Makers / Illinois River

Bert Graves

Peoria, IL · 1880–1956 · 79 sales at American Sporting Auctions and GC Decoys and Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed

What Graves have brought

How these numbers are made
$1k$10k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $3,360May 2023 · 8 sales · median $2,880Jun 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Jul 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Aug 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Sep 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Oct 2023 · 12 sales · median $4,380Nov 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Dec 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Jan 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,360Feb 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,480Mar 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Apr 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Jun 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000Jul 2024 · 23 sales · median $3,000Aug 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Sep 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Oct 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Nov 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Feb 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Mar 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000Apr 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060May 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060Jun 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Sep 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Oct 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Nov 2025 · 15 sales · median $2,700Dec 2025 · 16 sales · median $2,700Jan 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Feb 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Mar 2026 · 19 sales · median $2,400Apr 2026 · 22 sales · median $2,340May 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jun 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jul 2026 · 27 sales · median $2,400Aug 2026 · 28 sales · median $2,340Sep 2026 · 30 sales · median $2,340Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $3,360May 2023 · 8 sales · median $2,880Jun 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Jul 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Aug 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Sep 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Oct 2023 · 12 sales · median $4,380Nov 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Dec 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Jan 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,360Feb 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,480Mar 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Apr 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Jun 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000Jul 2024 · 23 sales · median $3,000Aug 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Sep 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Oct 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Nov 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Feb 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Mar 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000Apr 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060May 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060Jun 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Sep 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Oct 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Nov 2025 · 15 sales · median $2,700Dec 2025 · 16 sales · median $2,700Jan 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Feb 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Mar 2026 · 19 sales · median $2,400Apr 2026 · 22 sales · median $2,340May 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jun 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jul 2026 · 27 sales · median $2,400Aug 2026 · 28 sales · median $2,340Sep 2026 · 30 sales · median $2,340$1k$10k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $3,360May 2023 · 8 sales · median $2,880Jun 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Jul 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Aug 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Sep 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Oct 2023 · 12 sales · median $4,380Nov 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Dec 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Jan 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,360Feb 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,480Mar 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Apr 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Jun 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000Jul 2024 · 23 sales · median $3,000Aug 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Sep 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Oct 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Nov 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Feb 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Mar 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000Apr 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060May 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060Jun 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Sep 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Oct 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Nov 2025 · 15 sales · median $2,700Dec 2025 · 16 sales · median $2,700Jan 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Feb 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Mar 2026 · 19 sales · median $2,400Apr 2026 · 22 sales · median $2,340May 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jun 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jul 2026 · 27 sales · median $2,400Aug 2026 · 28 sales · median $2,340Sep 2026 · 30 sales · median $2,340Apr 2023 · 7 sales · median $3,360May 2023 · 8 sales · median $2,880Jun 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Jul 2023 · 9 sales · median $3,360Aug 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Sep 2023 · 11 sales · median $5,400Oct 2023 · 12 sales · median $4,380Nov 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Dec 2023 · 17 sales · median $3,360Jan 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,360Feb 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,480Mar 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Apr 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2024 · 18 sales · median $3,300Jun 2024 · 19 sales · median $3,000Jul 2024 · 23 sales · median $3,000Aug 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Sep 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Oct 2024 · 21 sales · median $3,000Nov 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,000Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Feb 2025 · 22 sales · median $3,000Mar 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000Apr 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060May 2025 · 16 sales · median $3,060Jun 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Sep 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Oct 2025 · 17 sales · median $2,700Nov 2025 · 15 sales · median $2,700Dec 2025 · 16 sales · median $2,700Jan 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Feb 2026 · 17 sales · median $2,700Mar 2026 · 19 sales · median $2,400Apr 2026 · 22 sales · median $2,340May 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jun 2026 · 23 sales · median $2,280Jul 2026 · 27 sales · median $2,400Aug 2026 · 28 sales · median $2,340Sep 2026 · 30 sales · median $2,340
Sale month on recordYear only, placed at mid-year12-month rolling median

Every 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. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.

Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (79 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.

$2,340
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
30
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
37%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
-13%
vs last year (all lots), from 30 sales
$69,600
Top sale (all lots) — Mallard, Apr 2026
$2,340
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
30
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
37%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
-13%
vs last year (full-size), from 30 sales
$69,600
Top sale (full-size) — Mallard, Apr 2026

By species How these numbers are made

The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.

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: 17 · 2024: 22 · 2025: 16 · 2026: 24. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

Read the full methodology

The recap after every sale

One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.