Carved from the solid, the decoy with applied head, square base, nicely carved simplistic wings and tail in older untouched surface. An oval plug appears beneath the tail. During the carving of the decoy, a knot was removed from the block and then the depression was covered with the plug, a nice and unique detail. The decoy is further finished with wooden eyes, green beak and blue with black wing markings. Gus Wilson was a lighthouse keeper at the Spring Point Ledge lighthouse in Maine. He spent much of his days carving Eiders, Black Ducks, Scotters and Mergansers. He was a prolific and creative carver, some of his works have sold for as much as $330,000. SIZE: 17 1/2" l x 7" h. CONDITION: very good overall condition. (05-330/TG). $500-1,000.