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THBOpen-Billed, Rocking-Head Black Duck by Augustus "Gus" Aaron Wilson (1864-1950)
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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 24, 2016 - Jul 25, 2016
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Open-Billed, Rocking-Head Black Duck
Augustus "Gus" Aaron Wilson (1864-1950)
South Portland, ME, c. 1930
A famous related rocking-head example with a closed bill is housed in the Shelburne Museum and is illustrated in Delph's "New England Decoys."
Excellent original paint with minimal wear and some original imperfections in wood.
Literature: John and Shirley Delph, "New England Decoys," Exton, PA, 1990, p. 25, similar decoy illustrated.
Joe Engers, ed. "The Great Book of Wildfowl Decoys," San Diego, CA, 1990, p. 36, similar decoys illustrated. - Shipping Info
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