Makers

Every carver and factory we track, with the bird that set their record and what a typical one brings. Tap a maker for every sale.

AllAntiqueContemporaryFactoryCape CodChesapeake BayConnecticutEastern ShoreGreat LakesIllinois RiverMaineNew JerseyOntarioOtherPacific NorthwestWest Coast
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Mason Decoy Factory — Pair of Wood DuckMason Decoy FactoryGreat Lakes · 1896–1924$930typical sale1,022salesRecord $354,000 · Pair of Wood DuckElmer Crowell — Preening WigeonElmer CrowellCape Cod · 1862–1952$4,500typical sale438salesRecord $1,130,000 · Preening WigeonWard Brothers — PintailWard BrothersEastern Shore · 1895–1984$3,300typical sale438salesRecord $264,000 · PintailR. Madison Mitchell — Pair of CanvasbackR. Madison MitchellChesapeake Bay · 1901–1993$300typical sale372salesRecord $11,400 · Pair of CanvasbackBen Schmidt — Pair of Wood DuckBen SchmidtGreat Lakes · 1884–1968$540typical sale226salesRecord $14,400 · Pair of Wood DuckCharlie Joiner — SwanCharlie JoinerChesapeake Bay · 1921–2015$690typical sale221salesRecord $10,200 · SwanIra Hudson — Red-breasted MerganserIra HudsonEastern Shore · 1876–1949$1,200typical sale216salesRecord $102,000 · Red-breasted MerganserHarry V. Shourds — Canada GooseHarry V. ShourdsNew Jersey · 1861–1920$720typical sale172salesRecord $348,000 · Canada GooseOliver Lawson — Pair of Ruddy DuckOliver LawsonEastern Shore · b. 1938$1,440typical sale166salesRecord $39,000 · Pair of Ruddy DuckCigar Daisey — RedheadCigar DaiseyEastern Shore · 1928–2017$870typical sale145salesRecord $5,400 · RedheadGeorge Boyd — Red-breasted MerganserGeorge BoydOther · 1873–1941$1,800typical sale136salesRecord $90,000 · Red-breasted MerganserCharles Perdew — Preening Mallard HenCharles PerdewIllinois River · 1874–1963$3,450typical sale123salesRecord $168,000 · Preening Mallard HenMiles Hancock — SwanMiles HancockEastern Shore · 1887–1974$444typical sale121salesRecord $6,900 · SwanWildfowler Decoy Company — Pair of Green-winged TealWildfowler Decoy CompanyConnecticut · 1939–1986$270typical sale111salesRecord $2,400 · Pair of Green-winged TealJoseph Lincoln — Wood DuckJoseph LincolnCape Cod · 1859–1938$2,970typical sale109salesRecord $1,250,000 · Wood DuckDoug Jester — PintailDoug JesterEastern Shore · 1876–1961$675typical sale100salesRecord $8,400 · PintailHurley Conklin — Swimming Wood Duck DrakeHurley ConklinNew Jersey · 1913–1991$300typical sale94salesRecord $1,380 · Swimming Wood Duck DrakeBob McGaw — CanvasbackBob McGawChesapeake Bay · 1879–1958$270typical sale84salesRecord $4,200 · CanvasbackKen Anger — Hooded MerganserKen AngerOntario · 1905–1961$1,005typical sale84salesRecord $9,600 · Hooded MerganserDavid W. Nichol — Black DuckDavid W. NicholOntario · 1890–1977$660typical sale80salesRecord $7,200 · Black DuckGus Wilson — Preening White-winged ScoterGus WilsonMaine · 1864–1950$1,800typical sale80salesRecord $75,000 · Preening White-winged ScoterBert Graves — MallardBert GravesIllinois River · 1880–1956$2,340typical sale79salesRecord $69,600 · MallardRobert Elliston — Black DuckRobert EllistonIllinois River · 1849–1915$5,700typical sale72salesRecord $102,000 · Black DuckDodge Factory — SwanDodge FactoryGreat Lakes$390typical sale58salesRecord $168,000 · SwanJohn McLoughlin — CanvasbackJohn McLoughlinNew Jersey · 1911–1985$510typical sale57salesRecord $3,300 · CanvasbackTom Schroeder — TurkeyTom SchroederGreat Lakes · 1885–1976$675typical sale57salesRecord $16,800 · TurkeyWilliam Heverin — Black DuckWilliam HeverinChesapeake Bay · 1860–1951$286typical sale55salesRecord $5,100 · Black DuckChauncey Wheeler — MallardChauncey WheelerOther · 1862–1937$2,400typical sale52salesRecord $30,000 · MallardKeyes Chadwick — Red-breasted MerganserKeyes ChadwickCape Cod · 1865–1958$750typical sale52salesRecord $45,600 · Red-breasted MerganserLloyd Tyler — WigeonLloyd TylerEastern Shore · 1898–1971$420typical sale49salesRecord $11,400 · WigeonJohn Daddy Holly — Redhead HenJohn Daddy HollyChesapeake Bay · 1818–1892$840typical sale47salesRecord $12,000 · Redhead HenCorb Reed — Black DuckCorb ReedEastern Shore · 1897–1987$615typical sale46salesRecord $2,700 · Black DuckJames Currier — CanvasbackJames CurrierChesapeake Bay · 1886–1969$133typical sale42salesRecord $870 · CanvasbackThomas Chambers — Canada GooseThomas ChambersOntario · 1860–1948$1,560typical sale42salesRecord $27,000 · Canada GooseJohn R. Wells — ShovelerJohn R. WellsOntario · 1861–1953$2,100typical sale38salesRecord $60,000 · ShovelerEvans Decoy Company — Green-winged TealEvans Decoy CompanyGreat Lakes$390typical sale35salesRecord $19,200 · Green-winged TealHarvey Stevens — MallardHarvey StevensOther · 1847–1894$1,920typical sale33salesRecord $38,400 · MallardCharles Birch — SwanCharles BirchEastern Shore · 1867–1956—typical sale30salesRecord $108,000 · SwanNathan Cobb, Jr. — BuffleheadNathan Cobb, Jr.Eastern Shore · 1825–1905—typical sale28salesRecord $204,000 · BuffleheadPaul Gibson — CootPaul GibsonChesapeake Bay$160typical sale28salesRecord $402 · CootShang Wheeler — Sleeping Black DuckShang WheelerConnecticut · 1872–1949$57,000typical sale28salesRecord $144,000 · Sleeping Black DuckDave Umbrella Watson — the maker’s highest saleDave Umbrella WatsonEastern Shore · 1851–1938—typical sale26salesRecord $36,000John Tax — Black DuckJohn TaxOther · 1894–1967—typical sale25salesRecord $54,000 · Black DuckRichard Janson — Pair of Green-winged TealRichard JansonOther · 1872–1951—typical sale23salesRecord $48,000 · Pair of Green-winged TealAugustus Moak — CanvasbackAugustus MoakGreat Lakes · 1852–1942—typical sale21salesRecord $26,400 · CanvasbackNate Quillen — Blue-winged TealNate QuillenGreat Lakes · 1839–1908—typical sale20salesRecord $81,000 · Blue-winged TealJess Heisler — WigeonJess HeislerNew Jersey · 1891–1943—typical sale19salesRecord $33,000 · WigeonDuncan Ducharme — Green-winged TealDuncan DucharmeOther · 1912–1972—typical sale17salesRecord $13,200 · Green-winged TealRuss Burr — WoodcockRuss BurrCape Cod · 1887–1955—typical sale17salesRecord $1,200 · WoodcockFerdinand Bach — RedheadFerdinand BachGreat Lakes · 1888–1967—typical sale15salesRecord $84,000 · RedheadFrank Strey — RedheadFrank StreyGreat Lakes · 1890–1966—typical sale15salesRecord $3,600 · RedheadCharles Schoenheider, Sr. — MallardCharles Schoenheider, Sr.Illinois River · 1854–1944—typical sale14salesRecord $276,000 · MallardDan English — Black DuckDan EnglishNew Jersey · 1883–1962—typical sale14salesRecord $6,300 · Black DuckCharles Bergman — Green-winged TealCharles BergmanPacific Northwest · 1856–1946—typical sale13salesRecord $60,000 · Green-winged TealJoe King — PintailJoe KingNew Jersey · 1905–1992—typical sale13salesRecord $19,200 · PintailJohn Blair, Sr. — MallardJohn Blair, Sr.New Jersey—typical sale13salesRecord $240,000 · MallardHenry Lockard — RedheadHenry LockardChesapeake Bay · 1868–1944—typical sale12salesRecord $3,300 · RedheadHorace Crandall — MallardHorace CrandallWest Coast · 1892–1969—typical sale12salesRecord $27,000 · MallardLeonard Pryor — PintailLeonard PryorChesapeake Bay · 1876–1967—typical sale12salesRecord $8,400 · PintailWilliam Quinn — PintailWilliam QuinnNew Jersey · 1915–1969—typical sale12salesRecord $36,000 · PintailEnoch Reindahl — Pair of MallardEnoch ReindahlGreat Lakes · 1904–2000$8,400typical sale11salesRecord $156,000 · Pair of MallardEli Doughty — the maker’s highest saleEli DoughtyEastern Shore · 1884–1923—typical sale9salesRecord $44,400Joe Gigl — Canvasback and BluebillJoe GiglOther—typical sale9salesRecord $510 · Canvasback and BluebillAlbert Laing — Sleeping BluebillAlbert LaingConnecticut · 1811–1886—typical sale8salesRecord $10,800 · Sleeping BluebillLouis Rathmell — MallardLouis RathmellConnecticut · 1898–1974—typical sale8salesRecord $39,600 · MallardBenjamin Holmes — GoldeneyeBenjamin HolmesConnecticut · 1843–1912—typical sale7salesRecord $1,110 · GoldeneyeOwen Gromme — Canada GooseOwen GrommeGreat Lakes · 1896–1991—typical sale6salesRecord $36,000 · Canada GooseHerter's — OwlHerter'sOther—typical sale4salesRecord $390 · OwlMitchell Lafrance — Starr Collection Pintail PairMitchell LafranceOther—typical sale4salesRecord $2,520 · Starr Collection Pintail PairReg Bloom — Decorative Goldeneye PairReg BloomOther—typical sale4salesRecord $300 · Decorative Goldeneye PairRoy Conklin — Flying Mallards In Painted SceneRoy ConklinOther—typical sale4salesRecord $1,500 · Flying Mallards In Painted SceneW.M. Oler — Green-winged Teal PairW.M. OlerOther—typical sale4salesRecord $420 · Green-winged Teal PairBenjamin Smith — Red-breasted MerganserBenjamin SmithCape Cod · 1866–1946—typical sale3salesRecord $12,600 · Red-breasted MerganserCaptain Harry Jobes — Canada GooseCaptain Harry JobesOther—typical sale3salesRecord $144 · Canada GooseCharles Buchanan — Black DuckCharles BuchananOther—typical sale3salesRecord $108 · Black DuckCharles Joefrau — Rare Miniature Greenwing TealCharles JoefrauOther—typical sale3salesRecord $15,900 · Rare Miniature Greenwing TealClovis LeFebvre — GoldeneyeClovis LeFebvreOther—typical sale3salesRecord $390 · GoldeneyeGeorge May — Harlequin DuckGeorge MayOther · 1872–1930—typical sale3salesRecord $21,000 · Harlequin DuckJules E Frederick — Preening Pintail DrakeJules E FrederickOther—typical sale3salesRecord $630 · Preening Pintail DrakeMarshall Chaloupek — Mallard DrakeMarshall ChaloupekOther—typical sale3salesRecord $60 · Mallard DrakeStevens Bros — Wigeon DrakeStevens BrosOther—typical sale3salesRecord $1,170 · Wigeon DrakeCaptain George Combs Sr. — Bluebill DrakeCaptain George Combs Sr.Other—typical sale2salesRecord $420 · Bluebill DrakeFrank Coombs — Goldeneye DrakeFrank CoombsOther—typical sale2salesRecord $570 · Goldeneye DrakeGeneral Chester DeGavre — Miniature Snow GooseGeneral Chester DeGavreOther—typical sale2salesRecord $480 · Miniature Snow GooseJohn H McKenney — Mallard PairJohn H McKenneyOther—typical sale2salesRecord $210 · Mallard PairL.L. Bean — Canada GooseL.L. BeanMaine—typical sale2salesRecord $366 · Canada GooseMenin Brabaw — Miniature Mallard PairMenin BrabawOther—typical sale2salesRecord $270 · Miniature Mallard PairPeterson Decoy Company — Mallard DrakePeterson Decoy CompanyOther—typical sale2salesRecord $600 · Mallard DrakeRobert Freirich — Black DuckRobert FreirichNew Jersey · 1912–1971—typical sale2salesRecord $19,200 · Black DuckWill Mason — Bluebill DrakeWill MasonOther—typical sale2salesRecord $870 · Bluebill DrakeWilliam Henry Bennett — CurlewWilliam Henry BennettOther—typical sale2salesRecord $780 · CurlewWilliam M. Ethington — Black Duck DecoyWilliam M. EthingtonOther—typical sale2salesRecord $270 · Black Duck DecoyAchilles Hart — Bluebill HenAchilles HartOther—typical sale1salesRecord $150 · Bluebill HenAddie Nichol — Goldeneye DrakeAddie NicholOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $450 · Goldeneye DrakeAllen J. King — Mallard PairAllen J. KingOther—typical sale1salesRecord $480 · Mallard PairBill Enright — Personal Collection Mallard PairBill EnrightOther—typical sale1salesRecord $330 · Personal Collection Mallard PairBilly Ellis — Redhead DrakeBilly EllisOther—typical sale1salesRecord $240 · Redhead DrakeBurleigh Brothers — Swimming Black Duck DecoyBurleigh BrothersOther—typical sale1salesRecord $360 · Swimming Black Duck DecoyCaleb Marter — Green-winged Teal DrakeCaleb MarterOther—typical sale1salesRecord $420 · Green-winged Teal DrakeCaptain Thorvald Kristian — BrantCaptain Thorvald KristianWest Coast—typical sale1salesRecord $4,200 · BrantCharles Jester — Rare Redhead HenCharles JesterOther—typical sale1salesRecord $8,700 · Rare Redhead HenCharles Nelson Barnard — Canvasback HenCharles Nelson BarnardOther—typical sale1salesRecord $870 · Canvasback HenCharlie Mahler — Mallard PairCharlie MahlerOther—typical sale1salesRecord $630 · Mallard PairChristopher Smith — Two DecoysChristopher SmithOther—typical sale1salesRecord $540 · Two DecoysClarence Fenimore — Merganser PairClarence FenimoreOther—typical sale1salesRecord $330 · Merganser PairClarence Shaw — Bluebill HenClarence ShawOther—typical sale1salesRecord $72 · Bluebill HenClark Madera — Bluebill DrakeClark MaderaOther—typical sale1salesRecord $1,080 · Bluebill DrakeCliff Avann — Only Known Existing BarrowsCliff AvannOther—typical sale1salesRecord $1,920 · Only Known Existing BarrowsEd Murphy — Canvasback HenEd MurphyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $390 · Canvasback HenEllis Parker — Black DuckEllis ParkerOther—typical sale1salesRecord $66 · Black DuckElmer Wolf — Mallard PairElmer WolfOther—typical sale1salesRecord $480 · Mallard PairElton Henning — DecoyElton HenningOther—typical sale1salesRecord $12 · DecoyEmile Lacombe — Goldeneye DrakeEmile LacombeOther—typical sale1salesRecord $60 · Goldeneye DrakeErnie Fox — CootErnie FoxOther—typical sale1salesRecord $180 · CootEugene Hendrickson — Red-breasted Merganser DrakeEugene HendricksonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $150 · Red-breasted Merganser DrakeFerman Eyre — Black DuckFerman EyreOther—typical sale1salesRecord $120 · Black DuckFred Harris — Canvasback DrakeFred HarrisOther—typical sale1salesRecord $990 · Canvasback DrakeFritz Geiger — Bluebill HenFritz GeigerOther—typical sale1salesRecord $300 · Bluebill HenGeorge Lockard — Petite Canvasback HenGeorge LockardOther—typical sale1salesRecord $1,020 · Petite Canvasback HenGeorge Soule — Long Billed CurlewGeorge SouleOther—typical sale1salesRecord $72 · Long Billed CurlewGeorge Warin — Bluebill HenGeorge WarinOther—typical sale1salesRecord $1,740 · Bluebill HenGeorges Guyon — Mallard DrakeGeorges GuyonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $150 · Mallard DrakeHarold Gibbs — Wood Duck DrakeHarold GibbsOther—typical sale1salesRecord $300 · Wood Duck DrakeHenry Osbourne — Black Bellied PloverHenry OsbourneOther—typical sale1salesRecord $2,280 · Black Bellied PloverHornick Brothers — Mallard PairHornick BrothersOther—typical sale1salesRecord $48 · Mallard PairHoward Hoatley — Black DuckHoward HoatleyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $180 · Black DuckJ.J. Nolan — Cork Canada Goose DecoyJ.J. NolanOther—typical sale1salesRecord $48 · Cork Canada Goose DecoyJake Barrett — Rare Bufflehead PairJake BarrettOther—typical sale1salesRecord $2,640 · Rare Bufflehead PairJames Holly — Canvasback - Philadelphia Ducking ClJames HollyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $3,720 · Canvasback - Philadelphia Ducking ClJoe Savko — Rare Bufflehead DrakeJoe SavkoOther—typical sale1salesRecord $3,600 · Rare Bufflehead DrakeJoel Barber — Black DuckJoel BarberOther—typical sale1salesRecord $270 · Black DuckJohn B. Garton — Canvasback DrakeJohn B. GartonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $390 · Canvasback DrakeJohn Updyke — Black DuckJohn UpdykeOther—typical sale1salesRecord $108 · Black DuckLevy Family — Eider & Scoter PairLevy FamilyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $300 · Eider & Scoter PairLloyd & Harold Nichol — Bluebill DrakeLloyd & Harold NicholOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $540 · Bluebill DrakeNichol Family — Bluebill HenNichol FamilyOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $360 · Bluebill HenOtton Garren — Green-winged Teal DrakeOtton GarrenOther—typical sale1salesRecord $870 · Green-winged Teal DrakePratt Decoy Company — Goldeneye PairPratt Decoy CompanyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $210 · Goldeneye PairRe Orser — Bluebill PairRe OrserOther—typical sale1salesRecord $60 · Bluebill PairRobert Morse — Herring GullRobert MorseOther—typical sale1salesRecord $300 · Herring GullRobert Norman — Bluebill HenRobert NormanOther—typical sale1salesRecord $240 · Bluebill HenRudolph Hutchinson — Wood Duck DrakeRudolph HutchinsonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $300 · Wood Duck DrakeThomas Gelston — Redhead DrakeThomas GelstonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $120 · Redhead DrakeVanwart — Brant DecoyVanwartOther—typical sale1salesRecord $78 · Brant DecoyVerity Family — Black Bellied PloverVerity FamilyOther—typical sale1salesRecord $270 · Black Bellied PloverW.S. Morton — Golden PloverW.S. MortonOther—typical sale1salesRecord $6,600 · Golden PloverWalter Sellers — Canvasback Hen Nelson Manning RigWalter SellersOther—typical sale1salesRecord $1,920 · Canvasback Hen Nelson Manning RigWilliam A. Bill Harris — Black Bellied PloverWilliam A. Bill HarrisOther—typical sale1salesRecord $750 · Black Bellied PloverWilliam J. Koelpin — Wood Duck PairWilliam J. KoelpinOther—typical sale1salesRecord $6,300 · Wood Duck PairWilliam Sandy Allen — Two DecoysWilliam Sandy AllenOther—typical sale1salesRecord $30 · Two Decoys

Showing all 150 makers. Typical sale is the median over the last twelve months; a dash means fewer than 10 sales in that window. The photo is the maker's highest sale in our records.

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9,140 sales across 318 makers, every one reviewed by hand. A typical sale is the middle price of the last twelve months, including the buyer's premium — half the birds brought more, half brought less.

A change against last year is published only when both ends of the comparison hold at least 15 sales; below that it's a dash. A move that large usually means different birds came up, not that the same birds got dearer.

How these numbers are made