Lothrop Holmes
Kingston, MA · 1824–1899 · 19 sales at Copley since 2007, every one reviewed
What Holmes 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.
- Plover7$34,800
- Long-tailed Duck3$74,750
- Yellowlegs3$14,400
- Shorebird (other)3$10,500
- Dowitcher2$3,240
- Goldeneye1$12,650
Every bird
All 19 Holmes 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 $18,000 · Top sale $218,500 — Canvas Covered Swimming Old Squaw, Jul 2011
The Mccleery-holmes Plover$174,000
Plover$960
Black Bellied Plover$34,800
Early Dowitcher$4,200
The Aitken Holmes Feeding Yellowlegs$30,000
Black Bellied Plover$540
Running Golden Plover$18,000
Dowitcher$2,280
Black Bellied Plover$57,000
Rare Yellowlegs$14,400
Ruddy Turnstone$102,000
Canvas-covered Long-tailed Duck$51,000
The Mccleery-holmes Plover$144,000
Yellowlegs$660
Goldeneye Drake$12,650
Canvas Covered Swimming Old Squaw$218,500
Long Tail Duck Drake$74,750
Exceedingly Rare Ruddy Turnstone$4,888
Exceedingly Rare Willet$10,500About 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 · 2026: 1. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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