Alan Emmett (1938-2008); a modern carved and painted wood model of a black-tailed godwit, modelled supported on a long wood pole on an oval carved wood base, neither signed nor dated, 34cm high Provenance: From the Estate of the late Alan Emmett, wood carver and a founder member of the British Decoy & Wildfowl Carvers Association (BDWCA). On his death the Association dedicated a memorial trophy in his name - the Alan Emmett Memorial Trophy, which is awarded each year by the BDWCA for the best newcomer. Mr Emmett was trained by the late Bob Ridges a much celebrated master of the art of decoy carving.