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RARE HEAVY 7\" PIKE (SUPERB 100% ORIG PAINT) c1925 OSCAR PETERSON Wood FISH DECOY
Price: US $977.00
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OUTSTANDING 100% ORIGINAL PAINT with EXCELLENT PAINT RETENTION!!  It is in Awesome Condition Other Than the Typical Belly Weight Paint Loss!!  THE BACK, SIDES, HEAD AND TAIL...THE WHOLE UPPER BODY HAS GORGEOUS INTACT PAINT & VARNISH on this POSSIBLY \"LIGHT FISHED\" and VERY AWESOME OLD WORKING OSCAR PETERSON FISH DECOY!! 

SCARCE & VIVID, BRIGHT COLORING, AWESOME \"PIKE\" PAINT SCHEME!!     c1925 \"PIKE\";   \"Nice Age-Burnished Patina\"  Wood Ice Fishing Decoy;  (PIKE SPEARING)  CADILLAC, MICHIGAN  (Northern Lower Peninsula) 

LARGE and HEAVY 7\", CLASSIC AND EARLY LONG, POINTED NOSE ON THIS INCREDIBLE & FAIRLY HEFTY 2-1/4 OZ. LARGE & HEAVY FISH DECOY...A Perfect Size For All Around Spearing Including Water with a Heavy Current!!!         

  • All Original; Very Strong & Awesome Original Paint!
  • BLACK & LIME-GREEN & BACK & UPPER BODY PAINT with SEVERAL COATS of PAINT to this \"PIKE\" PAINT SCHEME!!
  • BEAUTIFUL \"WET-ON-DRY\" PAINT DETAILING of the YELLOW, BLACK & RED DETAIL PAINT!!  
  • YELLOW BELLY and Lower SIDE PAINT with BLACK BRUSH SPECKLING to BACK AND UPPER SIDES!! 
  • CREAMY YELLOW EYEBROWS & SIDE SPOT PAINT with BLACK MUSTACHE, BLACK PAINT EYES & LINE TIE!!!
  • AWESOME and PRECISE RED DETAIL PAINT to GILLS and INSIDE MOUTH!!
  • THE PAINT ON THE FINS is SEVERAL THICK COATS of a CREAM & RED that GIVES the APPEARANCE as BEING \"PEACH-COLORED\"!!
  • EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION with SMALL PAINT CHIPS ON the FINS and THE TYPICAL BELLY WEIGHT FLAKING!!!!
  • BLACK PAINTED, ANTIQUE UPHOLSTERY TACK EYES!!
  • AWESOME LONG BODIED, BARRACUDA FORM!!
  • THE WOOD ON THIS FISH WAS A CHOICE PIECE OF CEDAR AND IT\'S IN SUCK GREAT CONDITION!!!

FULLY LEAD-POURED WEIGHTS; Multiple Line Tie!  (FROM ONE OF OSCAR\'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER PERIODS!!)

  • JUST INCREDIBLE PATINA as the ORIGINAL PAINT is BRIGHT, VIVID and 100% ORIGINAL!! BEAUTIFUL and SEMI-SHINY, HAND-BURNISHED PAINT AND EXTRAORDINARY PATINA!!  See The Many Close Up Pictures!!

    You Can Tell this Decoy Was Used By a Veteran Spearer as This Decoy Was \"TUNED\" By the Owner!!

    • Note on the Close-Up Photo of the Bottom where the carver Used a \"Pen-Knife\" to Dig a Little Lead Out of the Forward lead to make it Swim Perfectly and More Balanced to His Liking!!

    SHIPPING INCLUDES INSURANCE

    Oscar W. \"Pelee\" Peterson (1887–1951) was an American carver of fish decoys.

    Oscar \"Pelee\" Peterson is among the best known and most widely imitated fish carvers.

    —Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum website

    His works are the subject of the book - Michigan\'s Master Carver: Oscar W. Peterson, 1887-1951 by Ronald J. Fritz and can be found in the American Art Museum of the Smithsonian, the Brooklyn Museum and have also been seen in the following exhibits:

    • “Hooked On Carving: Oscar W. Peterson” - Michigan State University Museum, 10/24/1982 - 4/10/1983
    • “Fishing for Art, an Exhibition of the Implements and Art of Angling” American Museum of Fly Fishing at the Addison Gallery of American Art, 3/17/1984 - 4/15/1984
    • “Gone Fishin ... an Exhibition of the Art & Artifacts of Angling” - Leelanau Historical Museum 6/11/1989-1/29/1990.
    • “Beneath the Ice: The Art of the Fish Decoy,“ Museum of American Folk Art 2/15/1990- 4/17/1990

    Oscar Peterson was extremely prolific, creating more than 15,000 works of art. (including fish decoys, duck decoys, plaques, and other decorative items).  He even obtained a US Patent for a certain style of fishing plug (several of which were sold in a Cadillac MI sale, 10/3/2010).  Estimates are that around 1,500 to 2,000 of his art form are still in existence.

    Oscar Peterson pieces show up in many places, one even appeared on the TV Show- Antiques Roadshow from Grand Rapids.  Prices for Oscar Peterson\'s work are often very good, especially on his decorative carvings, with one plaque recently selling for as high as $100,000. His fish have been sold at Sotheby\'s and have obtained prices over $28,000 for a single piece.

     

    Oscar Peterson was born 11/14/1887 to Swedish immigrant parents in Grayling Michigan. He moved to the Cadillac area when he was 8 and spent much of his youth hunting and fishing. He later opened a landscaping business with his brother George.  Although it is not exactly known when he started to carve, it is believed that he started around 1900. He carved decoys and decorative items to supplement his income as a landscaper and general handyman. These decoys he sold from his home as well as in many bait shops around the area. His fish sold not only to the local sportsman, but also many tourists on their way toward Northern Michigan. Oscar approached carving as a business and that is probably the reason for the huge numbers of art that he created.  He continued to make decoys and serve as a fishing and wilderness guide for the rest of his life. Oscar Peterson died on 10/7/1951.

     

    If a key figure exists in the current resurgence of interest in fish decoys, it is most definitely Oscar \"Pelee\" Peterson, whose name is synonymous with the field.

    —Apfelbaum, Gottlieb, and Michaan, Beneath the Ice, page 24

    There is no denying Oscar Peterson\'s impact on the art form of Fish decoys. Just the sheer number of counterfeits bear out the importance of his work. Oscar\'s fish were the first known pieces to exhibit the traits that have become known as the \"Cadillac style\". His brightly colored, somewhat abstractly shaped fish were truly the design of an ingenious self-taught artist.  One of the reasons for the huge popularity of Oscar\'s decoys is that they were extremely good at attracting fish. Even today, decoy carvers make \"honest copies\" of Oscar Peterson\'s fish since they claim that there are times that \"nothing else will attract a fish\".

    Collectors often break Oscar Peterson\'s fish decoy carvings into 5 periods. These periods correspond to changes in the style of carving and painting during his lifetime.

     

    • PERIOD I (1900–1919)

    These were his most primitive carvings. His limited production and age of the decoys makes these the most rare of his periods. This is where he began to establish the \"Cadillac Style\" using streamlined but abstract shapes - very beautifully painted.

    • PERIOD II (1920–1924)

    Slightly less rare, the carvings become more defined and the painting shows more attention to detail. These carvings become more easily recognized as his signature style.

    • PERIOD III (1925–1934)

    This was his most creative period with the usage of more detailed carvings and brighter, bolder colors in his paintings. He also begins to add blending and feathering to accentuate his painting on the decoys.

    • PERIOD IV (1935–1944)

    Although sold commercially previously, Peterson\'s work begins to become simpler and less ornate as his popularity rose. He began to taper back on his carvings of other \"collectible pieces\" and focused on carving spearing decoys. The painting on the decoys begin to lose some of the bright colors seen in previous periods.

    • PERIOD V (1945–1951)

    Peterson concentrated almost entirely on making spearing decoys. The paintings and carvings become much more simple and less detailed as he attempted to make them easier to produce.

    This Scarce, Large 7\", Heavy 2-1/4 oz., Exceptional and Brightly Colored \"PIKE\" Oscar Peterson Fish Decoy up for sale has a flashy Lime Green, Yellow and Black Themed Fish with Vivid Black Flecking and Red, Black & Cream Detail paint to Mouth, Gills, Eyebrows, Eyes and Mustache.  It has Red and Cream Fins with Red & Black Mouth, Eyebrow & Gill Highlights.  The Awesome Spots on the Sides are large Yellow Ones with Small Black Spots that Circle and Tail Off toward the rear of the fish.  The Carved Wood Tail is Creamy yellow and Black with Black Streaks and Stippling on the Tail\'s Top.  This beautiful Fish is an Awesome Specimen of a Working Fish Decoy that Was Used Exactly What it was Created for;  And That is Luring Big Pike and Muskies into the Shanty Hole for Hopefully the Last Time,  but considering its 94+ year old age it has an awesome antique and remarkable appearance.  This great Larger-Sized and Perfect Fish Decoy Measures a Very Sought After 7-1/8\" long x 1-7/8\" wide x 1-1/2\" tall and weighs a Very Scarce and very Heavy 2-1/4 ounces!!!!  This 2-1/4 ozs. also includes the perfectly poured in and more than adequately weighted lead ballast weights in the bottom, although the one in the front was tuned by the owner by knifing a Little out to balance the fishes swimming motion more to his liking.  That is very cool thing to see and I always like to look for that on decoys that I am considering buying.  It just means that it was given a little \"after-market\" attention by the owner to perform better for the conditions in which it was being used.  Around these belly weights to have paint flaking is quite normal, even on fish like this Pike that Looks To Have Seen its Fair Share of Use, especially as the Line Tie Looks Well-used But in Perfect Original Condition!!  The decoy has all Metal fins and Painted Eyes that were made by Inserting 2 Antique, Upholstery Tacks into each Side of the Head!!  The fins are either a fairly thick tin or old protected sheet metal: there is 2 front pelvic fins and 2 rear pelvic fins, and a top and bottom rear fin.  This cedar decoy was carved from one piece of wood and is still as solid and intact as the day it was made and it is in \"perfect\" structural condition and Overall Condition other than an Obvious Spear Nick on each Side that Even goes further to add to the Aura of this almost century Old Tool Used by Aggressive Winter Sportsmen.  This decoy is clearly from a temperature controlled collection and it was undoubtedly in other discriminating collections prior to that and for most of its existence.  The Bright and Vivid 100% Original paint is also a Good Indicator that This Decoy has always been in Collections that Were Nowhere Near Direct Sunlight as there isn\'t a hint of fading, including Age fading or from handling.  The decoy is carved perfectly symmetrical including the carved and red and Black painted gills, mouth and the and Eyes!!  The lead-based gold, cream, red, bronze and black paint on this Entire Decoy Looks Bright Shiny and Like-New!! The original carved and painted eyes look awesome and Mint!  Like a great many vintage Michigan fish decoys, it has a bright and appealing appearance and I\'m sure could be seen from quite a distance in the deep, clear waters of Michigan, Minnesota or New York with ease!!  Excellent addition to your collection of antique or vintage Ice Fishing Spearing Decoys.  If you have any questions or would like an additional photo feel free to email me.

    The First 18 photos are of this Awesome Oscar Peterson Fish Decoy Up For sale along with Photos of the Top and Bottom of the Typical Peterson Decoy.  The Last 6 Photos are of other Oscar Fish and Plaques Along with the Values That Many of His Awesome Carvings Bring at sale!!!

     

    (BELOW:)  This Awesome Pike Up For sale!!!!

    (BELOW:)  The Three Fish Below Are All Pikes Like This Beautiful Fish decoy Up For THE ZOOM FEATURE IN THIS LISTING TO SEE THE INCREDIBLY BRIGHT LIME GREEN AND VIVID PAINT AS THE CREAMY YELLOW SIDES BLENDS INTO THE GREEN AND THEN STIPPLED BLACK ON THE BACK!!!

    BELOW IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF AWESOME OSCAR PETERSON FISH DECOYS AND ONE OF HIS RARE AND EXTREMELY HARD TO COME BY DUCK DECOYS!!






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