J.R. Wells Black Duck Decoy

Toronto, commercial grade, circa 1900.

Toronto, circa 1900.

Gananoque, ONT, glass eyes, solid body, strong original paint with light wear, excellent form, a few light paint rubs, overall nice example, 17"L, est. Market Determined

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An 18 inch, superbly well-crafted Black Duck decoy, unsigned, with a metal swing weight in between two ends of a keel. Masterfully carved raised feather groups, tail feathers, head and bill detail. Or

Stratford, CT, tack eyes, hollow body, excellent original paint, great form, features makers brand R.I. CULVER on bottom as well as HENRY C. CHITWOOD collection stamp who is the author of Connecticut

BLACK DUCK DECOYStamped on bottom "Martin D. Collins Decoys" in an oval, also stamped on bottom seven times "Colburn C. Wood Jr.", 6" h, 14" l.

Hollow carved black duck from New Jersey. Heart shaped wing painting on back. Provenance Rigmate to a decoy in "American Bird Decoys," William J. Mackey, Jr.

Wildfowler gray decoy, 15" long, C.R. Wells brown Bluebill, impressed with three "R"s, 13" long. Grey decoy, 11" long, Red headed decoy impresed "W...R", 13" long and Black with grey bill decoy, 13 1/

BLACK DUCK by Rhodes Truex, Atlantic City, NJ, circa 1900. Good working paint and very good condition. Scratch feather paint to back. See “New Jersey Decoys” by H. Fleckenstein, Jr., pages 59- 60

A 175-page hardcover book that shows the collection of decoy ducks from George Ross Star Jr that were being auctioned in 1986 with black and white and some color photos. Artist: George Ross Star Jr. I

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.

A. ELMER CROWELL BLACK DUCK DECOYEast Harwich, Massachusetts, 1862-1952Circa 1930. Glass eyes. Head turned slightly left. Traces of Iver Johnson supreme brand on underside.Length 17”.

Black Duck The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1948 17 in. long The underside of the balsa body displays the date and Lem and Steve's signature. Mostly or

Black Duck Harry M. Shourds (1890-1943) Ocean City, NJ, c. 1920 15 3/4 in. long Restored.

Rare Swimming Black Duck Augustus Aaron "Gus" Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 18 1/4 in. long This swimming black duck features not only a reaching and turned head, but also rare plumag

Preening Black Duck Barnegat Bay, NJ, c. 1890 14 in. long A bold preening black duck with a hollow body. Preeners and sleepers from this region are especially rare. In old working paint with gunning w