Makers / Chesapeake Bay

James Currier

Havre de Grace, Maryland · 1886–1969 · 42 sales at Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed

What Curriers have brought

How these numbers are made
$1002023202420252026Mar 2024 · 5 sales · median $390Apr 2024 · 6 sales · median $390May 2024 · 6 sales · median $390Jun 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Jul 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Aug 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Sep 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Dec 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Jan 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Feb 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Mar 2025 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2025 · 9 sales · median $330May 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Jun 2025 · 9 sales · median $360Jul 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Aug 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Oct 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Nov 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Jan 2026 · 9 sales · median $360Feb 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Mar 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2026 · 9 sales · median $300May 2026 · 15 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 16 sales · median $150Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $210Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $133Sep 2026 · 21 sales · median $133Mar 2024 · 5 sales · median $390Apr 2024 · 6 sales · median $390May 2024 · 6 sales · median $390Jun 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Jul 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Aug 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Sep 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Dec 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Jan 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Feb 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Mar 2025 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2025 · 9 sales · median $330May 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Jun 2025 · 9 sales · median $360Jul 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Aug 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Oct 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Nov 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Jan 2026 · 9 sales · median $360Feb 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Mar 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2026 · 9 sales · median $300May 2026 · 15 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 16 sales · median $150Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $210Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $133Sep 2026 · 21 sales · median $133$1002023202420252026Mar 2024 · 5 sales · median $390Apr 2024 · 6 sales · median $390May 2024 · 6 sales · median $390Jun 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Jul 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Aug 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Sep 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Dec 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Jan 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Feb 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Mar 2025 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2025 · 9 sales · median $330May 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Jun 2025 · 9 sales · median $360Jul 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Aug 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Oct 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Nov 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Jan 2026 · 9 sales · median $360Feb 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Mar 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2026 · 9 sales · median $300May 2026 · 15 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 16 sales · median $150Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $210Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $133Sep 2026 · 21 sales · median $133Mar 2024 · 5 sales · median $390Apr 2024 · 6 sales · median $390May 2024 · 6 sales · median $390Jun 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Jul 2024 · 8 sales · median $360Aug 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Sep 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Dec 2024 · 8 sales · median $330Jan 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Feb 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Mar 2025 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2025 · 9 sales · median $330May 2025 · 9 sales · median $330Jun 2025 · 9 sales · median $360Jul 2025 · 11 sales · median $330Aug 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Oct 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Nov 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 11 sales · median $360Jan 2026 · 9 sales · median $360Feb 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Mar 2026 · 8 sales · median $330Apr 2026 · 9 sales · median $300May 2026 · 15 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 16 sales · median $150Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $210Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $133Sep 2026 · 21 sales · median $133
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. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.

Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (42 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.

$133
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
21
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
18%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$870
Top sale (all lots) — Canvasback, 11 Jun 2026
$133
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
21
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
18%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$870
Top sale (full-size) — Canvasback, 11 Jun 2026

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: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 11 · 2026: 21. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

Read the full methodology

The recap after every sale

One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.