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THBGreater Yellowlegs Decoy, William Humphrey (1823-1880s)
Lot 484
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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
Greater Yellowlegs
William Humphrey (1823-1880s)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c. 1870
13 1/2 in. long and 13 in. tall
From a rig of only eight, this boldly carved shorebird is among the finest Canadian shorebirds to come on the market. The animated body was finished with excellent stippling from head to tail. The original wrapped thighs remain intact around the pair of wire legs. The underside is marked with the Nelson Collection ink stamp.
A related example resides in the Harbinson Collection of the Canadian Museum of History (Musee Canadien de L'Historie).
Original paint with gunning wear.
Provenance: Grant Nelson Collection
Private Collection
Literature: Jackson Parker, "The Year in Review: The Decoy at Auction 2002," "Decoy Magazine," 2002, p. 19, no. 46, exact bird illustrated. Patricia Fleming, ed., "Traditions in Wood," Toronto, Ontario, 1987, p. 126, 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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