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THBExceedingly Rare Eskimo Curlew Decoy by Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Lot 462
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
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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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Exceedingly Rare Eskimo Curlew
Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1890
12 3/4 in. long
Donal C. O'Brien Jr. discovered this plump decoy and its only two related rigmates on the Island of Nantucket in the 1960s. The other two have since been collected by Dr. James McCleery, Cap Vinal, and Peter Berg. Carvings of this now-extinct species rarely surface, making this example by one of Massachusetts' most famed makers all the more alluring. Lincoln's choice to carve a full belly accurately references this species' plump condition when on Nantucket, where they were known as dough-birds.
Early gunning paint with even wear and a chip to underside of wing tips, replaced bill, touch-up to neck cracks.
Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien Jr. Collection, discovered on Nantucket in 1960s
Private Collection, Nantucket
Literature: Sotheby's and Guyette & Schmidt, "American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery," New York, NY, 2000, p. 212, lot 566, rigmate illustrated. John M. Levinson and Somers G. Headley, "Shorebirds," Centreville, MD, 1991, p. 56, exact decoy illustrated.Please email condition report requests to colin@copleyart.com. 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.Condition
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