Elegant Old (Sailor Made?) Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy with Very Sharp Point pick head The more battered the better

The more battered the better for me when it comes to old decoys-- it's the one's that wear their work on their backs (literally) and that show all sorts of losses and/or repairs that I find most appealing

This one is Persian

Moody and evocative

or maybe timber

Elegant Old (Sailor Made?) Hanging Ball in Cage Whimsy with Very Sharp Point pick head The more battered the betterI have a feeling this whimsy was made by a sailor with the sharply pointed end rather like that of a fid. Whatever the case, an old one, and a beauty, which would quite hold its own on the wall, hanging from one nail. 5 3 16" x 13 16" x 13 16". Very good condition.