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THBHollow Black Duck Decoy, Cassius Smith (1847-1907)
Lot 362
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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
Cassius Smith (1847-1907)
Milford, CT, c. 1880
17 in. long
This decoy is an early Connecticut classic, made by one of the state's most skilled carvers. Cassius Smith is recorded as a market gunner who, prior to the passing of the Migratory Bird Act of 1918, supplied wild waterfowl to his brother George, who owned a hotel in Milford, Connecticut. Smith produced some of the finest waterfowl carvings on either shore of Long Island Sound. His decoys are exceptionally rare, even more so than those of fellow regional carvers of fame Laing or Wheeler. Most of the known Smith carvings in original paint, of which there are perhaps less than ten, reside in top collections. The broad hollow body features gentle shoulder separation, a thick pointed tail, and the bird was finished with fine blended feathering. The underside bears an inset lead weight and an incised "09FHC05251."
Original paint with even gunning wear and faint age line lower left neck edge.
Provenance: Alan and Elaine Haid Collection
Literature: Gene and Linda Kangas, "Decoys: A North American Survey," Spanish Fork, UT, 1983, p. 205, pl. 26, 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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