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THBCurlew Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
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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 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
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- Lot Description
Curlew
Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920)
Tuckerton, NJ, c. 1890
13 3/4 in. long
Harry Vinuckson Shourds is the most well known decoy maker from New Jersey, he is also one of the earliest. In addition to being one of the few professional carvers of his generation, Shourds hunted ducks for market while his wife used the feathers to make pillows and bedding.
An exemplary Shourds “green rig” shorebird decoy, described as such because of its hue. This curlew displays painted eyes, a splined bill, and exceptional blended feathering. This curlew resides among the finest examples by this maker known to exist. The underside retains the Purnell Collection’s “P” brand.
The larger size of both the body and bill of this carving, in comparison with Lot 70, suggests that Shourds may have made representations of both the larger long-billed curlew and the smaller whimbrel.
In original paint with even gunning wear, very minor touch-up to lower left flank and left side of head.
Provenance: William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co. Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys, From the Collection of the late William J. Mackey, Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Boston, MA, 1973, Session IV, lot 123, rigmate illustrated.
Peter Johnson and Alf Wannenburgh, “The World of Shooting,” Lausanne, Switzerland, 1987, pp. 259-261, exact decoy illustrated.Condition
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.
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