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Hunting News Latest Hunting News Gard named Sotheby’s senior consultant 
| Gard named Sotheby’s senior consultant |
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| Written by Sotheby’s American Folk Art | |
| Wednesday, 27 February 2008 | |
 Ron Gard, one of the world’s top experts and collectors of American waterfowl decoys, stands by a portion of his collection. Photo by David J. Sams. Gard worked closely with collector Dr. James McCleery and was instrumental in Sotheby’s sale of the Distinguished Collection of Dr. James McCleery in 2000, which transformed the market for American waterfowl decoys and attracted collectors outside of the traditional marketplace. The sale brought $10.9 million, the highest total for a single-owner sale of American waterfowl decoys, also achieving a record for an American waterfowl decoy at the time of the sale when a Sleeping Canada Goose by Anthony Elmer Crowell sold for $684,000. Sotheby’s next sale of American Folk Art will be held in October. “We’re absolutely thrilled that Ron Gard is joining us,” said Nancy Druckman, senior vice president and director of Sotheby’s American Folk Art department. “He is among the foremost scholars and collectors in this field and is widely regarded for his expertise and wonderful reputation. Ron has had a lifelong passion for American folk art, particularly for American waterfowl decoys, a market which has been growing enormously over the past few years and has experienced a broadening base of collectors outside of the traditional decoy collector.” Gard has worked with Druckman and Sotheby’s in the past. “They wanted to make it official,” he said. “There are new and different challenges as the field of American waterfowl decoys matures.” “I look forward to continuing and deepening my relationships with those in the field who already have an appreciation for this art form,” he said, “as well as working with new collectors interested in acquiring the best examples of art across categories.” Gard, a well-known American decoy expert, spent 30 years in management at Smith Barney as an officer, including divisional officer and a member on the board of directors for its predecessor Shearson Lehman/American Express. He is the author/co-author of three books on American folk art and antique decoys. He has lectured on folk art for museums and outdoor organizations throughout the country and has appeared on CBS, NBC and the BBC. He is a Diamond Sponsor in Perpetuity of Ducks Unlimited and was Dallas Sponsor of the Year for 1993 and was the Dallas Ducks Unlimited Sportsman of the year for 2002. He is the founder and past president of the Texas Decoy Collector’s Association and Texas Wildfowl Festival. He is a life member of Delta Waterfowl & the Grand National Waterfowl Association, and is a life member of the Dallas Woods & Waters Club. — Sotheby’s report. |
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