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Helen Lay Strong

Seneca Falls, NY · 1915–1995 · 11 sales at Copley since 2008, every one reviewed

What Strongs have brought

How these numbers are made
$1k2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Jul 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Aug 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Sep 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Oct 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Nov 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Dec 2012 · 5 sales · median $345$1k2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Jul 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Aug 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Sep 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Oct 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Nov 2012 · 5 sales · median $345Dec 2012 · 5 sales · median $345
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. The “Working decoys only” view removes 10 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 (1 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.

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Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
0
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
29%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
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vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$5,400
Top sale (all lots) — Miniature Bobwhite Quail Family, Feb 2021
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Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
0
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
0%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
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vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$288
Top sale (full-size) — Great Blue Heron, Goldfinch and Indigo Bunting, Jul 2008

By species How these numbers are made

The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.

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: 1. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

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