VERY EARLY DIVER, Upper Bay

VERY EARLY DIVER, Upper Bay, painted as a canvasback drake. Very old working paint with chine paint worn to wood. Good structural condition. Repaired neck crack still visible. Retains strip weight and

VERY EARLY UPPER BAY CANVASBACK HEN with old working paint by Charlie Joiner. Structurally good condition. Herter’s weight, ring and staple

VERY EARLY UPPER BAY BLUEBILL. Very old weathered working paint and fair structural condition. Head is an old replacement. Retains keel weight, ring and staple.

Flying Canvasback Pair John Glenn (1876-1954) Rock Hall, MD, c. 1910 14 1/2 in. long, 15 in. tall on stand Glenn was among the early Upper Bay decoy makers who made birds in the regional style. Settin

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

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

FINE CANVASBACK HEN by Russ Allen, Galloway, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Carved and painted in the manner of Scott Jackson, an early Upper Bay carver. Branded "ra" on bottom. 150-250

EARLY TEAL, Upper Bay. Very weathered working paint and condition. Head possibly a replacement. Old repair to the bill. Retains bead eyes. Overall length is approximately 10 1/2 inches. 75-100

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

RARE AND UNUSUAL BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Old weathered working paint and condition. Check the length of back. Head turned to the left. Flat bottom construction. Retains triangular weight and riggin

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Retains very old working paint. Good structural condition consistent with age. Weight removed. Retains rigging staple. Check running the length of bottom. 2

EARLY MINIATURE SWAN, Upper Bay, possibly Mitchell shop. Excellent original paint with some age crazing and staining

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Typical mid-neck hairline check. Retains strong feather paint pattern on back. Retains keel weight and staple. Branded MA

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

TWO EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKES, Upper Bay, MD. Both in very weathered working paint and fair condition. One retains weight and staple. Edges rubbed to bare wood.

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, in very good working paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck crack. Filler missing from back of head. Eyes appear to be replaced. Retains unusual botto

VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Hand-chopped in weathered working paint. Fair structural condition. Semi-high head. Repairs to neck. Retains bottom weight and rigging swivel

EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Possibly original paint with touch up to areas. Good structural condition. Typical hairline checks to breast and back. Possibly by a member of the Holly family. See "D

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Old in-use paint and good structural condition. Retains weight. F branded in bottom. 100-200

VERY EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Areas of original paint with some touch up. Very good structural condition. High head model. Retains weight. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Very old working paint with in-use crazing . Good structural condition with repaired crack in mid-neck. Iron bottom weight. Three brands on bottom. 200-300

EARLY CANVASBACK DRAKE, UPPER BAY. Very old weathered working paint with some possible original paint remaining. Good structural condition with old repair at mid-neck. Some tight checks to back. Retai

FINE PAIR OF CANVASBACKS, Mitchell shop, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and condition. Both retain keel weights and rigging. A nice early pair of Upper Bay canvasbacks

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