Golden Eye Male, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Color, North Shore, MA art nouveau shelf so the YEA of year

so the YEA of year is a bit crunched

late 19th/very early 20th c

1920s or so American I would think and much lovelier than my photos convey

and there are a few small pieces of mother of pearl still inlaid as well—all adhered to a solid wood panel

I would just hang it on the wall and appreciate its beauty

Golden Eye Male, Folk Art Working Decoy with Great Color, North Shore, MA art nouveau shelf so the YEA of yearI know this working duck decoy, and its female Golden Eye mate, came from an estate in Newburyport, MA, where, or near where, they were made. I'm no decoy expert and not dedicated to becoming one; I get excited about them for their sculptural qualities, the more primitive the better, and for their surfaces, made better by the years and work they've done. The shape of the dark green painted head on this one, with white cheek, yellow glass eye (on one