Elmer Crowell
East Harwich, Massachusetts · 1862–1952 · 438 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Crowells 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 207 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 (231 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 Duck36$3,600
- Mallard15$4,200
- Yellowlegs13$14,400
- Black Bellied Plover11$24,000
- Canada Goose11$11,400
- Miniature Canada Goose9$1,440
- Tern8$6,420
- Miniature Wood Duck8$2,250
- Miniature Mallard8$1,650
- Goldeneye Hen7$3,480
Every bird
All 438 Crowells 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.
438 birds
Wood Duck$570,000
Dowitcher$192,000
Woodcock$156,000
Redhead$132,000
Willet$108,000
Pair of Merganser$72,000
Snipe$72,000
Curlew$51,000
Yellowlegs$45,000
Preening Black Duck$36,000
Killdeer$36,000
Plover$21,000
Canvasback$13,200
Yellowlegs$12,600
Mallard$9,000
Goldeneye Hen$7,800
Black Bellied Plover$6,600
Black Duck$4,800
Goldeneye$4,500
Black Duck$3,900
Pair of Bluebill$2,280
Wigeon$1,110
Miniature Blue Jay$1,050
Black Duck$990
Miniature Canada Goose$960
Miniature Canvasback Hen$720
Miniature Ruby Crowned Kinglet$690
Preening Wigeon$1,130,000
Blue-winged Teal$276,000
Curlew$192,000
Curlew$138,000
Black Bellied Plover$120,000
Quail$84,000
Wood Duck$51,000
Willet$50,400
Pintail$48,000
Grouse$45,600
Plover$42,000
Black Duck$19,200
Mallard$18,000
Plover$10,200
Black Bellied Plover$9,600
Wigeon$9,600
Black Duck$8,700
Decorative Robin$8,400
Brant$7,800
Lesser Yellowlegs$6,600
Sanderling$6,300
Full Size Decorative Nut Hatch$3,300
Yellowlegs$2,400
Miniature Wood Duck$2,400
Miniature Redhead Hen$2,400
Tern$2,400
Mallard$2,400
Miniature Mallard$2,100
Early Miniature Woodduck$1,500
Miniature Canada Goose$1,500
Miniature Bufflehead$1,320
Wigeon$330
Miniature Shore Bird$240
Miniature Blue Jay$1,920
Miniature Wood Duck$1,560
Miniature Robin$1,440
Miniature Canada Goose$1,320
Wigeon$1,200
Miniature Wigeon$1,050
Miniature Red-breasted Merganser$900
Canada Goose$870
Canada Goose$444
Canada Goose$570
Mallard$19,200
Merganser Hen$18,000
Black Duck$10,800
Tern$9,600
Redhead Hen$7,200
Mallard$4,200
Miniature Ringneck$360
Black Duck$510
Black Duck$360
Mallard$2,400
Miniature Mallard$1,200
Miniature Oriole$1,170
Miniature Bufflehead$1,140
Miniature Black Duck$1,110
Miniature Merganser$600
Curlew$114,000
Ruddy Turnstone$102,000
Wood Duck$78,000
Pair of Pintail$54,000
Wigeon$39,000
Decorative King Fisher$25,200
Merganser Hen$20,400
Yellowlegs$18,000100 of 438 shown
About 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: 61 · 2024: 151 · 2025: 140 · 2026: 86. 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.