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THBSemi-Palmated Sandpiper A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
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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 27, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017
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- Lot Description
Semi-Palmated Sandpiper
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
6 1/4 in. long
The semi-palmated sandpiper is not only the smallest of Crowell's decoys, but also among his rarest working models. The maker has captured the likeness of this species better than any other decoy maker. Crowell's lesser yellowlegs carvings are commonly misrepresented as smaller species. This carving is one of a half-dozen Crowell peeps known with strong provenance.
"ELMER CROWELL E. HARWICH MASS" is written on the underside. This is one of two Crowell peeps acquired by early collector Lloyd Johnson, the other resides in the collection of Paul Tudor Jones II.
Strong original paint with gunning wear and reset original bill.
Provenance: Lloyd Johnson Collection
Morton M. Hanson Collection, acquired from the above
Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection, acquired from the above
Literature: Quintina Colio, "American Decoys," Ephrata, PA, 1972, p. 50, rigmate illustrated.
Byron Cheever, "North American Decoys," Heber City, UT, Fall 1972, p. 20, exact decoy illustrated.Condition
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.
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