Old Painted Wooden Field Decoy (with Lots of Shot Marks) matte glaze The sleeping dog

The sleeping dog

I believe one or perhaps two legs have been cut away on one end (see detail photos) and there is light wear and aging to the wood plus a few tiny white marks that appear to be paint splatters

with just minor wear and aging

and the company

and the painting perfectly preserved) but for a thin split in the wood on the bottom--visible only when opened or turned upside down

Old Painted Wooden Field Decoy (with Lots of Shot Marks) matte glaze The sleeping dogA charmer of an old wooden field decoy I think, which was definitely put to workthere are shot marks all over one side. Im not an expert but think it might represent an American Oystercatcher with its bright yellow eyes and long beak, black head and white belly. All the better for the twist of old wire still attached to one side, which was threaded rather beautifully through three nailed loops. 14 1 2" long measured straight from tip of beak to tail;