What Spragues 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 “Working decoys only” view removes 1 miniatures, half-size birds and decoratives from the line. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Working decoys only (16 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.
By species How these numbers are made
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
- Yellowlegs3$633
- Brant3$300
- Shorebird (other)2$3,120
- Wood Duck2$403
- Goose (unspecified)2$355
- Other1$6,000
- Sandpiper/Peep1$1,955
- Green-winged Teal1$360
- Black Duck1$300
- Duck (unspecified)1$300
Every bird
All 17 Spragues we have, newest first. Narrow by species, condition, form, 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.
17 birds · Median sale $460 · Top sale $6,000 — Rig of Six Beach Birds, Feb 2025
Swimming Goose$480
Green-winged Teal Pair$360
Rig of Six Beach Birds$6,000
Yellowlegs$360
Robin Snipe$4,200
Shorebird Trio$2,040
Black Duck$300
Swimming Brant$780
Brant$300
Brant$240
Three Decoys$300
Miniature Goose Diorama$230
Wood Duck Drake$460
Wood Duck Hen$345
Sanderling$1,955
Feeding Yellowlegs$1,150
Feeding Yellowlegs$633About 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: 2025: 2 · 2026: 1. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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