Steve is a fourth-generation sportsman with a refined collector's eye and over thirty years of experience in the antiques, decoys, and fine art trade. His niche businesses have come to set the industry standard in the sporting art and antique decoy fields. Steve has established dozens of world-record prices for decoys and paintings.
Having published several books on decoys and sporting art, he is widely acknowledged as the preeminent expert and one of the most respected ambassadors in these highly specialized fields. Cinnie has worked at Copley since its inception in 2005 and before that was the gallery director at Stephen O'Brien Jr. Fine Arts.
Having published several books on decoys and sporting art, he is widely acknowledged as the preeminent expert and one of the most respected ambassadors in these highly specialized fields. Cinnie has worked at Copley since its inception in 2005 and before that was the gallery director at Stephen O'Brien Jr. Fine Arts.
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Copley has a team of experienced phone bidders ready to assist you during our sales. Our bid department will email you a confirmation of your phone bids within 24 hours of receipt. Please note, all phone bids must be scheduled 24 hours before the start of the sale. Our bid department will email you a confirmation of your absentee bids within 24 hours of receipt.
Please be advised that all persons wishing to bid at this auction should read, and be familiar with, the Terms and Conditions of Sale prior to bidding. A buyer's premium of 20% (23% for online bidding) of the final bid price up to and including $1,000,000, plus 15% of the final bid price over $1,000,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer to Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC as part of the purchase price.
We are always accepting consignments for our biannual sales. Our Sporting Sale continues the decades-old tradition of summer auctions in New England. The Winter Sale is held in Charleston, South Carolina, in conjunction with the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. We are also accepting consignments for private sale.
After discussing your artwork with a specialist, Copley will send you a consignment agreement outlining the consignment terms, including our consignor commission rate and terms of sale. Our competitive commission rates are scaled based on the value of your items. After you have spoken to a specialist, items should be shipped to our office at 65 Sharp Street in Hingham, Massachusetts.
Over the last three decades, Copley owner Stephen B. O'Brien Jr. has assisted nearly all of the top decoy and sporting art collectors in building their collections. Copley specialists' comprehensive understanding of these intricate niche markets generates results. Knowing the top buyers in any market is important, and our commitment to maintaining the highest standards in the field helps our clients to make confident purchasing decisions.
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