Expressionistically Painted Duck Folk Art Doorstop, c. 1930s girl with umbrella and the there are a

and the there are a few cracks on the top of the top hat

He spent almost all of his school years in Manhattan--P

I would guess he dates from the late 19th or early 20th century

The lot of 130+ of them makes for a pretty fascinating portrait of the times

Expressionistically Painted Duck Folk Art Doorstop, c. 1930s girl with umbrella and the there are aOne sees lots of old handmade wooden doorstops of a similar manner, especially featuring dogs, but I'm not sure I've ever seem one executed is such a painterly, expressionistic manner as this wonderful duck. Indeed, it is so warmly and specifically done, I have to think the subject was wandering about nearby as this was made! 6" tall and in very good condition. Some paint loss on the green stop but just a bit on the duck itself, and a little cracking