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THBHigh-Head Red-Breasted Merganser, Thomas Gelston (1851-1924)
Lot 49
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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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On July 19, Copley Fine Art Auctions will lead off their annual Sporting Sale with 140 lots from the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection of Important American Sporting Art and Decoys. On July 20 Copley will present an additional 425 lots of decoys, fish carvings, and sporting art. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
On July 19, Copley Fine Art Auctions will lead off their annual Sporting Sale with 140 lots from the Donal C. O’Brien, Jr. Collection of Important American Sporting Art and Decoys. On July 20 Copley will present an additional 425 lots of decoys, fish carvings, and sporting art. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
High-Head Red-Breasted Merganser
Thomas Gelston (1851-1924)
Quogue, Long Island, NY, c. 1890
17 3/4 in. long, 8 1/2 in. tall
A rare Gelston duck decoy from his personal gunning rig. Branded "THG" on both sides of the keel. Gelston is celebrated for his varied head positions in shorebird decoys, this high-head merganser exhibits that same dynamic style in one of his rare floaters. This is one of the highest merganser heads seen on a decoy from any region.
Original paint with even gunning wear, touch-up to reset neck.
Provenance: Thomas H. Gelston Rig
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection
Literature: Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys: A North American Survey," Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 68, pl. 110, rigmate illustrated.
Timothy R. Sieger, "The Decoys of Long Island," Water Mill, NY, 2010, p. 29, rigmate illustrated.
Laurence Sheehan, "The Birding Life," New York, NY, 2011, p. 22, exact decoy illustrated.Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). 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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