VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Chincoteague, VA.

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Chincoteague, VA. Weathered paint with some original remaining. Good structural condition with tight neck check. Inlet head re-fastened. Tack eyes. Strip weight and

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Virginia. Unused condition. Stylized head which is inlet into body. Unusual boat-style tail. Unrigged. 200-300

EARLY CANADA GOOSE,possibly Chincoteague, VA. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Inlet weight and brass screw eye. Ice groove carving to back. 200-300

EARLY MERGANSER DRAKE, possibly Chincoteague, VA. Original paint and condition. Relief-carved wings and three carved combs. Bottom weight and u-nail.

EARLY MERGANSER HEN from the Chincoteague, VA, area. Old working paint with some original showing. Good structural condition. Bent rod bottom weight

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair to bill and crack at base of neck. Football model. Retains pad weight and rigging r

PAIR OF BUFFLEHEADS by Herb Daisey, Jr., Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and condition. Hen with fine detailed painted feather work. Drake with painted detail to tail. Both retain keels. Bo

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, Chincoteague, VA. Old working paint with some original possibly remaining. Very good structural condition. Full-bodied carving with relief-carved wings. Retains weight and rigging

RIG OF THREE BUFFLEHEADS by Bob Booth, Chincoteague, VA. All in very good original paint and condition showing some in-use wear. Carved in the style of Ira Hudson. Two hens with scratch feather paint.

BLUEBILL DRAKE, possibly Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and condition. Retains pad weight and rigging. Similar to the work of Doug Jester

PINTAIL DRAKE, possibly Chincoteague, VA, or North Carolina. Good original paint and structural condition. Some in-use wear. Weights removed. See "Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas” by H

EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN by Owen Ridgeway, Forked River, NJ, circa 1930's. Old working paint and good structural condition with gunning wear. Retains pad weight. 150-250

BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly St. Claire Flats, in very good scratch feather paint. Some touch up to head area. Good structural condition. Retains old stencil. Together with a BLUEBILL HEN from Picton, ONT

EARLY MALLARD HEN, possibly Louisiana. Very good original paint and condition with in-use wear to lower edges. Structurally good with old repaired check at mid-neck. Carved wing tips and fluted tail.

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, possibly Osbornville, NJ. Paint appears original with some touch-up to bill. In-use wear. A rare working decoy

BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE, Chincoteague, VA. Restored condition. Head probably replaced. Check the length of bottom. Tight checks to left side. Retains pad weight and rigging. 75-125

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Rock Hall, MD. Original paint showing minor wear. Retains bottom weight, ring and staple

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Susquehanna River, MD. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Very sharp chines. Semi-high head position. Weight removed. R. EVELER, LAUREL PA ink st

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, possibly Long Island origin, circa 1920's. Appears to be made as a wing duck. Original paint showing some weathering. Traces of comb paint to back. Snug-head model retaining G

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Virginia, in original paint with paint loss to sides, head and underside of tail. Very good structural condition. Incised wing detail. Retains glass eyes. "V" bill carvi

VERY EARLY MERGANSER HEN, possibly from a Long Island, NY, layout rig. Very old working paint fair structural condition. Bottom half of bill missing, Large chip from tail area. "C painted on bottom. 2

Plump bufflehead hen, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1950s. A football style body with extended paddle tail. Square pad weight on underside, along with museum inventory numbers "62.89.4

Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA, hen breasted merganser decoy, marked, painted wood, some paint chipping, weighted, 16.5". Antique duck decoy, polished wood, glass eyes, 13.5". Antique duck decoy, pai

BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE, probably Chincoteague, VA. Good original paint and structural condition. In-use wear with some dents and paint flaking. Paint rub to tail edges. Balsa construction. Head turned sligh