Ringneck working decoy, hunted on Mobile Bay, cir

North Carolina ringneck or scaup working decoy, possibly by Abe Tillett circa 1930 painted carved wood body. H9" L16 1/2". All original with cobbled repairs to head and neck. Separation splits along b

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE from the Upper Bay. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Retains strip weight and rigging nail. Very early Upper Bay working decoy. 150-250

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

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Weathered working paint and good structural condition. Long strip weight. Branded "F" (H. Fleckenstein). Very refined working decoy. 200-300

EARLY BACK BAY OR NORTH CAROLINA DECOY, in natural wood. Very good structural condition. Retains foundry weight, rigging ring and staple. Very early working decoy

Two Vintage Maryland Bufflehead Duck Working Decoys. Both have surface abrasions and paint retouch. Each approximately 10 1/2". Weight 2 pds 8 oz. PROVENANCE: A Chesapeake Back Bay, St. Marys County,

Length 13.5 inches.

Length 15 inches.

Lengh 15 inches, with glass eyes. Losses and wear associated with use.

Herman Manthey Bluebill Drake Duck Decoy, Green Bay, Wisconsin, tack eyes, solid body, combination of original & old working paint with gunning wear, some flaking & shot marks, damage to left edge of

Including one Factory made Black duck decoy in original paint and one Chesapeake Bay Canvasback drake decoy with repaint h. 7-1/2 d. 16 in. (largest)

VERY EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good working paint and very good structural condition. Weights removed. Retains ring and staple. Classic Upper Bay decoy. 200-300

BLUEBILL DRAKE by Joe Tom Cranmer, Manahawkin, NJ. Very old working paint. Hollow construction. Pad weight. Classic Barnegat Bay decoy

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay. Working paint and good structural condition. Paint worn to wood in areas. Retains keel weight and leather rigging strap. An early Upper Bay decoy. 100-200

CANADA GOOSE, probably Barnegat Bay. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging. Classic Barnegat Bay decoy. 150-250

MASON BACK BAY BLUEBILL DECOYS, LOT OF TWO, each solid-body form with applied eyes, weights and rigs to the underside. Old working surfaces. Circa 1920-1930. Canvasback 9 1/4" HOA, 14 1/2" LOA.Provena

A working hand carved Canvasback drake decoy by Joey Jobes of Havre de Grace, MD. Beautifully painted, weight on bottom. Measures 16" long.

(lot of 2) Brant decoys, one a Barnegat Bay Brant, NJ with old working paint, hollow, together with a smaller Brant, probabably by Rowley Horner, each with a Guyette and Schmidt auction label, largest

Hollow New Jersey Canada goose decoy, maker unknown. Some have attributed the goose to HENRY GRANT (American, Barnegat, New Jersey, 1860 - 1924). It appears to have an early working overpaint which ha

Yellowlegs decoy, probably Virginia, maker unknown, an early working shorebird having chip carved body with painted eyes and down-sweeping tail. The paint appears old with craquelure and possible coat

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

Preening Black Duck Barnegat Bay, NJ, c. 1890 14 in. long A bold preening black duck with a hollow body. Preeners and sleepers from this region are especially rare. In old working paint with gunning w

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

Green Bay, WI, glass eyes, solid bodies, original paint with some gunning wear, a few shot marks, overall good working examples, rigmates, leather line ties, 14"L, est. 300 - 500