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THBRare Ruddy Duck, Charles W. Waterfield (1881-1973)
Lot 264
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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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The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
The sale will offer the opportunity to view and take home world-class paintings and fine bird carvings. Featuring selections from the collections of Alfred Ely, L. H. LaMonte, Grant Nelson, Ronald S. Swanson, Herb Wetanson, and a descendant of Chester F. Spear among others. Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Rare Ruddy Duck
Charles W. Waterfield (1881-1973)
Back Bay, NC, c. 1920
11 1/2 in. long
“...the overall importance of Carolina’s bays and sounds in the wildfowl picture almost demands that decoy collections contain some example of Carolina origin.” -William J. Mackey, Jr. “American Bird Decoys”
An important Waterfield decoy, this North Carolina treasure displays the very same pattern and lines of the John Williams ruddy featured on the cover of "Gunnin' Birds." "Charles 'Charlie' Whitehouse Waterfield spent his entire life associated with hunting waterfowl in the Back Bay and Knotts Island area" writes Kroghie Andresen. "He was born on the False Cape Club property and while a teenager took his first job on Cedar Island working with John Williams and Ivy Stevens."
This example displays a fat-jaw profile and a slightly upswept tail. The underside is branded "N" for the North Collection. Original paint with gunning wear and a replaced bill.
Provenance: D. C. North Collection
Private Collection, Massachusetts
Literature: Kroghie Andresen, "Gunnin' Birds," Charlotte, NC, 2008, front cover and pp. 60-69, related example illustrated. William J. Mackey, Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, pp. 165-172.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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Copley Fine Art Auctions does not handle the shipping of any items. Shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Once your payment has cleared, and we have received your authorized shipping release form items may be released for shipment. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC shall have no liability for any loss or damage to such items. Buyers should allow up to four weeks for shipment.Please be aware that internet bidders may NOT not pick up their items at the sale. Items will be available for pick up by appointment or by shippers five days after the sale.
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