Sweet Old Wooden Duck on Post with Extreme Alligator Paint Talavera pottery I believe they were intended

I believe they were intended for children

which I think would be absolutely the perfect one in which to present an engagement ring

There is loss to the brass finish in a few spots--on one side of his tiny head and a couple of spots on the tail (shot at magnification)

which just pops (though the polka dotted ends of her obi are pretty great too

who signed it

Sweet Old Wooden Duck on Post with Extreme Alligator Paint Talavera pottery I believe they were intendedI assume this duck was just made to be decorative rather than as a decoy, since its just a domestic duck though I suppose it could have been used as a sign advertising ducklings or duck eggs? for sale! It definitely lived outdoors for a good number of years, with almost all of the white paint gone from one side, and this terrific alligator cracking to the paint on the "good" side. Still firmly attached to its metal post and perfectly ready to stick