Don Wolfe Hen Bluebill Duck Decoy

working decoy circa 1960

original paint, glass eyes

Quebec Hen Bluebill Duck Decoy

Pair of Don Wolfe Bluebill Duck Decoys

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

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, excellent original paint, nice detailed carving, makers brand on bottom, 15"L, est. 400 - 700

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, mostly original paint with touchup around body seam, some shot marks & gunning wear, missing neck filler, head is loose, 15"L, est. 350 - 550

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

Tuckerton, NJ, tack eyes, hollow body, old working paint with some gunning wear & a few shot marks, tight age crack through neck, bill repair, Steve Weller Collection, 14"L, est. 300 - 500

Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, very hollow body with bottom board, old working repaint, hairline crack in bill, paint flaking, wood knot in back, some gunning wear, Hamilton Rig, 14.5"L, est. 400 - 700

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with gunning wear & shot marks, coat of varnish, tail chip that has been reset, branded LW on bottom, 15"L, est. 300 - 500

Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy by Unknown Carver, tack eyes, solid body, old working paint with gunning wear & flaking, excellent form, 14"L, est. Market Determined

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, hollow body, old working paint with a few shot marks & small chip on right edge of tail, 13"L, est. 250 - 350

Art Herron Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy, Peterborough, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, combination of mostly original & some working paint, touchup to bill, overall light gunning wear, nice relief carving on

by unknown Canadian carver, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint, nice relief carving on back & tail, 15"L, est. Market Determined

Ontario, Tack Eyes, Solid Body, Worn Original Paint, Few Shot Marks, Small Touchup to Back Near Tail, From the Ron Soper Collection, 13.5"L, Est. 200-300

Detroit, MI, standard grade, glass eyes, solid body, mostly original paint, age crack on bottom, head appears to be a replacement with working paint, 14"L, est. 100 - 200

Underside is branded with "W.H."

13 1/2" MI Carved 1930-1940 Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy, Solid Body, Missing One Glass Eye, Hunting

12 1/4" Vintage 1940s Bluebill Hen Duck Decoy, Solid Body, Hunting

2 attr to James Walton, Milwaukee, WI, & 2 attr to Voekler, glass eyes, solid bodies, combination of original & working paint with some gunning wear & flaking, John Treutelaar Collection, 12"L, est. 5

Algonac, MI, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, the Pete Konwinski Collection, 13.5"L, est. 150 - 300

1 by unknown Long Island carver, painted eyes, solid cork body, mostly original paint with some repaint on sides, few small paint chips, very light wear & 1 attributed to Rube Corliss, Manahawkin, NJ,

by unknown carvers, 1 is 10.5" with bill repair, other is 13"L, both have glass eyes, solid bodies, working paint, est. 150 - 250