Black and Olive Painted Old Wooden Decoy Head painting with snake Just charming down to every

Just charming down to every detail

though it does not stay there

who signed the bottoms in 1903

made to hold (and protect) apothecary bottles

) I don't think especially old but quite nicely done and certainly not made yesterday

Black and Olive Painted Old Wooden Decoy Head painting with snake Just charming down to everyAnother fragment, this one the head from quite an old working decoy, which I find quite beautiful for its elegant carved form, the contrast between black and olive paint, and tack eyes, which have lost most of its black paint. The bottom edge of the neck is a bit uneven so it does not stand up on its own. 5 3 4" l x 3 5 8" t x 1 1 16" d.