Important, and certainly one of the finest Oscar Peterson fish plaques to ever be offered at auction, Cadillac, Michigan, 2nd quarter 20th century :
Peterson’s “flip tail” brook trout with large glass eye. Carved detail from the suspended tongue and open mouth. Leaping towards the butterfly pattern lure. Fish is relief carved and rises approximately 1″ above the board, which depicts a background of wa “Oscar Peterson,” Ron Fritz, p. 14. “Oscar Peterson,” Decoy Magazine, September 2006, p. 24-27, exact carvig pictured.
Condition
Excellent original paint that has crazed and created a very appealing surface; three nail holes, across top, which secured the board to the wall were filled; professional restoration to a natural crack in board at right hand side that runs along area betw
