Beautiful Small Two Piece Carved Black Duck curated pottery but remains in good condition

but remains in good condition with some aging to the wood as pictured

I believe at least the darker wood is walnut

The fancy outfit and Italianate setting make me think he may have been channeling Romeo

and there is certainly wear to the tunic though it remains pretty well intact--I rather love it more for the wear

Beautiful Small Two Piece Carved Black Duck curated pottery but remains in good conditionThis lovely old carved wooden duck is small a bit shy of 5 inches long but has quite a wonderful presence and sense of specialness about it, in significant part I think due to the head having been carved from a separate piece of wood than the body, which, together with the sensitive carving of the form, makes me think perhaps caved by a practiced decoy maker. Primitive, elegant, distinctive, and to my eye quite a perfect thing. 4 7 8 l x 2 t x 1 7 8 w