These two decoys are THE LAST Decoys made by LEM WARD. A pair of Greater Scaup. Both marked on the bottom:
GREATER SCAUP\" DECOYS #1 OF 2 - MARKED ON BOTTOM \"THE LAST THE WARD-BRO WILL EVER MAKE\" SIGNED LEM WARD - DATED 1971 - THESE DECOYS USED BY ROYAL DOULTON TO MAKE PORCELAIN REPRODUCTIONS IN 1980. Each are 14\" in length. Very good unused condition.
See their museum at this website: wardmuseum.org

On Mar-24-17 at 05:37:27 PDT, seller added the following information:

A buyer asked that I add a few more photos so there are three new. I can not do anything about the lighting glare on the photos. The decoys are more satin in appearance in when actually viewed in person.

On Mar-30-17 at 07:48:20 PDT, seller added the following information:

Just an FYI folks ... the reserve is $2475