Oversize black duck, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930s.

Doug Jester (VA, 1876-1961), Black DuckChincoteague, Virginia, circa 1930s, carved and painted wood. Length 16 in. An excellent Jester black duck with scratch feather paint detail. Additional high-re

Chincoteague Black Duck Silhouette Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1940s, carved and painted wood. Length 15.5 in. Originally used as a stick up decoy, the O ring was a later addition, wonderful scratch

Black duck, Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, Virginia. Scratch feather paint detail and tack eyes. Never rigged or weighted. Measures 16.5" long. Provenance: Charlie Hunter, III collection. Notes: Decoy

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

Charles Jester Black DuckCharles Jester (1876-1952), Chincoteague, Virginia. This hollow full bodied black duck has fine scratch feather painting on the body and detailed paint on the head. Charles Je

BLACK DUCK by Peter Pringle, Dunnville, Ontario, circa 1930s. Appears to retain worn original paint. Relief-carved wings and rasped feather carving overall. Retains glass eyes and bill with carved nos

BLACK DUCK by Claude Trader, Florence, NJ, circa 1930s. Very good restored condition. Hollow construction. Raised carved wing tips and fluted tail carving. Fine detailed paint ticking to head. Retains

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.

EARLY BLACK DUCK by August "Augie" Glass, Florence, NJ, circa 1930s. Very old paint, some of which appears to be original. Good structural condition. Two-inch piece of wood missing from side of head.

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK by Paul Green, Yardville Heights, NJ, circa 1930s. Very old working paint and very good structural condition. Four-piece laminated construction. Hollow carved. Raised carved wing

EARLY BLACK DUCK by Cleve Dabler, Cape May Courthouse, NJ, circa 1930s. Working paint with in-use wear and good structural condition. Seam visible but tight. Very small crack to lower neck. Nail holes

J.W. Johnson’s Old Reliable Virginia Minstrels Broadside. Circa 1930s. Oversize double-sided broadside (40 x 9”) for travelling Johnson’s Old Reliable Virginia Minstrels, the “World’s Best C

An early Miles Hancock (American, 1888-1974) carved wood Red Breasted Merganser duck decoy circa 1930s hand painted in black, red, gray, and white having glass eyes. Unmarked.

DESCRIPTION: Six black and white images featuring football teams. Green and grey wooden frames with mats. Includes: 1) Seated Virginia baseball team for the season of 1932 - 1933. Image was captured b

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

Plump bufflehead hen, Delbert Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1950s. A football style body with extended paddle tail. Square pad weight on underside, along with museum inventory numbers "62.89.4

Yellowlegs, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1900. Balsa body with relief wingtip carving and scratch feather paint detail. "JB French" ink stamp on underside. Provenance: Ex Joe French colle

STICK-UP BLACK DUCK, Chincoteague, VA. Original paint with crazing and sap bleed to areas. Good structural condition with chip to one wing tip. Raised carved wings and fluted tail. Mounted atop realis

VERY EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly Virginia. Very old working paint, some of which may be original. Good structural condition. Solid construction. Raised wing tips, similar to the Virginia or Carolina ca

EARLY BLACK DUCK, possibly Virginia or the Carolinas. Excellent original paint and very good structural condition. Canvas covered with very fine painted feather detail. Retains original tack eyes. Bot

DESCRIPTION: Marx tin lithograph The Butter and Egg Man mechanical toy with duck. Circa 1930s. MEASUREMENTS: 7-3/4". CONDITION: Minor losses to paint. Works.

Bennie Daisey (VA), Four Pairs of Miniature DecoysChincoteague, Virginia, circa 1970, carved and painted wood, each decoy signed and dated. Length 6 in. Pairs of mergansers, pintails, mallards, and ge

DESCRIPTION: Marx tin lithograph The Butter and Egg Man mechanical toy with duck. Circa 1930s. MEASUREMENTS: 7-3/4" high. CONDITION: Some wear and corrosion. Works.

Jimmy Bowden (VA), Two Virginia Merganser Decoys Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1980, carved and painted wood, manner of Doug Jester, including a merganser drake (weighted) and hen, both with incised s