BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy pottery planter stable and very sturdy

stable and very sturdy

carved part is 3 1/4" tall

published in 1883

It appears as if one of his feet may have been glue back in place at some point

BJ Pawlaczyk, Michigan 1994 Signed Ice Fishing Decoy pottery planter stable and very sturdyThis 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