EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Bill Brown

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Bill Brown, Parkertown, NJ. Old working paint and good structural condition. Hollow construction, retains pad weight. Nice painted feather work overall.

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

NICE EARLY BLACK DUCK, attributed to Bill Brown, Parkertown, New Jersey. Very good restored paint and condition. Hollow construction. Bottom pad weight. 200-300

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Harry .M. Shourds, Ocean City, NJ.Very good paint, possibly the original. Good structural condition. Repair to bill and some shot scarring to face. Retains tack eye

New Jersey Black Duck Attributed to Harry V. Shourds (1871-1920), Tuckerton, NJ A 17 inch early hollow decoy with tack eyes, carved bill detail and a small pad weight has been removed. In old paint wi

American Wood and Paint 'Redhead Mallard' Duck DecoyEarly 20th century, American carved wood and painted duck decoy of a 'Redhead Mallard'. Red brown head with a black bill and a gray and black body.

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Charles Black, Bordentown, NJ. Old working paint with some original remaining. Good structural condition. Hollow construction. Snug head model with raised wing tip carvi

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to the Gant family, Osbornville, NJ. Paint appears to be original with possible touch up. Relief-carved wing detail. Solid construction. RO carved in bottom

TWO VERY EARLY BLACK DUCKS attributed to Andrew Verity. Both with cork body construction and wood heads. One retains weight. Both attributed to the H.S. Furman rig, Patchogue, NY

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

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Sam Denny, Clayton, NY, (1874-1953). Good scratch feather paint and structural condition with in-use wear. Tight check to back and wear to edges. Areas of paint flaking

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to Samuel Sprague, circa 1900. Very old paint that appears to be original. Some overall in-use wear. Very tight check to lower neck. Paint ticking to head. Pinch-breast mod

EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to John Updike, Green Bank, NJ. Full bodied carving in weathered working paint with some original possibly remaining. Good structural condition with check at mid-neck. Inle

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

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

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Lower Delaware River. Very good original paint and structural condition with some minor in-use wear. Some paint flaking under tail. Blair school influence. Bill inset into face. Stre

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA. Appears to be original paint with gunning wear. Very good structural condition with check the length of back. Head with detailed paint and bill carvin

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, probably New England, circa early 1900’s. Very good weathered original paint. In-use wear with part of underside of bill missing. Both eyes missing. Scratch feather paint over

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Harry V. Shourds, Tuckerton, NJ, (1861-1920). Very good working paint and structural condition. Minor shot marks to head, neck and bill. Very old tight check at mid-neck. Very ful-

BLACK DUCK attributed to Joe King, Manahawkin, NJ. Appears to be weathered original paint with some touch up to bill. Hollow construction. Retains weight. 200-300

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

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Rhodes Truex, Atlantic City, NJ, circa 1920s. Working paint and good structural condition with gunning wear, consistent with age. Some loss to tail edges, top of head and bill tip.

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Lloyd Parker, Parkertown, NJ. Restored paint to body and head. Bill appears to be original paint with "H" painted on underside. Hollow construction. Inlet weight and rigging remain