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THBThe Holly Hollow Mallard Decoy, James T. Holly (1855-1935)
Lot 184
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
20 Winter Street
Pembroke, MA 02359
United States
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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- Lot Description
James T. Holly (1855-1935)
Havre de Grace, MD, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
Regarding this exact decoy, C. John Sullivan, Upper Chesapeake Bay decoy and waterfowling authority, states the following, “The Holly family is best known as the originator of the Havre de Grace Style of decoy carving. When collectors consider Holly decoys, they focus on the smooth flowing lines of their finely sculpted bodies. Their style is synonymous with the thousands of decoys that come from the Havre de Grace side of the Susquehanna River Flats as they flow into the Chesapeake Bay.
“The most prolific and most artistic of the Holly family was James T. Holly (1855-1935). He built sinkboxes and bushwhack boats, painted duck shooting scenes and sailing vessels, and carved most species of waterfowl that frequented the Upper Chesapeake. His decoys exhibit the sleekest and raciest style of any of the carvers from this region.
“Of the several styles of mallards, this form epitomizes the best of Holly’s creations. It presents itself as one of the very few hollow-carved decoys from Holly’s workshop. The fact that it has retained its original paint adds to the appeal of this extremely rare James Holly creation." This singular example is believed to be the only hollow Holly mallard known to exist.
Original paint with gunning wear and a tight neck crack.
Provenance: Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection
Literature: C. John Sullivan, “The Hollys of Havre de Grace,” Decoy Magazine, Jan/Feb 1992, pp. 8-13.
J. Evans McKinney, "Decoys of the Susquehanna Flats and Their Makers," Ocean City, MD, 1990, p. 52.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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