SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy memphis style pottery The dealer I bought this

The dealer I bought this pitcher from described it on his label as ugly--which of course added to my desire to grab it

with long and curving trunk

the one at left a wooden post and silver painted metal sign with "Look Out RR Crossing For Cars" carved into it and no base (it will stand on its own on a flat surface)

) The black numbers against the old creamy white paint are to my eye pure gorgeousness

SOLD Elegant Old Hand-carved Wooden Ice Fishing Decoy memphis style pottery The dealer I bought thisI was thrilled to find a box filled with several old folk art ice fishing decoys yesterday in Maine, all made by the same person I believe. I am not an expert on these (or fish, so I'm no good identifying the type represented), but my eye tells me these are really wonderful examples. The rest were exuberantly, colorfully painted, but on this one the wood of the body is unpainted except for the eyes, a very subtle smattering of red dots around the