Makers / Illinois River

Robert Elliston

Bureau, IL · 1849–1915 · 72 sales at Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed

What Ellistons have brought

How these numbers are made
$1k$10k$100k2023202420252026Mar 2023 · 9 sales · median $1,080Apr 2023 · 14 sales · median $870May 2023 · 15 sales · median $660Jun 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Jul 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Aug 2023 · 18 sales · median $975Sep 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Oct 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Nov 2023 · 21 sales · median $1,080Dec 2023 · 22 sales · median $1,095Jan 2024 · 22 sales · median $1,095Feb 2024 · 18 sales · median $1,095Mar 2024 · 16 sales · median $1,275Apr 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,300May 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jun 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jul 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,300Aug 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Sep 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Oct 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Nov 2024 · 23 sales · median $2,520Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,760Feb 2025 · 23 sales · median $2,520Mar 2025 · 20 sales · median $3,150Apr 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2025 · 23 sales · median $1,800Jun 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,040Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Sep 2025 · 16 sales · median $1,860Oct 2025 · 14 sales · median $2,100Nov 2025 · 12 sales · median $2,100Dec 2025 · 14 sales · median $1,710Jan 2026 · 14 sales · median $1,710Feb 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Mar 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Apr 2026 · 18 sales · median $2,490May 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Aug 2026 · 17 sales · median $4,800Sep 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Mar 2023 · 9 sales · median $1,080Apr 2023 · 14 sales · median $870May 2023 · 15 sales · median $660Jun 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Jul 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Aug 2023 · 18 sales · median $975Sep 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Oct 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Nov 2023 · 21 sales · median $1,080Dec 2023 · 22 sales · median $1,095Jan 2024 · 22 sales · median $1,095Feb 2024 · 18 sales · median $1,095Mar 2024 · 16 sales · median $1,275Apr 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,300May 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jun 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jul 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,300Aug 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Sep 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Oct 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Nov 2024 · 23 sales · median $2,520Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,760Feb 2025 · 23 sales · median $2,520Mar 2025 · 20 sales · median $3,150Apr 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2025 · 23 sales · median $1,800Jun 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,040Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Sep 2025 · 16 sales · median $1,860Oct 2025 · 14 sales · median $2,100Nov 2025 · 12 sales · median $2,100Dec 2025 · 14 sales · median $1,710Jan 2026 · 14 sales · median $1,710Feb 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Mar 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Apr 2026 · 18 sales · median $2,490May 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Aug 2026 · 17 sales · median $4,800Sep 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700$1k$10k$100k2023202420252026Mar 2023 · 9 sales · median $1,080Apr 2023 · 14 sales · median $870May 2023 · 15 sales · median $660Jun 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Jul 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Aug 2023 · 18 sales · median $975Sep 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Oct 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Nov 2023 · 21 sales · median $1,080Dec 2023 · 22 sales · median $1,095Jan 2024 · 22 sales · median $1,095Feb 2024 · 18 sales · median $1,095Mar 2024 · 16 sales · median $1,275Apr 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,300May 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jun 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jul 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,300Aug 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Sep 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Oct 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Nov 2024 · 23 sales · median $2,520Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,760Feb 2025 · 23 sales · median $2,520Mar 2025 · 20 sales · median $3,150Apr 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2025 · 23 sales · median $1,800Jun 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,040Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Sep 2025 · 16 sales · median $1,860Oct 2025 · 14 sales · median $2,100Nov 2025 · 12 sales · median $2,100Dec 2025 · 14 sales · median $1,710Jan 2026 · 14 sales · median $1,710Feb 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Mar 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Apr 2026 · 18 sales · median $2,490May 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Aug 2026 · 17 sales · median $4,800Sep 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Mar 2023 · 9 sales · median $1,080Apr 2023 · 14 sales · median $870May 2023 · 15 sales · median $660Jun 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Jul 2023 · 16 sales · median $765Aug 2023 · 18 sales · median $975Sep 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Oct 2023 · 20 sales · median $975Nov 2023 · 21 sales · median $1,080Dec 2023 · 22 sales · median $1,095Jan 2024 · 22 sales · median $1,095Feb 2024 · 18 sales · median $1,095Mar 2024 · 16 sales · median $1,275Apr 2024 · 17 sales · median $3,300May 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jun 2024 · 16 sales · median $3,750Jul 2024 · 22 sales · median $3,300Aug 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Sep 2024 · 20 sales · median $3,150Oct 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Nov 2024 · 23 sales · median $2,520Dec 2024 · 22 sales · median $2,760Jan 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,760Feb 2025 · 23 sales · median $2,520Mar 2025 · 20 sales · median $3,150Apr 2025 · 19 sales · median $3,000May 2025 · 23 sales · median $1,800Jun 2025 · 22 sales · median $2,040Jul 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Aug 2025 · 17 sales · median $1,800Sep 2025 · 16 sales · median $1,860Oct 2025 · 14 sales · median $2,100Nov 2025 · 12 sales · median $2,100Dec 2025 · 14 sales · median $1,710Jan 2026 · 14 sales · median $1,710Feb 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Mar 2026 · 13 sales · median $1,920Apr 2026 · 18 sales · median $2,490May 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jun 2026 · 14 sales · median $4,500Jul 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700Aug 2026 · 17 sales · median $4,800Sep 2026 · 16 sales · median $5,700
Sale month on recordYear only, placed at mid-year12-month rolling median

Every 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 (72 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.

$5,700
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
16
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
36%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
+206%
vs last year (all lots), from 16 sales
$102,000
Top sale (all lots) — Black Duck, Apr 2024
$5,700
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
16
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
36%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
+206%
vs last year (full-size), from 16 sales
$102,000
Top sale (full-size) — Black Duck, Apr 2024

By species How these numbers are made

The ten species that come up most often, with how many have sold and the median price.

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: 22 · 2024: 22 · 2025: 14 · 2026: 14. Coverage is Guyette & Deeter and Copley; private sales, shows and other houses aren't in this data.

Read the full methodology

The recap after every sale

One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.