Daniel Lake Leeds
Pleasantville, NJ · 1852–1922 · 19 sales at Copley since 2009, every one reviewed
What Leeds 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. 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.
By species How these numbers are made
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
- Plover8$3,900
- Shorebird (other)4$28,500
- Curlew2$3,951
- Black Duck2$710
- Merganser1$55,200
- Mallard1$13,200
- Yellowlegs1$4,800
Every bird
All 19 Leeds 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.
19 birds · Median sale $4,800 · Top sale $55,200 — Swimming Red-breasted Merganser Pair, Feb 2021
Lesser Yellowlegs$4,800
Hillman-muller Black-bellied Plover$4,500
The Leeds Mallard Drake$13,200
Black Bellied Plover$3,900
Black Bellied Plover$2,640
Black Duck$960
Black Bellied Plover$2,400
Swimming Red-breasted Merganser Pair$55,200
Ruddy Turnstone$18,000
Black Bellied Plover$3,900
Curlew$7,500
The Hillman Leeds Plover$6,000
Black Bellied Plover$3,600
Ruddy Turnstone$33,000
Ruddy Turnstone$45,000
Robin Snipe$24,000
Black Bellied Plover$13,200
Black Duck$460
Curlew$403About 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: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2026: 2. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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