Lot 211:
Pair Hand Painted Black Duck Decoys
Sold for: $60
Description
19 x 8 inches. A pair of hand-painted wooden Black Duck decoys featuring dark brown bodies with yellow-gold sponge-painted feather detailing and stylized linear carvings on the tails. The heads are a lighter tan-brown with dark brown caps and set-in glass eyes. Construction includes carved necks and bills with black-painted tips. The undersides are flat with dark brown paint, each equipped with a longitudinal wooden keel and an oval-shaped lead weight. Both decoys are oversize in scale and follow the regional carving traditions of the American Northeast.
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