Sold2021EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE, UPPER BAY, MDVERY 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. 200-300See Sold Price
Sold2020EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYVERY 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. 150-250See Sold Price
Sold2021EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYRARE 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 rigginSee Sold Price
Sold2017VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Hand-choppedVERY 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 swivelSee Sold Price
Sold2021BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYEARLY 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 "DSee Sold Price
Sold2021BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYEARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very old weathered working paint. Very good structural condition. Retains keel weight and rigging ring. Similar in style to the very early R. Madison Mitchell carvingsSee Sold Price
Sold2021BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYBLUE BILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Preening model in excellent original paint and unused condition. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. 75-125See Sold Price
Sold2021BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYBLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay. Very good original paint and unused condition. Retains keel weight and rigging strap. Head turned slightly right. Some very minor loss to filler to top of head. 200-300See Sold Price
Sold2022BLUEBILL DRAKE, UPPER BAYBLUEBILL DRAKE, Upper Bay, in restored condition. 75-125See Sold Price
Sold2022BLUEBILL DRAKE, NEW JERSEYEARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, possibly Barnegat Bay. Old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair at mid-neck. Hollow construction. Retains painted eyes. Retains pad weight and screw eye. OveraSee Sold Price
Sold2018VERY EARLY UPPER BAY BLUEBILL. Very old weatheredVERY EARLY UPPER BAY BLUEBILL. Very old weathered working paint and fair structural condition. Head is an old replacement. Retains keel weight, ring and staple.See Sold Price
Sold2022BLACK DUCK, BARNEGAT BAY/BLUEBILL DRAKE, D. ORTLEYBLUEBILL DRAKE by "Dipper" Ortley, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Very old working paint and fair structural condition with seam separation. Together with a BLACK DUCK, Upper Barnegat Bay, NJ, in old working paintSee Sold Price
Sold2022PREENING MALLARD DRAKE, UPPER BAY, MDEARLY PREENING MALLARD DRAKE, Upper Bay, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Solid construction. Carved wing separation to back. Carved bill resting atop back. Retains glass eyes. ROBERTS writSee Sold Price
Sold2016EARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE by Purnell Curles, ChurchesEARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE by Purnell Curles, Churches Island, NC, circa 1920. Good early working paint and structurally good condition. Check down the bottom of back. Repair to head and neck. Commonly refSee Sold Price
Sold2021EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE, D. JESTEREARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Swirl feather paint to back. Painted speculum detail. Detailed bill carving and painted eyes. RetaSee Sold Price
Sold2016EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Ned Burgess, Churches Island,EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Ned Burgess, Churches Island, NC, circa 1920. Old working paint with possible restoration to head. Structurally good condition. Retains foundry weightSee Sold Price
Sold2017VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Stant White, ChurchesVERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Stant White, Churches Island, NC, circa 1910. Large battery bird in very old working paint and sound structural condition with some checks, chips and dents. Lead ballast.See Sold Price
Sold2016VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jess Urie, Rock Hall, MD.VERY EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Jess Urie, Rock Hall, MD. Old working paint. Branded GLM. Together with a BLUEBILL HEN by Capt. Harry Jobes, 1974 model. Unused conditionSee Sold Price
Sold2018EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit,EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by the Mason Decoy Co., Detroit, MI, circa 1915. Good original paint and structural condition showing some in-use wear. Standard grade, glass eye model. Some minor chips to tail.See Sold Price
Sold2019EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by John UpdikeEARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by John Updike, Green Bank, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction, inlet weight. For photographs and literature, see "New Jersey Decoys" bySee Sold Price
Sold2023TWO EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKES, D. JESTERTWO EARLY BLUEBILL DRAKES by Doug Jester, Chincoteague, VA (1876-1961). Working paint and good structural condition with in-use wear. Paint worn to wood in areas. Both retain painted eye detail. BothSee Sold Price
Sold2020BLUE BILL DRAKE, C. PREDMOREEARLY BLUE BILL DRAKE by Cooper Predmore, Barnegat Village, NJ (1853-1926), circa 1890. Weathered paint and fair structural condition. Old repair to bill and checks to neck. Some shot scars to body. HSee Sold Price
Sold2022BLUEBILL DRAKE, J. ENGLISHEARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by John English, Florence, NJ, (1852-1915). Restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Fluted tail carving. Retains tack eyes and carved bill detail. Retains pad weight anSee Sold Price
Sold2021BLUEBILL DRAKE, I. HUDSONEARLY BLUEBILL DRAKE by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Restored paint and condition. Professional repair to tail tip and bill. Retains rusted tack eyes. Weights and rigging removed. 300-400See Sold Price
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