Half Scalded Antique Carved and Painted Duck antique label Some rippling to the paper

Some rippling to the paper from the pasting

and what I'd guess are composition shoes

especially for their combination of grace in the water and awkwardness on land

I can't quite decipher the name written in ink on the inside of the leather cover flap or on the first inside page

A terrific white vein in the stone running around the base too

Half Scalded Antique Carved and Painted Duck antique label Some rippling to the paperI found this small carved duck in Pennsylvania, and it appears to be quite an old one, in original white paint. Somewhere along with way endured a fire, resulting in a dramatically charred flip side. A bit tragic perhaps, for what a beautifully carved little duck, which appears to have been signed on the underside (now very faint), but I love the sort of dual natured drama of it as a result. 3 7 8" l x 1 5 8" w x 1 7 8" t. Very blackened on one side