Wigeon Drake

Lot 266

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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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The Sporting Sale 2015 by Copley Fine Art Auctions

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The Sporting Sale 2015

By Copley Fine Art Auctions

Jul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015

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Lot Description

Nelson "Avery" Tillett (1903-1963) or Alphonso D. Tillett (1881-1954) Kitty Hawk, NC, c. 1920
The Tilletts were father and son Coast Guard Surfmen who also made decoys. A canvas-over-wire body with a two-piece head signed "A.T." on the bottom.

Condition

Original paint, gunning wear, two breathing holes in breast and tail possibly added for drying.
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