Friday, February 17, 2006
Duckling Sulphide
This is a Duckling Sulphide. It is 1 3/4" in diameter and is in wet mint condition. This is a more modern sulphide. One key clue that I see is clarity of the glass. It is very clear with not many bubbles. Another clue is the figure itself. A duckling or figure like this one is one I have not see in the older sulphides. And the older figures usually have a silvery look to them. This is from air being around the figure. It looks like small air pockets. Now I my be wrong. I sure wish this is old, but I a realist. I bought this a local junk shop and was told it was a modern sulphide. The seller told me that he bought it from someone that told him it was a modern sulphide, probably about 1960 or 1970 as I was told.