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Pair of bluebills by J.J. West of Bordentown, NJ Hollow-carved red-breasted merganser by Gene Hendrickson of Lower Bank, New Jersey
Pair of bluebills by J.J. West of Bordentown, NJ. $695 Hollow-carved red-breasted merganser by Gene Hendrickson of Lower Bank, New Jersey. $495
Rare 2-piece heron decoy attributed to Long Island, recently deaccessioned from the American Museum of Folk Art in New York City. $1795
Bluebill hen by Eugene Birdsall of Lovelandtown, New Jersey Sleeping black duck by an unknown Long Island maker. Wonderful folk appeal!
Bluebill hen by Eugene Birdsall of Lovelandtown, New Jersey. $795 Sleeping black duck by an unknown Long Island maker. Wonderful folk appeal! $975
Hollow-carved Canada goose with a pinched breast by an unknown maker and from an unknown region Hollow-carved Canada goose with a pinched breast by an unknown maker and from an unknown region
Hollow-carved Canada goose with a pinched breast by an unknown maker from Cape May County, New Jersey. . $1895
Pair of bluebills by Andrew "Grubie" Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York. Merganser hen by George Eberhart of Long Island, New York.
Pair of bluebills by Andrew "Grubie" Verity of Seaford, Long Island, New York. $950 Merganser hen by George Eberhart of Long Island, New York. $1950
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Hollow-carved black duck from Cape May County, New Jersey, ca. 1920. This large oversized decoy, used on the Delaware Bay side of the peninsula, has excellent sculptural form. Paint may have been restored at some point. Fully rigged. Similar to the work of Townsend Godfrey, but as yet it was carved by an unidentified maker. $2495
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Red-breasted merganser by an unidentified maker from Long Island, ca. 1900. Terrific carving to the crest gives the head a very folky look. Nice early North Shore decoy. $1695
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Red-breasted merganser by an unidentified New Jersey maker, ca. 1880. Early hollow pegged construction and nice crusty surface patina. One side is a little "bleached out," possibly due to exposure to the sun. Diamond-shaped pad weight on the bottom. $1895
  
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