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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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Jul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
A very early and important hollow decoy showing Perdew's three-piece body construction. The decoy?s crowned head and pronounced cheek carving show the influence of pioneer Illinois River carver Henry W. Ruggles (1830-1897). The paint by Edna Perdew (1882-1974) is subtly blended, revealing her abilities at a young age.
Literature: Ann Tandy Lacy, "Perdew: An Illinois River Tradition," Muncie, IN, 1993, p. 118, similar decoy illustrated.
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