L. Torry Ward
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada · 1926–1990 · 25 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Wards 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.
- Canvasback3$570
- Mallard2$690
- Pintail2$630
- Scaup2$615
- Shoveler2$600
- Long Tail Duck2$570
- Teal2$465
- Blue-winged Teal2$375
- Snow Goose1$1,560
- Alan Haid Pigeon Rig1$810
Every bird
All 25 Wards 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
Blue-winged Teal$330
Pintail$510
Canada Goose$630
Snow Goose$1,560
Canvasback$510
Blue-winged Teal$420
Long Tail Duck$570
Gadwall$720
Scaup$810
Scaup$420
Canvasback$630
Mallard$780
Teal$600
Teal$330
Long Tail Duck$570
Canvasback$570
Pintail$750
Eider$450
Shoveler$570
Shoveler$630
Mallard$600
Redhead$270About 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: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 7 · 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.