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THBThe Muller Verity Peep Pair by Obediah Verity (1813-1901)
Lot 110
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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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- Lot Description
The Muller Verity Peep Pair
Obediah Verity (1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
6 3/4 in. long
This exceptional peep pair showcases identical form in two distinct plumages. The first is in a rarely seen darker-backed spring breeding plumage with fine stippling applied. This distinctive decoy can be seen under the title sign in William J. Mackey’s historic IBM exhibition. The lighter rigmate, in winter plumage, features black and red stippling applied to a white body. Both bodies are especially plump and show the maker’s S-curve wing carving.
Dr. Peter Muller put this perfect pair together, with one bird coming from Mackey and the other from Elaine and Alan Haid.
Original paint with even gunning wear.
Provenance: William J. Mackey Jr. Collection (decoy in spring plumage)
Elaine and Alan Haid Collection (decoy in winter plumage)
Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr. Collection
Private Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Literature: Hal Sorenson, ed., “IBM Exhibits Mackey Decoys,” Decoy Collector’s Guide, 1966-1967, p. 47, exact decoy in spring plumage illustrated. Joe Engers, “Dr. Peter J. Muller: Bringing a good eye and an artistic approach to decoy collecting,” Decoy Magazine, January/February 2008, p. 13, exact decoy in spring plumage illustrated. The Ward Museum, "The Decoys of Long Island," Salisbury, MD, 2010, p. 63, related example illustrated. Robert Shaw and Ronald Gard, "The McCleery Auction," Dallas, TX, 2001, pp. 80 and 136, rigmate illustrated. Frank Schmidt and Gary Guyette, "The Art of Deception: Waterfowl Decoys from the Collection of Paul Tudor Jones II," St. Michaels, MD, 2006, p. 55, related pair illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.," Houston, TX, 1992, p. 43, related example illustrated. William J. Mackey Jr., "American Bird Decoys," New York, NY, 1965, p. 102, pl. 85, related example illustrated. Exhibited (spring plumage): Manhattan, New York, “The Decoy Maker’s Craft,” IBM Gallery of Arts and Sciences, August 29-October 1, 1966.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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