Miniature Mallard Drake, Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949)

Lot 237

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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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Lot Description

Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949)
Chincoteague, VA, c. 1930
4 1/2 in. long

A rare and exceptional four-and-one-half-inch-long carving with the maker's signature football-shaped round body and long and thin tail. Hudson was not a prolific maker of miniature decoys. Ever industrious, he produced groups of them over his lunch breaks during a two-year stint working at a boatyard. Stansbury selected this petite carving of a decoy for his monograph on the maker. Hudson produced few mallard carvings either large or small, making this "tiny gem" all the more desirable.
Original paint with minor wear, including bill tip and tail edge.

Provenance: Henry H. Stansbury Collection
Lloyd R. Hudson Collection, grandson of the maker
Private Collection

Literature: Henry H. Stansbury, "Ira D. Hudson and Family," Lewes, DE, 2002, p. 157, exact bird illustrated.

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