BLUEBILL HEN, CHESAPEAKE BAY

BLUEBILL HEN, Chesapeake Bay, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Solid construction. Small paint dab to back. Painted feather detail to back. Retains glass eyes. Unrigged. Overall

1 pintail hen by Jim Pierce, Havre de Grace, MD, painted eyes, solid body, strong original paint, in preening position, makers brand on bottom & 1 bluebill hen by unknown Chesapeake Bay carver, hollow

EARLY BLUEBILL HEN, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Working paint and good structural condition. Seam separation visible on one side. Lower neck strengthened. Painted eye detail. Retains weight and rigging. Overall

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Christmas model. 200-300

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Small knot visible on right side. Painted feather work to body. Painted eye detail. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Ov

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Small area of loss to knot on side. Retains keel weight and canvas strap. 100-200

Bluebill hen, Chauncey Wheeler, Alexandria Bay, New York 1st quarter 20th century. Typical eye groove carving. Measures 16.25" long. Provenance: Preston Lowe collection. Notes: Decoy

Bluebill hen, Chauncey Wheeler, Alexandria Bay, New York, 1st quarter 20th century. Typical eye groove carving, but lacking glass eyes. Measures 15.75" long. Provenance: Preston Lowe collection. Notes

BLUEBILL HEN by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. William Cranmer model. Together with a WOOD DUCK HEN. Both in very good original paint and structural condition. Wood duck hen with some m

Unsigned Chesapeake Bay Mallard Hen Decoy. 16-1/4"l. Condition: Good with base cracks and minor wear.

BLUEBILL HEN by "Dipper" Ortley, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original condition and unused condition. Q3 branded in bottom.

Alexandria Bay, NY, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint with enhancement to white, some gunning wear & light flaking, light damage to edge of bill, nice form, 11.5"L, est. Market Determined

Thousand Islands New York Bluebill Hen by George E. Blevins (1867-1928) Alexandria Bay, NY A 13 ½ inch well crafted decoy with glass eyes, and Blevins’ cut-out under the tail. Original pain

Hamilton Bay, ONT, 1 canvasback drake, swing weight, glass eyes, solid body, working paint, 17"L & 1 bluebill hen, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with light wear, 14"L, est. 200 - 300

PAIR OF BLUEBILLS by Fredrick C. Brown, Jr., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Some very minor sap bleed to sides of hen. Carved in the Barnegat Bay style.

Rare low head model bluebill hen, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan. Premier grade. 14.5" long. Literature: "Mason Factory Decoys," Russ Goldberger and Alan Haid.

VAN KEULEN, Johannes (1654-1715). Pas Kaart van de Zee Kuysten van Virginia. Engraved map with original hand color in part. Amsterdam, circa 1695. 20 3/4” x 24” sheet, 25” x 28 1/2&r

A MAP OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND by John Speed, 1676, engraved by Francis Lamb. London: Thomas Basset and Richard Chiswell. Hand colored. In addition to showing parts of Virginia and Maryland, the map a

Detroit, MI, rare special order low head premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of worn original & old working paint with some shot marks & even gunning wear, hard to find in any conditio

Antique early English map of the Chesapeake Bay, showing the principal settlements of this tobacco and cotton producing region. Engraved in London in 1719 by John Senex map is titled The Sea of Virgin

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted bluebill hen duck decoy, painted eyes, length 14 1/4"

Bluebill Hen Victor Paroyan Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, 2013 11 in. long A three-time World Champion for decorative wildfowl and a five-time World Champion for decorative "smoothies," Paroyan's abil

Bluebill hen, Orel LeBeouf, St. Anicet, Quebec, 2nd quarter 20th century. Feather carving detail on back, sides, and tail. 15" long.

TWELVE CHESAPEAKE BAY DECOYSTen ducks and two geese. Various makers.Lengths from 13” to 25”.