Unsigned, a distinctively light-weight decoy typically associated with California carvers, but not unknown in the Southeast (LOA 12 in.) (some light wear and chipping to paint; very good condition); plus eight painted wooden bobbers (12-13 in.) (normal wear from use); plus The Woods and Wild Things I Remember by Archibald Rutledge (Columbia: R. I. Bryan Company, 1970), octavo, with dust jacket (very good condition).

From the Personal Collection of Bob Timberlake, Lexington, North Carolina

The mallard decoy with repaint by Bob Timberlake.