Ira Hudson
Chincoteague, Virginia · 1876–1949 · 216 sales at Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Hudsons 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 (209 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 Duck35$840
- Bluebill28$795
- Brant24$795
- Canada Goose22$1,020
- Pintail11$870
- Canvasback11$630
- Redhead8$495
- Merganser6$795
- Bufflehead5$2,160
- Scaup5$426
Every bird
All 216 Hudsons 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.
216 birds
Canada Goose$1,320
Black Duck$1,320
Brant$510
Scaup$2,400
Black Duck$270
Canada Goose$3,840
Canvasback$270
Scaup$636
Brant$306
Pair of Pintail$42,000
Canada Goose$30,000
Black Duck$21,600
Merganser$16,800
Brant$10,800
Pair of Wood Duck$9,600
Bufflehead$9,000
Pair of Bluebill$5,400
Yellowlegs$4,800
Miniature Canvasback$3,900
Pair of Pintail$3,600
Miniature Mallard$1,200
Miniature Black Duck$1,020
Brant$1,320
Red-breasted Merganser$930
Merganser$780
Bluebill$4,560
Brant$4,080
Bluebill$1,440
Preening Canada Goose$1,200
Black Duck$870
Mallard$750
Merganser$720
Black Duck$330
Scaup$396
Mallard$630
Black Duck$390
Black Duck$349
Brant$780
Scaup$402
Goldeneye$252
Canvasback$720
Black Duck$360
Red-breasted Merganser$102,000
Pintail$48,000
Canada Goose$33,000
Redhead$22,800
Bluebill$10,200
Canada Goose$9,000
Pair of Bluebill$6,000
Canvasback$1,560
Redhead$510
Bufflehead$1,800
Bluebill$1,320
Black Duck$960
Merganser$810
Black Duck$420
Bluebill$1,800
Merganser$1,800
Pintail$870
Canada Goose$2,880
Pintail$2,160
Black Duck$2,100
Black Duck$960
Scaup$426
Brant$390
Canada Goose$660
Bluebill$545
Black Duck$1,200
Bluebill$240
Black Duck$1,140
Bufflehead$1,020
Brant$870
Canvasback$1,320
Bluebill$1,110
Canada Goose$3,600
Bluebill$480
Pair of Mallard$1,440
Goldeneye$720
Canada Goose$450
Black Duck$2,280
Black Duck$720
Bluebill$750
Mallard$45,000
Pair of Merganser$42,000
Flying Mallard$9,600
Pair of Goldeneye$6,000
Canada Goose$2,760
Bluebill$2,700
Bluebill$810
Black Duck$690
Canvasback$540
Black Duck$840
Bluebill$360
Bluebill$420
Brant$2,400
Brant$780
Canvasback$900
Canada Goose$480
Redhead$630
Canvasback$480100 of 216 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: 50 · 2024: 48 · 2025: 49 · 2026: 69. 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.