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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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Feb 22, 2025
****THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE SALE
Oversize Preening Black Duck
Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1880
20 in. long
A rare and early Lincoln decoy, the carver is known to have made very few preening models. The large body has subtle separation between the wings.
Original and old working paint with gunning wear, cracks through the body including the underside, and a tail chip.
Literature: Cap Vinal, "Joseph W. Lincoln," Rockland, MA, 2002, p. 31, related preener illustrated.
Please refer to the description; if you have questions, email colin@copleyart.com.
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