BLACK DUCK, CAPT. OVIE BOZIER

BLACK DUCK by Capt. Ovie Bozier, Forked River, NJ, circa 1877. Retains very old working paint, some of which may be original. Good structural condition. Hollow, two-dowel construction. Sliver of wood

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Tight check the length of back. Two very slightly raised nails to top of head. Scratch-feather p

BLACK DUCK by Capt. Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Detailed painted feather work overall. Sturdy head with painted dots overall. Retains keel weight, rigging

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Capt. George W. Combs, Massapequa, NY, circa 1920. Good working paint with some flaking. Very good structural condition consistent with age. Two-piece cork construction. Low-head m

OVERSIZED BLACK DUCK by Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Head with very fine ticking is turned slightly right. Fine painted fea

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

Black duck decoy signed “Capt. H.R. Jobes” 6”h.x15”l., together with a coot decoy by Jim Pierce.

BLACK DUCK attributed to Capt. Chip Allsopp, Bay Head, NJ. Very good original paint and structural condition. Painted feather work. Crack on underside of tail and breast. Hollow, retains rigging

Harry Jobes (MD, 1936-2019), a carved and painted black duck decoy, signed Capt. Harry R. Jobes; ht. 7, wd. 16, dp. 6 inches. Overall good condition.

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Willet "Capt. Bill" Carman, Freeport, NY, circa 1920. Head retains working paint. Body worn to natural cork. Bottom board construction. Retains one tack eye. Bill with carved nostr

Upper Chesapeake Bay carved and painted black duck decoy, unsigned in the manner of Capt. Harry Jobes; ht. 7.5, wd. 17, dp. 6.5 inches. Overall good condition.

A Captain Shores antique hand carved Wigeon working wood duck decoy painted in black, white, and green with attached weight on bottom. Ink signed Capt. Shores, Talbot Co, Used on Poplar Island on unde

Rare oversize black duck, Leonard Pryor, Chesapeake City, Maryland, 1st quarter 20th century. Measures 17" long x 7.5" wide. Two piece body. Literature: "Decoys of the Mid Atlantic Region," Henry Flec

Black duck, Stevens Brothers, Weedsport, New York, last quarter 19th century. Glass eyes. Inlayed lead weight and line staple. The ink stamp of Ha. Stevens on underside. Head swivels as it should. Mea

Black duck, Ward Brothers, Crisfield, Maryland. Hollow carved shooting stool model with head turned approximate 45 degrees. Signed and dated 1965 on underside. Measures 14.5" long.

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK attributed to Lysander Sherman, Marshfield, MA, circa 1930s. Very good original paint and structural condition. Some minor wear to tail edges and top of head. Head has been reset.

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)

OUTSTANDING BLACK DUCK HEN by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Excellent original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Carved in a swimming position with raised carved wing tips and cupped fluted tail.