C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) diorama Inside pink watercolor border: 8

Inside pink watercolor border: 8 1/16" x 5 9/16"

with irregularity to the edges as evident

Otherwise there are some small chips here and there just to the glazing around the lips--minor

done by manipulating a sooty candle over the surface of a newly painted object

Sight" 6 3/4" x 4 3/4"

C. 1940s Folk Art Insect Ice Fishing Lure In Brilliant Polychrome (Appendage Losses) diorama Inside pink watercolor border: 8The color and decoration on this one is just fantastic every bit as brilliant in hand, and even better and what wonderful tiered carving of that abdomen! This is a folk art ice fishing decoy lure, c. 1930s 50s I believe, perhaps representing a giant blue and green fly (those eyes!) or wasp??? It took me a bit to notice, but I think there were likely once wings extending from slits in the sides of the thorax, and one wire leg and one antennae were also