The Rockefeller Wood Duck Pair, Charles "Shang" Wheeler

Wood Duck Pair Charles "Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949) Stratford, CT, c. 1940 14 in. long An extremely rare, preening wood duck drake and a turned-head hen. The pair exhibits carved bill detail, glass eye

Original drawing in pen and ink, with additional remarque sketching on mat. Standing duck, possibly a Green-Winged Teal. Signed in flower at lower right corner of mat. Dimensions: (Frame) H 15.5" x W

A pair of 10 inch Wood Duck decoy carvings by the Hadley Company of Bloomington, MN, hand carved, painted and signed by M. Moriarity. In original condition.

Resting Wood Duck c. 1950 duck is 13 in. long An early decorative summer duck that relates closely to the work of Shang Wheeler. The bird and its carved foot rest on a removable driftwood base. Origin

Howard Hoatley (1888-1937)Milford, CT c.1920's16" longAs decoys of the Stratford School of carving continued to rise with the prominence of Charles "Shang" Wheeler, Howard of Milford, CT chose to make

VERY FINE PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by Charles Spiron, Goldsboro, NC. Very good original paint and structural condition. Hen with one-half inch dent to side. Raised wing tip carving and broad tails. Comb pai

CHARLES EDWARD "SHANG" WHEELER (American, 1872-1949)Red Knots in Spring and Fall Plumagepainted and carved wood10 x 19 x 6 in. Provenance: C.K. Davis of Remington Arts; Connecticut Audubon

FINE PAIR OF HAND-CARVED WOOD DUCKS by Charles R. Birdsall, Pt. Pleasant, NJ, circa 1980. Excellent original paint and sound structural condition. Both hollow construction and unused. Both branded “

A pair of 3 1/4 inch miniature Wood Ducks by Jan Fitch, Wolfe Island, Ontario, Canada. signed and dated 1998 on the bottom. Jan has won best of show ribbons both in American and Canadian bird carving

VERY FINE BLACK DUCK by Dave Ward, Essex, CT. Excellent original paint and unused condition. Carved in the Al Lang/Shang Wheeler style. Body is carved of hard cork with hard wood tail insert and botto

Pair of vintage hollow carved wood Mallard duck decoys. Each signed on bottom Chas Moore '74. Approximately 16" long.

Lot of vintage carved and painted wood shore birds to 9" long: Pair of two ducks on driftwood signed Charles Berry of MD; House Wren by Wm. Trube '90 (1927-2017); Miniature Brown Thrasher by Wm Trube

Miniature Wood Duck Pair with Ducklings Allen J. King (1878-1963) North Scituate, RI, c. 1940 2 1/4 in. tall An exquisite pair of summer ducks with five ducklings on a signed burl base. Original paint

Wood Duck Pair William Gibian (b. 1946) Onancock, VA, 2021 16 1/2 in. long A hollow pair of gunning-style wood ducks exhibiting Gibian's best workmanship with fine paint and carved feather detail. Ori

OUTSTANDING PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. The drake is a preening model with a flowing curved crest with a rai

EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. Excellent original paint and structural condition. Hollow construction. Both with raised wing tips and fluted tail carving. The drake with s

RARE PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by Bob White, Tullytown, PA. High-head models in excellent original paint and condition. Hollow construction. Drake with loop feather painting across the back and fine comb pai

PAIR OF MINIATURE WOOD DUCKS by Miles Hancock, Chincoteague, VA. Very good original paint and structural condition. Both with relief-carved wings and raised wing tips. Both with carved crests. Both re

A rare and early pair of 4 inch miniature wood ducks by George H. Boyd (1873-1941), Seabrook, NH. In original paint with expected craquelure, the hen has a crack in the neck and both have minor wear d

OUTSTANDING PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Professional strengthening to check in underside of hen's tail. Drake with comb painting to sides

OUTSTANDING PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS by George Strunk, Glendora, NJ. Excellent original paint and condition. Both hollow construction. Very fine painted feather detail overall to both. The hen with very fin

PAIR OF WOOD DUCKS, Upper Bay, MD. Very good original paint and structural condition. Minor paint rub to top of hen's head. Both with painted feather detail overall. Both heads slightly turned. V-notc

Ken Harris (1905-1981)Woodville, NY, c. 1960's Drake 13.25" - Hen 12.75" longRare matched pair of decoratives, with Wood Duck hens being a scarce find in general. Both have turned heads and highly dec

Wood Duck Pair Wildfowler Decoys Pt. Pleasant, NJ, c. 1970 13 in. long In 1961 Charlie Birdsall and his wife purchased the Wildfowler operation for creating decoys, originally based in Long Island, NY