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THBMerganser Drake
About Seller
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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LiveJul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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Orlando "Os" Bibber (1882-1970), South Harpswell, ME, c. 1920
An exceedingly rare, hollow Maine decoy. This grand sheldrake is an outstanding example of Down East American folk art by one of Maine's premier decoy carvers. Measuring over twenty inches in length, this racy merganser stands apart from most of Bibbers. The bird displays painted eyes, a flowing carved bill, pegged-together body, and the paint retains a dry surface.
Bibber was a mentor to George Soule (1912-1996) of Freeport, Maine and this decoy was a special gift to his student. Soule proudly displayed it on an eye-level shelf in his den where it remained until his passing. Soule is known for his Decoy Shop in Freeport, Maine, that supplied L.L. Bean with thousands of cork and wooden decoys.
Provenance: George V. Soule Collection
Private CollectionLiterature: Joe Engers, ed., "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys," San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 32, related decoy illustrated.
Original paint with light, even gunning wear and a minor chip to bill tip.Condition
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