Marvelous Red with Silver Spots Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Decoy antique wicker covered flask 7 1/2” tall rim to

7 1/2” tall rim to rim straight across back

Really beautifully made (this piece reminds me very much of the work of Anderson Design Studio in Maine) with a resist technique used for the surface decoration I believe

is kind of a stony gray bisque

I love the extra long and thin shape of the middle fingers  especially

I've been keeping a keen eye out from Victorian hair momentos

Marvelous Red with Silver Spots Old Folk Art Ice Fishing Decoy antique wicker covered flask 7 1/2” tall rim toI was thrilled to find a box filled with several old folk art ice fishing decoys yesterday in Maine, all made by the same person I believe, and this red and silver one with four tin fins my very favorite of all. I'm not an expert on these but I am great admirer of them as objects, and this one to my eye is as good as they come. Nails for eyes over tin disks, painted stripes on the fins, a tail fin that can be flipped up or back, and weighted on the