BLACK-BREAST PLOVER FLATTY, probably New Jersey

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.

EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER, probably New England. Oversized model in original paint with in-use wear and worn to wood in areas. Good structural condition. Check to one side. Carved feather detail to wi

VERY EARLY SHOREBIRD, possibly a black-breast plover, New Jersey. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Nail bill. Mounted atop a base.

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 BREAST PLOVER, probably Virginia. Good original paint and structural condition showing some in-use wear. Lightly struck by shot. Split-tail carving with drop tail. Appears to retain original bil

EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER, probably Virginia. Appears to be very good original paint and excellent structural condition. Carved wings, carved raised wing tips and painted eyes. Bill appears to be an o

BLACK BREAST PLOVER, probably Virginia. Early excellent original paint and condition. Retains original bill and painted eyes. Nice dry surface and detailed paint ticking to wings. Carved in a running

BLACK DUCK, probably New Jersey. Restored paint and condition. 75-125

Branded "O.C. Cole" on side. Another shorebird from with this rig brand is pictured as #71 in Shore Bird Decoys by Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr. Old working repaint, bill loss. Appx. 8 1/2" long, height 9

attributed to Harry Boice, Absecon, NJ, relief carved eyes, combination of some original & professionally restored paint by Russ Allen, some shot marks & gunning wear, replaced bill, nice form with re

Black bellied plover, Captain Dan Showell, Absecon, New Jersey, last quarter 19th century. Wire bill. 13" long. Provenance: Bruce Williams collection. Formerly in the collection of Somers G. Headly. N

GROUP OF TINNY SHOREBIRDS, probably Strater & Sohier, circa 1875, consisting of six black breast plovers and six golden plovers. All in very good original paint and condition. All with placement stick

FREE-BLOWN MARBRIE LOOP DECORATED WITCH BALL, opaque white ground with black (later shading to lavender) and rose loopings, spherical form with a rough pontil opening. Probably New Jersey or Pittsburg

19th Century Slip Decorated Redware Coggled Loaf Dish, Probably New Jersey, and Another. Oval tray and round tray, both with yellow glazed decoration and black undersides. {Approximate dimensions: Ova

TWO PEEPS, probably New Jersey. Very good original antiqued paint and structural condition. Both retain rusted metal bills. One with black bead eyes, the other with painted eyes. Both mounted atop a w

Circa 1910, likely New Jersey. Chip carved and nicely painted with early surface. H12" Sold from the collection of a Charleston Gentleman and Lady.

Black-Bellied Plover Joel Barkalow (est. 1853-1931) Forked River, NJ, c. 1890 8 in. long This decoy displays a similar dropped-head position to the willet featured in Doherty's "Classic New Jersey Dec

New Jersey, 20th C., four marked in ink "H.V. Shourds", comprising, a black-bellied plover, a curlew, a feeding yellowlegs, a standing yellowlegs, and a dunlin; 5 pieces total Tallest: 15-3/4"h Proven

A 12 inch Black-Bellied Plover shorebird decoy by Ken Kirby (b.1946), Little Egg Harbor, NJ, signed and branded on the underside of the bird. Kirby was named the 2014 New Jersey carver of the Year.

Probably Bergen County, New Jersey, 2nd half 18th century, mixed woods. Turned stiles, finials and stretchers, shaped top crest and rush seat. Old black paint over red. Loss of height, wear and some l

EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER by a member of the Verity family, Seaford, NY. Original paint with touch up to the breast. Paint shows in-use wear. Strong paint pattern remains. Typical S-carved wings. Bill

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

VERY EARLY BLACK BREAST PLOVER, Virginia. Excellent original paint and condition. Solid construction. Bulbous head carving. Retains original bill. For a similar example, see "Southern Decoys of Virgin

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.