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THBThe Stausmyer Rig Goose
Lot 402
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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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The Stausmyer Rig Goose
Ohio, c. 1880
23 1/2 in. long
This exceedingly rare hollow example hails from the historic DeMars Club and is the best-known goose decoy from Ohio. Established in 1883, this is one of Ohio's oldest waterfowl hunting clubs. The decoy is branded "C.G.S." three times on the bottom and once on the underside of the bill, denoting the rig on Christian G. Stausmyer (1847-1920), one of the founding members of the club.
As a testament to the importance of this carving, it is given the following extensive description in a 2015 "Decoy Magazine" article: "The goose has a distinctive angular neck, moderately pinched breast and a two-piece, hollow constructed body. The black glass bead eyes are ringed with paint...Stausmyer was a native of rural Sandusky County but moved to Fremont in 1872. He owned and operated the Stausmyer Drug & Jewelry Store. He took an extended tour through Germany, England and France in 1878 and attended the Paris Exposition."
This exact decoy was selected by Jeff and Joyce Hay for the special "Ohio Decoys" exhibition in 2015.
Old working paint with light gunning wear and an old dent on the left side.
Provenance: Christian G. Stausmyer Rig, DeMars Club
Jeff and Joyce Hay Collection
Literature: Jeff and Joyce Hay, "Ohio Decoys," St. Charles, IL, April 2015, p. 17, exact decoy illustrated. Jeff and Joyce Hay, "Ohio Decoys flock to the Midwest Show," Decoy Magazine, January/February 2015, p. 29, exact decoy illustrated.Please refer to the description; if you have additional questions, email colin@copleyart.com.Condition
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