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THBLos Banos Pintail Drake Decoy
Lot 96
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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
Los Banos Pintail Drake
Los Banos, CA, c. 1925
17 1/2 in. long
This decoy hails from an elite group by a highly celebrated, yet unknown maker. They have been referred to as the "Los Banos Unknowns" nodding to the original location of their discovery. More flatteringly, they are known as "West Coast Dudleys."
West Coast author Michael Miller introduces this exact decoy and others like it as "... some of the finest duck decoys ever made in California..." This decoy was found with only four other drakes. Though he states that "the white areas have been repainted," this example is in 100% original paint from bill tip to tail tip.
A bold carving with pronounced incised feather and tail detail. The drawn back head features full cheeks and a thin neck with elaborate paint.
Original paint with light gunning wear.
Provenance: Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection
Literature: Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,"Spokane, WA, 2015, p. 568, exact decoy illustrated twice.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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