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About Seller
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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LiveJul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Geo. Petersen Factory (1873-1884), Detroit, MI, c. 1880
An early and very rare factory decoy by George Petersen (1846-1905). Rig branded "T K Bolton" on the underside. The bottom also has a painted "D" possibly for the "WMD" discussed in Gene Kangas' Decoy Magazine article on the subject.
Literature: Ron Sharp and Bill Dodge, "Detroit Decoy Dynasty," Lawsonville, NC, 2009, p. 22, similar decoy illustrated.
Gene Kangas,"WMD: The Missing Link," "Decoy Magazine," July/August 2012, pp. 24-31.Original paint with even gunning wear, a tight age line along the back, neck filler missing, and a darkened bill chip.Condition
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