Miles Hancock Black Duck Decoy

Chincoteague, VA, tack eyes, solid body, combination of original & working paint with some gunning wear & a few shot marks, chip on left edge of bill, Steve Weller Collection, 17.5"L, est. 200 - 400

Black duck, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Scratch feather paint detail and tack eyes. Never rigged or weighted. Measures 16.5" long. Provenance: Charlie Hunter, III collection. Notes: Decoy

An early Miles Hancock (American, 1888-1974) carved wood Red Breasted Merganser duck decoy circa 1930s hand painted in black, red, gray, and white having glass eyes. Unmarked.

Chincoteague, VA, 1 mallard drake, 1 pintail hen & 1 black duck, all with small bead eyes, solid bodies, excellent original paint, great condition, signed & dated 1966 on bottom, 6.5"L, est. 500 - 800

Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA, hen breasted merganser decoy, marked, painted wood, some paint chipping, weighted, 16.5". Antique duck decoy, polished wood, glass eyes, 13.5". Antique duck decoy, pai

Three Vintage 1/4 Size Duck Decoys. 1 Hancock Redhead Drake, widgeon and 1 Black Duck. The Black Duck has a sticker on the bottom from a Chincoteague VA hotel. Each approximately 6 1/4". Weight 11 oz.

Chincoteague, VA, tack eyes, solid body, original paint with some gunning wear, light damage to top of head, Steve Weller Collection, 13"L, est. 200 - 400

BLACK DUCK by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Old weathered working paint. Good structural condition with sliver of wood missing from right side. Branded EPK. Retains weight and rigging staple

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and unused condition. Filler to knot in back. Swirl paint to body and paint ticking to head. Retains black bead eyes. Unri

BLACK DUCK by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint with some paint spattering and areas of in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Some minor paint crazing to bill area. Reta

MINIATURE BLACK DUCK by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and structural condition. Relief-carved wings and raised wing tips. Tail with fluted carving. Retains bead eyes. Signe

Red Head duck decoy by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia, 7"h x 16"l

Two Carved Duck Decoys, to include Miles Hancock, American merganser; along with a merganser hen attributed to Samuel Archer, 1912, merganser hen length 16 inches

(3) Carved duck decoys, c/o Merganser signed "WEK 82" (18-1/2" l), primitive signed "W Holtje" (14-3/8" l), miniature signed "Miles Hancock Chincoteague VA" (6-1/4" l)

A signed miniature Canadian Goose decoy by Miles Hancock (1887-1974) of Chincoteague, VA. Dated Dec 21, 1967. Goose is in preening position and has black beaded eyes. Measures 7 3/4" long. *notes- ver

Craddockville, VA, glass eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint with wonderful subtle feather detail, beautiful form in preening position, relief carved & raised wingtip, makers brand on bottom,

Hollow Nantucket Black Duck Nantucket, MA, c. 1850 15 1/2 in. long A hollow black duck with a thin tail and incised eye and bill detail. This apparently unique carving has an applied bottom board, a f

Joseph Lincoln (?) Black Duck decoy, from fine NYC estate with others we are selling. Has receipt from William Doyle Galleries in NYC from 1981, measures 16.5" front to back,nice old paint.

Black Duck A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1920 17 in. long A classic working black duck with a turned head by the Cape Cod master. The underside bears a blue and white collection st

A Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) of East Harwich, Massachusetts, is known as one of the greatest decoy makers and bird carvers of all time. Hand carved & painted wood duck decoy, East Harwich MA, stamp is

Weight removed. 8 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

Gananoque, Ontario. 1930's. This exact decoy is featured on the back cover of "Decoys of the Thousand Islands" (Book not included)

Alex Bay, NY. 1950s. In excellent original condition.

DELBERT "CIGAR" DAISY, Hand Carved Black Duck Decoy: Daisy (1928-2017) Was the Resident Carver at the Refuge Waterfowl Museum, Chincoteague VA. Has Decoys in the Collection of the Smithsonian Museum.