A few examples of appraisal values for
BUFFLEHEAD

• 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
• Bufflehead decoy, well-carved
  Bufflehead decoy, well-carved body with black white and gray speckled paint, applied glass eyes, label on base "Bufflehead S Carolina", 6 x 8-1/2 in. Extensive crazing and spotty losses, one glass eye cracked, chips to bill, paint loss to head and tail.
• BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE DECOYHollow-carved
  BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE DECOYHollow-carved with glass eyes and carved tail. Stamped on bottom G. Strunk''.''
• BUFFLEHEAD WALL PLAQUESA pair of
  BUFFLEHEAD WALL PLAQUESA pair of Bufflehead wall plaques in the half-body with outstretched wings, by Tom Martindale, Kingston area. Both stamped TM on the back. Measuring 13.5" x 8.5". Field Collection.
• BUFFLEHEAD BY JOSEPH LINCOLN A
  BUFFLEHEAD BY JOSEPH LINCOLN A wonderful little bird sporting a classic Lincoln profle and form, with a scalloped shoulder, a clean crisp paint pattern that includes wingtips with delineated lines and a blended tail. A great bird. Unsigned. Identified as "BUFFLEHEAD" in pencil on bottom. 3 1/4" long. Surface original and excellent in all respects.
• BUFFLEHEAD PAIRNantucket, MA, c.
  BUFFLEHEAD PAIRNantucket, MA, c. 1900 10 in. long A little pair of snuggle-headed hens with proud breasts and thin tails. Old working paint with heavy gunning wear, including a cracked bill and missing eye. Provenance: Private Collection, Nantucket
• Gerald Trembley decoy, finely
  Gerald Trembley decoy, finely carved and painted wood, possibly a Bufflehead, stamped on base "G.P. Trembley" (Alburg Springs, Vermont, born 1918), 6-1/2 x 12 in. Paint probably original, separation at neck, some base wear but little sign of use, very small chip at end of bill and tail.
• Bufflehead hen decoy, paper label
  Bufflehead hen decoy, paper label on base "Bufflehead early 1910, Eastern Shore, Maryland", probably Chincoteague area, Virginia, attributed to Miles Hancock, circa 1930, 1910-1920, 11 in. Extensive repainting, shot marks, separations. Griffin's Antiques, Jamestown, North Carolina, 1980
• TWO AMERICAN DECOYS. Mid 20th
  TWO AMERICAN DECOYS. Mid 20th century. Original paint. Bufflehead with glass eyes, 13"l. and Teal. Some loss. 11"l. Varying wear.
• BIRD CARVING - 'Bufflehead Duck'
  BIRD CARVING - 'Bufflehead Duck' Hand Carved and Painted Ornithological Figure by Richard Koeditz with incredibly detailed fine relief carving and paint treatment having glass eyes pewter legs 11'' x 5'' x 7 1/2'' tall losses to tail and chip to beak.
• VINTAGE BUFFLEHEAD DECOYVintage
  VINTAGE BUFFLEHEAD DECOYVintage Bufflehead Decoy, in a swimming posture, marked underneath 86 and G*83 Length 10 in. Width 5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• Duck decoy collection bufflehead by
  Duck decoy collection bufflehead by Tommy Savage H5'' L10'' scaup probably New Jersey or New York H6 1/2'' L12'' and another H8'' L13 1/2'' (3pcs) Provenance: Columbia South Carolina private collection. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• PRIMITIVE WORKING CLASS BUFFLE HEAD
  PRIMITIVE WORKING CLASS BUFFLE HEAD DRAKE DECOYca. mid 20th century; primitive form two-plank hollow carved body with rounded form bottom, relief carved wings, head mounted and has deep carved groove eye sockets and primitive black and white painted accents, 9"x 4 1/4"x 4 3/4"; Condition: good primitive form
• J. BUFFORD (BOSTON AND NY), AFTER
  J. BUFFORD (BOSTON AND NY), AFTER BENJAMINRussell, 2 colored lithographs, to include: "Sperm Whaling with its Varieties", good condition, sight size 19" x 33 1/4", overall with modern frame 27 1/2" x 42". Along with "Right Whaling in Bering Straits and Arctic Ocean with its Varieties", shows minor water staining, bottom left, otherwise good condition, sight size 18 1/2" x 33 1/2", overall with modern frame 27" x 42".
• Carved and painted wood working
  Carved and painted wood working ''Bufflehead'' duck decoy and similar carved and painted wood ''Paddle Tail'' decoy circa 1930; 1) Bufflehead - marked in pen underneath ''Unknown Chincoteague'' and branded ''914 '' 10 in. L.; 2) Paddle Tail - 12 in. L. probably of Maryland origin Estimate $ 300-500 Both ducks have paint loss wear scratches repairs.
• AN ESKIMO BALEEN DOUBLE GOURD
  AN ESKIMO BALEEN DOUBLE GOURD STACKING BASKET FITTED WITH A HARBOR SEAL PUP FLUKE TOP An Eskimo baleen double gourd stacking basket fitted with a harbor seal pup fluke top, signed on base "John Hensley, Kotzebue, Alaska" and with the original retail tag, 5"h. Provenance: Bay Area Collector
• A. ELMER CROWELL MINIATURE
  A. ELMER CROWELL MINIATURE BUFFLEHEAD, MALEA. ELMER CROWELL Miniature Bufflehead, male, stamped A. E. CROWELL -MAKER- EAST HARWICH, MASS. on base; length: 2 7/8 in. Provenance: The Collection of a Massachusetts Couple, sold to benefit relief efforts in Ukraine. Condition: Please note: All property is sold "AS IS" and any statement, whether oral or written, is given as a courtesy and shall not be deemed as a guarantee, warranty, or representation of the authenticity of authorship, physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, provenance, exhibitions, literature or historical relevance of the property or otherwise. The absence of a condition report does not imply the item is in perfect condition.
• EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA HEN
  EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA HEN BUFFLEHEAD Eastern Shore, Virginia, circa 1940, carved and painted wood
• RAND GLEASON BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE
  RAND GLEASON BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY LENGTH 7.5”.RAND GLEASON BUFFLEHEAD DRAKE, Massachusetts, 20th Century, In sleeping position. Mounted on an oval hardwood base. Signed on underside "Bufflehead (at rest) Maker: Rand Gleason". Dimensions: Length 7.5".
• Bud Wheeler Finely Carved Buffle
  Bud Wheeler Finely Carved Buffle Head DuckA finely executed wood-carving by Bud Wheeler a Kentucky native with finely carved and painted details signed Bud Wheeler 1992 Bud Wheeler carved and painted all of his carvings 10.25'' L mint condition.Property of the lake Bud Wheeler.
• BUFFLEHEAD PAIRWinsor White
  BUFFLEHEAD PAIRWinsor White (1902-1975) Duxbury, MA, c. 1940 10 in. long Winsor White was an early collector from Duxbury, Massachusetts and a contemporary of Dr. George Ross Starr Jr. The cork bodies have wooden tails and bottom boards. Original paint with light gunning wear.
• J. H. BUFFORD, (2) COLORED
  J. H. BUFFORD, (2) COLORED LITHOGRAPHS, 19TH C.,both after Benjamin Russell. One is titled "Sperm Whaling with its Varieties", sight size 18" x 33 1/2", modern frame and mat 27 1/2" x 41", shows faint tanning lines. Along with "Right Whaling in Bering Straits and Arctic Ocean with its Varieties", sight size 18" x 33", overall with frame 27 1/2" x 41", shows faint tanning lines .
• ANTHONY ELMER CROWELL (MA,
  ANTHONY ELMER CROWELL (MA, 1862-1951) MINIATURE DECOY Male Bufflehead Miniature Duck Decoy, by master carver Elmer Crowell of East Harwich, MA, with his stamp and label, 2 3/8" high, 2 3/4" x 1 3/4". Neck repair.
• SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, LATE 19TH
  SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, LATE 19TH C. Bull Whale Tooth, depicting three seamen admiring a ship in a bottle while in the cabin of a fishing boat, signed "Martin Bandy, 11.81.2", 5" x 2".
• REGGIE BIRCH (VA, B. 1953), PAIR OF
  REGGIE BIRCH (VA, B. 1953), PAIR OF BUFFLEHEAD Chincoteague, Virginia, carved and painted wood, glass eyes, branded RWB, pencil signed Reggie Birch, Jr 1983 Chincoteague, VA.
• TWO SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS AND A
  TWO SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS AND A JUVENILE SWORDFISH BILL 19TH CENTURY LENGTHS TO 13.25".TWO SCRIMSHAW BALEEN BUSKS AND A JUVENILE SWORDFISH BILL, 19th Century, Both busks engraved with trees and flowers, and one with an American flag and hearts. Dimensions: Lengths to 13.25".
• MERGANSER DECOYBy Fred Dobbins of
  MERGANSER DECOYBy Fred Dobbins of Jonesport Maine. In swimming position with its head turned left.
• BYRON BRUFFEE, CARVED WOODEN
  BYRON BRUFFEE, CARVED WOODEN WHALE (20TH C.)Black painted finish with carved wooden teeth. 11 3/4" high, 43" long, 2" deep.
• IMPORTANT BULL WHALES SCRIMSHAWED
  IMPORTANT BULL WHALES SCRIMSHAWED TOOTH, 8"LONG, WEIGHING 2.35 POUNDS. DEPICTS A HARPOONER IN WHALEBOAT WITH WHALE AND WHALESHIP BY ROBERT MONFILS, NEW BEDFORD. 20TH C. FROM IPPOLITO COLLECTION. SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS APPLY. NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE MASSACHUSETTS.
• Scrimshaw baleen busk 19th c.
  Scrimshaw baleen busk 19th c. decorated with a woman checkerboard potted flower and side-wheeler 14 3/4" l. ?
• PR ANTIQUE BUFFLEHEAD WORKING
  PR ANTIQUE BUFFLEHEAD WORKING DECOYS Carved and painted wood, doweled heads, lead strap weighting, unmarked, ca. 1900, roughly 13" long. Paint loss and weathering.
• WALRUS IVORY TUSK scrimshawed
  WALRUS IVORY TUSK scrimshawed with billiken head hand pointing heart sunflower polar bear with captured seal on one side; the other an Inuit with rifle stalking seal. Length 20.50''.
• WHALER SCRIMSHAWED BALEEN
  WHALER SCRIMSHAWED BALEEN BUSKWHALER SCRIMSHAWED BALEEN BUSK , circa 1850, 7 panel study of sailing ships in full sail within a sawtooth border. Length 18 in. Width 2 ? in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• ROE "DUC MAN" TERRY (VA),
  ROE "DUC MAN" TERRY (VA), BUFFLEHEAD Chincoteague, Virginia, made 1981, carved and painted wood, tack eyes, signed.
• SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH Cutting
  SCRIMSHAW SPERM WHALE TOOTH Cutting Blubber, polychrome, depicting a crew at work on a whale carcass alongside, detailing the rigging involved, 7 1/4". Fine condition.
• THIRTEEN BIRD CARVINGSContemporaryA
  THIRTEEN BIRD CARVINGSContemporaryA bufflehead and a sanderling by Michael McCarthy a bufflehead by Gary Crossman a blue-winged teal by Leo Koppy a sanderling by David Morin a dunlin by Salt Marsh Carvings a yellowlegs by Ken Kirby a dunlin by Harold McCannon a piping plover by Gail Baner a piping plover by J.S. Meyer a dunlin by Wayne Kioi a wren by Phillip Brown and a curlew signed illegibly. Most are life-size.