Bluebill Drake from NJ

New Jersey Bluebill Drake Attributed to Henry Kilpatrick, Barnegat, NJ A 13 ¾ inch decoy with painted eyes, a square lead weight and two partial William J. Mackey, Jr. (1902-1972) Collection stam

BLACK DUCK, Head of the Bay, NJ. Old restored paint and good structural condition. Together with a BLUE BILL DRAKE, Pt. Pleasant, NJ, in old working paint and good structural condition.

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Clark Madara, Pitman, NJ. Good working paint and very good structural condition. Retains pad weight. Hollow construction

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Rube Corliss, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint. Unused condition. Bottom weight and rigging.

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jay Parker, Parkertown, NJ. Working repaint by Frank Finney, Pungo, VA. Excellent condition. Hollow construction. Retains weight and rigging

VERY FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Eugene Birdsall, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1890. Very good original paint with very little wear. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains original pad weight

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging strap. For similar e

FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Very good original paint and condition with some in-use wear. Tight check to bottom. Retains glass eyes. Circular weight and rigging rema

RARE BLUEBILL DRAKE by John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ, circa 1930s. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Paint exhibits a nice mellow patina with paint stippling to back. Hollow constru

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

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

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Rube Corliss, Manahawkin, NJ. Good original paint with in-use wear. Paint on bill partially worn to wood. Some flaking to breast. Very good structural condition. Seam tight but visib

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Mark Kears, Linwood, NJ. Appears to retain original paint to back and bottom with some wood visible. Black areas are old working paint. Very good structural condition with some minor

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Charles Burkely, Fieldsboro, NJ, circa 1941. Good original paint with some minor in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Fine detailed feathering to back. R

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Charles Black, Bordentown, NJ (1882-1956). Areas of original paint to back and sides. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight. For information on this carver, see "Floating Sculpture

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Will Hall, Mantoloking, NJ. Restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight. 100-200

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Kilpatrick, Barnegat, NJ. Very old working paint and fair structural condition. Some loss to wood on bottom. Retains pad weight. Together with a very early folk art decoy in we

ONE-QUARTER SIZE BLUEBILL DRAKE by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Blair style model in excellent original paint and condition. Painted feather detail to back with white speculums; Signed and dated 1991.

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Steve Morey, Tuckerton, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved in the style of the Connecticut River carvers. Detailed comb feather painting to back. Nice wide bill and b

BLUEBILL DRAKE by John Holloway, Tuckerton, NJ. Good original paint and very good structural condition. Some paint shrinkage to breast, bill and underside of tail. Hollow construction. Snug-head model

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Mark Kears, Linwood, NJ. Restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging. 100-200

FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Fred Reitmeyer, Pomona, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Competition model with stipple paint detail to back. Retains Second Place ribbon

VERY FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jeff Eldridge, Hightstown, NJ. Competition carving in excellent original paint and structural condition. Raised carved feathers and carved wing tips. Broad fluted tail. Hea

COMPETITION BLUEBILL DRAKE by Les Worrell, Tabernacle, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Some very minor shelf scuffs to white areas. Snug-head position. Full competition keel