A few examples of appraisal values for
BLUEBILL

• BLUE BILL DECOY Mid 20th century,
  BLUE BILL DECOY Mid 20th century, Maryland, appears unsigned, carved in resting neck position, black and white painted body with grey plumage details and painted eyes; weighted base.
• BLUEBILLUpstate New York, c. 1920
  BLUEBILLUpstate New York, c. 1920 14 1/2 in. long Original paint with moderate gunning wear.
• BLUEBILL HEN DECOYBy Samuel
  BLUEBILL HEN DECOYBy Samuel Joseph Denny (18741953) of Clayton New York. Glass eyes. Original paint shows minor wear.
• Blue Bill hen decoy with glass
  Blue Bill hen decoy with glass eyes, 8"h x 13"l
• TWO EARLY BLUEBILLS The first an
  TWO EARLY BLUEBILLS The first an IIlinois River, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood; the second a Toronto school, Canada, circa 1920, hollow carved and painted wood, glass eyes.
• ONTARIO BLUEBILL HENA Bluebill
  ONTARIO BLUEBILL HENA Bluebill hen decoy with turned head and lightly carved wings, glass eyes, good paint. Ontario, mid 20th century. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Appelant fuligule femelle, tête tournée, ailes légèrement sculptées, yeux en verre, belle peinture. Ont., milieu 20e siècle. Collection Allio.
• EARLY BLUEBILLIra Hudson
  EARLY BLUEBILLIra Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920 16 in. long As found.
• Early bluebill decoy with carved
  Early bluebill decoy with carved wings. 16'' Length. Damage to beak.
• AMERICAN BLUEBILL DECOY. Midwest,
  AMERICAN BLUEBILL DECOY. Midwest, mid 20th century. Layers of paint, glass eyes. Wear. 11"l.
• QUEBEC BLUEBILL DECOYA Bluebill
  QUEBEC BLUEBILL DECOYA Bluebill drake decoy with a low head, carved tail feathers and glass eyes, good paint. Minor distress to beak. Probably Chateauguay Valley, Quebec, circa 1940. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Appelant fuligule mâle, tête basse, plumes de queue sculptées, yeux en verre, belle peinture. Usure mineure au bec. Probablement Vallée de Châteauguay, Qué., circa 1940. Collection Allio.
• [Decoy] Blue Bill Hen and Blue Bill
  [Decoy] Blue Bill Hen and Blue Bill Drake by MS. Animal Trap Company Pascagoula MS both stamped.
• LONG ISLAND BLUEBILL, DIAMOND BRAND
  LONG ISLAND BLUEBILL, DIAMOND BRAND Long Island, New York, before 1900, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, diamond shaped brand under the tail.
• PAIR OF BLUEBILL DECOYSBy Ken
  PAIR OF BLUEBILL DECOYSBy Ken Harris of Woodville New York. Both with white stamp. Some repaint to body.
• Rare Mason premier bluebill
  Rare Mason premier bluebill drake, Back Bay model, 7 1/2"h x 18"l
• BLUEBILL HEN DECORATIVE DECOY
  BLUEBILL HEN DECORATIVE DECOY 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 13”.BLUEBILL HEN DECORATIVE DECOY, 20th Century, Signed "Dan Cobb". Dimensions: Length 13".
• NICHOL-STYLE BLUEBILL HENA
  NICHOL-STYLE BLUEBILL HENA Nichol-style Bluebill hen decoy with a set back "pinched" head and glass eyes. Circa 1930. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Appelant fuligule femelle de style "Nichol", tête en retrait sculptée, yeux en verre. Circa 1930. Collection Allio.
• BLUEBILL HEN DECOYBy the Mason
  BLUEBILL HEN DECOYBy the Mason Decoy Factory of Detroit Michigan. Premier grade. Exceptional original dry paint. Right side of bill has two small chips. One small piece of neck filler. Shows spider droppings and two paint drips to left back side.
• AMERICAN BLUEBILL DECOY. Used on
  AMERICAN BLUEBILL DECOY. Used on Maumee Bay near Toledo, 1st half 20th century. Football shaped with swivel head, inset weight and glass eyes. Original paint has minor wear. Some age splits, chip on beak. 10"l.
• JAMES "JIM BUCK" BEASLEY (NC,
  JAMES "JIM BUCK" BEASLEY (NC, 1890-1973), BLUEBILL Sea Gull, North Carolina, circa 1920, carved and painted wood.
• ONTARIO HOLLOW-BODIED BLUEBILLA
  ONTARIO HOLLOW-BODIED BLUEBILLA hollow-bodied Bluebill decoy in as-found condition with original comb graining. The head has glass eyes and a long beak that fattens towards the end with a lightly carved nail at the tip. Ontario, 1930-40. Allio Collection. FRANCAIS: Appelant fuligule à corps creux, état tel trouvé, peinture à peigne d'origine, yeux de verre, long bec qui s'épaissit vers la fin avec l'extrémité légèrement sculpté. Ont., 1930-40. Collection Allio.
• TWO BLUEBILLS AND A COOT DECOY 20th
  TWO BLUEBILLS AND A COOT DECOY 20th century, carved wood with distressed and painted surfaces, both bluebills with glass eyes, the lesser scaup (Length 16.5 in.) is a hollow body with keel and weight, carved "BC" to underside; the other bluebill with carved wings and carved "LM BOND" to underside, missing weight (15.5 in.); the third of a coot, hollow body, weighted with anchor nail and portion of string attached.
• Bluebill Drake Duck DecoyNicely
  Bluebill Drake Duck DecoyNicely painted nice patina nicely shaped bill hookeye and hanging weight to bottom 11.5'' L some wear to paint around neck and cheeks.Provenance: From The Estate of The Late James W. Goodrich of Missouri.
• FINE BLUEBILL (SCAUP) DRAKE
  FINE BLUEBILL (SCAUP) DRAKE DECOYunknown maker, flat bottom style with weighted base, finely carved and painted with rigging swivel, glass eyes, relief carved head and incised bill, 7-1/2 x 13-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. Condition: separation at base of neck as made, repaired break at base of head, paint losses particularly at tip of bill, tip of tail and top of head, chips, dents and visible shot strikes
• Carved and painted bluebill decoy
  Carved and painted bluebill decoy 20th century With glass eyes and weight and ring on base. H: 6 1/2 in. W: 13 in. D: 6 in. PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Jersey; Mrs. Betty Anderson, Wenonah, New Jersey. Repaired neck. Wear and paint loss throughout.
• BLUEBILL HENGus Rogers
  BLUEBILL HENGus Rogers (1892-1938) Alexandria Bay, NY, c. 1935 14 1/2 in. long This carving bears a brass tag on the underside inscribed "From rig of Donald B. Baxter, Syracuse, NY." Based on written correspondence between Don Baxter of Syracuse, New York, and Gus Rogers, it can be assumed that Mr. Baxter bought this bird for his own personal hunting rig directly from Rogers in the late 1930s. Original paint with moderate gunning wear, including flakes to knot in back and ding to bill tip. Provenance: Donald Baxter Rig Private Collection
• BLUEBILL HENVictor Paroyan
  BLUEBILL HENVictor Paroyan Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, 2013 11 in. long A three-time World Champion for decorative wildfowl and a five-time World Champion for decorative "smoothies," Paroyan's abilities are on full display with this hen. The underside bears the maker's burnt signature, species, and the date. Original paint with minimal wear. Provenance: Michael Boxer Collection
• COMPOSED PAIR OF MIDWEST
  COMPOSED PAIR OF MIDWEST BLUEBILLS Circa1940, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, Hen branded "HY" DAHLKA
• Two Bluebill Drake Decoys one
  Two Bluebill Drake Decoys one attributed to Eastern Shore, Virginia, circa 1920, two-part construction, painted ey
• Blue bill drake decoy, glass
  Blue bill drake decoy, glass eyes, unusual high metal keel, largely original surface, probably Wisconsin, 14 in. Very minor separations at neck and sides, possible retouch to paint. Private Collection.
• PINTAIL AND WISCONSIN BLUE BILL
  PINTAIL AND WISCONSIN BLUE BILL DECOYS The pintail by Avery Tillet, Kitty Hawk, NC, canvas over wire body, with tacked sides, painted in white, red, and gray, with carved initials AT in the underside (6 x 18 1/2 x 7 in.) (later paint, rusting to tacks, wear to canvas in some areas); the Blue Bill appears unsigned, likely Pratt Company, hollow underside and original paint (15 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.) (scattered nicks, loss to side and bill, some hairlines).
• Bufflehead decoy, articulated bill,
  Bufflehead decoy, articulated bill, glass eyes, lead weight, possibly original paint, 1970s, 11 in. Abrasions and losses to bill and top of head. Griffin's Antiques, Jamestown, North Carolina, 1980
• THREE BLUEBILL DECOYS 20th century,
  THREE BLUEBILL DECOYS 20th century, carved wood with distressed with painted surfaces.
• BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER DECOYFrom
  BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER DECOYFrom Nantucket. Replaced bill. Hit with shot. Old in-use repaint. Old age break to back of head and body.
• RARE HOLLOW BLUEBILLJames "Bud"
  RARE HOLLOW BLUEBILLJames "Bud" Tully (1918-1973 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, c. 1940 15 1/2 in. long A rare and exceptional decoy with feather-light construction and a wonderfully textured surface. Tully was not prolific and his smooth body models, such as this one, are particularly rare. The bottom board is struck with a "Queen's Hotel' brand. Excellent original paint with light wear. A few stabilizing nails to original reset bill. Literature: Patricia Fleming and Thomas Carpenter, ed., "Traditions in Wood: A History of Wildfowl Decoys in Canada," Altona, Canada, 1987, front dust-jacket cover and p. 94, related carvings illustrated. Bernie Gates, "Ontario Decoys II," Kingston, ON, 1986, p. 99, rigmate illustrated and discussed.
• BLUEBILL DRAKE DECOYBy Ken Anger of
  BLUEBILL DRAKE DECOYBy Ken Anger of Dunnville Ontario Canada. Good original paint showing minor wear.
• WILLIAM "BILL" BOWDEN (NC,
  WILLIAM "BILL" BOWDEN (NC, 1904-1987), "GORILLA HEAD" BLUEBILL Sea Gull, North Carolina, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood, incised MRW brand.