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Lot 285
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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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Feb 17, 2017 - Feb 18, 2017
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- Lot Description
High-Head Willet
Massachusetts c. 1900
13 1/2 in. long
Over the decades decoys from this rig have resonated with collectors, museums, and authors, including Adele Earnest, James McCleery, and Robert Bishop. The underside bears the "McCLEERY" ink stamp. Original paint with some flaking and gunning wear.
PROVENANCE: Dr. James M. McCleery Collection
Grant Nelson Collection
LITERATURE: Sotheby's and Guyette and Schmidt, American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery, New York, NY, 2000, p. 208, lot 546, exact decoy illustrated.
Cap Vinal, Joseph W. Lincoln, Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 69, rigmate illustrated.
Adele Earnest, The Art of the Decoy, West Chester, PA, 1965, p. 50, plate 25, similar decoy illustrated.Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). 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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Copley Fine Art Auctions does not handle the shipping of any items. Shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Once your payment has cleared, and we have received your authorized shipping release form items may be released for shipment. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items. Buyers should allow up to four weeks for shipment.PLEASE BE AWARE THAT INTERNET BIDDERS MAY NOT PICK UP THEIR ITEMS AT THE SALE SITE. ITEMS CAN BE PICKED UP BY APPOINTMENT OR SHIPPED STARTING FIVE DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE
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