Keyes Chadwick - Foote Rig Redhead Drake
Updated September 3, 2026
| Lot number | 176 |
| Estimate | 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Feature Decoy & Sporting Art Auction 2026 |
| Date | September 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM EDT |
| Auction house | American Sporting Auctions |
| Location | Syracuse, New York |
Henry Keyes Chadwick (1865-1958) Oak Bluffs, MA 14" Excellent paint protected by a thin coat of varnish. Slightly turned head, glass eyes, and carved bill. Due to the wood Chadwick used, they are predisposed to splitting, with this having a relatively tight split in the underside. Branded FOOTE. The Foote rig was a working rig of decoys used by Enoch Warren Foote (1861–1934) and his son Robert Foote (1901–1953) from their farm in West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard.Condition: Very good and original with a thin coat of varnish that has mellowed and tight but normal age check in the bottom and two on the sides. Shallow dent in lower back.
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