BLACK DUCK, ILLINOIS RIVER

BLACK DUCK, possibly Illinois River. Old working paint and very good structural condition. Deep ice groove carving. Carved wing tips and broad fluted tail. Retains glass eyes and nice bill carving. Re

PREENING BLACK DUCK attributed to Jim Slack. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Carved in the Illinois River tradition. Hollow construction

FINE BLACK DUCK, Florence School, possibly Larry McLaughlin, Edgely, PA., with paint by Claude Trader. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved feather detail to back with raised ca

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition showing some in-use wear. Early decoy carved in the Bordentown style. Raised carved wings and fluted tail. Painted feather

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Excellent restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Fine painted feather detail to back. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail carving. Paint ticking to head and

FINE BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Excellent restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail. Retains glass eyes. Carved bill detail. Paint ticking to head and

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. David Foulks body with a Tom Fitzpatrick head. Very good structural condition with some tight checks to head. Paint worn mostly to wood. Raised carved wing tips and carved

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

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, circa 1900. Very good paint that appears to retain original ticking to head and bill. Scratch-feather painting to body that appears to be very old working paint. Holl

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Areas of original paint and working paint. Hollow construction. Raised wing tips. Painted ticking to head. Retains glass. Underside of bill with cupped carving. Chip

DELAWARE RIVER BLACK DUCK in the manner of Dan English, Florence, NJ. Good working paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised wing tips and fluted tail carving. Retains pad weight. Re

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hairline crack at mid-bill. Hollow construction. Carved in a snug-head position. Head with fine paint ticki

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Original paint with in-use wear. Some touch up to water line and bottom. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised wing tips and fluted tail carving. Retains weight and rigging. Overall length is approxima

Original Antique Working Decoy Mallard, IL River

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Working original paint showing some in-use wear. Good structural condition. Snug-head head model with raised carved wings. Retains pad weight and leather rigging. 75-125

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to John McLoughlin, Bordentown, NJ. Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips. Carved in a classic snug-h

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, unknown carver. Good original paint with in-use wear and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Snug-head model with painted feather, wing tip and speculum de

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Early working paint with gunning wear and good structural condition. Some minor loss to sides. Balsa construction. Incised and carved wing tips. Tail with fluted carving. S

GROUP OF FOUR WORKING BLACK DUCKS, Delaware River style, Bristol, PA. All in working paint. Two with broken bills. All hollow construction. Lead strip weights

FOUR BLACK DUCKS, DELAWARE RIVER. All in working paint and fair structural condition. Typical feather carving in backs. One-half of bill missing on three

EARLY OVERSIZED SWIMMING BLACK DUCK, Delaware River style. Original weathered paint and fair structural condition. Open check to right side of neck and head. Simulated seaweed attached to bill. 100-20

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Retains remnants of original paint with touch up to areas. Very good structural condition. Low-head model. Two-piece hollow construction with split-tail carving. Reta

Very Rare Illinois River Duck Call Attributed to Charles Page Hatch. Little less than 6" tall. Barrel is very similar to the call listed on page 93 of Christensen's Book Duck Calls of Illinois 1863-19