BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy cotton textile made of porcelain encased in

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

Some staining to the inside cover as pictured

though brass or bronze or silver I am not entirely sure

rusted old blue painted surface so much I couldn't pass it by

The challenge with this wonderful house is deciding which side to face front

BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy cotton textile made of porcelain encased inThis one is not very old, but I find it pretty charming; I'm actually not sure what it is meant to be but it sure looks happy whatever the case! It was signed BJ and dated 1994 on the underside; a bit of searching led me B. J. Pawlaczyk of Michigan, maker of both duck decoys and fishing decoys, who I'm certain was its maker. It is lead weighted but looks never to have been dropped in the water, though I do believe it had a couple of tiny ears, now