The Sporting Sale 2012- Session II 2012-07-13 Auction - 372 Price Results - Copley Fine Art Auctions in MA - Page 5
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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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Bluebill Drake: Bluebill Drake Joseph S. King (b. 1909) Edgely, PA, c. 1930 Displays traditional raised wing and tail carving, glass eyes, and incised bill detail. The maker's "J S King, Edgely, PA," stamped
0395: Bluebill DrakeEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Bluebill: Bluebill Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900 A classic Shourds decoy with a ship-like form and finely blended stippled paint to the back. A hollow decoy with an inletted weight.
0396: BluebillEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed
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Hissing Canada Geese: Hissing Canada Geese Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920), Harry M. Shourds (1890-1943) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900 and c. 1920 Two exceptional hissing geese by New Jersey’s most important decoy carving
0397: Hissing Canada GeeseEst. $200,000-$300,000
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Peep: Peep Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 A Long Island shorebird displaying Verity's carved wings and eyes. Marks from the Joe French collection, including a small "JF"
0398: PeepEst. $1,000-$3,000
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Peep: Peep Captain Al Ketcham Copiague, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 A small sandpiper decoy with simplified carved raised wings and eyes. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0399: PeepEst. $600-$900
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Feeding Shorebird: Feeding Shorebird Accomack, VA, c. 1880 An early shorebird decoy with painted eyes and mellow patina from the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0400: Feeding ShorebirdEst. $400-$600
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Yellowlegs: Yellowlegs William J. Southard Bellmore, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 A shorebird decoy with the maker's defined raised wing carving. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0401: YellowlegsEst. $400-$600
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Greater Yellowlegs: Greater Yellowlegs Thomas H. Gelston (1851-1924) Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 This painted eye shorebird decoy was carved from a two-inch sheet of cork, and the tail is reinforced with a nail.
0402: Greater YellowlegsEst. $800-$1,200
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Running Lesser Yellowlegs: Running Lesser Yellowlegs Thomas H. Gelston (1851-1924) Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 This Gelston pattern was chosen by the Long Island Decoy Collectors Association as the basis for their
0403: Running Lesser YellowlegsEst. $800-$1,200
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Golden Plover: Golden Plover William Cornell Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890 This tucked-head, cork, golden plover features glass eyes and a slightly flared bill tip. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0404: Golden PloverEst. $800-$1,200
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Two Plover: Two Plover Long Island, NY A cork shorebird decoy in winter plumage attributed to William Cornell of Quogue, NY, c. 1890. A black-bellied plover decoy possibly by Daniel DeMott (1847-1930) of
0405: Two PloverEst. $600-$900
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Tern: Tern William Southard (attr.) Bellmore, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 A flat-bodied feather hunter's decoy with painted eyes and crossed painted primaries. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0406: TernEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Yellowlegs: Yellowlegs Long Island, NY A classic Long Island shorebird decoy possibly made by a member of the Southard or Verity family. Provenance: William Tosi Collection
0407: YellowlegsEst. $600-$900
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Black-Bellied Plover: Black-Bellied Plover Obediah Verity (1813-1901) Seaford, Long Island, NY, 1860 A beetle-head shorebird decoy with carved eyes and "S" carved wings. Provenance: William J. Butler, Jr. Collection
0408: Black-Bellied PloverEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Roothead Merganser Hen: Roothead Merganser Hen Roger Williams (1770-1840) Sheepshead Bay, Long Island, NY, c. 1820 A sea duck decoy by one of the earliest of the known makers. The merganser features carved eyes, a
0409: Roothead Merganser HenEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Scoter: Scoter Albert Terry (1838-1931) Riverhead, Long Island, NY, c. 1880 An early decoy from a rig that was discovered decades ago under a porch that was being repaired. The maker's incised "AT"
0410: ScoterEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Two Brant: Two Brant Two roothead brant decoys, both with drilled stick holes on the bottom for use as stick-ups or field decoys. One has carved eyes, an inserted bill, and a "Koronski" rig brand. The other
0411: Two BrantEst. $400-$800
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Roothead Merganser: Roothead Merganser Haff Family Islip, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 From the historic A. D. Haff rig and so branded on the bottom. Provenance: Stephen H. Churchill Collection
0412: Roothead MerganserEst. $400-$800
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Wood Duck Drake: Wood Duck Drake Eugene "Chief" Cuffee (1866-1941) Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 The bird has the branded initials “C.H.” on the bottom. These same initials appeared on a
0413: Wood Duck DrakeEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Lamp With Two Shorebirds: Lamp With Two Shorebirds Eugene "Chief" Cuffee (1861-1941) Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, NY, c. 1930 A rare lamp, decorated with two Cuffee shorebirds. Cuffee created decoy book ends, large
0414: Lamp With Two ShorebirdsEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Curlew: Curlew Eugene "Chief" Cuffee (1861-1941) Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, NY, c. 1930 A large shorebird decoy with carved eyes, a curved bill, and dropped wings. Provenance: William Tosi
0415: CurlewEst. $800-$1,200
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Two Shorebirds: Two Shorebirds Eugene "Chief" Cuffee (1866-1941) Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, NY, c. 1900 Two rare shorebird decoys with the maker's classic dropped wings and carved eyes. One of the birds
0416: Two ShorebirdsEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Two Shorebirds: Two Shorebirds Eugene "Chief" Cuffee (1861-1941) Shinnecock Reservation, Long Island, NY, c. 1910 Two shorebird decoys with the maker's classic dropped wings and carved eyes. Provenance: William
0417: Two ShorebirdsEst. $800-$1,200
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Two Merganser Drakes: Two Merganser Drakes Long Island, NY The first is in a swimming posture with a long sleek body and a thin raised crest along the top of the head. The second is a turned-head preener with a short
0418: Two Merganser DrakesEst. $400-$600
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