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THBCanvasback Drake by Capt. John C. Schweikart (1870-1954)
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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LiveJul 24, 2016 - Jul 25, 2016
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- Lot Description
Canvasback Drake
Capt. John C. Schweikart (1870-1954)
Detroit and Strawberry Island, MI, c. 1910
A rare hollow St. Clair Flats decoy exhibiting glass eyes, carved bill detail, a signature bull neck, and a hollow head. The decoy is finished with aluminum wing tips and a special two-piece copper bottom plate which, when unlatched, serves as a keel.
John Schweikart lived and worked in Detroit. John and his brother Carl were motor boat and racing yacht builders. In addition to serving as the president of Schweikart Boat Works, John would sail his own boat, "The Huntress," to victory in regattas and to his camp on Strawberry Island on Lake St. Clair to hunt and fish.
This decoy and the hen offered in this sale represent one of the finest Schweikart pairs to come on the market and both hail from the same prominent art collection.
Original paint with gunning wear, minor touch-up to bill tip, and flaking on body.
Provenence: Private Collection
Literature: Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, dust jacket and pp. 236-237, related examples illustrated.
Joe Engers, ed. "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys," San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 215, related pair illustrated.
Donna Tonelli, "Fish and Fowl Decoys of the Great Lakes," Atglen, PA, 2002, p. 62, related example illustrated. - Shipping Info
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