Description: UP FOR BID IS A PAIR OF BLUEBILL DRAKE & HEN GUNNING DECOYS IN NEW CONDITION, NEVER RIGGED, CARVED AND PAINTED BY ARTY BIRDSALL OF THE WILDFOWLER DECOY HERITAGE, ARTY"S UNCLE, CHARLES BIRDSALL BOUGHT THE WILDFOWLER DECOY CO. BACK IN THE 1960"s AND MOVED THE OPERATION TO POINT PLEASENT NJ, ARTY WORKED THERE FOR YEARS AND CONTINUED THE WILDFOWLER LEGACY OF CARVING EXCELLENCE IN HIS OWN STYLE AFTER THE COMPANY FOLDED. NOT ONLY ARE THE BODIES OF THIS PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL DECOYS ARE HOLLOWED OUT, BUT SO ARE THE HEADS, THIS IS VERY RARE IN CARVING DECOYS!! THE LETTERS "HH" ARE PRINTED UNDER THE BILLS OF THE DECOYS FOR"HOLLOWED HEAD". ALSO UNDER THE BILL ARE THE ARTIST"S INITIALS "BJH" JUST AS IN THE WILDFOWLER HEY DAYWHEN QUALITY ARTISTS WERE HIRED TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND, YET IDENTIFY THEIR WORK,MR. BIRDSALL HAS DONE THE SAME FOR HIS COMPANY AND ALSO INCLUDED A COPPER TAG ON THE BOTTOM " BIRDSALL DECOYS-POINT PLEASENTNJ" ALSO SIGNED IN INK ON THE BOTTOM, "A J BIRDSALL" THE DECOYS ARE APPROX. 12 1/2" LONG, THE DECOYS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND IN VERY FINE DETAIL,THEY HAVE GLASS EYES, HAS A LEAD WEIGHT ON THE BOTTOM, AND A LEATHER ANCHOR LOOP, YES I DO COMBINE SHIPPING, CHECK OUT MY OTHER DECOYS!!
Price: 450 USD
Location: Little Falls, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-12-06T23:05:46.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Duck Type: Blue Bill
Brand: ARTY BIRDSALL
Custom Bundle: No
Features: Hollow Body
Material: White Cedar
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
Vintage: Yes
