20 Winter Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
Two ways to bid:
Price | Bid Increment |
---|---|
$0 | $50 |
$1,000 | $100 |
$2,500 | $250 |
$5,000 | $500 |
$10,000 | $1,000 |
$25,000 | $2,500 |
$50,000 | $5,000 |
Jul 28, 2017 - Jul 29, 2017
Pintail Drake
Stephen Lane (1843-1900)
Lacon, IL, c. 1890
15 in. long
Lane is one of the earliest recorded Midwestern decoy makers. He was also a talented woodworker who professionally constructed everything from houses to wagons to furniture. Born in Good Luck, New Jersey, his family moved to a farm in Lacon, Illinois, while he was in his teens. The farm was near prime duck-hunting habitat and it did not take Lane long to immerse himself in the growing market gunning movement. His carvings are highly unusual for Illinois River decoys in that no nails were used to attach the body halves together.
"McR" is incised on the bottom of the decoy. Original paint with gunning wear, a second coat of working paint to head taken down, an age line in bill, and restoration to bill tip and tail by GiGi Hopkins.
Provenance: Private Collection, Minnesota
Literature: Stephen O'Brien, Jr. and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, p. 25, similar decoy illustrated.
Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). 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.
Shipping info