Doug Jester
Chincoteague, VA · 1876–1961 · 100 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Jesters 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 “Decoys only” view removes 7 miniatures and decoratives from the line. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (93 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.
By species How these numbers are made
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
- Black Duck18$375
- Merganser15$1,050
- Bufflehead11$660
- Canvasback9$660
- Redhead8$525
- Red-breasted Merganser7$2,400
- Canada Goose6$3,240
- Hooded Merganser5$2,760
- Brant5$810
- Scaup5$660
Every bird
All 100 Jesters 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.
100 birds
Black Duck$450
Redhead$210
Canada Goose$876
Black Duck$136
Black Duck$360
Red-breasted Merganser$300
Canada Goose$7,200
Red-breasted Merganser$5,100
Pintail$3,000
Mallard$2,400
Red-breasted Merganser$2,400
Redhead$540
Pintail$1,050
Merganser$1,020
Merganser$750
Bufflehead$660
Canvasback$1,080
Redhead$180
Brant$930
Black Duck$360
Black Duck$156
Mallard$102
Hooded Merganser$2,760
Scaup$1,560
Redhead$198
Merganser$510
Hooded Merganser$6,600
Red-breasted Merganser$6,000
Merganser$1,800
Red-breasted Merganser$840
Scaup$660
Hooded Merganser$2,760
Canvasback$210
Bufflehead$660
Merganser$1,050
Bufflehead$660
Bufflehead$270
Bufflehead$570
Canvasback$480
Scaup$300
Black Duck$162
Hooded Merganser$630
Canvasback$510
Merganser$390
Bufflehead$690
Pintail$8,400
Hooded Merganser$5,700
Canada Goose$4,800
Black Duck$3,900
Red-breasted Merganser$2,700
Redhead$1,320
Bufflehead$1,080
Bufflehead$720
Canada Goose$510
Scaup$180
Black Duck$150
Black Duck$1,680
Merganser$3,300
Bufflehead$2,700
Canvasback$600
Redhead$840
Bufflehead$660
Black Duck$210
Black Duck$300
Red-breasted Merganser$2,160
Bufflehead$1,110
Canvasback$1,080
Brant$450
Black Duck$480
Canvasback$3,600
Merganser$3,000
Merganser$1,500
Merganser$1,080
Scaup$660
Goldeneye$600
Dowitcher$990
Merganser$450
Brant$1,020
Canada Goose$1,680
Canvasback$660
Black Duck$630
Merganser$870
Black Duck$720
Canvasback$780
Black Duck$750
Canada Goose$6,000
Ruddy Duck$6,000
Merganser$5,400
Redhead$600
Black Duck$240
Brant$750
Black Duck$390
Merganser$2,100
Redhead$510
Brant$810
Merganser$420About 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: 13 · 2024: 19 · 2025: 22 · 2026: 46. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
The recap after every sale
One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.