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THBHigh-Head Canvasback Decoy by Capt. John C. Schweikart (1870-1954)
Lot 186
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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
High-Head Canvasback
Capt. John C. Schweikart (1870-1954)
Strawberry Island, MI, c. 1910
15 1/2 in. long
This decoy was selected for Walsh and Jackson's "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region." One of the finest Schweikart canvasbacks known, its bull-head is the highest of any. John Schweikart lived and worked in Detroit. He and his brother Carl were motorboat and racing yacht builders. In addition to serving as the president of Schweikart Boat Works, John would sail his own boat, "The Huntress," to victory in regattas and to his camp on Strawberry Island on Lake St. Clair to hunt and fish.
This drake exhibits a high version of Schweikart's signature bull neck. His construction is meticulous and unique; the wing tips are aluminum, a two-piece copper bottom plate provides a winged keel, and even the head was hand hollowed. The underside is branded "Kangas."
Old paint with moderate gunning wear.
Provenance: Kangas Collection of International Folk Art and Decoys
Private Collection
Literature: Clune Walsh Jr. and Lowell G. Jackson, "Waterfowl Decoys of Michigan and the Lake St. Clair Region," Detroit, MI, 1983, pl. 2-3, and p. 29, exact decoy illustrated. Guyette & Deeter, “North American Decoys at Auction April 21 & 22, 2016,” Portsmouth, NH, page 77, lot 139, 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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