A Collection of Lynn Bogue Hunt Accessories and Ephemera

Mid-20th century, including (2) leather wrapped keepsake boxes with silver-toned relief mounts of quail and an pheasant in flight, with signature plaque to the lower right (brown 2 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.; red 2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); (2) ceramic ashtrays with hand-painted horse portraits, including "WHIRLAWAY" and "GALLANT FOX", both titled and signed to the lower right (1 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.); a leather wrapped rectangular box with inlaid ceramic cover titled "MALLARDS CLIMBING OUT" signed to the lower edge (2 x 7 x 4 in.); a ceramic coaster with hand-painted flying quail, signed and to the front and impressed stamp "WHEELING 1" to the posterior (4 1/4 in.); (3) round ashtrays with transferred designs of game birds, signed to the posterior in gilt (3 3/8 in. diameter); a 7 1/4 in. diameter transfer decorated collector's plate of "GREENWING TEAL," titled and signed near the flange; a Gorham sterling dish with commemorative engraving "NADMC/ [goose decoy] / 1951 COMMITTEE / LYNN BOGUE HUNT / AND / JOEL D. BARBER / J. HAMMOND BROWN / EUGENE V. CONNETT / RALF COYKENDALL / WILLIA J. MACKEY JR. / THOMAS C. MARSHALL,' with 20th century Gorham sterling marks to the posterior (6 7/8 in. diameter). Together with various framed sporting-related prints. 5.35 weighable troy oz. Lynn Bogue Hunt was one of the foremost sporting artists and illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in New York and raised in Michigan, he developed a lifelong passion for hunting, fishing, and wildlife. After studying at Albion College and working for the Detroit Free Press, he moved to New York City in 1903, where he established a highly successful career as an illustrator. Hunt created approximately 250 magazine covers, including more than 100 for Field & Stream, illustrated numerous sporting books, and designed the 1939–1940 Federal Duck Stamp. An early conservationist and supporter of Ducks Unlimited, he was celebrated for his vivid depictions of wildlife and sporting life. Upon his death, The New York Times described him as "the Audubon of his time." Keepsake boxes with some losses and scuffs to the leather veneers; areas off rubbing to the hand-painted horse portraits; collector's plate with rim chip.

Estimate:$50

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