Old Painted Tin Mallard Decoy miniature bureau with some dryness/aging to the

with some dryness/aging to the wood

20 5/8" long x 1 3/16" wide

and the box too has lost one top edge and features a hairline split along one side of the lid

This fabulous thing

1860s-70s I would guess

Old Painted Tin Mallard Decoy miniature bureau with some dryness/aging to theI purchased this one from an auction in Topeka, Kansas (and, as I write this, am feeling a lot of love for Kansas!), from which I also purchased a few great tramp art pieces. It looks to me like it did some actual work in the field, and perhaps got a new coat of paint at some point. I'm always rather amazed by the colors of mallards to begin with, and find wood ducks quite regal creatures in general, and just really like looking at this one, which