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THBBlue-Winged Teal Decoy, John Wesley Williams (1845-1909)
Lot 186
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
20 Winter Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
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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- Lot Description
John Wesley Williams (1845-1909)
Port Deposit, MD, c. 1880
10 3/4 in. long
This rare and well-documented decoy was found by J. Evans McKinney in 1927 between High Point and Wild Duck Cove. This exact decoy is featured in McKinney's book on the region, where he records Williams as a carpenter, fisherman, and hunter. The body features a strong chine down the sides, a raised neck shelf, and fine head carving. The bird took home top honors amongst stiff competition as The Best Upper Bay Teal or Ruddy Duck at the 4th Annual Old Decoy Contest at the Havre de Grace Decoy Festival.
Original paint with even gunning wear, a ding on rear right edge, and some flaking, mostly on left side.
Provenance: J. Evans McKinney Collection, acquired in 1927 Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection
J. Evans McKinney, "Decoys of the Susquehanna Flats and Their Makers," Ocean City, MD, 1990, p. 79, exact decoy illustrated.
Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, p. 200, related example illustrated.
Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "New Jersey Decoys," Exton, PA, 1983, pp. 84 and 87, related decoy illustrated.
Exhibited: Havre de Grace Decoy Museum, Havre de Grace, MD, May-October 2006.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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