Barnegat Bay Bluebill

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

Item: Hollow Barnegat Bay, New Jersey drake bluebill Date: ca. 1920 Dimensions: 15"L X 5 1/4"W X 6 1/4" H Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the a

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Working paint and good structural condition. Seam separation visible on one side. Lower neck strengthened. Painted eye detail. Retains weight and rigging. Overall

BLUEBILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, in the style of Rowley Horner. Very good restored paint and condition. Painted eye and carved bill detail. Retains pad weight and rigging. Overall length is approximately

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay model. Good restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Weight removed. Retains Sotheby's sales tag. 75-125

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, possibly Barnegat Bay. Old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair at mid-neck. Hollow construction. Retains painted eyes. Retains pad weight and screw eye. Overa

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay. Weathered original paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction with inlet weight. 50-75

BLUEBILL HEN by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. William Cranmer model. Together with a WOOD DUCK HEN. Both in very good original paint and structural condition. Wood duck hen with some m

PAIR OF BLUEBILLS by Fredrick C. Brown, Jr., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Some very minor sap bleed to sides of hen. Carved in the Barnegat Bay style.

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Joe Tom Cranmer, Manahawkin, NJ. Very old working paint. Hollow construction. Pad weight. Classic Barnegat Bay decoy

VERY EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, upper Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa 1880-90. Very rare original dry paint showing in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Very minor shot scarring. Hollow constru

EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa late 1800's. Early working original paint showing in-use wear. Very good structural condition for its age. Two-piece hollow

Swimming Goose Decoy Barnegat Bay, NJ, c. 1920 28 in. long As found with heavy repaint and gunning wear. Provenance: Estate of Malcolm M. McAlpin Size 28 in. long Condition As found with heav

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Barnegat Bay, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Areas of knot bleed to back and underside. Carved eye detail and inlet weight. Branded GHC. Overall

EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER, possibly Barnegat Bay, NJ. Appears to have original paint with some in-use working paint. Split tail carving and inlet bill. Some small areas of shot scarring. Some minor lo

VERY EARLY AND RARE GOLDENEYE DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa 1900. Retains remnants of original paint with possible touch up to face. Structurally good condition. Hollow dowel construction. Some in-us

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Remnants of original paint combined with old working paint. Hollow construction. Early repairs to shot scars. Two-piece dowel construction. Painted eye deta

WOOD DUCK DRAKE by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and good structural condition. Small dent to tip of bill. Tight check to one side of neck. One side seam sligh

GUNNING SWAN by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ, circa 1985. Full-size model in original weathered paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. High, snakey head preening pos

MASON BACK BAY BLUEBILL DECOYS, LOT OF TWO, each solid-body form with applied eyes, weights and rigs to the underside. Old working surfaces. Circa 1920-1930. Canvasback 9 1/4" HOA, 14 1/2" LOA.Provena

THREE BRANT AND A SLEEPING BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, NJ. All in working paint and good structural condition. Two shown. 150-250

PAIR OF BLUE BILLS by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Both hollow construction. Full gunning keels. Both from the John Hillman gunning rig, and re

WOOD DUCK DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition showing some in-use wear to bottom. Preening model with carved wing tips and painted speculum. Retains inlet weight

BLACK DUCK by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint showing minor in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Wildfowler model with full keel. Si