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Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
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Feb 16, 2018 - Feb 17, 2018
Black-Bellied Plover
Charles Sumner Bunn (1865-1952) Shinnecock Reservation, NY or William "Bill" Bowman c. 1900
10 in. long
This shorebird stands among the finest cork decoys known. It features the maker's glass eyes, defined cheeks and eye grooves, raised wings, and exceptional form and paint. Original paint with even gunning wear, touch-up to age line on right shoulder, restoration to tail, and one-half bill repair.
Provenance: Grant Nelson Collection
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