VERY EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE in weathered working paint

VERY EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE in weathered working paint and good condition.. Possibly Susquehanna Flats. Deep keel and unusual bottom weight

EARLY MERGANSER DRAKE, Chincoteague, VA. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. Chip from side of neck. Retains inlet weight and rusted rigging. 100-200

VERY EARLY PAIR OF GOLDENEYES in weathered working paint and good structural condition. Both with weights removed. A very early pair of decoys.

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. Long strip weight. Branded "F" (H. Fleckenstein). Very refined working decoy. 200-300

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

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, UPPER BAY. Very old weathered working paint with some possible original paint remaining. Good structural condition with old repair at mid-neck. Some tight checks to back. Retai

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very old weathered working paint. Very good structural condition. Retains keel weight and rigging ring. Similar in style to the very early R. Madison Mitchell carvings

TWO EARLY DECOYS. The first is a GOLDENEYE DRAKE in weathered paint and condition. The second is a SCOTER in good condition. “JG” carved in bottom.

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI. Glass eye, standard grade with weathered paint that appears to be original with some touch up. Good structural condition. Weights removed.

Early Goldeneye Drake Duck Decoy Attributed to Jack Mesack, NJ, glass eyes, hollow body, old working paint, some gunning wear, 13.5"L, est. Market Determined

EARLY GOLDENEYE DRAKE by Charles Howell, Center Moriches, NY, circa 1923. Good working paint and structural condition. Some cork loss to back. Dowel to top of head slightly raised. Painted wing detail

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Hand-chopped in weathered working paint. Fair structural condition. Semi-high head. Repairs to neck. Retains bottom weight and rigging swivel

TWO EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKES, Upper Bay, MD. Both in very weathered working paint and fair condition. One retains weight and staple. Edges rubbed to bare wood.

RARE AND UNUSUAL BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Old weathered working paint and condition. Check the length of back. Head turned to the left. Flat bottom construction. Retains triangular weight and riggin

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE attributed to Ben Dye, Perryville, MD, circa late 1800's. Very old weathered working paint, worn to wood in areas. Typical crack at mid-neck. Retains cast iron keel weight.

EARLY BROADBILL DRAKE by a member of the Birdsall family, Lovelandtown, NJ, circa 1940s. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. 1 1/4-inch sliver missing from underside of bill. Hollow

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE from the Mullica River, NJ, area. Oversized model in weathered working paint and good structural condition. Old bill repair 100-200

NICE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Bob McGaw, Havre de Grace, MD. Early carving in very weathered working paint, with some possibly original. Very good structural condition. Unusual tack eyes. Retains dogbone wei

EARLY GREEN WING TEAL, Delaware River. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. Solid construction. Several tight checks to head and body. Heart-shaped carved wing detail. Retains tack e

EARLY BLACK DUCK by John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. Early weathered working paint and good structural condition. Raised, carved wing tips. Hollow construction. Full weighted keel. See "Floating Sculp

TWO GOLDENEYE DRAKES, MAINE. Working paint and good structural condition with in-use wear. One with crack to lower neck. Both solid construction. One with painted eyes, one glass eye missing. Overall

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Michigan. Working paint with in-use wear and good structural condition. Two tight checks to the body and reset bill. Retains glass eyes and full weighted keel. RP painted on bo

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay. Working paint and good structural condition. Paint worn to wood in areas. Retains keel weight and leather rigging strap. An early Upper Bay decoy. 100-200

GOLDENEYE DRAKE, Canada. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Carved layered wings. Bottom board construction. Retains circular weight and rigging. Nice folk art decoy. 50-75