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 148302. Rare hollow carved mallard hen by David Hagerbaumer (b1921- d2014) of Bayview, Washington. Possibly unique high head model. Superb original paint and condition. Bottom has large “Freya Boat Works” in electric pencil as well as the stamped number “43”. Signed by the maker and dated “1981”. Retains original keel. An excellent example of the work of this celebrated artist. 2000-3000 302 303 304 305(PR) 303. Drake canvasback by Verne Perrett of Ladner, British Columbia. Carved shoulder separation and detailed bill carving. Overall excellent original paint with very light gunning wear. Few very minor tiny flakes on tip of bill. 200-300 Provenance: Koetje collection 304. Cork black duck. Collector information indicates that the decoy was “found floating in the marsh in 1975 while hunting down stream from Doc Starr’s blind in Duxbury (MA)”. Head turned very slightly to the right with a nicely detailed bill. Carved wings and tail feathers with fluted tail detail. Original paint with minimal gunning wear. Overall very good to excellent condition. Bottom has carved “W.S. Wyman – 1974”. 100-200 305. Rig mate pair of hollow bluebills attributed to Carl Finley from LaPush, WA. Slightly undersized and hunted over on Willipa Bay. Hen has head in a tucked pose and the drake’s head is turned slightly to the left. Original paint shows minimal gunning wear. Excellent structural condition. 300-500 306. Fine pair of hollow mallards by Hector (“Heck”) Whittington (1907-1981) of Oglesby, Il. Both heads slightly turned, the drake to the left and the hen to the right. Both with carved shoulder separation and slightly upswept tails. Drake’s tail has the typical small, applied metal feather “curl”. Deeply carved detail where bill meets head. Strong original paint with intricately combed vermiculation on the sides and back of the drake. Both surfaces uniformly finely crackled. Scattering of a few, very tiny, flakes mostly on the hen. Both signed and dated “Dec 22, 1968” (somebody had a very merry Christmas!). Never rigged. For additional information on this well documented and talented carver see Decoy Magazine (1981, 1983, 1998 and 2005) as well as pages 229-235 in “Decoys and Decoy Carvers of Illinois” by Parmalee and Loomis. 750-1250 306(PR) 67