EARLY BLACK DUCK, ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

EARLY BLACK DUCK, St. Lawrence River. Old working paint and good structural condition with in-use wear. Head is loose, but securely attached. Snug-head model that retains glass eyes. Relief-carved win

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition showing some in-use wear. Early decoy carved in the Bordentown style. Raised carved wings and fluted tail. Painted feather

BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Early working paint with gunning wear and good structural condition. Some minor loss to sides. Balsa construction. Incised and carved wing tips. Tail with fluted carving. S

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River, probably Bordentown, NJ. Good original paint to top half of decoy. The bottom half may have been setting in water. Very good structural condition. Carved in a sn

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, Delaware River. Retains remnants of original paint with touch up to areas. Very good structural condition. Low-head model. Two-piece hollow construction with split-tail carving. Reta

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Very old working paint and good structural condition. Hairline crack at mid-bill. Hollow construction. Carved in a snug-head position. Head with fine paint ticki

EARLY BLACK DUCK, Delaware River. Original paint with in-use wear. Some touch up to water line and bottom. Very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail

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 from the St. Clair Flats, MI. Very good paint, possibly the original. Very good structural condition. Hollow bottom board construction with square-cut nails. Retains tack eyes. Numero

both birds in good condition.

Featuring a darted 1870 Black River St. Lawrence Railway Co. Stock Certificate having 2 shares and is Very hard to find. Great condition. Very clean and bright. Nice edges and no stains. Very light fo

EARLY OVERSIZED SWIMMING BLACK DUCK, Delaware River style. Original weathered paint and fair structural condition. Open check to right side of neck and head. Simulated seaweed attached to bill. 100-20

FINE BLACK DUCK by Orel LeBoeuf, (1886-1968), St. Anicet, Quebec, circa 1930. Retains good original paint, worn to wood in areas. Very good structural condition with in-use wear. Knot visible on back.

EARLY BLACK DUCK by David Foulks, Florence, NJ (1875-1954). Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips in the classic Delaware River style.

FINE AND EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly from the Bordentown, NJ, or Delaware River area. Very good original paint that appears to be unused. Retains bottom pad weight. Fine example of the Delaware River s

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

Original paint adorns this pair of hand carved duck decoys. One is made by Francis T (Frank) Louis (1878-1964), from St. Lawrence River, Ogdensburg, New York. His work is mentioned in Decoy Collectors

VERY FINE AND EARLY BLACK DUCK by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Excellent original paint unused condition. Hollow construction. Snug head Delaware River model. Raised carved wing tips with weep hole an

Native American / First Nations, Canada, probably St. Lawrence River region/Eastern Canada, ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating pipe, made of a heavy black clay with tiny white inclusions. An anthropom

BLACK DUCK by Lawrence McLaughlin, Edgely, PA. Fine working paint and very good structural condition. Hollow construction. Raised wing tips carved in the classic Delaware River style. Some subtle pain

Length appx. 18 inches. Unusual application to head with losses and flaking. Early or original overall paint.

An Authentic Plan of the River St. Laurence (Lawrence) from Sillery to the Falls of Montmorency, Gibson, John, Gentleman's Magazine, 1st Edition, 1759, Original black ink engraving with hand-coloring.