RED HEAD HEN, UPPER BAY

RED HEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Painted feather detail to back. Retains keel weight and rigging. 100-150

REDHEAD HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered original paint and fair structural condition. Some wood loss to right side. Retains weight and rigging.

ONE-THIRD SIZE CANVASBACK DRAKE AND REDHEAD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Both retain typical Upper Bay paint patterns. 200-300

REDHEAD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD, in very good original paint and structural condition. Tight cracks visible on one side. Several varnish paint drips visible on underside. Stipple painted feather detail t

HIGH-HEAD CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Head turned slightly left with carved bill detail. Very fine typical mid-neck check. 200-300

A. ELMER CROWELL (American, East Harwich, MA, 1862-1951), miniature redhead hen, with Crowell's impressed rectangular brand and ''Redhead Female'' inscribed to underside of base. In very good to excel

GROUP OF THREE UPPER BAY DECOYS. The first is a CANVASBACK DRAKE in restored paint and condition. Holly family attribution. Horse shoe weight. The second is a ONE-HALF SIZE RED HEAD by Harry Jobes in

PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Minor paint rub to top of hen's head. Both with painted feather detail overall. Both heads slightly turned. V-notc

RIGMATE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Hen with nail filler loss to top of head. Both with painted brush work to backs. Both with fine bill detail.

FINE PAIR OF RED HEADS by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Paint ticking to drake's upper body, sides and rear wing tips. Hen with paint ticking

RARE AND EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint, some which may be original. Good structural condition with check to back and tight check on lower neck. Retains keel weight, ring

OUTSTANDING RED HEAD HEN by John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. Exceptional original paint and condition. Carved in a preening position with left wing raised and bill tucked beneath. Detailed painted fea

VERY FINE RED HEAD HEN by Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, NJ, (1887-1982). Competition carving in excellent original paint and unused condition. Paint rub to top of head and right wing. Professional repai

OUTSTANDING RED HEAD HEN by Larry Tawes, Sr., Salisbury, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Deep relief carved wings with long crossed wing tips and broad fluted tail. Head is turned right. B

FINE RED HEAD HEN by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI, circa 1915. Very good original paint and condition with minor in-use wear. Standard grade, painted eyes. Typical small loss of filler to neck. We

EARLY CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Traces of original paint remaining. Very good structural condition. Detailed bill carving. 100-200

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Christmas model. 200-300

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Small knot visible on right side. Painted feather work to body. Painted eye detail. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Ov

BROADBILL HEN, probably R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Painted feather detail to back and wing tips. Retains keel weight and rigging ring.

RED HEAD HEN by the Wildfowler Decoy Co., Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Fine painted feather pattern to back. Full keel. Retains Wildfowler brand.

EARLY RED HEAD HEN from the shop of R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Retains four-nail weight and u-nail rigging. Head turned slightly right. Bot

FINE RED HEAD HEN by Thomas L. Kilbourne, Wilmington, DE. Excellent original paint and condition. Very fine detailed painted feather work overall. Head carved in a snug head position. Very fine bill c

CANVASBACK HEN, Upper Bay, in very old working paint with good strong feather pattern. Good structural condition with typical mid-neck crack and some shot scarring. Illegible bottom brand. Retains wei

BLUEBILL HEN, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Small area of loss to knot on side. Retains keel weight and canvas strap. 100-200