Hand-carved Hunted Over Old Black Duck Working Decoy hen and eggs and the basket sits at

and the basket sits at a bit of a slope

though I believe this one is first generation

I really love its fat-walled

This basket definitely has some years on it

Hand-carved Hunted Over Old Black Duck Working Decoy hen and eggs and the basket sits atWell, I'm still most definitely not going to become a decoy expert, but I do find myself gravitating to them more and more! For me, it is all about the combination of form and surface, and the ones I am drawn to are old hand carved solid wood working decoys with great lines and minimal decoration. This one, earlyish 20th century I believe, and solid black but for a blue gray bill and two light gray stripes on the beautifully shaped back, satisfies my