Tom Schroeder
Detroit / East Detroit, Michigan · 1885–1976 · 57 sales at Guyette & Deeter since 2023, every one reviewed
What Schroeders 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 16 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 (41 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.
- Canvasback9$870
- Scaup8$480
- Mallard5$480
- Redhead4$2,250
- Pintail4$690
- Green-winged Teal4$540
- Bufflehead3$540
- Ruddy Duck2$5,040
- Wood Duck2$2,040
- Goldeneye2$1,140
Every bird
All 57 Schroeders 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.
57 birds
Canvasback$1,440
Perch$750
Scaup$600
Green-winged Teal$600
Goldeneye$480
Canvasback$870
Walleye$7,200
Loon$5,400
Pintail$960
Bufflehead$540
Mallard$480
Green-winged Teal$480
Scaup$420
Canvasback$240
Black Duck$1,080
Pintail$360
Wigeon$1,080
Ruddy Duck$8,400
Scaup$480
Mallard$6,000
Crappie$3,900
Wood Duck$1,080
Mallard$600
Tern$600
Canvasback$600
Wigeon$600
Pintail$600
Green-winged Teal$480
Mallard$480
Redhead$480
Canvasback$480
Bufflehead$480
Scaup$420
Mallard$360
Canvasback$630
Pintail$780
Turkey$16,800
Owl$11,400
Canvasback$7,500
Wood Duck$3,000
Scaup$2,400
Goldeneye$1,800
Green-winged Teal$1,800
Ruddy Duck$1,680
Redhead$1,500
Scaup$960
Scaup$480
Redhead$6,000
Black Duck$600
Bufflehead$5,400
Canvasback$7,200
Trout$6,600
Redhead$3,000
Canvasback$2,700
Minnow$2,400
Scaup$300
Coot$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: 9 · 2024: 1 · 2025: 33 · 2026: 14. 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.