REDHEAD DRAKE, H. GRANT

EARLY REDHEAD DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1890. Old working paint with crazing. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Remnants of speculum paint remaining. Retains weight

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging strap. For similar e

FINE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Very good original paint and condition with some in-use wear. Tight check to bottom. Retains glass eyes. Circular weight and rigging rema

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1890s. Very good working paint and structural condition. Early repair to crack in bill, eyes are missing. Hollow construction. Pad weight secured wit

MALLARD DRAKE by Henry Grant, Barnegat, NJ, (1860-1924). Oversized model, probably in very good working paint and structural condition. Some wood loss to tail ridge. Hollow construction. Overall lengt

WIDGEON DRAKE attributed to Henry Grant. Restored condition. 100-150

REDHEAD DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Good original paint and unused condition. Some sap bleed to body. Nice comb painting to back. Head turned slightly left. 200-300

REDHEAD DRAKE by H. Thibent, Valleyfield, Que., (1900-1960). Weathered original paint and fair structural condition. Some wear to bill and check the length of back. Relief-carved wing detail on back a

FINE RED HEAD DRAKE by Hurley Conklin, Manahawkin, NJ. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Carved in a swimming position. Conklin's best grade, with deep ice grove and carved wing tips. Sti

EARLY RED HEAD DRAKE, Manahawkin, NJ. Very good original paint and condition. Hollow construction, stick up model. Some very minor seam separation and very old repair to neck. Thumb tack eyes. Mounted

RED HEAD DRAKE attributed to Henry Kilpatrick, Barnegat, NJ, circa 1900. Very weathered paint and good structural condition. Separation at seams. Head possibly a replacement. Hollow construction. Reta

RED HEAD DRAKE attributed to H.V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Some original combined with old working paint. Repairs to head and neck. Hollow construction. 100-200

Canadian. 1879-1970. George Althouse, Prince Edward County, Westlake, Ontario. 14 x 5.75 x 6.25" (h).

VERY FINE RED H EAD DRAKE by Lou Reineri, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved feather detail overall. Fluted tail carving. Head turned slightly right. Retains glass eyes.

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

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.

VERY RARE BLUEBILL DRAKE by Howard Bacon, Sr., Delanco, NJ, circa 1935. Very good original paint and condition. Some minor in-use wear and scarring and minor shot scarring. Snug-head model with fine d

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

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