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THBRare Mallard Drake Harvey Stevens (1847-1894)
Lot 374
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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 Mallard Drake
Harvey Stevens (1847-1894)
Weedsport, NY c. 1870
An extremely rare, early style of decoy by this carver who supplied decoys to sportsmen visiting nearby Howland Island, the Montezuma Swamp, and the Finger Lakes. By the mid-nineteenth century, the Stevens Brothers decoys gained national acclaim and were shipping decoys across the country from their workshop near Weedsport along the Erie Canal. Before the discovery of this important mallard, Stevens' author and historian, Shane Newell, documented only one other early mallard drake tack-eye decoy by this maker. The bird exhibits painted tack eyes, an early carved groove separating the wings, and Stevens' finest scratch-comb paint along the back. It is in outstanding condition for its age, which is approaching 150 years. Original paint with minimal gunning wear.
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Massachusetts, acquired in 2008 from an estate auction
LITERATURE: Shane Newell, "The Essential Guide to Stevens Decoys," Warrensburg, NY, 2004, pp. 6 and 65, related decoy illustrated. Adele Earnest, "The Art of the Decoy," West Chester, PA, 1965, p. 139, plate 121, Stevens mallard illustrated.Condition report requests can be made via email or by telephone (info@copleyart.com or 617.536.0030). 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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