Makers / Chesapeake Bay

William Heverin

Charlestown, Maryland · 1860–1951 · 55 sales at American Sporting Auctions and Guyette & Deeter and Zebs Auctions since 2023, every one reviewed

What Heverins have brought

How these numbers are made
$100$1k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 5 sales · median $390May 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jun 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jul 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Aug 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Sep 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Oct 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Nov 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Dec 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Jan 2024 · 9 sales · median $390Feb 2024 · 8 sales · median $480Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Apr 2024 · 5 sales · median $600May 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jun 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jul 2024 · 6 sales · median $450Aug 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Sep 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $435Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $285Dec 2024 · 9 sales · median $300Jan 2025 · 10 sales · median $345Feb 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Mar 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Apr 2025 · 14 sales · median $450May 2025 · 16 sales · median $450Jun 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Jul 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Aug 2025 · 22 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 23 sales · median $330Oct 2025 · 21 sales · median $390Nov 2025 · 18 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 17 sales · median $330Jan 2026 · 16 sales · median $330Feb 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Mar 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Apr 2026 · 21 sales · median $312May 2026 · 23 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $270Jul 2026 · 20 sales · median $285Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $282Sep 2026 · 20 sales · median $286Apr 2023 · 5 sales · median $390May 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jun 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jul 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Aug 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Sep 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Oct 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Nov 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Dec 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Jan 2024 · 9 sales · median $390Feb 2024 · 8 sales · median $480Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Apr 2024 · 5 sales · median $600May 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jun 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jul 2024 · 6 sales · median $450Aug 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Sep 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $435Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $285Dec 2024 · 9 sales · median $300Jan 2025 · 10 sales · median $345Feb 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Mar 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Apr 2025 · 14 sales · median $450May 2025 · 16 sales · median $450Jun 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Jul 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Aug 2025 · 22 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 23 sales · median $330Oct 2025 · 21 sales · median $390Nov 2025 · 18 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 17 sales · median $330Jan 2026 · 16 sales · median $330Feb 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Mar 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Apr 2026 · 21 sales · median $312May 2026 · 23 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $270Jul 2026 · 20 sales · median $285Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $282Sep 2026 · 20 sales · median $286$100$1k2023202420252026Apr 2023 · 5 sales · median $390May 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jun 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jul 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Aug 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Sep 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Oct 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Nov 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Dec 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Jan 2024 · 9 sales · median $390Feb 2024 · 8 sales · median $480Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Apr 2024 · 5 sales · median $600May 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jun 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jul 2024 · 6 sales · median $450Aug 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Sep 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $435Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $285Dec 2024 · 9 sales · median $300Jan 2025 · 10 sales · median $345Feb 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Mar 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Apr 2025 · 14 sales · median $450May 2025 · 16 sales · median $450Jun 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Jul 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Aug 2025 · 22 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 23 sales · median $330Oct 2025 · 21 sales · median $390Nov 2025 · 18 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 17 sales · median $330Jan 2026 · 16 sales · median $330Feb 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Mar 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Apr 2026 · 21 sales · median $312May 2026 · 23 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $270Jul 2026 · 20 sales · median $285Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $282Sep 2026 · 20 sales · median $286Apr 2023 · 5 sales · median $390May 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jun 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Jul 2023 · 5 sales · median $390Aug 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Sep 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Oct 2023 · 6 sales · median $375Nov 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Dec 2023 · 9 sales · median $570Jan 2024 · 9 sales · median $390Feb 2024 · 8 sales · median $480Mar 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Apr 2024 · 5 sales · median $600May 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jun 2024 · 5 sales · median $600Jul 2024 · 6 sales · median $450Aug 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Sep 2024 · 6 sales · median $585Oct 2024 · 8 sales · median $435Nov 2024 · 8 sales · median $285Dec 2024 · 9 sales · median $300Jan 2025 · 10 sales · median $345Feb 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Mar 2025 · 12 sales · median $345Apr 2025 · 14 sales · median $450May 2025 · 16 sales · median $450Jun 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Jul 2025 · 20 sales · median $435Aug 2025 · 22 sales · median $360Sep 2025 · 23 sales · median $330Oct 2025 · 21 sales · median $390Nov 2025 · 18 sales · median $360Dec 2025 · 17 sales · median $330Jan 2026 · 16 sales · median $330Feb 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Mar 2026 · 22 sales · median $321Apr 2026 · 21 sales · median $312May 2026 · 23 sales · median $300Jun 2026 · 19 sales · median $270Jul 2026 · 20 sales · median $285Aug 2026 · 19 sales · median $282Sep 2026 · 20 sales · median $286
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 (55 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.

$286
Median sale, last 12 months (all lots)
20
Sales in the last 12 months (all lots)
21%
Sold over the high estimate (all lots)
-13%
vs last year (all lots), from 20 sales
$5,100
Top sale (all lots) — Black Duck, Feb 2026
$286
Median sale, last 12 months (full-size)
20
Sales in the last 12 months (full-size)
21%
Sold over the high estimate (full-size)
-13%
vs last year (full-size), from 20 sales
$5,100
Top sale (full-size) — Black Duck, Feb 2026

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: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 20. 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.