Jim Schmiedlin
Pennsylvania · 1945–2015 · 89 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Schmiedlins 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 9 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 (80 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.
- Pair of Canvasback6$7,050
- Gadwall6$4,650
- Blue-winged Teal5$5,100
- Wood Duck3$11,400
- Hooded Merganser3$7,200
- Wigeon Drake3$4,320
- Bluebill3$4,200
- Scoter3$3,600
- White-winged Scoter3$2,400
- Wood Duck Drake2$25,860
Every bird
All 89 Schmiedlins 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.
89 birds
Hooded Merganser Hen$12,000
Blue-winged Teal$9,000
Hooded Merganser$7,200
Bluebill$4,500
Gadwall$4,200
White-winged Scoter$2,280
Surf Scoter$3,360
Gadwall$5,700
Green-winged Teal$5,400
Scaup$8,100
Gadwall$3,360
Goldeneye$3,360
Wood Duck$17,400
Ruddy Duck$10,200
Preening Mallard$8,400
Pair of Bufflehead$7,800
Blue-winged Teal$7,200
Pair of Canvasback$5,400
Pair of Scoter$4,500
Surf Scoter$3,900
Hooded Merganser$7,200
Pair of Canvasback$5,100
Gadwall$5,100
Scoter Hen$3,300
Wood Duck$11,400
Pair of Canvasback$6,900
Shoveler$3,720
Brant$15,000
Preening Blue-winged Teal$14,400
Pair of Hooded Merganser$12,600
Pair of Bluebill$7,800
Gadwall$5,400
Wood Duck$5,400
Pair of Canvasback$8,400
Bufflehead$5,100
Bluebill$3,900
Goldeneye$2,700
Blue-winged Teal$3,240
Preening Green-winged Teal Drake$14,400
Pair of Ringneck$12,600
Pair of Redhead$9,600
Black Duck$5,760
Bufflehead Drake$5,100
Pair of Long Tail Duck$4,500
Black Bellied Tree Duck$3,300
Preening Black Scoter$3,300
Gadwall$3,240
White-winged Scoter$2,760
Canvasback$2,040
Wigeon$1,680
Black Duck$8,400
Ringneck Drake$6,000
Scoter$3,600
Pair of Long Tail Duck$12,000
Red-breasted Merganser Drake$7,800
Preening Bluebill$7,500
Pair of Canvasback$7,200
Shoveler$6,600
Ringneck Drake$6,600
Merganser Hen$6,000
Hooded Merganser$5,400
Blue-winged Teal$5,100
Pair of Bluebill$8,520
Scoter$1,800
Wood Duck Drake$48,000
Pair of Canvasback$15,600
Pair of Red-breasted Merganser$14,400
Pair of Scoter$7,800
Green-winged Teal$7,800
Scoter$6,600
Redhead$5,400
Preening Blue-winged Teal$4,800
Bluebill$4,200
Blue-winged Teal$3,000
White-winged Scoter$2,400
Pair of Green-winged Teal$6,600
Wigeon Drake$4,800
Green-winged Teal Drake$3,900
Wigeon Drake$3,840
Canvasback Drake$2,700About 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: 43 · 2024: 19 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 13. 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.