GOLDENEYE DRAKE, LONG ISLAND

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE, Long Island, NY, circa 1920s. Good gunning paint and structural condition. Cork construction. Some paint flaking and dents to body and minor wear to tail. Head with dowel slight

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE, probably Long Island, NY. Weathered paint and condition. Cork construction. Paint pattern with natural cork exposed. Full keel branded LAWSON. See “American Bird Decoys” by

THIRTEEN DECOYS20th CenturyThree by the Mason Decoy Factory, one Chesapeake goldeneye drake, a primitive Long Island merganser hen, two New Jersey black ducks, a primitive parrot carving, and five oth

Lot of 3 Goldeneye wood decoys, possibly Wildfowler Decoy Co., comprising two drakes and one hen. Provenance: From Wildfowler Decoys, Inc. (Quogue) and Peacock Point, Long Island estate. [14 inches].

EARLY WIGEON DRAKE, unknown carver, Long Island, NY. Very good working paint and good structural condition. Some tight checks to natural cork. Retains glass eyes and full keel. Overall length is appro

BROADBILL DRAKE, Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Working paint and fair structural condition. Chip to tail edge. Two-piece hollow construction with halves separated at seams. Painted eye detail. Over

REDHEAD DRAKE, probably Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Paint with some minor shrinkage to breast and shelf rubs. Retains glass eyes

TWO BROADBILL DRAKES, Long Island, NY, unknown carvers. One with traces of working paint remaining. The other with working paint worn in areas. Both ns good structural condition. Both cork constructio

Mackey Long-Tailed Drake Long Island, NY, c. 1880 11 1/4 in. long An early hunting decoy that saw use along the rugged waters of the Atlantic Coast. William Mackey owned this decoy and illustrated a p

VERY EARLY CORK DECOY, POSSIBLY A GOLDENEYE, Long Island, NY. Very early working paint. Good structural condition. Bottom board construction. Retains keel weight and old staple.

EARLY GOLDENEYE HEN, Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Remnants of early working paint, worn mostly to natural cork. Good structural condition with some cracks. Retains glass eyes and swing weight. Ove

A 9 1/2 inch Bufflehead drake with Long Island Wildfowler Decoy lines, possibly sold as a wooden blank to be painted by the hunter. A 13 inch Coot with early Detroit Decoy

Drake broadbill decoy from the South Shore of Long Island, New York, bears ''C. G. S.'' brand. The solid body appears to be in original worn paint with some possible touch-up in the breast. The head i

LONG ISLAND MERGANSER DRAKE DECOYEarly 20th CenturyMaker unknown. Original paint with gunning wear.Length 17”.

Long Island Red-Breasted Merganser Drake wood duck decoy, hand carved and hand painted, early 20th c., unsigned, 7" (height) x 16 1/2" (length)

A 14 inch Mallard drake by Wildfowler Decoys, Babylon, Long Island, NY, signed on the bottom. A 13 1/4 inch Mallard Drake by by Bob Berry and North American Duck. Gallery. Both are in original paint w

Red headed, canvas back, drake decoy. Carved in Westhampton, Long Island and survived "the great hurricane of 1938", and attributed to "Uncle Bruce," weight still attached to the underside of the deco

PINTAIL DRAKE AND A BLACK DUCK, possibly Long Island, NY. Both cork composition. Bottom board construction. Both carved by same maker. Wear to both.

Hillman Hazlehurst Goldeneye New Jersey, c. 1890 15 1/2 in. long An early, rare goldeneye drake out of the Hazlehurst Club rig. This widely published decoy bears the Hillman Collection ink stamp and a

A grouping of 4 Miniature Flying Mallard flat-back duck carvings by John Lee Baldwin (1868-1938) of Babylon, NY (Long Island). These Mallards (all drakes) were made to mount on a plaque or a wall and

Four broadbill cork decoys, comprised of two drakes and two hens, South Shore of Long Island. Provenance: From Wildfowler Decoys, Inc. (Quogue) and Peacock Point, Long Island estate. [Hens: 13 inches;

Signed and dated 11/96. Individual feather carving with extended raised wingtips and fanned tail. Head is turned. Measures 13" long.

Goldeneye drake, Elmer Crowell, East Harwich, Massachusetts. 14.5" long. Underside is unpainted and has two of Crowell's rectangular stamps. Decoy has been drilled for inset circular weight but never

Goldeneye Drake The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1940 15 in. long The underside of this hollow drake displays the date and Lem's signature. Lem applied