Ralph Martin Bluebill Drake
Stylish cork on board bluebill drake by Ralph Martin (Oakland, CA) ca. 1940s. Paint is good and original. See page 292 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for a similar example. Measures 14” in length. A bluebill by the great maker is a rarity. One in this shape is very difficult to find.
Stylish cork on board bluebill drake by Ralph Martin (Oakland, CA) ca. 1940s. Paint is good and original. See page 292 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for a similar example. Measures 14” in length. A bluebill by the great maker is a rarity. One in this shape is very difficult to find.
Stylish cork on board bluebill drake by Ralph Martin (Oakland, CA) ca. 1940s. Paint is good and original. See page 292 of Wildfowl Decoys of California by Michael Miller for a similar example. Measures 14” in length. A bluebill by the great maker is a rarity. One in this shape is very difficult to find.