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THBMiniature Preening Mallard Hen, Charles H. Perdew (1874-1963)
Lot 233
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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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Bidsquare : The Sporting Sale 2018, Day 2
https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/copley/the-sporting-sale-2018-day-2-3302
On July 19, Copley Fine Art Auctions will lead off their annual Sporting Sale with 140 lots from the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection of Important American Sporting Art and Decoys. On July 20 Copley will present an additional 425 lots of decoys, fish carvings, and sporting art. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
On July 19, Copley Fine Art Auctions will lead off their annual Sporting Sale with 140 lots from the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection of Important American Sporting Art and Decoys. On July 20 Copley will present an additional 425 lots of decoys, fish carvings, and sporting art. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Miniature Mallard Pair
Charles H. Perdew (1874-1963)
Henry, IL, c. 1930
5 in. long
An excellent miniature and one of Perdew's very best. This small decoy showcases the maker's most popular form with an arching neck and delicate bill-to-back connection. The underside has a thin lead weight stamped "CHAS. H. PERDEW, Henry Illinois" in letters lined with gold.
Excellent original paint with minor wear.
Provenance: David Galliher Collection
Private Collection
Literature: Donna Tonelli, "Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes," Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 152, closely related examples illustrated.
Ann Tandy Lacy, "Perdew: An Illinois River Tradition," Muncie, IN, 1993, pp. 203 and 226, closely related examples 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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