Makers / Cape Cod

Russ Burr

Hingham, Massachusetts · 1887–1955 · 17 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter since 2024, every one reviewed

What Burrs have brought

How these numbers are made
$100$1k202420252026Nov 2024 · 6 sales · median $555Dec 2024 · 7 sales · median $510Jan 2025 · 8 sales · median $450Feb 2025 · 8 sales · median $450Mar 2025 · 7 sales · median $480Apr 2025 · 7 sales · median $480May 2025 · 6 sales · median $495Jun 2025 · 6 sales · median $495Jul 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Aug 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $600May 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Jun 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Jul 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Aug 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Sep 2026 · 8 sales · median $330$100$1k202420252026Nov 2024 · 6 sales · median $555Dec 2024 · 7 sales · median $510Jan 2025 · 8 sales · median $450Feb 2025 · 8 sales · median $450Mar 2025 · 7 sales · median $480Apr 2025 · 7 sales · median $480May 2025 · 6 sales · median $495Jun 2025 · 6 sales · median $495Jul 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Aug 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Sep 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Oct 2025 · 5 sales · median $480Apr 2026 · 5 sales · median $600May 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Jun 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Jul 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Aug 2026 · 6 sales · median $465Sep 2026 · 8 sales · median $330
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. The “Decoys only” view removes 14 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 (3 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.

$330
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
8
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
25%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
—
vs last year (all lots) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$1,200
Top sale (all lots) — Woodcock, Nov 2024
$150
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
1
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
0%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
—
vs last year (full-size) — needs 15 sales at both ends
$390
Top sale (full-size) — Yellowlegs, 21 Mar 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: 2024: 7 · 2025: 2 · 2026: 8. 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.