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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 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Designed by Joel Barber in his attempt to create the "perfect" decoy. The inscription on the bottom reads: ?Owned by C. Disbrow at the time of death - '54... Joel for many years tried to design the all purpose decoy. This was used for experimental plumage...? The decoy has a laminated cedar body, an inletted mahogany head, and is branded ?Barber Decoys.? The bird?s paint was taken down to mostly bare wood in order to repaint plumage to achieve a "perfect" decoy paint pattern.
Provenance: Charles W. Disbrow Collection
William J. Mackey, Jr. Collection
The University Club of Milwaukee Decoy Collection
Richard and Lynn Gove Collection
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