John Daddy Holly
Havre de Grace, Maryland · 1818–1892 · 47 sales at Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed
What Hollys 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. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (47 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.
- Canvasback22$690
- Redhead9$1,170
- Bluebill5$780
- Redhead Hen4$2,670
- Canvasback Hen2$1,140
- Canvasback Drake2$330
- Redhead Drake1$2,100
- Canvasback Wing Duck1$840
- Bluebill Drake1$270
Every bird
All 47 Hollys 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.
47 birds
Canvasback$480
Canvasback Hen$480
Redhead Hen$12,000
Redhead$10,800
Canvasback$1,800
Redhead$1,170
Bluebill$780
Canvasback$390
Redhead$2,700
Canvasback$810
Canvasback$840
Canvasback$600
Bluebill$780
Canvasback$540
Canvasback$480
Canvasback$480
Bluebill$330
Redhead$2,400
Redhead$480
Bluebill Drake$270
Bluebill$810
Canvasback Drake$360
Canvasback$870
Redhead Hen$510
Canvasback Drake$300
Canvasback$1,560
Canvasback$300
Canvasback$390
Redhead$1,560
Canvasback$630
Bluebill$390
Canvasback Hen$1,800
Canvasback Wing Duck$840
Canvasback$690
Canvasback$630
Redhead$630
Canvasback$2,640
Canvasback$690
Canvasback$1,080
Canvasback$3,300
Redhead Hen$3,300
Redhead Drake$2,100
Redhead Hen$2,040
Canvasback$810
Redhead$720
Redhead$630
Canvasback$1,320About 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: 8 · 2024: 18 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 11. 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.