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THBThe Ward Egret by The Ward Brothers
Lot 114
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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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The Ward Egret
The Ward Brothers
Lemuel T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, c. 1945
20 in. tall
"I have owned many Ward Brothers decoys and seen many, many more. I spent over thirty-five years visiting Crisfield and the Eastern Shore searching for Ward decoys and their other works of art to collect and for our book, "The Ward Brothers' Decoys: A Collector's Guide." I have great friends there, and some who have passed on, who have lived on the Eastern Shore all of their lives and are experts on the Ward Brothers. When the Egret was found in a house in Crisfield nearly thirty-five years ago and was put in a James Julia Gary Guyette auction, none of us had ever heard of a Ward Egret. Guyette cataloged it as a 'very rare and possibly unique full size egret by the Ward brothers.' When it came to auction, I knew I needed it for my collection." — Ron Gard
In addition to waterfowl, the Ward brothers made upland game birds, birds of prey, and shorebirds. That said, no herons have surfaced and this is the only egret known.
It was made with a full balsa body with raised wings and highly developed legs. The turned head and neck is finished with carved bill detail and inserted fibers to simulate feathering. Lem embraced the challenge of painting a white bird, employing both warm and cool grey feathering and fine stippling.
Original paint with minimal wear, some cracks and putty to toes.
Provenance: Private Home, Crisfield, Maryland
Ronald J. Gard Collection
Literature: Ronald J. Gard and Brian J. McGrath, "The Ward Brothers' Decoys: A Collector's Guide," Plano, TX, 1989, pp. 116, 127-128, Ward decoratives illustrated.Please refer to the description; if you have questions, email colin@copleyart.com.Condition
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