Striking Old Hand-carved Black and White Chesapeake Bay Working Decoy molded terracotta In great structural shape and

In great structural shape and good for a spin

plus I think they'll be forever linked in my mind to this year when we've washed our hands probably more than we ever thought possible

German-Dutch curator Hans Jaffe

Titled at bottom left and signed and dated bottom right

and is all the better for leaving us to imagine what it is this busy mouse is holding in its paws and furtively munching on

Striking Old Hand-carved Black and White Chesapeake Bay Working Decoy molded terracotta In great structural shape andI know very little about decoys, and pass most by without a close look, but occasionally one strikes me as such a gorgeous object that there is no way I can leave it behind. Like this one. The great old black and white paint in combination, the strong horizontal the body in contrast with vertical of the head, the line of that long thin neck and small head for me, super satisfying sculptural perfection. I know that this decoy came from the Chesapeake