BLUEBILL DRAKE, R.M. MITCHELL

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint and structural condition. In-use wear and shot scarring. Retains keel weight and rigging eye. Very small tack

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint showing some minor in-use wear. Very good structural condition with typical hairline check at neck base. Retai

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Appears to be very good original paint with in-use wear. Very good structural condition with hairline crack to bill. Two minor checks t

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Appears to be very good original paint with in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Two minor checks to breast. Retains maker's we

VERY FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Fine individual feather paint to back. Carved bill detail. Retains keel weight, ring

PINTAIL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural. Raised knot to left side. Head is carved in an alert position and turned slightly right. Stipple pain

VERY FINE PINTAIL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Working decoy in very good original paint and structural condition. Some very minor scuffs to the head. Fine painted feather detail

VERY FINE REDHEAD DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Typical mid-neck check. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. 300-400

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE by R.Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Strong original paint with minor in-use wear. Retains bottom weight, rigging ring and staple. Rare to see an early Mitchell decoy in s

CANVASBACK DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Paint flake to one side and some filler loss to left side of neck. Mounted on a lamp base (d

PINTAIL DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Raised knot to right side. Head turned slightly right in an alert position. Stipple paint a

CANVASBACK DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint showing some in-use wear overall. Very good structural condition with typical mid-neck check. Some minor shot scarring

CANVASBACK DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Very tight check the length of the bottom. Stipple paint to entire back and painted feat

MALLARD DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Typical hairline check at mid-neck. Painted stipple feather detail over back. Retains paint

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint with gunning wear and rubs. Very good structural condition with typical mid-neck crack. Some tight checks to unde

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint with gunning wear overall. Paint rubs to top of head and tail edges. Good structural condition. Typical neck crac

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE by R.M. Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD, circa 1940-50. Good original paint with gunning wear. Some areas of paint loss to bill, top of head, back, side and tail edges. Very good s

A 12 inch decoy by Roger C. Mitchell (b. 1948), Kingston, MA with glass eyes, detailed bill carving, carved raised primaries and tail feathers. Signed on the bottom. In original paint with minor gunni

R. Madison Mitchell 1978 Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy. Havre De Grace, MD, scribed signature & dated 1978 on bottom, 14-1/2"l.

FINE PAIR OF PINTAILS by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Appear to be unused. Two small areas of light discoloration to underside of drake n

EARLY CANVASBACK PAIR by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Drake's head turned slightly right. Retain keel weights and rigging. Both signed and da

EARLY PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD, circa 1939. Dry original paint and good structural condition with in-use wear. Hen with puppy chew to bill tip; drake with check t

VERY FINE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint showing some minor in-use wear. Very slight lifting to grain on right rear of hen and drake' rear tai

EARLY CANVASBACK PAIR by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Good original paint and structural condition. Crack to lower left side of drake ascending to the head shelf. Drake with separation whe