weight and rigging ring. Similar in style to the very early R. Madison Mitchell carvings

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

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland decoy. Signed to bottom Illegible. Possibly "James Gunner". 15" Long

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

2 attr to James Walton, Milwaukee, WI, & 2 attr to Voekler, glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of original & working paint with some gunning wear & flaking, John Treutelaar Collection, 12"L, est. 5

An early Holly Family (Havre de Grace) bluebill duck decoy. ID mark on underside. 12.75" long.

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.

Upper Chesapeake Bay decoy. 16" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoy. Stamped with "J.P" to bottom. 18" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland Decoy. 15" Long.

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland Decoy. 17" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay swan decoy. Signed Illegible to bottom and dated 1999. 18" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland Decoy. Branded "W" to bottom. 14 1/2" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland Decoy. Unknown artist. Branded "W" to bottom. 13 1/2" Long

Upper Chesapeake Bay Maryland Decoy. Possibly Norris Pratt. 15" Long