BLACK DUCK, MICHIGAN

BLACK DUCK, probably Michigan. Old working paint and very good structural condition. Relief-carved wings and fluted tail carving. Carved bill detail and very full cheeks. Retains full keel. Branded JD

Length 18 inches, old black paint, tack eyes.

Black Duck, Canada Possibly Michigan, 17" x 6"

1 Michigan black duck with feather stamping, 1 canvasback drake by unknown carver, 1 Animal Trap mallard drake with repainted head & breast & 1 Animal Trap bluebill hen with tenite head, all have comb

1 Wragg & Burrell mallard drake, original paint, head is slightly loose, 1 bluebill hen by unknown Michigan carver, 1 black duck by unknown carver & 1 bluebill drake by unknown carver, combination of

Tag says black duck L Reno StClair Flats Michigan. Weight has been removed. Wear to paint. 16 1/2" l x 6" t

Hollow carved black duck with scratch feather paint detail. Measures 16.75" long. Provenance: Jim and Patti Aikin collection.

by unknown Michigan carver, glass eyes, solid body, original paint with light gunning wear, age crack in neck, 16.5"L, est. 200 - 300

black duck by Les Drew, glass eyes, oversized hollow body, old working paint with flaking & shot marks, & gunning wear, tail chips, touchup to bill, 20"L & canvasback hen by unknown Michigan carver, g

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.

FINE BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, circa 1890. Very good restored paint by Bob White and very good structural condition. Tiny paint fleck to paint on back. Comb-feather paint to back

Alex Bay, NY. 1950s. In excellent original condition.

Signed and dated 93. In preening pose with raised, extended wingtips and fanned tail. Measures 15" long.