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THBRare Canvasback Drake Decoy by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
Lot 38
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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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Rare Canvasback Drake
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1940
15 1/2 in. long
As a highly regarded gamekeeper and breeder of waterfowl, Crowell possessed a thorough knowledge of the avian anatomy, which is on full display with this "king of ducks." This decorative decoy by Crowell is exceptional in that the maker rarely gave such special attention to his carved feather groups. The body is fitted with a turned head with rasped feather detail and a long sweeping bill true to the species. In addition to carved primaries and tail feathers, it has slight wing separation down the back and deeply carved scapulars and flanks. This drake was finished with blended and detailed paint from head to tail.
The underside is signed in ink "A.E. Crowell, Cape Cod, 1940" and struck twice with his rectangular stamp.
Original paint with even wear, tight crack in neck with flake in front, original age line along right side, and early minor spot touch-up to sides and neck.
Provenance: A Massachusetts Estate
Private Collection, acquired from the above
Literature: Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. and Chelsie W. Olney, "Elmer Crowell: Father of American Bird Carving," Hingham, MA, 2019, pp. 116 and 151, related decoys illustrated.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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