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THBMallard Drake Decoy
Lot 128
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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
Mallard Drake
San Francisco, CA, c. 1940
15 in. long
This gouge-carved decoy relates to the work of John Tornberg (1902-1971) and may very well be the carver's later work. Tornberg lived in the Marina district of San Francisco and carved some of the San Francisco Bay region's most collectible decoys. He used a chip-carving technique which gave his decoys a life-like appearance. This carving also exhibits raised wing tips similar to that seen on his shoveler hen illustrated on page 199 of the Pacific Coast book.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: August Sebastiani Collection
Richard and Dorothy Wheeler Collection, acquired from the above
Literature: Michael R. Miller and Frederick W. Hanson, "Wildfowl Decoys of the Pacific Coast,"Portland, OR, 1989, p. 199, related carving illustrated. Michael R. Miller, "Wildfowl Decoys of California,"Spokane, WA, 2015, p. 369, related carvings 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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