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THBThree Hollow Ice or Field Geese Decoys, John Brooks (1879-1962)
Lot 327
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Copley Fine Art Auctions
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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- Lot Description
John Brooks (1879-1962)
Prince Edward Island, Canada, c. 1920
30 in. long
The well-conceived field decoys by John Brooks captured the imagination of Maritime Canada decoy specialist Gary Guyette, who discusses the maker's work: “At first he used live geese for decoys but when this was outlawed he turned his hand to making wooden decoys. The bodies of the geese are hollow and seamed through the middle, and the head and neck are carved in one piece using tree branches.” Guyette continues, “All of Brooks' goose decoys are painted a dark brown the later ones being almost black, and have gray brush strokes for feathering. Brooks carved ice decoys and floaters in upright or feeding positions that all have carved eyes and mouths.” The two largest birds bear the maker's "JB" brand on their undersides signifying that they were from Brooks' personal gunning rig.
As found.
Provenance: Private Collection, Washington State
Literature: Dale and Gary Guyette, "Decoys of Maritime Canada," Exton, PA, 1983, p. 119, related example illustrated.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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