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THBHollow Bluebill Pair Decoy, James Adam "Addie" Nichol (1864-1929)
Lot 288
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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
James Adam "Addie" Nichol (1864-1929)
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1890
13 in. long
A fine hollow bluebill pair with an extensive carved and painted feather detail, and raised primaries. On their inlaid bottom boards, the drake displays an incised "XXXV" and the hen bears an incised "XXXIV." These are among the family and region's finest forms; indeed, a closely related pair was selected for the cover of the "Nichol Decoys" book.
Excellent second coat of Nichol paint with minimal gunning wear.
Provenance: Herb Wetanson Collection
Literature: Bernie Gates et al. "Nichol Decoys: The Smiths Falls School of Carving," Kingston, ON, 2009, front cover and pp. 96-109, related examples illustrated.
Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys: A North American Survey," Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 145, pl. 244, rigmate hen 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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