Makers / Illinois River

Charles Walker

Princeton, IL · 1873–1954 · 19 sales at Copley since 2011, every one reviewed

What Walkers have brought

How these numbers are made
$1k$10k2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Feb 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Mar 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500May 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Feb 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Mar 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500May 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500$1k$10k2011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Feb 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Mar 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500May 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Feb 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Mar 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500May 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 5 sales · median $4,500
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.

Working decoys only (19 lots). Miniatures, half-size birds and decoratives are left out of the median but still shown as dots. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.

$6,300
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
4
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
33%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$58,800
Top sale (all lots) — High-head Pintail Drake, Jul 2017
$6,300
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
4
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
33%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$58,800
Top sale (full-size) — High-head Pintail Drake, Jul 2017

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: 2024: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 4. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

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