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Keyes Chadwick Bluebill Pair

Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958) Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1930

Keyes Chadwick – Bluebill Pair – 2014
$1,200
Brought, including buyer's premium
Estimate $1,000–$1,500
Sold Feb 2014at Copley, February 2014

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SpeciesScaup/BluebillConfigPairPaintOriginalQuantity2

The catalog record

Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958) Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA, c. 1930 A pair of rigmate bluebills with their original rigging and a "Foote" rig brand on the bottom of each. Enoch Warren Foote (1861- 1934) and his son Robert Foote (1901- 1953) used this rig of decoys from their farm in West Tisbury, Massachusetts. Original paint with areas of craquelure, gunning wear, an age line along the bottom of the hen, and a crack along the bottom of the drake.

Provenance: Foote Rig John M. Leavens Collection Private Collection, by descent in the family

Provenance

Foote Rig John M. Leavens Collection Private Collection, by descent in the family

Comparable sales

The 5 most recent Keyes Chadwick Scaup/Bluebills to cross the block.

SoldConditionPaintBrought
16 Jul 2026—Original$240
5 Jun 2026——$450
27 Mar 2026—Original$780
27 Mar 2026—Original$330
23 Jan 2026—Original$390

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