The Sporting Sale 2012- Session II 2012-07-13 Auction - 372 Price Results - Copley Fine Art Auctions in MA - Page 10
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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 Ruddy Duck Drake: Miniature Ruddy Duck Drake A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1912 An early miniature with "Ruddy Duck" written in script on the bottom.
0514: Miniature Ruddy Duck DrakeEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Miniature American Merganser Drake: Miniature American Merganser Drake A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1930 Retains Crowell's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
0515: Miniature American Merganser DrakeEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Miniature Blue-Winged Teal Drake: Miniature Blue-Winged Teal Drake A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 Displays the maker's early, blue paper label on the bottom, with the label's center band identifying the
0516: Miniature Blue-Winged Teal DrakeEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Miniature Blackduck: Miniature Blackduck A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1912 Displays species identification on the bottom.
0517: Miniature BlackduckEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Flying Miniature Mallard: Flying Miniature Mallard Russ P. Burr (1887-1955) Hingham, MA, c. 1950 A miniature flyer representing Burr's finest carving. Bears the maker's ink stamp signature "Russ P. Burr, Hingham, Mass." on
0518: Flying Miniature MallardEst. $300-$500
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Miniature Redhead Drake: Miniature Redhead Drake Albert J. Ditman (1884-1974) Englewood, NJ, c. 1920 An early carving by Ditman with his conjoined initial signature on the side of the chip-carved base. The bottom of the
0519: Miniature Redhead DrakeEst. $400-$600
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Miniature Stilt: Miniature Stilt A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) East Harwich, MA, c. 1910 An early carved shorebird with species identification on the bottom.
0520: Miniature StiltEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Miniature Cormorant: Miniature Cormorant Dorothy Brown (b. 1923) North Haven, ME, c. 1960 A sea bird, drying his wings, exhibiting incised feather detail. Faintly signed by the maker on the bottom.
0521: Miniature CormorantEst. $500-$1,000
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One-Quarter Sized Canada Goose Pair: One-Quarter Sized Canada Goose Pair Jack Franco Assonet, MA, 1972 A pair of carvings, mounted on a driftwood base, signed and dated by the maker on the bottom.
0522: One-Quarter Sized Canada Goose PairEst. $600-$1,200
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Miniature Eurasian Widgeon Pair: Miniature Eurasian Widgeon Pair Allen J. King (1878-1963) North Scituate, RI, c. 1940 A rare species by the maker signed "A. J. King" on the side of the natural wood base. Provenance: Eve DuPont
0523: Miniature Eurasian Widgeon PairEst. $400-$600
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Miniature Bluebird: Miniature Bluebird New England, c. 1950 An unsigned bird carving which displays several characteristics exemplary of New England's best whittlers. A faded $25.00 price is on the side of the base.
0524: Miniature BluebirdEst. $200-$400
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Five Miniatures: Five Miniatures Two Miniature Shorebirds, Two Chickadees and a Paper Weight. A miniature whimbrel by Richard Sawdo, Woods Hole, MA, 1979. A miniature Hudsonian godwit by Ralph E. Stuart (1901-1965),
0525: Five MiniaturesEst. $200-$400
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Three Carvings: Three Carvings "Ducker" Dan Freeman Duxbury, MA, c. 1960 A life-size chickadee carving and two miniature Canada geese. All three are signed on the bottom "Ducker Dan, Duxbury."
0526: Three CarvingsEst. $300-$500
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Two Miniature Mergansers: Two Miniature Mergansers Chester E. Doughty (1894-1974) Orr's Island, ME, c. 1930 Two miniature decoys mounted on a modern oval plaque. They have written on the bottom of each: "Willie Ross,
0527: Two Miniature MergansersEst. $300-$500
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Sea Duck: Sea Duck Maine, c. 1900 An old Down East sea duck decoy with a high head and the initials "NMF" carved in the bottom. The decoy was carved as an eider and then later painted as a white-winged
0528: Sea DuckEst. $400-$600
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Preening Black Duck: Preening Black Duck Maine, c. 1910 A turned-head, tack-eyed decoy with incised bill definition and a "W. Howard." brand on the bottom. Provenance: Private Collection, Westport, Connecticut
0529: Preening Black DuckEst. $800-$1,200
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Wood Duck and Merganser: Wood Duck and Merganser A rigged wood duck drake with glass eyes, an unusual delicately executed bill, and carved raised wings with rasped detail between the wings and around the neck. An over-sized
0530: Wood Duck and MerganserEst. $250-$500
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White-Winged Scoter: White-Winged Scoter Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1885 This decoy comes from an early rig of Monhegan decoys that was found in South Portland, Maine in the early 1970s.
0531: White-Winged ScoterEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Red-Breasted Merganser Drake: Red-Breasted Merganser Drake Willie Ross (1878-1954) Chebeague Island, ME, c. 1910 This exact decoy is featured in a two-page spread in John Dinan’s Maine chapter of "The Great Book of Wildfowl
0532: Red-Breasted Merganser DrakeEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Two Rails: Two Rails Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 This important collection of Gus Wilson decorative carvings shares its provenance with the seagull and crane carvings from
0533: Two RailsEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed
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Bluebird: Bluebird Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 A song bird displaying carved eyes, incised bill, and raised wing and tail detail. Mounted on its original wooden board base
0534: BluebirdEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Brown Thrasher: Brown Thrasher Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 A life-size bird carving displaying carved raised eyes, incised bill, and raised wing and tail carving. The bird has
0535: Brown ThrasherEst. $1,000-$2,000Lot Passed
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Orchard Oriole: Orchard Oriole Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 A bird carving with a two-piece body, carved eyes, raised wings, and tail carving. Provenance: Private Collection,
0536: Orchard OrioleEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Bluebill Drake: Bluebill Drake Augustus Aaron Wilson (1864-1950) South Portland, ME, c. 1920 A half-sized bird with carved eyes, an inletted head, raised wings, wire legs and looped wire feet. Provenance:
0537: Bluebill DrakeEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed
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