EARLY BLACK DUCK attributed to the Gant family,

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK by a member of the Verity family, possibly Alonzo, Seaford, NY, circa 1920. Traces of original paint remaining on body. Some paint flaking to head and nail slightly protruding at

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly by a member of the English family. Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Very old scratch feather paint to surface and old tic

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

Very Early "Pilon Family", Quebec hand chopped Black Duck working decoy, solid body, original glass eyes, incised bill and just a lovely bird with wonderful lines. The bird shows only traces of origin

EARLY NORTH CAROLINA BLACK DUCK. Oversized model in very weathered paint, some possibly the original. Some possible touch up. Structurally good with a typical mid-neck check. Attributed to Welton Walk

attributed to the Clark Family, glass eyes, solid body that has been hollowed somewhat on the bottom, original paint with loop detail, age crack through bill that has been reset, 16.5"L, est. 200 - 40

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles Birch, Willis Wharf, VA, (1867-1956). Old working paint and good structural condition. Some paint flaking to lower neck. Some minor dents and paint rubs. Pegged hollow cons

New Jersey Black Duck Attributed to Taylor Johnson (1863-1929), Point Pleasant, NJ A 17 ½ inch hollow black duck with no eyes, a rectangular applied lead weight attached with copper nails .and a

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, VA, circa 1920. Excellent original paint showing some in-use gunning wear. Structurally excellent. Weights removed. Early full-size football style with st

Three early Black Duck decoys. The decoy with the slightly turned head has carved wing detail and is hollow carved. Paint appears original on all birds. L range 14" - 16". Please refer to link for h i

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Charles W. Black, Bordentown, NJ, (1882-1956). Very old working paint in good condition and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Carved in a snug head position with

Early Black Duck Charles Birch (1867-1956) Willis Wharf, VA, c. 1890 17 in. long An exceptionally early black duck with scratch paint and pegged hollow construction. Old paint with heavy gunning wear,