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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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Jul 25, 2015 - Jul 26, 2015
Pelzer was a long time employee of the Milwaukee Public Museum and specialized in collecting big game specimens from around the world. He is said to have only made decoys for his own use and reported making just four widgeon for his rig.
Literature: T. Thompson Bosworth, "Museum Style Master: Walter Pelzer," "Decoy Magazine," Nov/Dec 2001, pp. 12-15, exact decoy illustrated.
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