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THBBluebill Drake, The Ward Brothers
Lot 247
About Seller
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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By Copley Fine Art Auctions
Feb 16, 2019
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2019-02-16 10:00:00
2019-02-16 10:00:00
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The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Bluebill Drake
The Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1932
15 1/4 in. long
Finding Ward examples from this early period with their delicate bills and tails intact is difficult. This gunning decoy showcases Lem's thick stippled feathering along its back and sides. Though earlier and slightly different in form, this bird's paint shows similarities to Dr. Edgar Burke's 1936 bellwether example illustrated in his chapter of "Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater."
Signed and dated 1932 and inscribed "Made ' Steve, Painted ' Lem, Ward Bros., Crisfield, Md." on the underside. The bottom also retains two "Davison B. Hawthorne Salisbury, MD," ink stamps and one Ward Museum exhibition tag. Original paint with even gunning wear.
Provenance: Davison Hawthorne Collection
Herb Wetanson Collection
Literature: Eugene V. Connett, ed., "Duck Shooting Along the Atlantic Tidewater," New York, NY, 1947, p. 128, related decoy illustrated.
Ronald J. Gard and Brian J. McGrath, "The Ward Brothers' Decoys," Wolfe City, TX, 1989, p. 46, pl. 37, similar decoy illustrated. EXHIBITED: Salisbury, Maryland The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art.Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). 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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