Early Knotts Island Teal

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL, attributed to Charlie Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC. Head may be a replacement. Very weathered working paint. Bottom weight. Very early North Carolina decoy

GREEN WING TEAL DRAKE by William Mosley, Knotts Island, NC. Canvas-covered wire frame in original paint. Together with a PINTAIL Drake byVince PagliaroliWarsaw, NY in near mint condition, unused. form

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL, attributed to Charlie Waterfield (1881-1973), Knotts Island, NC. Very weathered working paint. Very good structural condition. Possible restoration to head. Bottom weight. See “

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Malichi Waterfield (1832-1916), Knotts Island, NC, circa 1890. Very old working paint and good structural condition, with replaced bill and some shot scarring to head. Reta

VERY EARLY CANADA GOOSE, by Elswood Roy “Pud” White, Knotts Island, NC, 1920. Battery-style Canada goose in very weathered working paint and structurally fair condition. Two-piece head. Check the

Measures 17.5" long.

CANVASBACK DRAKE by Oscar Carroll, Knotts Island, NC, circa 1910. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains weight. Carved from a cypress knee

FOLK ART DECOY by Eldridge Tyler, Crisfield, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Detailed painted feather work overall and paint ticking to head. Two-piece construction. The carver was

EARLY TEAL, Louisiana, in what appears to be very old weathered original paint. Sound structural condition. Nice painted feather detail. Rigging removed

EARLY TEAL, Upper Bay. Very weathered working paint and condition. Head possibly a replacement. Old repair to the bill. Retains bead eyes. Overall length is approximately 10 1/2 inches. 75-100

Trego-Rig Blue-Winged Teal Robert Elliston (1847-1925) Bureau, IL, c. 1890 12 1/4 in. long An exceedingly rare and early teal decoy. Widely regarded as the "Dean" of the Illinois River carving traditi

Ronnie Wade (NC, b. 1943), SwanKnotts Island, North Carolina, circa 2000, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, signed R. WADE / KNOTTS ISLAND, NC. Length 30.5 in. Ronnie spent all his life on Knotts I

Three Decoy Miniature Sculptureslate 20th century, including a pair of white geese signed "R.B.W. Knotts Island, NC"; a signed C. Waterfield and Son, Knotts Island, NC preening duck on log; and a Clar

Curtis Waterfield (VA, 1926-2017), Pair of Ruddy Turnstones Mounted on Driftwood.Knotts Island, Virginia, made in 1983, carved and painted wood mounted on drfitwood, signed. Length 19 in. Wonderfully

LATE 18TH C TEAL PAINTED BLANKET CHEST, RARE EARLY TEAL BLUE PAINT OVER ORIGINAL RED, GREAT FORGED IRON STRAP HINGES, HEART SHAPED CARRY HANDLES, LIDDED TILL INTERIOR, T-HEAD NAILED, BOOTJACK BASE. EX

CANVASBACK DRAKE BATTERY DECOY by Linwood Dudley, Knotts Island, NC, circa 1900. Very old working paint with some possible restoration to head. Retains pad weight. Branded “X” under tail

Carved wood yellow legs shore bird on driftwood. It is signed Curtis Waterfield Knotts Island NC. It measures 13 1/8" x 6" x 10" H. Curtis Buck Waterfield (1926-2017) was a well know wildfowl woodcarv

Bertrand "Buck" Eason (VA, 1927-2019), RedheadKnotts Island, Virginia, circa 1940s, carved and painted wood. Length 14 in. In the late 1940s, Buck Eason made about 125 decoys for his own hunting rig.

attributed to Lister Cartwright (NC, 1918-1992), Root Head CootKnotts Island, North Carolina, circa 1950s, carved and painted wood, peg bill, two nail ballast weight. Length 10 in. Diminutive and folk

Three Carved Duck Decoys. All identified on tags by Romie Waterfield, Knotts Island, NC. Painted in natural colors. Two Mergansers, 13-1/2"l. and 14"l., and a Redhead Drake, 12"l. Condition: Good with

CANVASBACK DRAKE BATTERY DECOY by Linwood Dudley, Knotts Island, NC, circa 1900. Very old working paint with some possible restoration to head. Retains pad weight. Branded “X” under tail

Antique Buffle Head Decoy, made of wood and canvas, made by Wm. Mosley-Knotts Island, North Carolina, Ex Briscoe Collection, Duck/Goose Decoy, Waterfowl, Hunting, Primitive, Antique, Quincy Illinois

A 5 1/2 inch miniature Knott's Island style Ruddy Duck by Curtis W. Waterfield (1926-2017), Virginia Beach, VA, signed on the underside with a "CWW" brand. Original paint with minimal wear.

A.W. White (NC), Canvas Over Wire Swanlate 20th century, Knotts Island, NC, inset eyes, etched signature to wood base underside. 15 x 22.5 x 11 in. Private Collection, Pinehurst, North Carolina Additi