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THBHooded Merganser Decoy, Samuel R. Hutchings (1894-1995)
Lot 461
About Seller
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
Samuel R. Hutchings (1894-1995)
Jones Falls, Ontario, Canada, c. 1910
11 3/4 in. long
This high-crest hoodie showcases the maker’s best workmanship and his lightning-bolt breast pattern. The underside is marked with the Roger Young collection mark.
Original and old working paint, much of which has been successfully removed, and a one-half restoration to bill.
Provenance: Henry Darling Smith Rig, acquired from the artist in 1919
Private Collection, by descent from the above
Private Collection, acquired from the above circa 1996
Literature: Gene and Linda Kangas, "Great Lakes Interpretations," Concord, OH, 2011, front cover, pp. 45, 51, 75, related examples illustrated.
Decoys Unlimited Auctions, "Spectacular Summer Decoy Auction," July 28 & 29, 2013, lot 101, exact decoy illustrated.
Linda and Gene Kangas, “A Bit Racy: The Inspired Diversity of Merganser Decoys,” Decoy Magazine, May/June 2007, p. 25, related example illustrated.
Larry Lunman, “David W. Nichol and the Decoys of the Rideau Canal Waterway,” Louisville, KY, 2003, p. 18, related example 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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