The Winter Sale - Day I 2021-02-19 Auction - 292 Price Results - Copley Fine Art Auctions in MA
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Exceptional Bobwhite Quail Pair, A. Elmer CrowellThe Mackey Cobb Feeding Brant Decoy, Nathan F. Cobb Jr.The Cobb Feeding Curlew Decoy, Nathan F. Cobb Jr.
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Hingham, MA, United States
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The Winter Sale - Day I

The Winter Sale 2021 will feature 600 lots of the finest decoys, bird and fish carvings, paintings, prints, and bronzes. Friday, February 19, 10 AM, Lots 1-292 Saturday, February 20. 10 AM, Lots 293-596 The auction will present offerings from single-owner estates which include several of the nationÂ’s top decoy and sporting art collections. Properties have been sourced directly from the collections of Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr., a New York City museum, Kroghie Andresen, Len Carnaghi, John Dillon, William K. du Pont, Dale W. Farrell, Ted and Judy Harmon, Dwight Miller, Dr. Leonard O. Oden, and Herb Wetanson. Provenance listings will include important works from the collections of m Walter L. Bush, Donal C. OÂ’Brien Jr., William J. Mackey Jr., Dr. James McCleery, Adele Earnest, William H. Purnell Jr., and Joel Barber, among many others.
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Exceedingly Rare Feeding Robin Snipe Decoy, Obediah: Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 10 1/4 in. long A shorebird with one of the world's longest migrations, the robin snipe, or red knot as it is commonly known, has long
0005: Exceedingly Rare Feeding Robin Snipe Decoy, ObediahEst. $30,000-$50,000
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Running Peep Decoy, Obediah Verity (1813-1901): Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 7 3/4 in. long A full-bodied little decoy with classic S-curve wings and V-cut wing tips. The bird is painted with tight stippling from
0006: Running Peep Decoy, Obediah Verity (1813-1901)Est. $7,000-$10,000
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Tucked-Head Black-Bellied Plover Pair: Long Island, NY, c. 1880 9 3/4 in. long A plump pair of tucked-head black-bellied plover. One displays the Mackey Collection stamp on the underside. This bird was chosen for Colio's 1972 book. Years
0007: Tucked-Head Black-Bellied Plover PairEst. $4,500-$6,500
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Mackey Verity Oversized Running Plover Decoy: Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1910 12 3/4 in. long A grand Verity Family black-bellied plover in a forward-reaching pose. Verity plover, even the rare runners such as this one, regularly measure
0008: Mackey Verity Oversized Running Plover DecoyEst. $3,000-$5,000
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The Cobb Feeding Curlew Decoy, Nathan F. Cobb Jr.: Nathan F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905) Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880 12 1/2 in. long “Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews seemed to run, feed, and walk." — William
0011: The Cobb Feeding Curlew Decoy, Nathan F. Cobb Jr.Est. $80,000-$120,000
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Running Curlew Decoy, Albert Cobb (1836-1890): Albert Cobb (1836-1890) Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880 15 1/2 in. long A deep-bodied example of this rare decoy species. The classic Cobb Island tail cut continues up through the wings and culminates in
0012: Running Curlew Decoy, Albert Cobb (1836-1890)Est. $6,000-$9,000
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The Purnell-Muller Ward Canvasback Pair, The Ward: The Ward Brothers Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976) Crisfield, MD, c. 1932 16 1/2 in. long, 7 3/4 in. tall “Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward
0013: The Purnell-Muller Ward Canvasback Pair, The WardEst. $50,000-$80,000
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Mackey-Truex Merganser Pair, Levi Rhodes Truex: Levi Rhodes Truex (1860-1934) Atlantic City, NJ, c. 1900 18 in. long An early pair of hollow mergansers originally collected by famed decoy historian and collector William J. Mackey Jr. The form,
0015: Mackey-Truex Merganser Pair, Levi Rhodes TruexEst. $10,000-$15,000
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The Kinnaman Running Turnstone Decoy: Charles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952) Shinnecock, NY or William "Bill" Bowman (1824-1906) of Bangor, ME, and Lawrence, NY, c. 1900 9 in. long An exceedingly rare species carved in an animated
0016: The Kinnaman Running Turnstone DecoyEst. $20,000-$30,000
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The Starr-McCleery Turnstone Decoy: New Jersey, c. 1880 8 in. long This turnstone hailing from the Starr and McCleery collections has an important rigmate in the American Folk Art Museum. The broad body has a very stylized paint
0017: The Starr-McCleery Turnstone DecoyEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Hillman-McCleery Ruddy Turnstone Decoy, John Horn: John Horn Oceanville, NJ, c. 1890 9 1/2 in. long One of approximately seven Horn turnstones in original paint, this is among the finest examples known. While few exist, Horn’s decoys have not
0018: Hillman-McCleery Ruddy Turnstone Decoy, John HornEst. $7,000-$10,000
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The Kinnaman Willet Decoy: Charles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952) Shinnecock, NY or William "Bill" Bowman (1824-1906) of Bangor, ME, and Lawrence, NY, c. 1900 11 3/4 in. long In 1971 Milton Weiler’s “Classic Shorebird Decoys”
0019: The Kinnaman Willet DecoyEst. $40,000-$60,000
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The Ward Reaching Greater Yellowlegs Decoy: Charles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952) Shinnecock, NY or William "Bill" Bowman (1824-1906) of Bangor, ME, and Lawrence, NY, c. 1900 12 1/2 in. long An exceptional reaching yellowlegs with bold
0020: The Ward Reaching Greater Yellowlegs DecoyEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Rogers Rig Ruddy Turnstone Decoy: Jamaica Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1870 10 in. long A very strong example of a rare Rogers rig species. The head and neck have tight black feathering and the back is finished with a stippled ruddy
0021: Rogers Rig Ruddy Turnstone DecoyEst. $7,000-$10,000
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The Mackey Ruddy Duck Decoy: Back Bay, NC, c. 1900 9 1/2 in. long "If I could only have one Ruddy this would be the one." — William J. Mackey Jr. Discussing this exact decoy, collector and author William J. Mackey Jr.
0023: The Mackey Ruddy Duck DecoyEst. $10,000-$15,000
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