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THBHumpback Goldeneye Drake Decoy, The Ward Brothers
Lot 100
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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
The Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1948 16 in. long An alert swimming whistler with a turned head, high back, and beaver tail, this important balsa decoy hails from two of the top Ward collectors of all time. One of the Ward's best designed decoys of the 1940's, it is featured in Lawson's "The Story of Lem Ward" as told by Lem's daughter, Ida Ward Linton. The boldly conceived body is finished with Lem's best paint, displaying fine feather work and strong stippling. Inscribed, dated, and signed on the bottom. The underside also bears William H. Purnell Jr.'s "WHP Jr" brand and the "MK" brand designating the Morton D. Kramer Collection. Purnell acquired this decoy, and just one like it, after receiving a lead from his friend Lem Ward.
Excellent original paint with minimal wear, a seam line at neck, and touch-up to a minute tail chip.
Provenance: William H. Purnell Collection
Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection, acquired from the above in 1981
Literature: Glenn Lawson, "The Story of Lem Ward," West Chester, PA, 1984, p. 23, exact decoy illustrated.
Bob Ridges, "Decoy Ducks," New York, NY, 1988, p. 33, 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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