Black and Olive Painted Old Wooden Decoy Head wall mounting key holder when I did I realized

when I did I realized it was quite a large one

and a few birds (or blooms

local tradition of hand-built wooden canoes

This is the second of two vintage gouache and colored pencil renderings of corporate jets that I found together

) I understand from the seller that this was found in a 1840's book in the attic of a very old estate--I love the image of that discovery

Black and Olive Painted Old Wooden Decoy Head wall mounting key holder when I did I realizedAnother 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.