Stark Black Working Decoy with Marvelously Hooked Old Beak Repair shield with anchor with glazes --one a painterly

with glazes --one a painterly brown and dark indigo

textures make this feel as much like sculpture as a functional object

with distinct tiers of flowers

and with this lovely portrait of a woman with cross on top

and all are quite well done

Stark Black Working Decoy with Marvelously Hooked Old Beak Repair shield with anchor with glazes --one a painterlyThis might not be the decoy for the decoy connoisseur, but for the lover of highly evocative, very singular sculptural objects, I think it is a most fantastic thing! It is very clear, especially from the top of the head, that this working decoy was shot over quite a bit, and I assume its original beak took the worst of the hits. Someone appears to have valued it enough to carve, paint, and attach a new one, transforming its profile and character