Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Duck in Excellent Palette fishing decoy Smaller measures 10" t x

Smaller measures 10" t x 5 1/2" w x 6" d

short vertical tear--about parallel to the dog's eye

It appears that it once carried some sort of load atop its back

with the posts perfect for stacking rings and things

perhaps 18th century in fact

Painted Wooden Folk Art Wood Duck in Excellent Palette fishing decoy Smaller measures 10" t xNot an especially old one, but I couldnt resist it for the determined effort of its maker to fully honor the fantastic patterns of the wood duck in a most excellent palette. It is signed Paul E. Bickford of Southhampton NH on the underside of the base, indicating, I assume, that its maker was pretty pleased with their efforts, too. Theres a repaired and painted over split on the yellow of the legs; I might guess this was made in two pieces to begin