BLACK BREAST PLOVER by John A. Hillman, Sea Girt, NJ.

DAINTY GREEN WING TEAL DRAKE by John Hillman, Sea Girt, NJ. Excellent original paint by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Fine comb painting overall. Fine paint ticking to face and breast areas. Retains glass

EARLY BROADBILL DRAKE by John Hillman, Sea Girt, NJ, 1946. Very good working paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains inlet weight and leather rigging. Retains Hillman sales tag. 1

VERY FINE MATCHED PAIR OF HOODED MERGANSERS by John Hillman, Sea Girt, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Very detailed painted feather work overall. Both with heads turned slightly left. Bot

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by John Hamilton, Cedar Run, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Upswept wings and carved crossed wing tips. J HAMILTON carved in bottom. Mounted atop a custom base. 100-20

EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER, possibly Barnegat Bay, NJ. Appears to have original paint with some in-use working paint. Split tail carving and inlet bill. Some small areas of shot scarring. Some minor lo

BLACK-BREAST PLOVER by H.V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Head turned sharply right. Signed under tail. Together with a FEEDING YELLOWLEG in excellent original paint a

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Full-bodied carving with relief-carved wing detail and split-tail carving. Very fine painted feather work to

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Dave Rhodes, Absecon, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Relief-carved wings and carved wing tips. Head turned slightly left. Retains original bill. Painted eye detail.

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Dave Rhodes, Absecon, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Relief-carved wings and raised, carved wing tips. Very detailed painted feather work to wings, tail and head. R

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Antiqued original paint and very good structural condition. Retains original bill. Overall length is approximately 10 1/2 inches. A rare carving

PLUMP BLACK-BREAST PLOVER by Steve Morey, Tuckerton, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Raised, relief-carved wings and multiple carved, crossed wing tips. Small area of flaking to bill tip.

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Dave Rhodes, Absecon, NJ. Very good paint and structural condition. Relief-carved wings and split tail. Signed and dated 2010 under tail. Mounted atop a custom base.

PLUMP BLACK-BREAST PLOVER by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Some sealer applied to surface. Branded and dated 1999. Together with a RUDDY TURNSTONE carved in a

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Stipple paint pattern to back. Retains original bill. Overall length is from bill tip to tail tip is appr

Black-Bellied Plover John McAnney (1866-1949) New Gretna, NJ, c. 1910 11 in. long A plump plover decoy with pronounced head carving. Original paint with moderate gunning wear and filled chip to unders

BLACK BREAST PLOVER by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Mounted atop a custom base signed by maker. Together with a GOLDEN PLOVER in original antiqued pai

THREE SHOREBIRDS by Bruce Bieber, Cape May, NJ, consisting of two RUDDY TURNSTONES and a BLACK-BREAST PLOVER. All in antiqued paint and condition. All retain original bills and placement holes. 75-125

EARLY BLACK-BREASTED PLOVER, probably New Jersey. Very good original paint and structural condition with some small shot scars to body. Painted feather and wing tips. Retains John Hillman staple under

BLACK DUCK by Lloyd Parker, Parkertown, NJ. Fine restored condition by John Hillman in 1969. Scratch feather paint overall. Fine paint ticking to the head. Deep ice groove carving to back. Hollow cons

BLACK DUCK by Joe West, Bordentown, NJ. Old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains John Hillman collection label.

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1890. Fine scratch-feather paint on body with restored head. Hollow construction with inlet bottom weight. Formerly in the John Hillman colle

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK by Jode Hillman, Mullica Hill, NJ. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head turned and snuggled into breast. Relief-carved wings with carved sp

VERY EARLY BLACK-BREAST PLOVER, possibly Smith Island, VA. Very old weathered working paint with possible traces of original paint remaining. Plump carving with very old bill, possibly the original. S

BLACK-BREAST PLOVER FLATTY, probably New Jersey, circa 1900. Good paint that appears to be original. Good structural condition. Some painted feather detail. Stand included.