Long-Tailed Duck Pair, Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)

Lot 39

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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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Jul 19, 2018

Set Reminder 2018-07-19 13:00:00 2018-07-19 13:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : The Sporting Sale 2018, Day 1 https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/copley/the-sporting-sale-2018-day-1-3286 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

Long-Tailed Duck Pair
Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1900
15 1/2 in. long

O'Brien's notes regarding the drake assert that it is the "best of all Lincoln's Old Squaw; very delicate in construction & paint; subtle and varied pattern on head showing much more shading than usual; Joe Lincoln gave this decoy to Joel Barber; it was part of the Shelburne Collection and bears the Museum's number; I traded one of my Schoenheider geese for it; also gave Museum an Elliston canvasback and a Graves black duck."

Regarding the hen, Donal's notes reveal that he "traded a [Bunn /] Bowman yellowlegs and a pair of Ward balsa teal for the hen."
Excellent original paint with minimal gunning wear.

Provenance: Joel Barber Collection, acquired from Joseph Lincoln
Shelburne Museum Collection, acquired from the above
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above

Literature: David S. Webster and William Kehoe, "Decoys at Shelburne Museum," Shelburne, VT, 1961, p. 68, exact decoys illustrated.
John and Shirley Delph, "New England Decoys," Exton, PA, 1990, p. 132, exact decoys illustrated.
Robert H. Boyle, “The Art of Deception,” Audubon Magazine, May/June 2002, p. 44, no. 8, exact decoys illustrated.
Laurence Sheehan, "The Sporting Life," New York, NY, 1992, p. 82, exact decoys illustrated.

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