EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Capt. Thomas

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Capt. Thomas Olson, Bar Harbor, ME, circa 1880. Old working paint and good structural condition with possible bill repair. Inlet head and horseshoe weight. Stamped

VERY EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, upper Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa 1880-90. Very rare original dry paint showing in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Very minor shot scarring. Hollow constru

EXTREMELY RARE AND FINE RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, Barnegat Bay, NJ, circa late 1800's. Early working original paint showing in-use wear. Very good structural condition for its age. Two-piece hollow

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Capt. Jessie Birdsall, Barnegat, NJ (1843-1927). Very old working paint and good structural condition with some restoration. Classic Barnegat Bay painted feather work. Re

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, by Lou Barkelow, Forked River, NJ, circa 1900. Original paint with areas of working paint. Good structural condition. Light shot scarring and neck crack. Bill is a pr

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Excellent original antiqued paint and condition. Preening model with bill resting on the back wings. Flowing crest carving to head. Retain

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Very old working paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck check. Hollow construction, pad weight. Retains Macke

EARLY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE from the Mullica River, NJ, area. Oversized model in weathered working paint and good structural condition. Old bill repair 100-200

FINE ONE-HALF SIZE RED BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Thomas L. Kilbourne, Wilmington, DE. Excellent original paint and condition. Detailed painted feather work and head combs. Mounted on a custom keel. Si

PREENING RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Bob White, Tullytown, PA, circa early '70's. Excellent original antiqued paint and condition. Elongated tail. Retains circular inlet weight and early oval maker'

WHIMSICAL RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE, possibly Maritime Provinces. Appears to be original paint with touch up to neck repair. Neck strengthened with rusted staple. Head with carved eyes and horsehair

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Charles Jester, Chincoteague, VA, circa 1948. Very good original paint and good structural condition. Early repair at mid-neck. Retains pad weight. Provenance written on

VERY FINE RED-BREAST MERGANSER by Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Ice groove carving to back. Head, in an alert position, has thre

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor sap bleed to back of neck. Hollow construction. Carved wing tips. Re

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, New Jersey. Early carving in very good original paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck crack. Hollow construction. Detailed carving to mandibles and combs.

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head of the Bay model with four carved combs. Painted feather

RARE EARLY PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Both with detailed painted feather work. Hen's head turned slightly left.

EARLY RED-BREASTED MERGANSER by Thomas "Old Tom" Bennett, Amagansett, NY, circa 1931. Very good original paint and structural condition. Cork construction. Retains BENNETT brand. From the Richard Cowa

RACY RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Jode Hillman, Mullica Hill, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Relief carved wings and shoulders. Broad fluted tail carving. Painted fe

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Long flowing crest. Hairline crack in neck. Retains weight and two rigging u-nails. Signed

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Ellis Parker, Surf City, NJ. Old working paint with some loss and good structural condition. Hollow construction. 200-300

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA. Weathered original paint and very good structural condition. Solid construction. Retains four combs. Weight intact. Branded RJL, 300-400

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE by Orrin Hiltz, Indian Point, Nova Scotia. Very good original paint and unused condition. Long sweeping crest. Signed with notation on bottom

RED-BREAST MERGANSER DRAKE carved in the manner of Nathan Rowley Horner. Very good original antiqued paint and condition. Hollow construction. Three-comb crest. Pad weight and rigging. 200-300