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THBRare Mackey Godwit Decoy
Lot 476
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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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- Lot Description
Rare Mackey Godwit
c. 1900
18 in. long
This large carving bears a trace of a Mackey stamp on the underside. Adele Earnest published this decoy as a godwit in her "American Bird Decoys" book; the bill has since been spun to curve down. A rigmate godwit was published in William Mackey's book.
Old paint with heavy gunning wear, including some chipping at face where bill was turned.
Provenance: William J. Mackey Jr. Collection
John R. Wierdsma Collection
Literature: Adele Earnest, "The Art of The Decoy: American Bird Carvings," New York, NY, 1965, p. 57, exact decoy illustrated. William J. Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 46, rigmate illustrated. Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, Session I & II, 1973, lot 482, exact decoy 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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