Nice RARE 1800s Vintage Antique Nathan Cobb Jr. Black Duck Decoy -Cobb Island VA
Lots of decoys for you to choose from, most with original paint: vintage and contemporary, full size and miniatures, hand carved and factory. Many famous carvers such as R. Madison Mitchell, Ira Hudson, Nathan Cobb, Lloyd Tyler, George Strunk, Ralph Malpage and more... Here's a rare Nathan Cobb, Jr.
Solid body black duck in excellent condition from the 1800s. It has a nonserifed reverse "N", which was the usual mark Cobb used on his solid body decoys (serifed "N" on his hollow body ones). Quoting from Henry Fleckenstein's book, Southern Decoys, pages 185-86. Of all the Cobb decoys I handled and photographed, only the hollow birds had the good original N's and E's with serifs carved in the bottom. None of the solid birds did.
Some few of the solid birds I examined had plain small N's without serifs carved in the bottom. These appeared to be old and original. The head appears to have had some restoration and the body has an old working repaint. CONDITION: Use the multiple pictures to assess condition. Some wear and tear from being used as a gunning decoy such as scuffs, paint loss in spots, cracks, etc. Dimensions i n Inches (Length by Width by Height) and Weight in Lbs-Oz.Approximately 17 x 5.5 x 7 inches ; 3 Lb - 2 oz. MORE about the carver from the Ward Museum. Market hunted and formed a salvage team with his father Nathan, Sr. And his two brothers Warren and Albert.
The Cobb family owned and operated a sportmen's resort, the Cobb Island Hunt Club, on Cobb Island off the Eastern Shore of Virginia. While it is possible that the Cobb men carved their own decoys, it is probable that Nathan, Jr. Did the carving for the whole family, identifying each decoy with the respective hunter's initials. Carving styles reminiscent of New England and Barnegat Bay reflect Nathan, Sr. S former residency in New Jersey and his sons' travels along the coast. Cobb carved the family decoys from the masts of wrecked ships, transforming the flotsam into well-rounded hollow decoys. The seams of these two-piece lures lie just below the mid-line.Relief-carved V-shape wingtips lie over a notched V-shape tail. Lead weights are attached to the flat bottoms with brass screws. Cobb carved goose and brant necks from holly branches to create a virtually unbreakable neck. He only used glass eyes imported from Germany, but utilized the copper nails from salvaged wrecks.
Bold paint patterns simplified seasonal maintenance. Minor details like the curve of a neck or the tilt of a bill make Nathan Cobb, Jr. Unfortunately, storms that ravaged the unprotected island claimed many of his fine pieces.
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Black Duck Decoy -Cobb Island VA" is in sale since Friday, March 09, 2018. This item is in the category "Sporting Goods\Hunting\Vintage Hunting\Duck Decoys". The seller is "mrsciguy" and is located in Milford, Delaware. This item can be shipped worldwide.