Levi Rhodes Truex
Atlantic City, NJ · 1860–1934 · 19 sales at Copley since 2011, every one reviewed
What Truex 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.
Working decoys only (19 lots). Miniatures, half-size birds and decoratives are left out of 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.
- Merganser7$12,000
- Black Duck3$540
- Shorebird (other)2$10,500
- Yellowlegs2$690
- Brant2$690
- Plover2$600
- Other1$4,800
Every bird
All 19 Truex 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.
19 birds · Median sale $1,200 · Top sale $37,375 — Outstanding Red-breasted Merganser, 17 Jan 2011
The Hillman-truex Merganser Pair$10,200
Black Duck$540
Rare Ruddy Turnstone$7,800
Early Merganser Drake$2,160
Black Bellied Plover$720
Yellowlegs$600
Red-breasted Merganser Pair$13,200
Rare Merganser Pair$16,800
Ruddy Turnstone$13,200
Yellowlegs$780
Black Duck$1,200
Truex Trio$4,800
Mackey-truex Merganser Pair$12,000
Black Duck$180
Brant$480
Swimming Brant$900
Black Bellied Plover$480
Merganser Drake$1,200
Outstanding Red-breasted Merganser$37,375About 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: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2026: 5. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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