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THB"Banana Bird" Yellowlegs Decoy
Lot 189
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
65 Sharp Street
Hingham, MA 02043
United States
Copley Fine Art Auctions is the world's leading American sporting art auction company. Located in Hingham, MA, Copley specializes in antique decoys and 19th- and 20th-century American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Principal Stephen O'Brien Jr., a fourth-generation sportsman with a refined colle...Read more
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- Lot Description
"Banana Bird" Yellowlegs
Cape Cod, MA, c. 1890
10 in. long
A lesser yellowlegs decoy with a graceful elongated form by an unknown Cape Cod carver. This carving was one of ten decoy lots in the Howard and Catherine Feldman Collection sold at Sotheby's October 9, 1998, auction. The underside bears the Nelson Collection ink stamp.
Strong original paint with even gunning wear and a small chip to the top of tail.
Provenance: John H. Hillman Collection
Howard and Catherine Feldman Collection
Grant Nelson Collection
Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Rare American Decoys, Bird Carvings & Related Materials," Hyannis, MA, July 11 & 12, 1978, lot 485, exact decoy illustrated.
Joe Engers, “Sieger canvasback gets record price at Sotheby’s fall Americana auction,” Decoy Magazine, November/December 1998, p. 32, exactdecoy illustrated.Please email condition report requests to colin@copleyart.com. Any condition statement given is a courtesy to customers, Copley will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition.Condition
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Copley Fine Art Auctions does not handle the shipping of any items. Shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Once your payment has cleared, and we have received your authorized shipping release form items may be released for shipment. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items. Buyers should allow up to four weeks for shipment.Please be aware that internet bidders may NOT not pick up their items at the sale. Items will be available for pick up by appointment or by shippers five days after the sale.
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