RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, BARNEGAT BAY, NJ

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Barnegat Bay, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Areas of knot bleed to back and underside. Carved eye detail and inlet weight. Branded GHC. Overall

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Peachie Perrine, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Working repaint in good structural condition. Separation where neck meets body. Small area (4") of wood loss to one side. Retains pai

Red-Breasted Merganser Barnegat Bay, NJ, c. 1900 17 in. long A hollow sheldrake with a long wooden crest. Mix of original and old working paint with gunning wear. Old nail in cracked neck. Replaced bi

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, Barnegat Bay, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Inlet weight

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

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

PAIR OF RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS by the Barnegat Bay Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor shelf rubs to both. Gunning models with painted wing deta

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

RED BREAST MERGANSER PAIR by Gary Bell, Brick, NJ. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Carved in the Barnegat Bay style. Both with pad weights and rigging. The drake is

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE, possibly Upper Bay. Working decoy in weathered original paint with some areas of touch up. Very good structural condition. Painted feather work to back. Retains bell weig

ONE-THIRD SIZE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor sap bleed and paint rippling to underside. Painted wing tip

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

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

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Retains original paint with paint shrinkage to bottom. Crazing to underside of head and breast. Hairline crack where bill meets head. Pa

FINE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by William Hammarstrom, Waretown, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Hollow construction. Ice groove detail and carved crest. Retains inlet weight and

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1900. Very good restored paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head with carved crest and tack eyes. Bill with car

FINE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Gene Hendrickson, Lower Bank, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction with seam visible. Painted feather work to back. Retains s

Manahawkin, NJ, 1 red-breasted merganser drake, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, a few feathers on crest have been reset, makers brand on bottom, 17.5"L & 1 hooded merganser hen, gla

RARE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Harry V. Shourds, Seaville, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Head turned just slightly right. Five comb carving. Retains glass eyes

FINE RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by John Hamilton, Cedar Run, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Racy model with painted wing detail to back and painted feath

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER DRAKE by Art Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Very tight check to back. Folk art model with detailed painted feather work overall.

A 17 1/2 inch hollow Red-Breasted Merganser drake by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ., signed with the maker's brand on the underside which also has feather detail.

An 18 inch hollow Red-Breasted Merganser drake by Hurley Conklin (1914-1991), Manahawkin, NJ., signed with the maker's brand on the underside. Original paint with minimal wear.