Stunning 19th Century Primitive Working Decoy with Copper Neck Mend dog with trees I'm anything but an expert

I'm anything but an expert on ledger drawings

with a really nice presence

as accurately documented in photos

Images are a but more yellow-pink than actual drawings

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Stunning 19th Century Primitive Working Decoy with Copper Neck Mend dog with trees I'm anything but an expertTo my sensibilities, this is just about the most beautiful decoy I've ever seen, and really just pure sculpture to me in no small part due to this fantastic collar mend, copper I believe, around the neck, with a wonderful row of fat iron nails down the front seam; the perfect enhancement to its elegant form and weathered black painted surface. More fat nails for eyes on the head, and others here and there all over, and an old lead plate on the