BROADBILL HEN, UPPER BAY

BROADBILL HEN, probably R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Painted feather detail to back and wing tips. Retains keel weight and rigging ring.

RARE AND EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint, some which may be original. Good structural condition with check to back and tight check on lower neck. Retains keel weight, ring

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Traces of original paint remaining. Very good structural condition. Detailed bill carving. 100-200

REDHEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered original paint and fair structural condition. Some wood loss to right side. Retains weight and rigging.

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

RED HEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Painted feather detail to back. Retains keel weight and rigging. 100-150

HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Head turned slightly left with carved bill detail. Very fine typical mid-neck check. 200-300

CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, in very old working paint with good strong feather pattern. Good structural condition with typical mid-neck crack and some shot scarring. Illegible bottom brand. Retains wei

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

EARLY BROADBILL HEN by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Gunning model with stipple feather paint to sides. Retains glass eyes and full k

EARLY BROADBILL HEN, Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa 1890. Well-used gunning model in very old working paint and good structural condition. Classic Barnegat Bay model. Retains weights and rigging staple. Over

FINE AND RARE CANVASBACK HEN from the Upper Bay, MD. Early working paint, possibly Sam Barnes. Very good structural condition with typical check at mid-neck and underside of body. Retains keel weight,

MALLARD HEN, similar to Victor Decoys, with custom painted feather work. Retains bottom weight and rigging eye. Together with a BLUE WING TEAL HEN from the Upper Bay, in excellent original paint and c

VERY EARLY UPPER BAY CANVASBACK HEN with old working paint by Charlie Joiner. Structurally good condition. Herter’s weight, ring and staple

PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Minor paint rub to top of hen's head. Both with painted feather detail overall. Both heads slightly turned. V-notc

RIGMATE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hen with nail filler loss to top of head. Both with painted brush work to backs. Both with fine bill detail.

FINE CANVASBACK HEN by Russ Allen, Galloway, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved and painted in the manner of Scott Jackson, an early Upper Bay carver. Branded "ra" on bottom. 150-250

MERGANSER HEN from Barnegat Bay, NJ. Good original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Retains inlet bottom weight. Hairline check to upper neck. Retains glass eyes. 100-150

Green Bay, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, incredible detailed feather carving, relief carved wingtips, great form, hen has open mouth with small chip to upper part of bill, dr

CANADA GOOSE, Upper Bay. Excellent original paint and condition. Removable high-head model. Base of head and body marked "2". Detailed painted feather work to back and sides. Carved bill detail. Never

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Possibly original paint with touch up to areas. Good structural condition. Typical hairline checks to breast and back. Possibly by a member of the Holly family. See "D

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Old in-use paint and good structural condition. Retains weight. F branded in bottom. 100-200

MINIATURE SWAN, Upper Bay, in excellent original paint and condition. High-head alert position. Overall length approximately 9 inches tip to tip. 100-150