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Jim Schmiedlin Pair of Bluebill

Jim Schmiedlin (1945-2015), Bradfordwoods, Pennsylvania

Jim Schmiedlin – Pair of Bluebills – 2024
$7,800
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $8,000–$12,000under estimate
Sold Apr 2024at Guyette & Deeter April 2024 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
SpeciesPair of BluebillConfigPairPoseSwimmingSize15.5"ConditionExcellentPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Excellent rigmate pair of bluebills. Both with tucked, turned, swimming heads. Branded "JAS" on underside, with Jim's Return for Reward label. Drake is marked "9/2000. Kelley Isle, Ohio" and "Erie, PA" where it was hunted. Hen is marked the same, in addition to "Presque Isle Bay, Erie, Pennsylvania". Measure 15.5" long.

Provenance

Jim and Patti Aikin collection.

Comparable sales

The 1 most recent Jim Schmiedlin Pair of Bluebill to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
Jun 2023ExcellentOriginal$8,520

Same maker and species, most recent first. Prices include the buyer's premium. All Jim Schmiedlin sales