Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving old decoy but it could be trimmed

but it could be trimmed

but I am not entirely certain of its age

and a bit of cracking to the surface of the lacquer on the bottom of the interior tray

The box measures 6" long x 3 1/4" wide x 7/8" thick and each walnut measures 1 5/8"long x 1 3/8" wide x 5/8" tall

About 5" tall (I need to double check exact dimensions and will update

Tall Bearded Man in Coat Old Canadian Folk Art Carving old decoy but it could be trimmedI believe this tall, bearded fellow is Canadian, but I don't know much more than that. With these white spatters on his face, coat and pants, I like to think of him as an artist (perhaps a self portrait), though he also looks a bit as if he might be just in from a long day fishing out in the rain or snow. I really love the intensity of his face, with this piercing dark blue eyes and straight line of a red mouth, and his exaggerated height, which gives