Peter Peltz
Sandwich, MA · 1915–2001 · 22 sales at Copley since 2011, every one reviewed
What Peltz 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 “Working decoys only” view removes 19 miniatures, half-size birds and decoratives from the line. Hover or tap any dot for the bird behind it; click to open the sale.
Working decoys only (3 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.
- Songbird10$480
- Upland Game4$374
- Other2$510
- Other bird2$270
- Duck (unspecified)1$420
- Snipe1$420
- Owl1$300
- Shorebird (other)1$240
Every bird
All 22 Peltz we have, newest first. Narrow by species, condition, form, 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.
22 birds · Median sale $411 · Top sale $660 — Two Chickadee, 16 Feb 2018
Miniature Roadrunner$600
Miniature Cardinal Pair$540
Miniature Pheasant$540
Songbird Trio$480
Miniature Robin, Black Bird, and Flicker$480
Three Miniatures$420
Miniature Great Horned Owl$300
Miniature Pelican$300
Miniature Grouse$240
Miniature Tern and Herring Gull$240
Miniature Bald Eagle$240
Baltimore Oriole$300
Snipe$420
Warbler and Cedar Waxwing$480
Goldfinch and Sparrow$360
Junco and Tufted Titmouse$360
Phoebe and Sparrow$300
Two Chickadee$660
Hummingbird and Barn Swallow$480
Four Bird Carvings$420
Woodcock$403
Life-size Bobwhite Quail$345About 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: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 11. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.
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