Blue Bill Drake

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Capt. Jess Urie, Rock Hall, MD. Good original paint with areas of in-use wear. Filler missing from top of head. Detailed painted feather work to back. Old knot bleed to underside. Re

BLUE BILL DRAKE by Robert Elliston, Bureau, IL, (1847-1911). Early carving in very old working paint and good structural condition. Crack at mid-neck. Some original comb paint still visible. Retains I

EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE by Cooper Predmore, Barnegat Village, NJ (1853-1926), circa 1890. Weathered paint and fair structural condition. Old repair to bill and checks to neck. Some shot scars to body. H

EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE by Purnell Curles, Churches Island, NC, circa 1920. Good early working paint and structurally good condition. Check down the bottom of back. Repair to head and neck. Commonly ref

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint and very good structural condition. Weights removed. Retains ring and staple. Classic Upper Bay decoy. 200-300

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay model. Good restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Weight removed. Retains Sotheby's sales tag. 75-125

Carved and Painted Blue Bill Drake Decoy. Unsigned. Original painted surface with tack eyes. 12-3/4"l. Condition: Good with use wear.

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Barnegat Bay. Weathered original paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction with inlet weight. 50-75

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE from the Upper Bay. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains strip weight and rigging nail. Very early Upper Bay working decoy. 150-250

BLUE BILL DRAKE, Stratford, CT, school. Appears to be original paint and good structural condition. Stamped on bottom four times. Keel removed. See “Connecticut Decoys” by H. Chitwood, page 36.

BLUE BILL DRAKE by Nick Spanos, Mt. Clemens, MI. Very good original paint and unused condition. Detailed carving to wing tips and fluted tail. Painted feather detail to relief-carved wings. Retains we

Carved and Painted Blue Bill Drake Decoy. Unsigned, attributed to Ernie Fox, Brockville, Ontario, Circa. 1950's. 14-1/2"l. Condition: Very good with minor wear.

Detroit, MI, challenge grade, glass eyes, rare low head special order, solid body, appears to be original paint which has possibly been taken down with some touchups, chip in bill, crazed surface, som

Rare bluebill drake, George Sibley, Michigan, circa 1900. Classic inset hardwood bill. Two piece hollow body and glass eyes. 12" long.

VERY EARLY AND RARE BLUEBILL DRAKE by George Warin, Toronto, Ont., circa 1880. Very good original paint with some in-use touch up. Very good structural condition with some very minor rubs to bill edge

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Swirl feather paint to back. Painted speculum detail. Detailed bill carving and painted eyes. Reta

Chincoteague, VA, tack eyes, classic football style solid body, combination of mostly original paint with some touchup to left side of body & a bill repair, some areas of wear, overall nice working ex

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by John English, Florence, NJ, (1852-1915). Restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Fluted tail carving. Retains tack eyes and carved bill detail. Retains pad weight an

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Restored paint and condition. Professional repair to tail tip and bill. Retains rusted tack eyes. Weights and rigging removed. 300-400

Cadillac, MI, tack eyes, solid body, combination of original & old working paint, touchup to neck filler, light damage to left edge of bill, 14"L, est. 200 - 400

Parkertown, NJ, painted eyes, hollow body, restored paint, seam separation, minor paint flaking, gunning wear, age crack through bill & neck that have been reset, Steve Weller Collection, 14"L, est. 1

Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy by Unknown Ontario Carver, glass eyes, very light hollow body, old working paint with gunning wear & flaking, some shot marks, damage to bill, 12.5"L, est. 200 - 400

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Dan Tushenske, Bayshore, NY, circa 1940. Good working paint and structural condition. Paint rub to top of head. Retains glass eyes. Bill with mandible and nostril detail. Retains kee

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1890s. Very good working paint and structural condition. Early repair to crack in bill, eyes are missing. Hollow construction. Pad weight secured wit