Frank Finney
Cape Charles, Virginia · b. 1947 · 276 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Finneys 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 94 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 (182 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.
- Miniature Chicken3$660
- Rufous-sided Towhee3$420
- Large Hollow Carved Owl2$4,800
- Sculptural Swan2$2,400
- Miniature Owl2$1,650
- Orchard Oriole2$885
- Yellow Throated Vireo2$840
- Miniature Brown Thrasher2$720
- Miniature Rooster2$630
- Merganser2$600
Every bird
All 276 Finneys 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.
276 birds
Pair of Peacocks On Terrestrial Globe Bases$14,400
Large Lake Trout Fish Plaque$6,600
Hummingbird$2,100
Bee-eater$2,100
Miniature Owl$1,800
Miniature Owl$1,500
Yellow Throated Warbler$600
Yellow Throated Vireo$600
Miniature Blue-gray Gnat Catcher$810
European Starling With Split Raised Wingtips and Makers$600
Sandpiper$480
Uncle Sam Figure Holding A Small Bowl$570
Carved Wooden Flowers$72,000
A Cuddling Pair of House Mice$6,000
Bull Frog In A Bubble Bath$5,100
Full Size Decorative Bluejay$2,160
Wonderful Folk Carved Snake$1,920
Bay-breasted Warbler With Open Mouth$960
Louisana Waterthrush With Raised Wingtips$780
Miniature Bull Terrier In A Standing Pose$720
Decorative Nuthatch On Perch$720
1/2 Size Robin$360
Oversize Gull$4,320
Pair of Decorative Cardinals$3,960
Miniature Pair of Pintail On Base$2,520
Pair of Miniature Shovelers On A Base$1,920
Hooded Warbler On "t" Post With Raised V$1,080
Tree Swallow With Raised Wing Tips and Glass Eyes$960
Black-throated Blue Warbler$930
Chipping Sparrow With Raised V Wing Tips and Tack Eyes$930
Rufous-sided Towhee$840
Miniature Common Yellowthroat With Glass Eyes$600
Carved Duck Call With Acrylic Insert$210
Full Size Standing Grouse$4,500
Full Size Decorative Woodcock$2,400
Merry Christmas Ribbon Plaque With Three$3,600
Hooded Merganser With Open Bill and Reared Back Head$2,880
Miniature Hissing Goose With Open Mouth and Raised$1,140
Eastern Bluebird With Raised Wingtips$990
Blue Grosbeak$900
American Redstart With Open Beak and Relief Carved$720
Northern Oriole With Raised Wingtips$720
Meadowlark With Detailed Feather Carving$660
European Robin With Slightly Turned Head$630
American Robin With Glass Eyes and Raised Wingtips$630
Slate-colored- Junco With Glass Eyes and Raised Wingtips$600
Snail Weather Vane On Base That Was Used$390
Miniature Hardwood Whale With Open Mouth and Flippers$360
Miniature Robin$360
Pair of Hummingbirds$36,000
A Magnificent Holiday Tree$27,000
Bird Tree With 15 North American Bird Species$20,400
Large Mechanical Whirligig of An English Wing Shooter$12,000
An Early and Rare Bird Tree$7,800
Pair of Flying Orioles On Painted Back Board$5,100
Full Size Grouse With Dropped Wing Carving$4,800
Pair of Standing Wood Duck$3,600
Standing Kingfisher$3,600
Ruddy Turnstone With Slightly Turned Head and Relief$3,300
Large Hollow Carved Owl$3,000
Standing Tern With Raised Wingtips and Extended Split Tail$2,700
Ruddy Turnstone With Head Turned Almost 90 Degrees$1,560
Tropical Kingfisher On An Old Wooden Post With Iron Spike$5,100
Full-size Standing Laughing Gull$5,100
Large Preening Curlew With One Raised Wing$4,800
Full-size Kingfisher With Fish In Bill$3,600
Preening Hooded Merganser With Extended Crest and Relief$1,920
Walking Greater Yellowlegs With Raised Wingtips and Relief$1,800
Full Size$1,500
Full Size Turtle and Bull Frog With Bag of Loot$60,000
Full Size Chipmunk Eating Peanuts$8,400
Miniature Standing Fox Juggling Eggs$5,700
Miniature Walking Beagle$4,200
Preening Swallow With Raised Wings and Split Tail Carving$4,200
Large Curlew With Split Tail Carving and Applied Head$3,000
Miniature Golden Pheasant With Relief Wing Carving$1,800
Hollow Carved Preening Woodcock$1,800
Turkey Call Made From A Bull$1,800
Turkey Box Call$1,200
Yellow Throated Vireo$1,080
Slate Colored Junco$720
Eastern Towhee$720
Black Headed Grosbeak$600
Whimsical Chipmunk Resting On A Large Peanut$2,520
Cape Sugarbird On Perch With Wire Legs$1,680
Miniature Tree Swallow$630
Miniature Black Capped Chickadee$480
Dark Eyed Junco Miniature$480
Miniature Robin$480
Model of A Captain Jinks Cigar Store Trade Sign$13,200
Full Size Pheasant With Relief Wing Feather Carving$7,800
Large Hollow Carved Beaver Holding A Frog$33,000
* Excellent Bird Tree Featuring 18 Different Songbirds$19,200
Hollow Carved Blue Whale Weathervane$12,000
Rig of Nine Shorebirds$10,200
Trout Plaque With Relief Gill Carving and Open Mouth$7,800100 of 276 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: 79 · 2024: 66 · 2025: 92 · 2026: 39. 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.