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THBRare Miniature Dovekie, George H. Boyd (1873-1941)
Lot 369
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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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Rare Miniature Dovekie
George H. Boyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1935
2 3/4 in. long
An exceedingly rare species for the maker, this little auk is the exact miniature from the Philip S. Drake Collection that sold in 1977. The Drake Collection consisted of over 150 of the finest George Boyd carvings. It was also selected for Jim Cullen's monograph on the maker.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: Philip S. Drake Collection
Michael Boxer Collection
Literature: M.D. Straw Jr. & Emory Sanders Auctioneers, "Important Auction Boyd Miniature Decoys," Wentworth-by-the-Sea, NH, October 17, 1977, lot 61, exact carving illustrated. Jim Cullen, "Finely Carved and Nicely Painted: The Life, The Art, and Decoys of George Boyd," Rye, NH, 2009, p. 81, exact carving 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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