Marvelous Red with Silver Spots Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Decoy antique wicker covered flask 7 1/2” tall rim to

7 1/2” tall rim to rim straight across back

The fleur de lis at center makes me think perhaps Caroline was Canadian

Really beautifully made (this piece reminds me very much of the work of Anderson Design Studio in Maine) with a resist technique used for the surface decoration I believe

I love the extra long and thin shape of the middle fingers  especially

otherwise in very good shape

Marvelous Red with Silver Spots Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Decoy antique wicker covered flask 7 1/2” tall rim toI 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, and this red and silver one with four tin fins my very favorite of all. I'm not an expert on these but I am great admirer of them as objects, and this one to my eye is as good as they come. Nails for eyes over tin disks, painted stripes on the fins, a tail fin that can be flipped up or back, and weighted on the