R. Madison Mitchell
Havre de Grace, Maryland · 1901–1993 · 372 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2022, every one reviewed
What Mitchells 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 2 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 (370 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.
- Canvasback41$240
- Pair of Canvasback34$465
- Black Duck26$315
- Canada Goose24$285
- Pair of Bluebill21$360
- Pair of Mallard15$420
- Pair of Redhead13$360
- Pair of Black Duck12$345
- Pair of Wigeon11$390
- Pair of Pintail10$450
Every bird
All 372 Mitchells 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.
372 birds
Black Duck$210
Canvasback$330Mallard$270
Canvasback$330
Black Duck$240
Canvasback$120
Bufflehead$222
Goldeneye$144
Dove$840
Mallard$196
Redhead$192
Canvasback$180
Redhead$168
Canvasback$168
Dove$630
Pair of Canvasback$540
Brant$450
Pair of Pintail$420
Pair of Redhead$390
Green-winged Teal$360
Black Duck$330
Mallard Drake$300
Black Duck$300
Black Duck Hen$300
Blue-winged Teal Hen$240
Canvasback$210
Mallard$241
Scaup$228
Black Duck$187
Redhead$180
Scaup$156
Canvasback$145
Coot$108
Canvasback$96
Pair of Canvasback$11,400
Sleeping Black Duck$7,200
Pintail$4,800
Swan$3,300
Black Duck$2,100
Preening Brant$660
Coot$480
Pair of Wigeon$330
Pair of Bluebill$300
Redhead Drake$210
Canada Goose$150
Goldeneye$252
Canvasback$216
Teal$192
Canvasback$144
Redhead$132
Bufflehead$102
Canvasback$96
Canvasback$90
Black Duck$78
Species unrecorded$60
Tundra Swan$1,800
Pair of Ringneck$1,320
Goose$1,170
Goose$810
Black Duck$780
Pair of Pintail$780
Canada Goose$540
Pair of Bufflehead$450
Wigeon Hen$420
Pair of Wigeon$300
Pair of Canvasback$300
Canada Goose$150
Canvasback$96
Canvasback$516
Teal$456
Blue-winged Teal$342
Goldeneye$300
Wigeon$264
Coot$252
Pintail$210
Pintail$192
Scaup$192
Scaup$173
Canada Goose$96
Black Duck$78
Pair of Canvasback$480
Black Duck$390
Pair of Canvasback$360
Goldeneye$360
Pintail Hen$330
Pair of Pintail$300
Pair of Redhead$270
Green-winged Teal$240
Pair of Redhead$240
Bluebill Drake$240
Redhead Hen$210
Bluebill$180
Canada Goose$180
Canvasback Hen$2,760
Canvasback$930
Pair of Teal$600
Pair of Goldeneye$600
Pair of Canvasback$540
Canada Goose$420
Canvasback$390100 of 372 shown
About 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: 74 · 2024: 85 · 2025: 77 · 2026: 135. 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.