Ben Schmidt
Detroit, Michigan · 1884–1968 · 226 sales at American Sporting Auctions and GC Decoys and Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Schmidts have brought
How these numbers are madeEvery dot is a sale (price includes buyer's premium, log scale). The line is the median of the trailing twelve months, shown only when that window has at least 5 sales. The “Decoys only” view removes 10 miniatures and decoratives from the line. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (216 lots). Miniatures and decoratives are excluded from the median but still shown as dots. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
By species How these numbers are made
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
- Black Duck31$840
- Mallard Hen19$600
- Canada Goose14$3,000
- Pair of Canvasback12$990
- Mallard10$810
- Pair of Redhead8$1,200
- Pair of Mallard8$1,020
- Canvasback8$465
- Pintail7$780
- Redhead7$510
Every bird
All 226 Schmidts we have, newest first. Narrow by species, condition, paint, house or year, or sort by what they brought; switch to the table for the catalog detail beside each price. Tap a bird for the full record and comparable sales.
226 birds
Scaup$510
Bluebill Drake Duck$330
Miniature Teal$810
Miniature Black Duck$540
Canvasback Hen$180
Canada Goose$3,600
Pair of Pintail$3,300
Pair of Mallard$2,400
Pair of Mallard$1,200
Canvasback$420
Miniature Black Duck$390
Canvasback$150
Pair of Canvasback$1,020
Pair of Canvasback$930
Canvasback$510
Mallard$420
Coot$390
Black Duck$360
Coot$150
Pair of Pintail$12,000
Bluebill$4,200
Canada Goose$3,600
Snow Goose$3,600
Bufflehead$1,200
Black Duck$1,200
Mallard Hen$1,020
Bufflehead$960
Black Duck$570
Black Duck$510
Canvasback$450
Redhead$360
Mallard Hen$360
Pair of Redhead$870
Black Duck$720
Mallard Drake$480
Black Duck$390
Black Duck$360
Bluebill$330
Miniature Black Duck$300
Coot$270
Bluebill Drake$1,020
Black Duck Hen$930
Mallard$720
Canvasback Drake$630
Mallard Hen$600
Redhead$540
Canvasback Hen$510
Canvasback Hen$450
Redhead Hen$390
Pair of Redhead$4,920
Canada Goose$990
Pair of Bluebill$630
Canvasback Hen$600
Mallard$570
Bluebill Hen$540
Black Duck$540
Canvasback Hen$480
Mallard Hen$450
Bluebill$450
Bluebill Hen$330
Canada Goose$2,100
Wigeon Hen$1,800
Redhead Hen$1,800
Mallard$1,500
Black Duck$960
Mallard Hen$540
Pintail$480
Black Duck$1,800
Pair of Canvasback$1,080
Black Duck$360
Canvasback Hen$360
Black Duck$1,560
Pair of Mallard$720
Mallard Hen$480
Pair of Redhead$480
Mallard Hen$390
Black Duck$6,600
Pair of Wigeon$6,000
Canada Goose$3,600
Black Duck$2,700
Preening Black Duck$2,640
Wigeon$1,800
Pair of Mallard$1,650
Pair of Bluebill$1,500
Black Duck$1,440
Pair of Canvasback$1,200
Pintail Hen$960
Mallard Hen$840
Black Duck$840
Pair of Canvasback$840
Mallard$810
Mallard$600
Bluebill$420
Pair of Canvasback$900
Black Duck$810
Goldeneye$510
Black Duck$450
Bluebill$390100 of 226 shown
About these numbers
Prices are what the buyer paid, including the auction house's premium. The line on the chart is the median of the trailing twelve months, redrawn every night. A window holding fewer than 5 sales gets no point at all, which is why the line breaks rather than bridging a quiet stretch.
Only sold lots are counted. Sales by year: 2023: 36 · 2024: 60 · 2025: 79 · 2026: 51. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
The recap after every sale
One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.