Exceedingly Rare 14-Inch Fish Decoy, Harry Seymour

Lot 569

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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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Lot Description

Exceedingly Rare 14-Inch Fish Decoy
Harry Seymour
Lake Chautauqua, NY, c. 1890
14 in. long

An impressive trout decoy with a leather tail, lead eyes, and a poured weight. This is believed to be the finest of the large-scale Seymour fish known to exist. It is being offered for sale for the first time in over forty-five years. A closely related example resides in the Pete Siggelko Collection.
Original paint with fishing wear and some flaking and putty loss around weight.

Provenance: John R. Wierdsma Collection, acquired 1975

Literature: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., "The American Heritage Society Auction of Americana," November 6-8, 1975, lot 218, exact decoy illustrated. Steve Michaan, "American Fish Decoys," Pound Ridge, NY, 2003, pp. 14-15, closely related 14 1/4 inch decoy illustrated. [Note: According to top fish decoy collector Pete Siggelko, this Michaan book measurement is inaccurate. It actually measures 14 1/4 in.]

Condition

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