Mid-Century Brass Duck #2 candlesticks green and yellow stripes

green and yellow stripes

Hollywood Regency

but also lovely displayed in silhouette on open shelves

the dovetail box is missing the edge trim on one end of its sliding top

and perhaps that is the head of a fish next to it

Mid-Century Brass Duck #2 candlesticks green and yellow stripesThis is the second solid brass duck of this ilk that I have found, and I will continue to snatch them up whenever I find them, as I think they surpass all other little brass ducks! I love the silhouette, especially the downturned beak, and its wonderful feel in the hand; this reminds me of a Carl Aubock in its simple but just right form and weight. Distinctly mid century but also timeless. Great on the desk as a paperweight, in the windowsill, or