FINE AND RARE CANVASBACK HEN from the Upper Bay, MD.

FINE AND RARE CANVASBACK HEN from the Upper Bay, MD. Early working paint, possibly Sam Barnes. Very good structural condition with typical check at mid-neck and underside of body. Retains keel weight,

RARE AND EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint, some which may be original. Good structural condition with check to back and tight check on lower neck. Retains keel weight, ring

HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Head turned slightly left with carved bill detail. Very fine typical mid-neck check. 200-300

RIGMATE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hen with nail filler loss to top of head. Both with painted brush work to backs. Both with fine bill detail.

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Traces of original paint remaining. Very good structural condition. Detailed bill carving. 100-200

FINE AND RARE MINIATURE CANADA GOOSE, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Snakey-head carving. Separation where neck meets body. A fine detailed Upper Bay carving. 100-200

Five Canvasbacks Upper Bay, MD, c. 1900 15 1/4 in. long *****Description updated, this lot does NOT have a canvasback attributed to Howlett and illustrated in Mackey's "American Bird Decoys"

FINE CANVASBACK HEN by Russ Allen, Galloway, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved and painted in the manner of Scott Jackson, an early Upper Bay carver. Branded "ra" on bottom. 150-250

CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Very fine hairline check the length of bottom. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Similar to the work of R.M. Mitchell. 200-

FINE PAIR OF RINGBILLS by Robert G. Litzenberg, Elkton, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Very good painted feather work. Both with weight and rigging. Both rare Upper Bay decoys

FINE AND RARE PAIR OF RED BREAST MERGANSERS by noted Upper Bay carver Jim Pierce, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Both with painted feather detail overall. Both head

FINE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Mitchell shop, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Both retain keel weights and rigging. A nice early pair of Upper Bay canvasbacks

Flying Canvasback Pair John Glenn (1876-1954) Rock Hall, MD, c. 1910 14 1/2 in. long, 15 in. tall on stand Glenn was among the early Upper Bay decoy makers who made birds in the regional style. Settin

RARE PAIR OF WIDGEON, possibly by R.M. Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and sound structural condition. Both with fine detailed painted feather work. Both with keel weights and r

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, attributed to Asa Owens/Henry Davis, Perryville, MD, circa 1910. Very old working paint. Bottom weight removed. Retains ring and staple. Typical mid-neck crack. Rare Upper Bay

REDHEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered original paint and fair structural condition. Some wood loss to right side. Retains weight and rigging.

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Small knot visible on right side. Painted feather work to body. Painted eye detail. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Ov

CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, in very old working paint with good strong feather pattern. Good structural condition with typical mid-neck crack and some shot scarring. Illegible bottom brand. Retains wei

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Christmas model. 200-300

RED HEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Painted feather detail to back. Retains keel weight and rigging. 100-150

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Small area of loss to knot on side. Retains keel weight and canvas strap. 100-200

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Old in-use paint and good structural condition. Retains weight. F branded in bottom. 100-200

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Areas of original paint with some touch up. Very good structural condition. High head model. Retains weight. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very old working paint with in-use crazing . Good structural condition with repaired crack in mid-neck. Iron bottom weight. Three brands on bottom. 200-300