REDHEAD DRAKE, C. ALLSOP

REDHEAD DRAKE by Capt. Chip Allsop, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint with some very minor sap bleed to underside. Excellent structural condition. Detailed painted feather work to back. Head turn

GOLDENEYE DRAKE by Capt. Chip Allsop, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Very small paint rub to back of head. Fine painted feather detail to back. Inset paddle tail. Hea

BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE by Capt. Chip Allsop, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very good original paint with small area of knot bleed to rear right. Excellent structural condition. Hollow construction. Snug-head model with

RED HEAD DRAKE by Chris Sprague, Beach Haven, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Minor scuffs to head, breast and back. Ice groove separation on back. Head turned slightly left. Su

FINE REDHEAD DRAKE by Frederick C. Brown, Jr., Brick, NJ. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised, carved wing tips and fluted tail carving. Nice painted feather

A 13 1/2 inch Red Head drake decoy by C. Richard Drescher (b.1946), Cambridge, MD, signed by the maker on the bottom. Original paint with minor wear.

Original paint with wear, New York or Canadian, glass eyes, nice shape.L: approx. 13 1/2".Provenance: the estate of John Long, highly regarded Virginia antiques dealer and collector.

TWO DECOYS by Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. The first is a CANVASBACK DRAKE. The second is a RED HEAD DRAKE. Both in excellent original paint and condition. Both with stipple paint on backs. Hollo

Redhead Drake Lloyd Parker (1859-1921) Parkertown, NJ, c. 1890 15 in. long A expertly crafted hollow New Jersey decoy by one of Barnegat Bay's finest carvers. The work is marked with a stamped "DSC" o

Louis O'Neal (1908-1981) Churches Island, NC, c. 1940 17 1/2 in. long Louis was a renowned maker of not only decoys and decorative carvings, but also hunting boats. This decoy was selected for inclusi

Michigan, c. 1920 12 in. long A redhead drake with deep eye grooves in a drawn-back head. The form and size of this decoy conjure up the work of the great Southern master Lee Dudley (1860-1942). The b

Three Antique Duck Decoys , canvasback duck, c. 1910, by James Holly (1855-1935), Havre de Grace, Maryland; a redhead drake, 1972, signed by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland; and another, lo

Two Drake Redheads Gene Hendrickson (1899-1971) Northfield, NJ, c. 1965 15 in. long Both are branded. Original paint with light wear and some sap bleeds. Provenance: Robert Shisler Collection, acquire

RED HEAD DRAKE by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD, (1902-1984). Very good original paint and condition. Minor gunning marks. Retains weight. C brand within red circle. Signed "B. Sweeney - Hunter."

FINE PAIR OF REDHEADS by Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Very minor paint rub to top of drake's head. Hollow construction. Glass eyes. Overall length is

VERY EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE attributed to Ben Dye, Perryville, MD, circa 1880's. Good working paint and structural condition. Head appears original to body. Retains tack eyes. Typical mid-neck check. Ret

Hollow carved, shooting stool model with slightly turned head and thick stipple paint. Signed and dated 1967 on underside. Measures 15" long.

Redhead drake, Tom Chambers, Toronto, Ontario, circa 1900. Hollow carved with .25" bottom board. Measures 16" long. Notes: Decoy

Smiths Falls, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with nice combing on back & sides, a few shot marks & light gunning wear, head is slightly loose, 1 of only 2 known, see Nichol's Decoy book b

Toronto, ONT, glass eyes, hollow body, original paint with subtle combing on back & sides, excellent form, light gunning wear with some shot marks, light paint wear to edge of tail & bill, 15"L, est.

Detroit, MI, premier grade, glass eyes, rare low head, hollow body, combination of original & old working paint with gunning wear & shot marks, age crack in bill, branded ELP on bottom, hard to find i

Detroit, MI, oversized challenge grade, possibly a Back Bay or Atlantic model, glass eyes, solid body, old working paint, a few shot marks, tight age crack on right side of body & wood knot in back, l

Redhead drake, William Dugan, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. "WE Dugan" branded in underside. Typical round-inlayed lead weight on underside. 14.75" long. Provenance: Kirby Roberts collection.

EARLY PINTAIL DRAKE by Charles Reeves, Long Point, ONT, (1877-1941). Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Minor shot scarring to both sides and head. Retains one shoe button eye.