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THBRare Premier-Grade Wigeon Hen Decoy by Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Lot 82
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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 Premier-Grade Wigeon Hen
Mason Decoy Factory (1896-1924)
Detroit, MI, c. 1910
15 in. long
This exceedingly rare premier-grade decoy recently surfaced on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Illustrating its rarity, in the 2014 edition of "Mason Decoys," the only premier-grade wigeon illustrated are a single drake and a well-worn early pair. The microclimate on Martha's Vineyard provided early gunners with excellent waterfowling opportunities, which included a relative density of wigeon. In addition to this Midwestern factory model, baldpate from the Ward Brothers have also surfaced on the Vineyard. Famously, A. Elmer Crowell and islander Henry Keyes Chadwick successfully collaborated on this species. This recent discovery is one of the rarer Mason finds to surface in some time.
Original paint with even gunning wear, a small tail-tip chip, and an early working wash of grey on the bill. Slight loss to neck filler and factory fill on right shoulder.
Provenance: Private Collection, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Literature: Russ J. Goldberger and Alan Haid, "Mason Decoys: A Pictorial Guide," "Updated Edition,"Lewes, DE, 2014, pp. 68-69, early worn wigeon pair 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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