The Winter Sale 2012 2012-01-16 Auction - 492 Price Results - Copley Fine Art Auctions in New York - Page 3
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291: Alexander Pope (1849-1924)232: Two Reels402: Eleven State Duck Stamp Prints
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New York, NY, United States
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The Winter Sale 2012

This major sale of sporting art includes over 450 lots of paintings, prints, antique decoys, contemporary decoys, duck calls, fish carvings, rods, reels, Navajo textiles, Nantucket Baskets, folk art, and over 300 books from a gentleman's sporting library. Session 1 - Decoys and Folk Art Lots: 1 to 239g Short Break! Session 2- Paintings, Works on Paper, Books Lots: 240-465
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Black Duck: Black Duck Leonard E. Pryor (1876-1967) Elkton, MD, c. 1930 Exhibiting carved eyes, bill detail, and raised primaries, this exemplary Pryor is illustrated in Richardson's book "Chesapeake Bay
0048: Black DuckEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Swan: Swan Cecil County, MD Made in the second half of the 20th century, this swan closely resembles the work of Horace D. Graham (1893-1981) from Charlestown, Maryland. A Cecil County confidence decoy
0049: SwanEst. $3,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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Hollow Brant: Hollow Brant Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1925 An exceptional hollow Hudson brant decoy, this early two-piece brant displays carved bill detail, tack eyes, strong feathering and
0050: Hollow BrantEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Bluebill Drake: Bluebill Drake Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920 An example of Hudson's fat-bodied football-style decoy with tack eyes and a fluted paddle tail. Original paint with gunning
0051: Bluebill DrakeEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Black Duck: Black Duck Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920 A full-bodied, solid decoy with tack eyes, carved bill detail, and fluted tail carving. Retains a branded "P" on the bottom, for the
0052: Black DuckEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Hutchins Goose: Hutchins Goose Ira D. Hudson (1876-1949) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1920 A tack-eye brant decoy with raised wing carving and two-piece, pegged body construction. Painted for use as a Canada goose.
0053: Hutchins GooseEst. $300-$500
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Canada Goose: Canada Goose Dave "Umbrella" Watson (1851-1938) Chincoteague, VA, c. 1928 Goose decoys by this maker are extremely rare. A bold, hollow carving with pronounced eye grooves, glass eyes, and
0054: Canada GooseEst. $10,000-$15,000
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Punt Gun with Mount: Punt Gun with Mount New England, c. 1850 A fifty-five-inch long, three bore, muzzle-loading percussion market gun set on a bread board, antique-style mount. Overall good condition with nice
0055: Punt Gun with MountEst. $5,000-$6,000
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Swan: Swan Charles Birch (1867-1956) Willis Wharf, VA, c. 1920 There are only a handful of Birch swan decoys known to exist. Born in Maryland and raised on Chincoteague, Birch moved south to Willis
0056: SwanEst. $90,000-$120,000Lot Passed
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Brant: Brant Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1900 A hollow Barnegat Bay brant in a swimming posture, with carved bill detail, tack eyes, strong painted flank striping and an inletted
0057: BrantEst. $5,000-$7,000
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Canada Goose: Canada Goose Nathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942) West Creek, NJ, c. 1920 Extremely rare Canada goose with schooner-like construction by one of New Jersey's crowned makers. There is a refined
0058: Canada GooseEst. $12,000-$18,000Lot Passed
Black Duck: Black Duck Daniel G. English (1883-1962) Florence, NJ, c. 1930 A superb black duck decoy by this Delaware River maker originally acquired by Bob White of Tullytown, Pennsylvania. English often
0059: Black DuckEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed
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Black Duck: Black Duck Harry M. Shourds (1890-1943) Ocean City, NJ, c. 1925 A hollow, tack-eye decoy with scratch-painted feathering. Original paint with even gunning wear and an age line along the back.
0060: Black DuckEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Bufflehead: Bufflehead Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890 An extremely rare Shourds decoy out of the famed Hazelhurst Club rig. Branded "Hazelhurst" and retains the "Hillman Collection" ink
0061: BuffleheadEst. $30,000-$50,000
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Black Duck: Black Duck Daniel G. English (1883-1962) Florence, NJ, c. 1930 An early, hollow Delaware River decoy with a low head, incised wing feathers with outlined paint detail, raised primaries, and a
0062: Black DuckEst. $500-$800
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Black Duck: Black Duck John English (1852-1915) Florence, NJ, c. 1890 A classic Delaware River decoy. In old repaint with heavy gunning wear. Don Stilwell Collection
0063: Black DuckEst. $300-$500
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Black Duck: Black Duck William Kuhn Tullytown, PA, c. 1900 A low-head Delaware River decoy with glass eyes, a square notched tail, and raised primaries. The decoy has a rounded keel, the bottom portion of
0064: Black DuckEst. $300-$500
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Black Duck: Black Duck Joe Thomas Paul (1881-1951) Manahawkin, NJ, c. 1920 A tack-eye swimming black duck with original square weight. Original paint with gunning wear including seam separation and a neck
0065: Black DuckEst. $200-$400
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Preening Canvasback Pair: Preening Canvasback Pair Hurley Conklin (1913-1983) Manahawkin, NJ, c. 1940 A very early pair of turned head, painted eye, hollow decoys with carved bill detail and incised tail feathers.
0066: Preening Canvasback PairEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Canvasback: Canvasback John W. McLoughlin (1911-1985) Bordentown, NJ, c. 1940 A high-head Delaware River diver decoy with ink signature by the carver and inscribed "Appraised $1,500.00 1987" in marker on the
0067: CanvasbackEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Canada Goose: Canada Goose Joseph Bounds (1851-1938) (attr.) Manahawkin, NJ, c. 1900 An early hollow decoy in a swimming posture. Working repaint with gunning wear.
0068: Canada GooseEst. $750-$950Lot Passed
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Merganser Pair: Merganser Pair J. Eugene Hendrickson (1896-1971) Northfield, NJ, c. 1920 The drake has the maker's initials stamped in the inletted weight and the hen is branded with his "JEH" on the underside of
0069: Merganser PairEst. $600-$900
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Preening Brant: Preening Brant Birdsall Ridgeway (1912-1982) Barnegat, NJ, c. 1935 An early, hollow, preening brant decoy by this Barnegat carver, who was influenced by Sam Soper (1863-1943). A brant with similar
0070: Preening BrantEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed
Redhead Drake: Redhead Drake John S. Kimble Columbus, NJ, c. 1910 An extremely hollow Delaware River decoy with stylized carved raised wings and incised secondary feather detail. The head exhibits small glass
0071: Redhead DrakeEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
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