Ward Bros. & Rosseau Decoys Top Copley’s Record Setting $2.4 Million Winter Sale 2019

By Ammoland

CHARLESTON, SC – -(AmmoLand.com)- Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC (copleyart.com), the nation’s premier decoy and sporting art auction house, realized over $2.4 million in sales at the Winter Sale 2019, held in partnership with the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) at the Charleston Marriott on February 16 in South Carolina. The auction, consisting of 389 lots, was an impressive 95% sold, extending Copley’s stellar track record in the industry.

The auction hall was filled with a buzzing energy and plenty of foot traffic throughout the sale, as over 650 bidders participated in person, over the phone, and through the internet. Additional chairs were set up after the auction’s start as new buyers, in town for SEWE, lined up to compete against established collectors, dealers, and institutions.

Thirteen out of fourteen cover lots sold. Four lots reached six figures, and forty-two items sold for five-figure prices. There was robust and active bidding from all platforms and across all categories, including paintings, prints, folk art, canes, and antique and contemporary decoys.

Copley’s owner and principal Stephen B. O’Brien …Read the Rest

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