The Sporting Sale 2012- Session II 2012-07-13 Auction - 372 Price Results - Copley Fine Art Auctions in MA - Page 3
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397: Hissing Canada Geese618: Set of Six Yellowlegs "Tinnies"478: Black Duck
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Plymouth, MA, United States
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The Sporting Sale 2012- Session II

Featuring over 650 lots of paintings, works on paper, bronzes, decoys, American folk art, Native American artifacts, Navajo textiles, half hulls, fish carvings and books
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Miniature Pintail Pair: Miniature Pintail Pair Tom Fitzpatrick (1887-1958) (attr.) Delanco, NJ A very rare pair of Delaware River decoys, each measuring eight inches long. Both display raised wing and tail carving.
0348: Miniature Pintail PairEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Piping Plover: Piping Plover A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1940 A life-size mantel carving with the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom. Piping plover historically were, and continue to
0349: Piping PloverEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Snowy Plover: Snowy Plover Harold Haertel (1904-1995) Dundee, IL, 1980 A life-size peep with carved wing feather groups. Species identified, signed and dated on the bottom of the base. Provenance: Stephen H.
0350: Snowy PloverEst. $1,000-$1,500
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American Goldfinch: American Goldfinch A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 A rare life-size songbird carving, signed by the maker on the bottom below his rectangular stamp. Provenance: Stephen H.
0351: American GoldfinchEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Life-Size Standing Green-Winged Teal: Life-Size Standing Green-Winged Teal A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1912 An early and important green-winged teal by the father of modern bird carving. This turned head, open
0352: Life-Size Standing Green-Winged TealEst. $60,000-$90,000
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Monomoy Brant: Monomoy Brant A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) (attr.) East Harwich, MA, c. 1890 One of the earliest and finest Cape Cod brant decoys ever to come on the market. Made for the Monomoy Brant Club, circa
0353: Monomoy BrantEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed
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Goldeneye Drake: Goldeneye Drake A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1915 A slightly turned head decoy displaying glass eyes, bill carving, and early painted feathering along the back ending in
0354: Goldeneye DrakeEst. $6,000-$8,000
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Bluebill Hen and Drake: Bluebill Hen and Drake A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1920 and c. 1930 An early low-head hen with carved tail feather detail and a "JCN" rig brand on the bottom. The drake has a
0355: Bluebill Hen and DrakeEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Merganser Hen: Merganser Hen Benjamin D. Smith (1866-1946) (attr.) Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1920 A full-bodied decoy from this revered carver who taught his friend and fellow Oak Bluffs resident
0356: Merganser HenEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Goldeneye Drake: Goldeneye Drake Doubleday Family Quincy, MA, c. 1920 A South Shore decoy recently discovered with the family’s shorebird and duck hunting rig from an estate on Hough’s Neck. The decoy displays
0356A: Goldeneye DrakeEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Bluebill Hen: Bluebill Hen Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958) Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1940 A bluebill hen with a circular inset weight in the bottom. Provenance: Stephen H. Churchill Collection
0357: Bluebill HenEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
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Merganser Hen: Merganser Hen Moses H. Wilcox (1858-1963) Quiambaug, Stonington, CT, c. 1910 Wilcox descended from three hundred years of seafaring New Englanders. To commemorate his one hundred and fifth
0357A: Merganser HenEst. $800-$1,200
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Swimming Goldeneye Hen: Swimming Goldeneye Hen Frank Adams (1871-1944) West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1910 An early decoy with carved eyes, an incised bill outline, and original rigging. Adams decoys with this
0358: Swimming Goldeneye HenEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Red-Breasted Merganser Hen: Red-Breasted Merganser Hen David S. Goodspeed (1862-1943) Duxbury, MA, c. 1900 This South Shore decoy exhibits glass eyes, swimming posture, and a strong upswept tail.
0359: Red-Breasted Merganser HenEst. $900-$1,200
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Blue-Winged Teal Hen: Blue-Winged Teal Hen David S. Goodspeed (1862-1943) Duxbury, MA, c. 1920 An exceedingly rare species by this maker in near mint condition, never weighted or used. Goodspeed worked as a bartender
0360: Blue-Winged Teal HenEst. $800-$1,200
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Black Duck: Black Duck John Winsor Duxbury, MA, c. 1920 Displays a four-piece laminated body, glass shoe button eyes, and scratch-painted feather detail on the body.
0361: Black DuckEst. $150-$300
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Goldeneye Drake: Goldeneye Drake Burns Family (attr.) Duxbury, MA, c. 1900 A painted-eye decoy from the South Shore of Massachusetts, also used in the bays and marshes of Wareham, Massachusetts.
0362: Goldeneye DrakeEst. $200-$400
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Goldeneye Hen: Goldeneye Hen Arthur Shute (1898-1967) Hingham, MA, c. 1920 This decoy was found by Joseph Archibald Hagar (1896-1989) while doing ornithological field work along the North River in Marshfield. A
0363: Goldeneye HenEst. $75-$150
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Oversized Cork Black Ducks: Oversized Cork Black Ducks George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D. (1915-1985) Duxbury, MA, c. 1960 This pair of oversized black ducks was made by Dr. Starr and measures a full two feet in length. Each has a
0364: Oversized Cork Black DucksEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Red-Breasted Merganser Hen: Red-Breasted Merganser Hen Captain Samuel Augustus Fabens (1814-1899) Rig Salem, MA, c. 1850 Decoys from the rig of Captain Samuel Augustus Faben’s have been associated with not only the best
0366: Red-Breasted Merganser HenEst. $15,000-$25,000
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Old Squaw: Old Squaw South Shore, MA, c. 1900 This alert old squaw shows the graceful lines of fellow South Shore carver Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938). This well-proportioned sea duck decoy accurately captures
0367: Old SquawEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Black Duck: Black Duck Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1920 This bold black duck with shoulder carving and carved wing tips has been in the same Plymouth County home for the last forty years and
0368: Black DuckEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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Black Duck: Black Duck James Look (1862-1926) West Tisbury, MA, c. 1900 A rare puddle duck by this Martha's Vineyard carver and guide. The decoy displays the carver's gracefully carved wing separation,
0369: Black DuckEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Brant: Brant Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) Accord, MA, c. 1910 A tack-eyed brant from the Clark’s Island Gunning Club. This turn of the century club was located just west of Duxbury beach. The club
0370: BrantEst. $6,000-$10,000Lot Passed
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