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THBWhooping Crane
About Seller
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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About Auction
LiveFeb 12, 2015 - Feb 13, 2015
Copley Fine Art Auctions cinnie@copleyart.com
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- Lot Description
Central Flyway
c. 1900
53 1/4 in. tall, base included
An exceedingly rare whooping crane decoy exhibiting glass eyes, old dry paint, and a steel rod support between the bird and its base.Whooping crane populations are believed to have been naturally low before the arrival of European settlers in North America. Due to hunting pressures and habitat destruction there were an estimated 1,400 birds remaining in the late nineteenth century and only 15 adults by 1938. Due to conservation efforts their population is rebounding and approximately 500 birds are alive today.
Condition: Very old working paint with craquelure and gunning wear, lower half bill repair, loose neck with minor paint chips, neck paint rub, and lower tarsus chips.Condition
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