What Burrs 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 (17 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.
- Plover10$11,400
- Yellowlegs4$9,000
- Goldeneye2$489
- Wood Duck1$8,625
- Black Duck1$115
Every bird
All 18 Burrs 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.
18 birds · Median sale $9,000 · Top sale $20,400 — Feeding Yellowlegs, 15 Feb 2020
The Earnest-muller Burr Plover$15,600
Running Black Bellied Plover$11,400
Rare Golden Plover$7,800
The Mackey Burr Running Black-bellied Plover$11,400
Feeding Yellowlegs$20,400
The Earnest Burr Plover In Emerging Plumage$12,000
Reaching Yellowlegs$6,000
The Mackey-o'brien Burr Feeding Plover$10,200
The Starr Running Plover$8,400
Running Yellowlegs$9,000
Feeding Yellowlegs$9,000
Feeding Black Bellied Plover$11,400
Running Plover$15,600
Black Bellied Plover$4,313
Decorative Wood Duck Drake$8,625
Goldeneye Hen$460
Cork Black Duck$115
Goldeneye Pair$518About 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 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 1. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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