Captain Harry Jobes (MD, 1936-2019), Two Black Ducks

Havre de Grace, Maryland, circa 1990s, carved and painted wood, signed.

Length 19 in.

Private Collection, Chincoteague, Virginia

A master decoy carver celebrated for his traditional waterfowl decoys. A protégé of the renowned Madison Mitchell, Jobes created thousands of working and decorative decoys, earning widespread respect for his craftsmanship and dedication to the Chesapeake Bay carving tradition. These two examples include one being oversized, both with nice scratch feather painting.

Original paint, the oversized decoy has a mark on the right size.

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