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THBBlack Duck
About Seller
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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About Auction
LiveFeb 12, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015
Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949), Chincoteague, VA
c. 1935
An excellent, full-bodied black duck with an ever-so-slightly turned head. The strong head carving features carved bill and nostril detail and tack eyes. The body displays a deep shoulder groove and scratch feather paint with primaries and broad speculums. The plump body tapers down to Hudson's signature fluted tail.This decoy was hunted off the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Chesapeake Bay near Parker's Island.
William J. Mackey, Jr., in his pioneering decoy collecting book, "American Bird Decoys," writes that Hudson was, “the most prolific and best commercial decoy maker Virginia ever produced.”
Provenance: Brice Davis Rig, purchased directly from Hudson as part of a rig of twelve decoys.By descent in the family to the current owner
Condition
Condition: Original paint with even gunning wear, shot scars, and a few tail chips..
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