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THBTucked-Head Black-Bellied Plover Pair
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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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LiveFeb 19, 2021
Lots 1-292 Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Long Island, NY, c. 1880
9 3/4 in. long
A plump pair of tucked-head black-bellied plover. One displays the Mackey Collection stamp on the underside. This bird was chosen for Colio's 1972 book. Years later, Dr. Muller was able to hunt down a rigmate and reunite them as a distinctive pair.
Original paint with even gunning wear.
Provenance: William J. Mackey Jr. Collection, Mackey-stamped bird only
Dr. Peter J. Muller Jr. Collection, Mackey-stamped bird acquired from the sale of the above, 1974
Unstamped bird acquired from Collectable Old Decoys
Literature: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., "Very Rare and Important American Bird Decoys from the Collection of the late William J. Mackey Jr. of Belford, New Jersey," Hyannis, MA, 1974, Sessions VII & VIII, lot 413, exact decoy illustrated. Joe Engers, "Dr. Peter J. Muller: Bringing a good eye and an artistic approach to decoy collecting," Decoy Magazine, January/February 2008, p. 10, exact decoy illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Bird Decoys of North America," New York, NY, 2010, p. 187, related example illustrated. James R. Doherty, "Classic New Jersey Decoys," Louisville, KY, 2011, pp. 96-97, pl. 192, related examples illustrated. Jeff Waingrow, "American Wildfowl Decoys," New York, NY, 1985, p. 39, related example illustrated. Robert Shaw, "Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.," Houston, TX, 1992, p. 60, related example illustrated. Exhibited: Philadelphia, PA, "Philadelphia Wildfowl Exposition," The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1979.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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