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14 850. Yellowlegs with lightly carved wings wingtips and primaries. Retains two early collection numbers under tail and a partially illegible notation Bo _ _ Bird. 200-400 851. Goldeneye drake by Ken Kirby. Hollow carve. Done in the style of A.E. Crowell with carved and crossed wingtips and fluted tail feathers. XOC. Stamped Ken Kirby on bottom. 200-300 852. Merganser c1900 in good old weathered and worn condition. Old in use bill repair. It was lose and recently glued. Attributed to Arthur Tuell or the Tuell family of Westport MA. 250-500 853. Hollow preening brant by H.V. Shourds III of New Jersey. XOC. Bottom has the HVS brand and is signed and dated 1988 by the maker. 200-300 854. Mason Factory hollow Premier canvasback. All paint removed to bare wood which has mellowed. Paint on bill appears to be original. Few tight cracks in neck. Bottom branded A. T. Shearer. 100-200 Provenance Huster collection 855. Canvasback drake in the style of the Ward brothers by Bradshaw of Crisfield MD. Original paint with light wear. Some paint shrinkage on the breast and left side. 200-300 856. Goldeneye hen by the Herter Factory. Balsa construction with texture finish. XOC with surface dings and flakes. Retains original keel. 100-150 857. Hayes Factory glass eye mallard hen. Original paint with moderate gunning wear. Head lifted off seat with crack in bottom. 200-300 858. Decorative hooded merganser by unknown carver. Possibly from Nantucket. 100-200 859. Hooded merganser drake by Frank Dobbins of Jonesport Maine. XOC. Bottom has Dobbins signature. 200-300 860. Red-breasted merganser drake by The Decoy Shop Freeport ME. XOC. Bottom retains the Decoy Shop hot brand and the wood burned signature of H. Heap III 1981. 100-200 861. Brant decoy with carved wings and shoulder separation. XOC with white paint drips on head. Bottom retains the E. Owen Decoys ink stamp and the E. Owen hot brand. Keel added at latter date. 200-300 862. Folky goldeneye drake. XOC. Collector tag indicates that the bird may have originated in New York State. 200-300 863. Attractive and desirable high head coot from Wisconsin. XOC with gunning wear. Tiny chip on top of head. Eyes may be replacements. 250-450 864. Balsa mallard drake. Carved wingtips and a shallow shoulder separation. Applied rubber tail curls. Worn original paint with possible touch up. Collector information indicates a Connecticut origin. 150-300 865. Copy of a Miles Hancock goose. XOC. 150-300 866. Hooded merganser drake by Frank Dobbins of Jonesport Maine. XOC. Thin crack on left side of back. Bottom has Dobbins signature. 200-300 867. Goldeneye drake. Perhaps from upstate New York. XOC with light wear. Keel removed. 100-200 868. Small decoy presumably a goldeneye hen. Paint appears to be worn original with some darkened rubs. 75-125 869. Preening bufflehead drake by Jay May. XOC. Signed and dated 91 on bottom. Retains original keel. 150-300 870. Working bufflehead drake. Collector information states that the carver is Alexander of Toronto Canada. Head turned to the left with carved wings carved shoulder separation and fluted tail feathers. Paint may be a combination of some original and some old working touchup. Hit by shot. Bottom has the nice A hot brand and what appears to be a small portion of another brand or rig mark. 150-200 871. Hollow bufflehead drake by Bob Sanders of Marcell Minnesota. XOC. Bob Sanders Cedar __ - Marcell MN stamped into inlet weight. Also stamped with the number 66 or 99. 100-200 872. Bufflehead drake by John Meredith of Worton Maryland. Hollow. Original paint with minor rubs to head and tail. Hairline crack in bill. Signed and dated 1991 on bottom. 100-200 873. Two framed half models of decoys. 50-100 874. Hollow carved brant in the Virginia style. Original paint. Some flaking and shrinkage at neck seam. 150-200 875. Redhead drake from the Great Lakes. Head slightly loose. Appears to be professionally restored. 150-300 876. Hollow brant by New Jerseys Clarence Fennimore. XOC. Glue repair to old crack in neck which is loose. Stamped CGF under tail and signed C. Fennimore 1995 on bottom. 200-300 877. Canvasback drake by Mike Snyder. Carved wing detail and extended paddle tail. Combed vermiculation on back. Signed on bottom and dated 1989. 150-200 878. Pintail drake by Jerry Hutchins. Original antiqued paint. Signed on bottom with the conjoined JH hot brand and the number 091. 150-300