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

Tallest measures 7 3/4" tall

14 1/8" long

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

9 1/2" diameter at lip

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