Richard Janson
Sonoma, California · 1872–1951 · 23 sales at Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Jansons 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.
Full-size decoys and shorebirds only (23 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.
- Pair of Pintail6$1,860
- Pintail4$465
- Canvasback3$2,700
- Pintail Hen2$705
- Pair of Green-winged Teal1$48,000
- Green-winged Teal Drake1$30,000
- Pair of Mallard1$4,320
- Pair of Canvasback1$4,200
- Canvasback Hen1$960
- Bluebill1$840
Every bird
All 23 Jansons 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.
23 birds
Pair of Green-winged Teal$48,000
Pair of Pintail$9,600
Canvasback$1,200
Bluebill$840
Bluebill Hen$720
Pintail$300
Pintail$570
Pair of Pintail$2,100
Pintail Hen$450
Pair of Pintail$600
Pair of Mallard$4,320
Green-winged Teal Drake$30,000
Pintail$11,400
Canvasback$3,300
Pintail Hen$960
Canvasback Hen$960
Pair of Canvasback$4,200
Pair of Pintail$1,800
Pintail Drake$840
Pair of Pintail$1,320
Pair of Pintail$1,920
Canvasback$2,700
Pintail$360About 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: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 6. 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.