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THBGreat Black-Backed Gull Decoy by Amateur "Mat" Savoie (1896-1983)
Lot 461
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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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Great Black-Backed Gull
Amateur "Mat" Savoie (1896-1983)
Neguac, New Brunswick, Canada, c. 1960
23 3/4 in. long
A nearly identical decoy is featured in front of Savoie in a workshop photo seen in "Decoys of Maritime Canada." There the authors, Dale and Gary Guyette, introduce Savoie as "New Brunswick's most interesting and well known carver..." This bold gull captures the great black backed gull with grand form including pronounced shoulder carving. This decoy is in exceptional condition and was never rigged.
Original paint with light wear, chip to underside of bill tip and age line in back.
Provenance: Kangas Collection of International Folk Art and Decoys
Literature: Dale and Gary Guyette, "Decoys of Maritime Canada," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 161, closely related 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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