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 (80 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.
$660
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
41
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
42%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$7,200
Top sale (all lots) — Black Duck, Nov 2025
$660
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
41
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
42%
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 Duck15$990
Scaup15$360
Goldeneye9$450
Ringneck6$615
Green-winged Teal5$1,320
Blue-winged Teal5$780
Wood Duck4$2,100
Redhead4$735
Hooded Merganser2$1,455
Grebe2$1,305
Every bird
All 80 Nichols 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: 17 · 2024: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 31. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
Black Duck$1,110
Scaup$360
Black Duck$1,200
Black Duck$660
Wood Duck$4,500
Black Duck$630
Blue-winged Teal$1,110
Black Duck$2,880
Goldeneye$330
Black Duck$1,920
Scaup$510
Scaup$360
Black Duck$2,520
Scaup$600
Ringneck$900
Black Duck$480
Scaup$630
Teal$630
Goldeneye$390
Blue-winged Teal$510
Blue-winged Teal$390
Black Duck$4,200
Hooded Merganser$990
Black Duck$660
Scaup$300
Teal$1,920
Goldeneye$330
Scaup$300
Grebe$1,170
Scaup$180
Ringneck$1,020
Wood Duck$900
Redhead$900
Red-breasted Merganser$480
Goldeneye$510
Black Duck$7,200
Merganser$1,440
Scaup$1,320
Mallard$360
Scaup$300
Redhead$420
Grebe$1,440
Blue-winged Teal$780
Green-winged Teal$750
Scaup$540
Green-winged Teal$1,920
Goldeneye$300
Common Merganser$6,900
Goldeneye$480
Hooded Merganser$1,920
Redhead$1,800
Green-winged Teal$1,320
Loon$960
Ringneck$600
Wood Duck$2,400
Redhead$570
Black Duck$720
Black Duck$750
Scaup$570
Wood Duck$1,800
Goldeneye$810
Mallard$300
Scaup$300
Green-winged Teal$360
Ringneck$270
Scaup$270
Ringneck$540
Goldeneye$450
Scaup$300
Bufflehead$960
Black Duck$450
Ringneck$630
Green-winged Teal$1,560
Goldeneye$1,440
Blue-winged Teal$780