Rare Merganser Pair, Levi Rhodes Truex (1860-1934)

Lot 217

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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 Merganser Pair
Levi Rhodes Truex (1860-1934)
Atlantic City, NJ, c. 1900
17 1/2 in. long

A rare rigmate pair of the maker's best species. Each remains in excellent condition, which is impressive given the very thin paddle tails, crests, and bills. Captioning this exact pair in his "Decoy Magazine" article cover feature on the maker, New Jersey historian John Clayton describes these hollow decoys as "a favorite among collectors." Indeed, a related drake holds the record price for the maker. This exact pair was also selected for a color photo in Fleckenstein's largely black and white New Jersey Decoys book.
Outstanding original paint with light gunning wear. Old and possibly original spot of fill on left side of hen's bill.

Provenance: Larry Pollin Collection
Private Collection

Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein, Jr. "New Jersey Decoys" Exton, PA, 1983, pl. VI, exact pair illustrated. John Clayton, "Levi Rhodes Truex," Decoy Magazine, September/October 2013, p. 25, exact pair illustrated. James R. Doherty, "Classic New Jersey Decoys," Louisville, KY, 2011, p. 157, related pair illustrated.

Condition

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