SOLD Handsome Presumed English Hand-carved White Pigeon Decoy on Burl mid-century brass and very New England coast

and very New England coast

at the center of which is the grommeted hole from which string would be pulled (this would have been kept on a desk

" which seems perhaps an incorrect note after the fact

The box appears to have been made with wood salvaged from cigar boxes or wooden crates

to buy their cigarettes

SOLD Handsome Presumed English Hand-carved White Pigeon Decoy on Burl mid-century brass and very New England coastI found this one in New Hampshire, but most decoys in this manner are English, as I assume this one is; I am not an expert but have been eyeing decoys of this ilk for a long time! Based on comparisons, I believe early ish 20th century, and fairly unusual for being primarily white, with gray only on the tail feathers. I believe, especially based on the shape of the beak, that it is meant to be a pigeon, but the white I think makes it an especially