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THBExceptional and Early Brook Trout Decoy
Lot 195
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
65 Sharp Street
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
Exceptional and Early Brook Trout
Lake Chautauqua, NY, c. 1870
9 1/2 in.
This early trout decoy illustrates the pinnacle of refinement for this important fish carving region. The exceptional body has clean gill carving and a rare wide open mouth. The carefully cleft and rounded carving detail at the caudal peduncle transition is highly refined and rare, if not unique.
Dr. James McCleery owned one Lake Chautauqua perch made with a comparable level of masterful execution.
The bright and lively colored vermiculation on the back and the red spots along the side are complemented by a phenomenal craquelured surface.
Original paint with even fishing wear, including some flaking to fins and chip to lower jaw.
Provenance: William C. McMaster M.D. Collection
Literature: Steven Michaan, “American Fish Decoys,” Pound Ridge, NY, 2003, p. 206, excellent McCleery perch 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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