Raymond L. Andress Black Duck

Raymond L. Andress (1890-1955) Gananoque, ON, Canada, c. 1915 "A classic Andress Black Duck, the model for many Gananoque carvers" author Bernie Gates writes of this decoy in "Ontario Decoys II." In original paint with gunning wear and a few minor dings. Paint has light craquelure and is worn to wood in places. Repaired chip to right side of bill; cracking at base of neck with old stabilizing nail and small chips missing.

Literature: Bernie Gates, Ontario Decoys II, Kingston, ON, 1986, p. 174, exact decoy illustrated. Jim Stewart and Larry Lunman, Decoys of the Thousand Islands, Erin, ON, 1992, back cover, exact decoy illustrated.