Curlew, Nathan F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)

Lot 171

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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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The Sporting Sale 2018, Day 2 by Copley Fine Art Auctions

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The Sporting Sale 2018, Day 2

By Copley Fine Art Auctions

Jul 20, 2018

Set Reminder 2018-07-20 10:00:00 2018-07-20 10:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : The Sporting Sale 2018, Day 2 https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/copley/the-sporting-sale-2018-day-2-3302 On July 19, Copley Fine Art Auctions will lead off their annual Sporting Sale with 140 lots from the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection of Important American Sporting Art and Decoys. On July 20 Copley will present an additional 425 lots of decoys, fish carvings, and sporting art. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com

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Lot Description

Curlew
Nathan F. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1870
15 in. long

This marks the first time this decoy has ever been offered at public auction.

A well-balanced decoy with full cheeks and clean lines. The back of the bird resolves with a chine down the top and refined wing and tail carving. The underside is incised "A" for Albert Cobb's rig. Albert was the younger brother of Nathan Cobb, Jr.

Rigmates of this decoy have been collected by William H. Purnell, Donal C. O'Brien, Jr., Dr. James M. McCleery, and Grant Nelson.

"HUDSONIAN CURLEW, OYSTER, VA, 1880, ALBERT COBB" is written by Lloyd Johnson in ink under the tail.
Original paint with a light in-use wash, gunning wear, and an early bill replacement.

Provenance: Lloyd Johnson Collection
K. Barry and Janet Sharpless Collection, acquired from the family of the above, 1966

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Southern Decoys of Virginia and the Carolinas," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 206, pl. 436, related example illustrated.
Robert H. Richardson, "Chesapeake Bay Decoys," Burtonsville, MD, 1991, p. 184, related example illustrated.
Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr., "Shore Bird Decoys," Exton, PA, 1980, p. 130, pl. 145, related example illustrated.

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