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THBPair of Mallard Decoys, Hiram "Hy" Hotze (1886-1977)
Lot 410
About Seller
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
Hiram "Hy" Hotze (1886-1977)
Peoria, IL, c. 1930
16 1/4 in. long
This hollow Illinois River mallard pair displays all of the elements of the maker’s refined craftsmanship and Jack Franks' best paint. Franks was employed to paint not only Hotze's fine mallards, but also many of Charles Shoenheider's best decoys as well. These carvings have elegant wing tips, which draw back to a sharp point, abruptly dropping into the tail. Franks saved some of his most elaborate paint detail for his hens, which feature intricate "cut brush" stippling throughout most of the body. Proud of his work, Hotze is known to have signed and dated the inside of some of his hollowed bodies.
Original paint with even gunning wear. The hen has small repair to tail tip and a spot of touch-up under bill. The drake has a yellow drip on right side.
Provenance: Herb Wetanson Collection
Literature: Stephen O'Brien and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, p. 114, similar decoys illustrated.
Alan Haid, "Decoys of the Mississippi Flyway,"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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