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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
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Jul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Bert Graves (1880-1956), Peoria, IL, c. 1930
A hollow rigmate pair of Illinois River decoys displaying glass eyes, incised bill detail, and detailed paint by Catherine Elliston (1849-1953). Branded "J.L.S." on the underside of each with an original Graves raised-letter strip lead weight.
Literature: Stephen O'Brien, Jr. and Julie Carlson, "Masterworks of the Illinois River," Boston, MA, 2005, p. 103, similar decoys illustrated.
Original paint with gunning wear and a minor professional repair to right side edge of hen's bill.
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