Contemporary antique decoys
Contemporary antique Red Breasted Merganser pair. White cedar solid body, basswood pegged head, pegged carved bill, carved and painted eyes, rigged. Yves Laurent 2015
Long billed curlew
Contemporary antique white cedar solid body, pegged head, carved and painted eyes, bill made from rusted pitchfork tines. Yves Laurent 2015
Contemporary antique white cedar solid body, pegged head, carved and painted eyes, bill made from rusted pitchfork tines. Yves Laurent 2015
Loon drake
Contemporary antique decoy.
Hollow white pine body. Pegged bill. Inletted head. Carved eyes. original fine crackel paint withwear antique look. YL letters carved under. 22 '' X 8.5'' approx. Circa 2015 by Yves Laurent
Contemporary antique decoy.
Hollow white pine body. Pegged bill. Inletted head. Carved eyes. original fine crackel paint withwear antique look. YL letters carved under. 22 '' X 8.5'' approx. Circa 2015 by Yves Laurent
Common Merganser Female
Common Merganser female contemporary antique decoy. Hollow white pine, pegged head. Original fine crackel paint with minor wear antique look. YL letters carved under. Circa 2015 by Yves Laurent
Barrows Golden Eyes drake
Red breasted Merganser drake
Red-Breasted Merganser Drake, Yves Laurent (b. 1955) Montreal, Qc. A swimming merganser solid body, white cedar decoy displaying worn paint, carved eyes, inserted walnut bill, inletted head, a raised crest, and wings. Branded on the bottom by the maker "YL". Original fine crackel paint with minor wear antique look. YL letters carved under. Height 8 in. by Width 7 1/4 in. by Length 17 1/2 in. Circa 2015 by Yves Laurent
Ruddy Drake
Back Bay style Ruddy Duck Decoy by Yves Laurent circa 2015. This Ruddy Duck is carved in the style of early carvers from Virginia's Back Bay and aged to match the time period it represents. Red cedar, hollow body.Unique finish and patina applied. This decoy is weighted and YL is incised under bottom.