PS-01839

Mallard Duck Cast Iron Hunting Decoy ½ Size

Wonderful full-figure, solid casting of a Mallard Duck cast iron Sink Box Decoy. Painted in brilliant realistic colors with painted eyes. Folky unusual form and half size. These decoys were used as ballast on sink boxes. Sink box decoys were outlawed in New Jersey in 1879, Ohio in 1852, Michigan in 1897, and Maryland and North Carolina in 1935. This decoy was an estate find, wrapped in a linen towel in a drawer, obviously never used near salt water. Makes a solid doorstop, desk accessory or a decorative sculpture. Weighs 10 lbs. 2 oz. Ca. 1920s-30s. Excellent condition. All original paint. 4 5/8” tall x 9” long x 3 1/4” wide.