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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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LiveJul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
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Nathan F. Cobb, Jr. (1825-1905), Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
A classic Cobb shorebird decoy with an incised "A" on the underside, from the rig of Nathan Cobb, Jr.'s younger brother, Albert. "A F Cobb, Cobbs Island, VA ...- 1886" is faintly written on the bottom. A "W.H.P. JR" brand is also on the underside for the Purnell collection. The shorebird displays carved eyes, a through-splined bill, and V-cut wing tip and tail definition. The decoy shows distinct lines and very similar form to the famous Cobb running curlew held in the Purnell collection.
Provenance: William J. Mackey Collection
William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above, c. 1968Literature: William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 153.
Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Southern Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 208, plate 443, rigmate illustrated.Appears to be original paint worn to the wood in small areas, even gunning wear, and an age line in the head.Condition
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