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Founded in 2005, Copley Fine Art Auctions is a boutique auction house specializing in antique decoys and American, sporting, and wildlife paintings. Over the course of the last two decades, the firm has set auction records for not only individual decoy makers, but also entire carving regions. Copley...Read more
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Jul 24, 2016 - Jul 25, 2016
Special-Order Canvasback Hen
The Ward Brothers, Lemuel T. (1896-1983) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1928
This bold decoy displays some of the finest paint seen on any canvasback hen by the Ward Brothers. From a special-order rig of six birds. Signed "-1928- L.T. Ward-Bro. Crisfield, MD Lem Ward, Steve Ward," branded "P" and "WHP JR" on the bottom.
Original paint with even gunning wear and touch-up to reset bill.
Provenence: William H. Purnell, Jr. Collection, acquired from Lem Ward, 1971
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