Hollow-Carved Wooden Duck Decoy or Sculpture

Updated August 8, 2026

Lot number547
CategoryFine Art & Prints
AuctionWED ESTATE AUCTION STERLING FLATWARE ANTIQUES JEWELRY
DateAugust 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT
Auction houseTyler Grace Auctions
LocationAddison, Texas

One carved wooden duck-form object with an elongated bill, rounded body, tapered tail, incised feather and wood-grain detailing, and one visible glossy black inset eye. The underside has a large open cavity and a smaller dark opening near the tail.No readable maker’s mark, signature, label, or other identifying inscription is visible. Numerous scratches, abrasions, dents, dark spots, finish losses, cracks or split-like lines, pits, and small losses are present across the body, head, bill,underside rim, and tail. The finish is worn and uneven, and the underside cavity is dusty or soiled with dark staining or spotting. The photographed eye appears present; the opposite eye is not clearly shown. No functional testing is applicable, nobatteries are present, and no compatibility claim applies. The photographs do not establish whether an original bottom, plug, keel, or internal component is missing.

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