Carved Duck Decoy.....Goodwill too?

When it rains it pours! Just had this laying around, also bought at the same place as the "Rustic Jug". Ya think maybe I shouldn't have bought ANYTHING from that place? LMAO. Please take a quick look at this. Im going to haul it off tomorrow unless you tell me otherwise. As you might imagine, this type of item isn't really my forte. Thanks!

 

I like it... to me it looks more like a goose or a swan than a duck. What is the size?

It is signed, which might be a plus if you could identify the carver.

 

It looks fairly well-done, but is a decorator item only, not a collector decoy, unfortunately. The wood grain looks more like that of a tropical wood. My first impression, based on the shape of the head and the way the beak was done, was that it was Indonesian. The "signature" is a little odd, as well. May have been done by a hobby carver, but I even have doubts about that.

 

Sorry, it's not a decoy, but a decorative (factory made) carving, and probably meant to be a swan...
Something to give the ol' man-cave a touch of masculinity.
Cute, but little value there I'm afraid.
The signature is probably the last owners..

 

Well, thanks guys for the input. No worries here. Was a dollar. Better stick to what I know in the future, however. Seems like I get burned on "rustic" items.

 

Looks like K. King. I agree it's decorative. We have a lot of bird carvers around here and their work is kind of amazing.

 

Hi davey,

I have just arrived here from the ruined eBay Discussion boards. I want to sincerely thank you and Peter for creating this site. It seems very user-friendly, and I can't wait to get started. I also notified my friend in NY (who got me started as a seller ten years ago) with a link to your site.

My first question. How do place my photo that represents my name, northernridge? (As in residing on a northern ridge of Blue Mountain. Chuckle.)

 

northernridge welcome! If you go to the top right corner of the page and hover over your name, there will be a pop up. Just select avatar and you can upload a photo there. (not Davey but hope it's ok I answer)

 

Thank you! I'm glad to be here, and happy to hear from you. That works. Except that now I can't find the photo (sigh). Oh well, it's time to cook some dinner. I'll try again tomorrow.

 

Oh, wait, I found it after all!

 

Welcome, Northern. I missed not only you, but that gorgeous photo!

 

Aw, thank you!