Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148226. Spectacular bluebill hen by Nathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942) of West Creek, New Jersey. Horner’s early high head style. Hollow carved to a remarkable thinness and featuring perfect symmetry. Excellent original paint and condition. There is a small indentation the right side of the head. This is the exact decoy pictured in plate 220 on page 106 of “Classic New Jersey Decoys” by James Doherty. This decoy certainly ranks among the best known examples of Horner’s efforts. 10,000-12,000 228. Widgeon drake by William (“Bill”) Cranmer of Beach Haven, N.J. Hollow carved and very light. Low head model. Excellent original paint and condition. Retains original keel. Apparently never used. Signed and dated “C-1967” on bottom. 250-350 226 New Jersey Decoys 227. Very desirable, excellent and early, hollow carved red-breasted merganser drake by New Jersey’s William Cranmer. Head tucked back over body in a resting pose and turned nicely to the left. Detailed carved crest. Beautifully painted feather detail. Overall excellent original paint with minimal wear from handling. Old pencil notation on bottom states: “Long Beach Island Fishing Club July 31st, 1953”. Additional faded notation appears to read: “Larry Bradford – Pres. Fishing Club”. Branded “W.H. Cranmer” with the Mackey collection stamp. Seemingly never rigged. 600-900 Provenance: William Mackey collection, Robinson collection. 227 228 detail 50