Striking Old Hand-carved Black and White Chesapeake Bay Working Decoy parquetry set The colors and forms remind

The colors and forms remind me so much of Oskar Schlemmer's fantastic costumes for Berlin's Triadic Ballet in the 20s (one pic included in photos)

I'd guess it is more than 100 years old

I'm including one photo of them paired with a mauve glazed arts and crafts vase listed separately as I love the color combo a lot

but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things

certainly a sweet piece to add to a collection

Striking Old Hand-carved Black and White Chesapeake Bay Working Decoy parquetry set The colors and forms remindI know very little about decoys, and pass most by without a close look, but occasionally one strikes me as such a gorgeous object that there is no way I can leave it behind. Like this one. The great old black and white paint in combination, the strong horizontal the body in contrast with vertical of the head, the line of that long thin neck and small head for me, super satisfying sculptural perfection. I know that this decoy came from the Chesapeake