The Winter Sale 2011
Copley’s Winter Sale 2011 was the company’s first foray into the Big Apple. The sale took place on January 17th in Wallace Hall at St. Ignatius Loyola on Park Avenue. The spacious venue was open and airy and had surprisingly good light for a church basement. The viewing of the 430 lots kicked off Saturday morning with a steady crowd coming to study the paintings, decoys, and other related folk art for sale. The preview hit its crescendo on Saturday evening with over 450 guests in attendance for a special Scotch and Smoked Salmon Cocktail Preview. The auction achieved over $1,550,000 in sales.
The top lot in the sale was a feeding Canada Goose by John Tax (1894-1967), of Osakis, Minnesota, circa 1917, which sold for $115,000 (see image at right).
Outstanding Pair of Goldeneyes
A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1905
Sold for $109,250
Mallard Drake
Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938)
Accord, MA, c. 1925
Sold for $86,250
Ogden M. Pleissner
(1905-1983)
The Shore Line
oil on canvas, 20 by 34 in.
Sold for $48,875