MERGANSER HEN, LONG ISLAND

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER HEN, Long Island, unknown carver. Good original paint and structural condition. Painted speculum and upswept tail carving. Carved crest and painted eyes. Overall length is

VERY EARLY MERGANSER HEN, possibly from a Long Island, NY, layout rig. Very old working paint fair structural condition. Bottom half of bill missing, Large chip from tail area. "C painted on bottom. 2

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

Merganser hen, Willie Ross, Chebeague Island, Maine. 17" long. With inlet head, glass eyes, and ostrich plume crest. "AWH" is carved in the underside.

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, Long Island, NY, unknown carver. Weathered gunning paint worn to wood in areas. Fair structural condition with check to underside, strengthened neck crack and sliver missing from e

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, possibly Long Island origin, circa 1920's. Appears to be made as a wing duck. Original paint showing some weathering. Traces of comb paint to back. Snug-head model retaining G

EARLY BROADBILL HEN, Long Island, unknown carver. Old working paint and good structural condition. Cork construction with some loss to one side. Retains glass eyes and full keel. Overall length is app

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

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, Long Island, unknown carver, circa 1920s. Working paint with some original paint possibly remaining. Paint wear to side and back. Good structural condition. Some minor shot scars.

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, Long Island, unknown carver, circa 1920s. Appears to retain original paint with gunning wear. Good structural condition consistent with age. Cork construction with cracks to back.

EARLY BROADBILL HEN, Long Island, NY. Very weathered paint, some of which may be original. Good structural condition with cracks to cork. Filler missing to two areas on head. Retains bottom board with

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

Pair of high head mergansers, Harold Thengs, Long Island, New York and Norway. Racey balsa bodies with slight relief wingtip carving. High heads with extended crests. Maker's ink stamp on the undersid

LINDSEY LEVY MERGANSER HEN DECOYLittle Tancook Island, Nova Scotia, 1892-1980Original paint with gunning wear.Length 15.5”. Illustrated:Decoys: A North American Survey by Gene and Linda Kang

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)

An antique hand carved wood duck decoy depicting a Merganser Hen hand painted in brown and white having glass eyes. Original label attached reading 'Red Breasted Merganser Hen Great South Bay Long Isl

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;

Rocking-Horse Merganser Hen Simmons Family Friendship, ME, c. 1920 18 1/2 in. long A Down East sheldrake with a ballast made from a broken horseshoe. Original paint with even gunning wear and touch-up

Swimming merganser hen, probably Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Head is extended and slightly turned. Glass eyes. 19" long.

Very sleek body. Hollow carved from the back. Tack eyes and wooden keel typical of Marblehead. Measures 17.5" long.

Merganser hen, unknown maker, upstate New York. Similar to work of Ed Dingman, 1st quarter 20th century. Measures 13" long. Notes: Decoy

A 15 3/4 inch decoy, unsigned, from Long Island, NY, circa 1890-1910 exhibiting classic form similar to Kellum. Shows gunning wear and some in-use touch-up with original..

ONE-QUARTER SIZE MERGANSER HEN by Bob Belyea, Potsdam, NY. Excellent original paint and condition. Competition-grade carving. Carved in a swimming position. Long flowing crest, multiple carved feather

1 by unknown Long Island carver, painted eyes, solid cork body, mostly original paint with some repaint on sides, few small paint chips, very light wear & 1 attributed to Rube Corliss, Manahawkin, NJ,