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THBExemplary Mason Long-Billed Curlew Decoy, Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Lot 397
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
20 Winter Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
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- Lot Description
Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1900
17 in. long
The original Mason catalog described this model as the "A-1-enamel glass eyes... Long Bill Curlew.” In their 1993 publication on Mason decoys, Goldberger and Haid discuss curlew by Mason as being “huge; the bodies alone are 12-inches long.” This example measures over thirteen inches from the tip of the tail to the front of the breast. Mason's renowned painters lavished care on the surface with strong swirl paint and extensive feather detail, especially towards the tail. A similar example has been exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, in their "Decoys From the Collection of the American Folk Art Museum, New York" display.
Original paint with even gunning wear, including minor touch-up to chip repair at bill insertion.
Provenance: Davis Island Club Rig
Dr. S. Lloyd Newberry Collection
Literature: Russ J. Goldberger and Alan G. Haid, "Mason Decoys: A Complete Pictorial Guide," Burtonsville, MD, 1993, pp. 106, 107, 136, and back dust-jacket cover, related decoys illustrated.
Alan G. Haid and Brandy S. Culp, "The Allure of the Decoy," Charleston, SC, 2013, p. 61, similar decoy illustrated.
Milton C. Weiler and William J. Mackey Jr., "Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of Paintings," New York, NY, 1971, pl. 12, Mackey text.
William J. Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 225, related example illustrated.Please email condition report requests to colin@copleyart.com. Any condition statement given is a courtesy to customers, Copley will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition.Condition
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