Harry Shourds New Jersey Bluebill Hen Decoy

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

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted bluebill drake duck decoy, painted eyes, hollow body, neck repair, repaint, length 13 1/2"

A 13 3/4 inch hollow bluebill decoy attributed to Harry Shourds, of New Jersey. Stripped and refinished decoy with gunning wear, a bill chip and repaired neck cracks.

Harry V Shourds (1861- 1920), Tuckertown, New Jersey carved and painted black duck decoy, tack eyes, hollow body, scratch feather detail, length 15"

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

New Jersey Bluebill Hen Possibly from Tuckerton, NJ A 13 ¾ inch hollow decoy with a poured inlet weight and a “B. P. Morris” rig brand on the bottom. In old paint with heavy wear, age

A 7 3/4 inch peep by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ, and a 9 1/2 inch Ruddy Turnstone by Harry V. Shourds III (1930-2017), Seaville, NJ. The makers identified on the underside of the decoy

Group of (3) Contemporary miniature shorebird decoys, to include: curlew by HARRY SHOURDS III (American, New Jersey, 20th/21st century), with brand on bottom of stand, (in excellent condition); sandpi

Two Early New Jersey Brant from the eastern shores of New Jersey, both decoys are hollow, one is labeled as being made by Harry V Shourds from Tuckerton, New Jersey, and branded A.B.S., the other bran

New Jersey Black Duck Attributed to Harry V. Shourds (1871-1920), Tuckerton, NJ A 17 inch early hollow decoy with tack eyes, carved bill detail and a small pad weight has been removed. In old paint wi

New Jersey Semi-Palmated and Sanderling Sandpipers Harry V. Shourds II (1930-2017) Seaville, NJ A 6 ½ inch peep carving with tack eyes, signed and dated “1971” on the bottom and an 8

A 10 1/2 inch Yellowlegs shorebird decoy by Harry V. Shourds II (1930-2017), Seaville, NJ, signed on the underside of the bird. A 9 inch Ruddy Turnstone shorebird decoy by Bruce Beiber (b.1949), Cape

Tuckerton, NJ, tack eyes, hollow body, old working paint, some gunning wear, professional bill repair with enhancement, formerly of the Walter L. Bush Collection & New York City Museum, comes with woo

Harry Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900 13 1/4 in. long A goldeneye displaying a painted inscription on underside of base which reads, "Goldeneye - Female / Harry Shourds / Tuckerton, NJ / Ci

New Jersey Bluebill Drake Attributed to Henry Kilpatrick, Barnegat, NJ A 13 ¾ inch decoy with painted eyes, a square lead weight and two partial William J. Mackey, Jr. (1902-1972) Collection stam

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

Circa 1930 Stanley Grant (Barnegat, New Jersey; unsigned) hand carved duck decoy with original paint. Measures approx 13.5" L. Mellow patina and some minor paint loss as seen in photos.

JUVENILE GULL, similar to the work of Harry V. Shourds. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Nice painted feather detail to back, sides and head. Retain glass eyes. Relief-carved wings.

Hollow New Jersey Canada goose decoy in Shourds style. This classic Tuckerton area goose appears to have overpaint along the back, while the tail, head and white areas seem to be worn original paint.

1 by Capt. Bob Jobes, Havre de Grace, MD, painted eyes, solid body, original paint, a few age cracks & light wear, makers signature & dated 1999 on bottom & 1 by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, glass

Probably New Jersey, repainted.L: approx. 14".Provenance: the estate of John Long, highly regarded Virginia antiques dealer and collector.

THIRTEEN DECOYS20th CenturyThree by the Mason Decoy Factory, one Chesapeake goldeneye drake, a primitive Long Island merganser hen, two New Jersey black ducks, a primitive parrot carving, and five oth

BLUEBILL DRAKE attributed to Eugene Birdsall, Lovelandtown, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. See "New Jersey Decoys" by H. Fleckenstine, Jr., page 66, Pla

1 snow goose by unknown carver, glass eyes, solid body, old working paint with gunning wear 16"L & 1 bluebill hen attributed by Harry Ross, glass eyes, hollow body, combination of original & old worki