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THBRare Feeding Yellowlegs
About Seller
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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LiveFeb 12, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015
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- Lot Description
Frank Cranmer (1866-1923), Surf City, NJ
c. 1900
Capt. Frank W. Cranmer (1866-1923) was the father of the well-regarded carver William H. “Bill” Cranmer (1917-2010). This is one of no more than six known yellowlegs made by the elder Cranmer while he was in the U.S. Lifesaving Service in Surf City, New Jersey. One of these examples resides in the Shelburne Museum in Vermont.A very rare, feeding shorebird decoy with eye groove carving and glass eyes. Included with this bird is a 3 1/2 by 13 inch life-size illustration by Joel Barber inscribed "The Cranmer Snipe, Beach Haven, April 7, '51, To Somers Headley. JB." The illustration also bears the Barber library stamp. This exact bird is pictured in Doherty's "Classic New Jersey Decoys" book.
Illustration Caption: “Dear Somers, When I got home I thought I would make you a little souvenir of my April visit – so I made you a wash drawing of the Cranmer snipe….. I’m sending it along as sort of a reminder of our trip across the Bay - Joel” April 12, 1951
Provenance: Frank Cranmer RigWilliam H. "Bill" Cranmer Collection
Somers Headley Collection
Private Collection, New Jersey
Literature: James R. Doherty, "Classic New Jersey Decoys," Louisville, KY, 2011, p. 170, plate 362, exact decoy illustrated.Condition
Condition: Original paint on head, neck, and original bill. The body appears to have a second coat by the maker with even gunning wear and small tail edge chips.
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