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THBRare Dowitcher Pair
About Seller
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
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LiveFeb 21, 2025
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- Lot Description
Rare Dowitcher Pair
Old Saybrook, CT, c. 1990
11 1/4 in. long
A full-bodied pair with raised wings and distinctive incised wing feathering. This plump dowitcher pair displays high necks and ornate wing primary feather carvings. A rigmate was featured on the front cover of a 1983 Bourne catalog. A related plover by this unnamed maker, collected by Dr. James McCleery, was marked by William J. Mackey Jr, as Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
Original paint with light gunning wear. One bird has minor chips and a few age/grain lines.
Provenance: Lew Horton Collection
Private Collection
Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Rare American Bird Decoys, Bird Carvings, and Related Materials," Hyannis, MA, July 1983, front cover, rigmate illustrated. Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "Shore Bird Decoys," Exton, PA, 1980, p. 55, pl. XXIII, related example illustrated. Sotheby's and Guyette and Schmidt, "American Waterfowl Decoys: The Distinguished Collection of Dr. James M. McCleery," New York, NY, January 22-23, 2000, lot 560, related example illustrated.Condition
Please refer to the description; if you have questions, email colin@copleyart.com.
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