Makers

Every carver and factory we track, with the bird that set their record and what a typical one brings. Tap a maker for every sale.

AllAntiqueContemporaryFactoryCape CodChesapeake BayConnecticutEastern ShoreGreat LakesIllinois RiverMaineNew JerseyOntarioOtherPacific NorthwestWest Coast
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Mason Decoy Factory — Pair of Wood DuckMason Decoy FactoryGreat Lakes · 1896–1924$930typical sale1,022salesRecord $354,000 · Pair of Wood DuckElmer Crowell — Preening WigeonElmer CrowellCape Cod · 1862–1952$4,500typical sale438salesRecord $1,130,000 · Preening WigeonWard Brothers — PintailWard BrothersEastern Shore · 1895–1984$3,300typical sale438salesRecord $264,000 · PintailR. Madison Mitchell — Pair of CanvasbackR. Madison MitchellChesapeake Bay · 1901–1993$300typical sale372salesRecord $11,400 · Pair of CanvasbackMark McNair — Harlequin Duck DrakeMark McNairEastern Shore · b. 1950$1,440typical sale363salesRecord $18,300 · Harlequin Duck DrakeGeorge Strunk — GrouseGeorge StrunkNew Jersey · b. 1958$570typical sale355salesRecord $4,680 · GrouseFrank Finney — Carved Wooden FlowersFrank FinneyEastern Shore · b. 1947$1,530typical sale276salesRecord $72,000 · Carved Wooden FlowersReggie Birch — MallardReggie BirchEastern Shore · b. 1953$330typical sale228salesRecord $1,800 · MallardBen Schmidt — Pair of Wood DuckBen SchmidtGreat Lakes · 1884–1968$540typical sale226salesRecord $14,400 · Pair of Wood DuckCharlie Joiner — SwanCharlie JoinerChesapeake Bay · 1921–2015$690typical sale221salesRecord $10,200 · SwanIra Hudson — Red-breasted MerganserIra HudsonEastern Shore · 1876–1949$1,200typical sale216salesRecord $102,000 · Red-breasted MerganserSean Sutton — Pair of Wood DuckSean SuttonNew Jersey · b. 1967$720typical sale180salesRecord $4,200 · Pair of Wood DuckHarry V. Shourds — Canada GooseHarry V. ShourdsNew Jersey · 1861–1920$720typical sale172salesRecord $348,000 · Canada GooseBill Gibian — GoshawkBill GibianEastern Shore · b. 1946$1,080typical sale168salesRecord $10,800 · GoshawkOliver Lawson — Pair of Ruddy DuckOliver LawsonEastern Shore · b. 1938$1,440typical sale166salesRecord $39,000 · Pair of Ruddy DuckCigar Daisey — RedheadCigar DaiseyEastern Shore · 1928–2017$870typical sale145salesRecord $5,400 · RedheadPete Peterson — Pair of MallardPete PetersonEastern Shore · b. 1944$765typical sale139salesRecord $6,120 · Pair of MallardGeorge Boyd — Red-breasted MerganserGeorge BoydOther · 1873–1941$1,800typical sale136salesRecord $90,000 · Red-breasted MerganserBob White — Rare Life-size Standing Bluewing Teal DrakeBob WhiteNew Jersey · b. 1939$1,500typical sale126salesRecord $15,600 · Rare Life-size Standing Bluewing Teal DrakeCharles Perdew — Preening Mallard HenCharles PerdewIllinois River · 1874–1963$3,450typical sale123salesRecord $168,000 · Preening Mallard HenMiles Hancock — SwanMiles HancockEastern Shore · 1887–1974$444typical sale121salesRecord $6,900 · SwanGrayson Chesser — Pair of Flying PintailGrayson ChesserEastern Shore · b. 1947$780typical sale116salesRecord $7,800 · Pair of Flying PintailWildfowler Decoy Company — Pair of Green-winged TealWildfowler Decoy CompanyConnecticut · 1939–1986$270typical sale111salesRecord $2,400 · Pair of Green-winged TealJoseph Lincoln — Wood DuckJoseph LincolnCape Cod · 1859–1938$2,970typical sale109salesRecord $1,250,000 · Wood Duck

Showing the 24 most-traded of 318 makers. Show every maker. Typical sale is the median over the last twelve months; a dash means fewer than 10 sales in that window. The photo is the maker's highest sale in our records.

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9,140 sales across 318 makers, every one reviewed by hand. A typical sale is the middle price of the last twelve months, including the buyer's premium — half the birds brought more, half brought less.

A change against last year is published only when both ends of the comparison hold at least 15 sales; below that it's a dash. A move that large usually means different birds came up, not that the same birds got dearer.

How these numbers are made