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 (38 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.
$2,100
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
11
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
32%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$60,000
Top sale (all lots) — Shoveler, Apr 2024
$2,100
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
11
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
32%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.
Canvasback8$1,020
Black Duck7$360
Redhead Hen6$945
Canvasback Hen3$1,800
Shoveler2$52,500
Bluebill Hen2$543
Pair of Mallard1$19,200
Teal Hen1$4,800
Pair of Canvasback1$3,900
Mallard Drake1$2,100
Every bird
All 38 Wells 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.
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: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2025: 9 · 2026: 9. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
Black Duck$360
Shoveler$45,000
Pair of Canvasback$3,900
Redhead$570
Canvasback$450
Canvasback Hen$19,200
Canvasback$12,000
Canvasback Hen$1,800
Canvasback$720
Canvasback$3,600
Mallard Drake$2,100
Black Duck$630
Canvasback Hen$1,320
Mallard$1,680
Bluebill Hen$545
Bluebill Hen$540
Bluebill$450
Black Duck$210
Redhead Hen$510
Redhead Drake$360
Black Duck$270
Canvasback$180
Shoveler$60,000
Redhead Hen$960
Redhead Hen$960
Redhead Hen$930
Blue-winged Teal Hen$750
Black Duck$600
Mallard Hen$450
Redhead Hen$270
Black Duck$720
Pair of Mallard$19,200
Canvasback$6,300
Teal Hen$4,800
Black Duck$360
Canvasback$210
Canvasback$1,320