Old Babylonian Black Steatite Duck Weight, Mesopotamia

Old Babylonian Black Steatite Duck Weight, Mesopotamia, c. 1700 B.C.Highly polished steatite weight, elegantly shaped in the form of a sleeping duck with its head resting on its back. Size:4.3 cm L -

An Old Babylonian cylinder seal, c. 1900 BC, in black steatite, featuring two figures standing before a seated king or deity. L: 27mm. Well preserved with good detail. Ex Los Angeles private collectio

EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly Canada. Old working paint with some original possibly remaining. Oversized carving with ten laminated pieces forming body. Raised wing tip carving. Weight removed. 200-300

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

EARLY BLACK DUCK, New Jersey. Old working paint and good structural condition. Old repair to neck. Some shot scarring to head. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight. 100-150

BLACK DUCK, Long Island, NY. Old working paint and sound structural condition. Cork construction with bottom board. Weight removed. Retains line rigging. Retains Sotheby's sales tags. 75-125

Lot of two old Working decoys; 1)Mason Factory black duck with traces of original paint, old neck repair, glass eyes, weights removed, crack in bill, overpaint to head, solid body. 2) William E. Pratt

EARLY BLACK DUCK, New Jersey, in very old working paint and good structural condition. Two-piece hollow construction. Retains tack eyes and large pad weight. Overall length is approximately 17 inches.

TWO BLACK DUCKS, possibly Canadian. Both in old working paint and fair structural condition. Both heads loose. One retains pad weight branded I ADAMS; the other with a drop weight. 75-125

Unknown maker, hollow carved working puddle duck decoy with original weight and leather tie eye. The bird shows lots of overpaint that now makes it appear to be a black duck. Would love to see the pai

BLACK DUCK by Ellis Parker, Beach Haven, NJ, (1870-1952). Old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Weight removed. Branded EDT. 200-300

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 Taylor Johnson, Bay Head, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Typical mid-neck check. Hollow construction. Retains bottom pad weight and leather rigging. Hill

`BLACK DUCK by H.V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ. Paint taken down to original with some old working paint remaining. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Inlet weight remaining. 300-400

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Eugene Birdsall, Lovelandtown, NJ (1857-1917). Old working paint and good structural condition. Tight check down the length of the back. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight. 15

BLACK DUCK by John Updike, Green Bank, NJ, (1886-1955). Old flocked finish with areas of original paint remaining. Hollow construction. Retains tack eyes, inlet weight and leather rigging. Overall len

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Harry M. Shourds, Ocean City, NJ. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction. Inlet weight. Small areas of wood showing. 300-400

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.

BLACK DUCK Jess Heisler, Burlington, NJ, (1891-1943). Old working paint and sound structural condition. Three-piece hollow construction with snug head and raised wing tips. Strip weight. Stamped JH tw

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK by Joseph Lincoln, Accord, MA. Very old working paint to body. Head restored. Large check to underside. Weight removed. Illegible writing on bottom.

CANVASBACK DRAKE, Susquehanna area in very old weathered paint and good structural condition. Retains horseshoe weight and Sotheby's sales tag. Together with a very early BLACK DUCK, Susquehanna area,

BLACK DUCK by Taylor Johnson, Bay Head, NJ, (1853-1929). Head of the Bay carving in very old working paint worn to wood in most areas. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and rigging. 300-400

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 attributed to Bill Brown, Parkertown, NJ. Very old working paint, with some possibly original on bottom. Good structural condition. Hollow construction. Retains pad weight and John Hi