EARLY MALLARD HEN, possibly Louisiana. Very good

EARLY MALLARD HEN, possibly Louisiana. Very good original paint and condition with in-use wear to lower edges. Structurally good with old repaired check at mid-neck. Carved wing tips and fluted tail.

VERY EARLY RING NECK DRAKE, possibly Louisiana. Very good original paint and condition, showing very little wear. Very good structural condition. Retains bottom weight and staples

EARLY MALLARD HEN by Ken Harris, Woodville, NY. Very good original paint and condition. Oversized model retaining full keel and white stencil. Head turned slightly left.

EARLY MALLARD HEN by Joe Tom Cranmer, Manahawkin, NJ, circa 1900-1910. Appears to be good original paint and structural condition. Very old repair at mid-neck. Hollow construction. Speculums still vis

VERY EARLY MALLARD HEN by E.E.Avann, Ashbridges Bay, Toronto, Canada, circa 1905. Very good original paint, with possible preservative overall. Some minor rubs and shot scarring to face. Very good str

VERY RARE AND EARLY MALLARD HEN, Ohio, circa 1880-90. Old, dry original paint showing in-use wear. Structurally good with repair at mid-neck and partial loss to underside of bill. Tack eyes remain. De

EARLY MALLARD HEN from the shop of R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Typical mid-neck check. Together with a decorative MERGANSER, stained wood wi

Mallard hen from Louisiana. "L. Verdin" on the bottom. In good condition.

EARLY MALLARD HEN TIP UP FEEDER by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Old Saybrook, CT. Very good original paint and structural condition. Balsa construction. Some in-use wear to the two wing tips and tail edg

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, possibly by the Wm. E. Pratt Mfg. Co., Detroit, MI, circa 1920’s. Glass eye model with good paint, possibly the original, with touch up to white areas. Good structural condition

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Susquehanna River, MD. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Very sharp chines. Semi-high head position. Weight removed. R. EVELER, LAUREL PA ink st

VERY EARLY BUFFLEHEAD HEN, possibly Chincoteague, VA. Weathered paint with some original remaining. Good structural condition with tight neck check. Inlet head re-fastened. Tack eyes. Strip weight and

VERY EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, Delaware River region, similar to the work of Bordentown carver Tom Fitzpatrick. Very old working paint with some areas possibly original. Good structural condition with old

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, possibly Virginia, in original paint with paint loss to sides, head and underside of tail. Very good structural condition. Incised wing detail. Retains glass eyes. "V" bill carvi

EARLY MALLARD DRAKE, Chincoteague, VA. Old working paint with some original possibly remaining. Very good structural condition. Full-bodied carving with relief-carved wings. Retains weight and rigging

VERY EARLY MALLARD PAIR, Midwest, unknow carver. Very good original paint with in-use wear, consistent with age. Very good structural condition. Hen with 1 1/4 inch sliver missing from underside of bi

EARLY BROADBILL HEN by Joe King, Manahawkin, NJ. Working paint, worn to wood in areas, with some original possibly remaining. Very good structural condition with in-use wear and small dent to one side

MERGANSER HEN, possibly New England. Very good working paint which may be original. Tack eyes. Appears to be hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging thong. A rare and early example. 100-20

Good early condition 20" L

Good Early condition 19" L

EARLY BLUE BILL HEN from Clayton, NY. Hollow construction with bottom board. Some original paint and in-use paint, possibly by the maker. Good condition. Glass eyes, weight removed. Together with a CO

RARE MALLARD HEN by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI, circa 1910-15. Very good original paint and structural condition, possibly unused. Standard grade, tack eyes intact. Underside with original swirl

RARE MALLARD HEN by Ephraim Hildreth, Rio Grande, NJ, (1835-1915). Old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. A rare early carving by this maker

Wild Fowler decoys New Jersey. The pair of mallard hens having been excellently carved and retaining a nice original early surface throughout. Very good overall condition signed at the underside with