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 (26 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.
$405
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
4
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
25%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$36,000
Top sale (all lots) — unknown, Apr 2025
$405
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
4
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
25%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
Black Duck6$1,470
Canada Goose5$600
Pintail4$2,850
Redhead3$1,020
Brant2$735
Scaup2$291
Sandpiper1$1,800
Black Bellied Plover1$1,800
Sanderling1$1,440
Every bird
All 26 Watsons 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.
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: 13 · 2024: 6 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 4. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
Scaup$330
Redhead$780
Brant$480
Scaup$252
Redhead$1,020
Species unrecorded$36,000
Canada Goose$360
Canada Goose$3,600
Sandpiper$1,800
Black Duck$420
Black Bellied Plover$1,800
Black Duck$840
Brant$990
Black Duck$720
Pintail$1,200
Black Duck$2,160
Black Duck$2,100
Sanderling$1,440
Canada Goose$570
Pintail$630
Pintail$4,800
Pintail$4,500
Black Duck$2,100
Redhead$1,200
Canada Goose$600
Canada Goose$2,400