Black duck, James Holly, Havre de Grace, Maryland.

Three Antique Duck Decoys , canvasback duck, c. 1910, by James Holly (1855-1935), Havre de Grace, Maryland; a redhead drake, 1972, signed by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland; and another, lo

Madison Mitchell (MD, 1901-1993), Pair of Black DucksHavre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1940s, carved and painted wood, one decoy is signed "R. Madison Mitchell Havre de Grace, MD 1945." Length 17 in. ea

Havre de Grace, MD, 1 has painted eyes, 1 has glass eyes, both have solid bodies, combination of original & old working paint, significant gunning wear, neck crack, "MJM" on bottom of one, Steve Welle

Maryland Black Duck by Cap't Harry Jobes, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original condition. Minor rubs to the surface.

Maryland Black Duck by R. Madison Mitchell (1901-1993), Havre de Grace, MD. A 16 ¾ inch decoy with painted eyes and carved bill detail. In original paint with scratch feather paint, in use wear,

JOHN "DADDY" HOLLY (HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND, 1818-1892), ATTRIBUTED, CARVED AND PAINTED CANVASBACK DRAKE DECOY, finely crafted solid-body form with sculptural neck and head, original rigging and lead

BLACK DUCK, Havre de Grace, MD, possibly from the Mitchell shop. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Scratch feather paint to body and back of head. Retains keel weight and rigging ring and

Wonderful old Canvasback drake attributed to James Holly, Havre de Grace, MD. Ca. 1940's. This wonderful bid shows old in-use repair by James Holly, solid body, original weight and tie eye intact. The

BLUEBILL DRAKE attributed to James Holly, Havre de Grace, MD, circa 1900. Very old working paint showing flaking and some paint loss. Structurally fair. Retains bottom strip weight, ring and staple

Jim Pierce Carved Duck Decoy, Havre De Grace, Maryland, signed and stamped, together with a Duck Decoy signed by Charles & Bob Jobes, Havre De Grace, Maryland. Used condition, wear/worn; largest measu

BLACK DUCK by Jim Pierce, Havre de Grace, MD. Together with a BLACK DUCK by Brian Bodt. Both in excellent original paint and unused condition. Pierce black duck signed and stamped three times. Bodt de

Holly Family (MD), CanvasbackHavre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1910, carved and painted wood. Length 15 in. Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com

BLACK DUCK by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and unused condition. Flat bottom, Christmas model. Very fine hairline check at mid-neck. Signed by maker. 200-300

FINE SWIMMING BLACK DUCK by Pat Vincenti, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Scratch feather paint to body. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Signed and dated 2007. A fine

FINE PAIR OF BLACK DUCKS by Pat Vincenti, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. One is carved in a swimming position; the other is carved in a preening position. Both with detail

FINE BLACK DUCK by Charles Borden, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Detailed scratch feather paint overall. Paint ticking to head. Retains glass eyes. Never rigged for hunti

BLACK DUCK by Pat Vincenti, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor shelf rubs to body. Scratch-feather paint detail to body and painted speculum detail. Reta

BLACK DUCK by Pat Vincenti, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and condition. Painted feather work overall and paint ticking to head. Retains keel weight, ring and staple. Signed and dated 1

BLACK DUCK by J.L. Cook, Havre de Grace, MD. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Very tiny paint flake to side. Painted feather detail to back, tail and speculum. Head with carved full

NICE EARLY PAIR OF BLACK DUCKS by Paul Gibson, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good original paint with some paint loss to breasts and body from use. Good structural condition with typical mid-neck checks. R

BLACK DUCK attributed to Jim Currier, Havre de Grace, MD. Very good working paint and fair structural condition. Scratch-feather detail. Large H carved in bottom. Retains weight and rigging

FINE BLACK DUCK by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Oversized model in excellent original paint and condition. Scratch feather paint overall. Head is turned slightly left. Strong speculum pain

EARLY BLACK DUCK by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD. Appears to be original paint with some in-use wear. Very good structural condition. Strong painted speculums. Strong scratch feather paint

FINE BLACK DUCK by R. Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, MD, circa 1950’s. Excellent original scratch father paint and fine structural condition. Keel weight removed. Retains staple and rigging. A fi