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The Canadian Museum of History has acquired what it calls an “exceptional” collection of antique hunting decoys produced between the mid-1800s and mid-1900s by carvers in the Thousand Islands region and Prince Edward County.
The collection of 150 duck and goose decoys was donated by Etobicoke resident Jim Stewart, a retired businessman, consultant and author of two reference books on wildfowl decoys, the museum announced Friday.
Stewart’s decoy collection has been recognized as one of outstanding significance and national importance by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, the museum said.
The review board has certified that the decoy collection, along with a collection of early 20th century shotguns Stewart previously donated to the museum, have a combined value of more than $1 million.
Antique waterfowl decoys are highly prized by collectors. In 2005, a merganser decoy carved by William Hart. who lived in Belleville, sold at auction for $203,000 U.S. — the highest price ever paid for a Canadian waterfowl decoy.
The museum said Stewart’s collection “will be an invaluable resource for the museum and for others interested in discovering and exploring this aspect of the Canadian experience.”
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The collection of 150 duck and goose decoys was donated by Etobicoke resident Jim Stewart, a retired businessman, consultant and author of two reference books on wildfowl decoys, the museum announced Friday.
Stewart’s decoy collection has been recognized as one of outstanding significance and national importance by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, the museum said.
The review board has certified that the decoy collection, along with a collection of early 20th century shotguns Stewart previously donated to the museum, have a combined value of more than $1 million.
Antique waterfowl decoys are highly prized by collectors. In 2005, a merganser decoy carved by William Hart. who lived in Belleville, sold at auction for $203,000 U.S. — the highest price ever paid for a Canadian waterfowl decoy.
The museum said Stewart’s collection “will be an invaluable resource for the museum and for others interested in discovering and exploring this aspect of the Canadian experience.”
dbutler@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/ButlerDon
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