Estates Reign Supreme at Copley’s Winter Sale 2021
On February 19th and 20th, Copley Fine Art Auctions, the nation’s premier decoy and sporting art auction house, will host their Winter Sale 2021. To accommodate numerous estates, the company’s auction has expanded to a virtual two-day format. The auction will begin at...
A Great New Book by Sporting Classics Senior Editor Dr. Lloyd Newberry
Wings of Wonder is a great new book by Sporting Classics Senior Editor Dr. Lloyd Newberry For four decades Dr. Newberry has been writing hunting and fishing stories chronicling his many adventures in 67 countries and provinces. Three of his prior books include Pages...
True to the Bird: An Oysterman’s Sporting Legacy
Oysterman and artist, Gilbert Maggioni, married late and had no children. He passed his legacy to two young men, William Rhett of Beaufort and Grainger McKoy of Sumter. Gilbert Maggioni was an ornery old cuss most people said. He cussed the weather and he cussed the...
Blocks of Gold: The American Decoy
Perhaps the only art form to originate in America, the decoy is, in essence, a historical document of our golden age of waterfowling. Hunting was a very normal activity for young adolescents where I grew up in rural middle Georgia. We started with rabbits and...
Copley’s First Live-Streamed Auction Nears $1 Million
Chelsie Olney of Copley Fine Art Auctions says thank you to everyone who made Copley's first live-streamed auction a success. The sale, consisting of 296 lots, was 94 percent sold by lot and realized $957,000. The auction achieved several world record prices, thanks...
Copley Fine Art Auctions Sporting Sale July 23, 2020
On Thursday, July 23, Copley Fine Art Auctions, the nation’s premier decoy and sporting art auction house, will host their Sporting Sale 2020. The sale, consisting of 294 lots, will offer the opportunity to take home world-class paintings and bird carvings. Auctioneer...
Million Dollar Decoys?
Crowell decoys topped Copley’s record-setting $3 million sale. Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC, the nation’s premier decoy and sporting art auction house, realized more than $3 million at its Sporting Sale 2019 on July 25 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The auction, which...
Makeshift Turkey Call
@johnny_d_hill using that makeshift turkey call in Florida this morning.
Heidelbauer Handcrafted Duck Calls
My duck call, The Mallard Toller, is a quality, high-end, custom-made call requiring 10 to 12 hours of labor each. It has many attributes that can’t be found in other calls. It possesses complete tolerance meaning that the sound will not break, squeal, or stop up. It...
James “Cowboy” Fernandez Passes
Cowboy was the Oldest World Champion Duck Caller, Inventor and Founder of Sure-Shot Game Calls.