Very Last of the Old Birdlover's Watercolors: Hooded Merganser Penobscot basket vase I'll never say no to

I'll never say no to a set of these

4 1/16" l including tail (2 7/8" long not including tail)

who I love so much for the expressionistic manner in which his face is carved

with BLACKSTONE across the center diagonal

The painterly red collar

Very Last of the Old Birdlover's Watercolors: Hooded Merganser Penobscot basket vase I'll never say no toTruly the very last few today from a great bunch of old naive watercolor of birds done by someone long ago who was quite serious about his birds! Each and every one of them a charmer I think, this one portraying a proud Red Breasted Merganser, with wonderfully careful hand written attribution. 7" x 5" and in very good condition.