John Tax
Osakis, MN · 1894–1967 · 25 sales at Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Tax 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 1 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 (24 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.
- Scaup5$780
- Fish Decoy5$600
- Mallard4$690
- Canada Goose3$2,400
- Blue-winged Teal3$1,080
- Bluegill2$810
- Black Duck1$54,000
- Coot1$1,560
Every bird
All 25 Tax 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.
25 birds
Mallard$27,000
Fish Decoy$600
Canada Goose$48,000
Canada Goose$2,400
Species unrecorded$1,800
Canada Goose$1,800
Coot$1,560
Blue-winged Teal$1,080
Mallard$1,020
Blue-winged Teal$840
Bluegill$660
Fish Decoy$600
Fish Decoy$360
Fish Decoy$300
Scaup$240
Mallard$360
Mallard$180
Fish Decoy$960
Scaup$480
Scaup$780
Black Duck$54,000
Scaup$2,100
Blue-winged Teal$1,320
Scaup$1,080
Bluegill$960About 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: 2 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 1. 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.