VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably Blair school,

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably Blair school, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1900. Good paint with restoration to areas. Good structural condition. Head turned slightly right. Numerous nails securing top hal

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly Blair School, Philadelphia, PA, circa late 1800's. Racey carving in good working paint and structural condition with strengthening to neck cracks. Two-pice hollow const

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Blair school, Philadelphia, PA. Very old working paint in good condition. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains tack eyes, pad weight and leather rigging.

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Blair School style. Very old working paint, circa late 1800's, and very good structural condition. Old repair at base of neck. Overall length is approximately 17 inches. Retains

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly Blair School, Philadelphia, PA, circa late 1800's. Racey carving in good working paint and structural condition. Two-pice hollow construction. Carved in a swimming posi

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Lower Delaware River. Very good original paint and structural condition with some minor in-use wear. Some paint flaking under tail. Blair school influence. Bill inset into face. Stre

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK, Blair School. Very good professionally restored condition. Painted feather detail. Retains tack eyes. Bill with carved mandible. Pad weight and leather rigging. Retains" Jack Mor

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably New England, circa early 1900’s. Very good weathered original paint. In-use wear with part of underside of bill missing. Both eyes missing. Scratch feather paint over

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably Parkertown, NJ. Very good restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Deep ice groove carving to back. Inlet weight and rigging. A nice early example. 300-400

EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably South Jersey. Old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved wing separation and carved feather detail. Retains tack eyes. Overall length is ap

EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably Animal Trap. Appears to be original paint with in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Partial loss to one glass eye. Retains weight and screw eye. Overall length is ap

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, probably Bordentown, NJ. Good original paint to top half of decoy. The bottom half may have been setting in water. Very good structural condition. Carved in a sn

Circa 1900, Monhegan School Maine. Each having nice form, one having nice early painted surface and the black duck with newer painted surface. The painted Pintail decoy branded JL at the base and sign

Mothegan School Maine. The two black ducks having nice form with early painted surface. L16 1/4" L15 1/4" Sold from the collection of a Charleston, South Carolina gentleman.

Abstract oil on canvas, signed lower right "Blair"; verso with pencil notations "Probably early 70's / Based on Kansas experience / Sky w/ horizon separating earth"; contemporary black frame; sight 16

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, VA, (1867-1956). Old working paint and good structural condition. Some paint flaking to lower neck. Some minor dents and paint rubs. Pegged hollow cons

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA, circa 1920. Excellent original paint showing some in-use gunning wear. Structurally excellent. Weights removed. Early full-size football style with st

Three early Black Duck decoys. The decoy with the slightly turned head has carved wing detail and is hollow carved. Paint appears original on all birds. L range 14" - 16". Please refer to link for h i

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles W. Black, Bordentown, NJ, (1882-1956). Very old working paint in good condition and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved in a snug head position with

Early Black Duck Charles Birch (1867-1956) Willis Wharf, VA, c. 1890 17 in. long An exceptionally early black duck with scratch paint and pegged hollow construction. Old paint with heavy gunning wear,

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, VA, (1867-1956). Old working paint with in-use wear and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Ice groove carving to back and painted speculum

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Very old working paint, some of which may be original. Some paint loss to sides. Good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigg

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles W. Black, Bordentown, NJ, (1882-1956). Very old working paint in good condition and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved in a snug head position with

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Eugene Loveland, Lovelandtown, NJ, circa 1900. Thin original paint with in-use wear. Good structural condition consistent with age. Two tight checks to neck. Seam visible but secur