Shang Wheeler
Stratford, Connecticut · 1872–1949 · 28 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Wheelers 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 1 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 (27 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.
- Black Duck8$16,800
- Sleeping Black Duck3$54,000
- Sleeping Swan1$96,000
- Swan1$96,000
- Canada Goose1$84,000
- Pintail Hen1$72,000
- Canvasback Hen1$72,000
- Wood Duck1$42,000
- Pair of Bluebill1$27,000
- Canvasback1$8,400
Every bird
All 28 Wheelers 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.
28 birds
Canada Goose$84,000
Pintail Hen$72,000
Wood Duck$42,000
Sleeping Black Duck$14,400
Sleeping Black Duck$144,000
Sleeping Swan$96,000
Swan$96,000
Pair of Bluebill$27,000
Black Duck$12,000
Canvasback$8,400
Black Duck$39,000
Cork Black Duck$1,050
Black Duck$30,000
Preening Black Duck$4,800
Cork Scoter$660
Cork Bluebill Hen$510
Sleeping Black Duck$54,000
Black Duck$7,200
Bluebill Drake$3,360
Decorative Sora Rail$3,300
Canvasback Hen$72,000
Sora Rail$3,600
Black Duck$39,000
Black Duck$390
Black Duck$21,600
Black Bellied Plover$6,600
Black Duck$1,320About 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: 6 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 3 · 2026: 8. 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.