Upcoming Events
The Spring Discovery Sale
This online-only sale features 250 lots of decoys, bird carvings, paintings, prints, etchings, bronzes, books, and fishing reels. It will be LIVE on Wednesday, March 26, at 9 AM EDT, and it will END on Wednesday, April 9, 2024, starting at 7 PM EDT at staggered 30-second intervals. If a lot receives a bid within the last few minutes, it will remain open for an additional minute.
East Coast Decoy Collectors Buy, Sell, and Swap
Copley Decoy Specialists will be delivering lots from the Winter Sale 2025 and collecting consignments for the July Sporting Sale 2025. Please contact Colin McNair at 757.999.0078 or email colin@copleyart.com for more information, to schedule a meeting to discuss selling items in your collection, or to preview objects in the Sporting Sale.
North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show
Preview our Sporting Sale at the Westin Chicago Lombard
This show will be the last opportunity to consign to the July auction. On Thursday from 12–7 pm, Copley will host a featured Sporting Sale preview and cocktail reception (5–7 pm) in Harry Caray's Ballroom. Also on display will be four Schoenheider geese from the Peterson Collection that will be featured in the upcoming Ducks Unlimited exhibition and book entitled The Canada Goose: Etched in Time, Carved in Wood.
New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association Annual Show
Jim and Debbie Allen will be exhibiting at the show and picking up consignments. Contact them at jim@copleyart.com or debbie@copleyart.com.
Vintage Decoys and Wildlife Art Show
Holiday Inn Cleveland South, Room 115
6001 Rockside Road
Independence, OH
Phil Stanton will be exhibiting at the show and picking up consignments.
Long Island Decoy Collectors Association Annual Show
Copley will be exhibiting at the show and picking up consignments for our Sporting Sale 2025. We will also deliver purchases from the Winter Sale.
The Winter Sale 2025
Copley’s Winter Sale 2025 features a well-curated selection of paintings, prints, antique decoys, bird carvings, fishing collectibles, and folk art.
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
At the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Copley will be holding a preview of select items from the upcoming Winter Sale. Please check out our auction preview and let us know if you have any requests for lots you want us to bring.
SHOW HOURS
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
New England Decoy Collectors Association Meeting
Copley is excited to host the New England Decoy Collectors Association Meeting at our new gallery in Pembroke. Please RSVP to info@copleyart.com.
Meeting at 12 PM
Winter Sale Preview 10 AM - 12 PM and after the meeting.
Eastern Shore Decoy Show
Copley will be holding a preview of select items from the Winter Sale 2025. Please check out our auction preview and let us know if you have any requests for lots you would like us to bring. Decoy Specialist Colin McNair will also be picking up consignments for our Sporting Sale.
Featured Preview Reception during the Easton Waterfowl Festival
Copley will be holding a preview of select items in the Winter Sale 2025. This is also an opportunity to consign to future auctions and pick up Discovery Sale purchases.
Copley is On the Road
Steve, Colin, and Ben will be traveling through MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, PA, MD, and VA. picking up consignments and previewing objects. Please contact the gallery at 617.536.0030 or email info@copleyart.com to schedule a meeting to discuss selling items in your collection.
Fall Discovery Sale
This sale features over 200 lots of decoys, bird carvings, paintings, prints, etchings, books, and fishing collectibles. Carvings by Elmer Crowell, the Ward Brothers, Bob White, Charles Birch, Mark McNair, Frank Finney, John Scheeler, Tuts Lawson, and many others will cross the block. Sporting and wildlife artists featured include Aiden Lassell Ripley, Frank W. Benson, A. B. Frost, Percival Leonard Rosseau, Francis Lee Jaques, Roger Tory Peterson, Thomas Aquinas Daly, Richard Bishop, David Hagerbaumer, Ken Carlson, and Roland Clark, among many others.
The Sporting Sale 2024, Day 2
Copley’s Sporting Sale 2024 will feature 450 lots of the finest sporting and wildlife art, antique decoys, and fish carvings. The two-day, virtual-format sale will offer the opportunity to acquire world-class paintings and bird carvings.
Telephone and absentee bidding is available, and online bidding will be offered through Bidsquare, Live Auctioneers, and the sporting art industry’s first app, Copley Live.
The Sporting Sale 2024, Day 1
Copley’s Sporting Sale 2024 will feature 450 lots of the finest sporting and wildlife art, antique decoys, and fish carvings. The two-day, virtual-format sale will offer the opportunity to acquire world-class paintings and bird carvings.
Telephone and absentee bidding is available, and online bidding will be offered through Bidsquare, Live Auctioneers, and the sporting art industry’s first app, Copley Live.
Spring Discovery Sale
This sale features over 200 lots of decoys, bird carvings, paintings, prints, etchings, bronzes, books, fishing rods, and reels. It will be LIVE on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9 AM EDT, and it will END on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, starting at 7 PM EDT at staggered 30-second intervals.
If a lot receives a bid within the last few minutes, it will remain open for an additional minute. If any further bidding occurs, the extension timer will reset to 1 minute. If no further bidding activity occurs, the lot closes when the timer runs out. Bid here.
North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show
Copley will be holding a preview of select items in the Sporting Sale 2024. This is the last opportunity to consign to the July auction.
East Coast Decoy Collectors Buy, Sell, and Swap
Colin McNair will be delivering lots from our Winter Sale and collecting consignments for our July Sporting Sale.
30th Annual Decoy & Hunting Collectibles Show sponsored by the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association
Jim and Debbie Allen will be accepting consignments for our July Sporting Sale.
The Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Association 45th Anniversary Show together with the Great Lakes Decoy Association
Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-3
Phil Stanton will be delivering purchases from our Winter Sale and collecting consignments for our July Sporting Sale.
Long Island Decoy Collectors Assoc. Show
Jim and Debbie Allen will be exhibiting at the show and picking up consignments for our July Sporting Sale. They will also deliver purchases from the Winter Sale if arrangements are made before the end of the auction on Feb 24.
The Winter Sale, Day 2
Copley’s Winter Sale 2024 features a well-curated selection of paintings, prints, antique decoys, bird carvings, fishing paraphernalia, and folk art.
The Winter Sale 2024, Day 1
Copley’s Winter Sale 2024 features a well-curated selection of paintings, prints, antique decoys, bird carvings, fishing paraphernalia, and folk art.
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition
At the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Copley will be holding a preview of select items from the upcoming Winter Sale. Please check out our auction preview and let us know if you have any requests for lots you want us to bring.
SHOW HOURS
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Exhibition Tour with Copley Fine Art Auction's Decoy Specialist Colin S. McNair
Saturday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Exhibition Tour with Copley Fine Art Auction's Decoy Specialist Colin S. McNair
Sunday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Eastern Shore Decoy Show, Feb. 2-3, 2024.
Copley will be holding a preview of select items from the upcoming Winter Sale. Please check out our auction preview and let us know if you have any requests for lots you would like us to bring. Decoy Specialist Colin McNair will be picking up consignments for our Sporting Sale.
Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fall Sporting Discovery Sale
This sale features over 275 lots of decoys, bird carvings, powder tins, paintings, prints, etchings, and books.
This is an online-only, Timed+ Auction. It will be LIVE on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 8 AM and it will END Thursday, October 12, 2023, starting at 12 PM EDT at staggered 30-second intervals. If a lot receives a bid within the last few minutes, it will remain open for an additional minute. If any further bidding occurs, the extension timer will reset to 1 minute. If no further bidding activity occurs, the lot closes when the timer runs out.
Delmarva Decoy & Collectibles Show
Copley will be accepting consignments for our Winter Sale 2024.
Cocktail Preview Party
The Copley Preview Party at Harry Caray’s Restaurant in Lombard, IL
North American Vintage Decoy & Sporting Collectibles Show
Copley will be holding a featured preview of select items in the Sporting Sale 2023. This is the last opportunity to consign to the July auction.
The Winter Sale 2023, Day 2
The Winter Sale 2023 will be live-streamed on February 24-25. We will be accepting consignments through November 15. We invite you to contact our specialists today to discuss consignments and make shipping and pick-up arrangements.
The Winter Sale 2023, Day 1
The Winter Sale 2023 will be live-streamed on February 24-25. We will be accepting consignments through November 15. We invite you to contact our specialists today to discuss consignments and make shipping and pick-up arrangements.