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.

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George Strunk — GrouseGeorge StrunkNew Jersey · b. 1958$570typical sale355salesRecord $4,680 · GrouseSean Sutton — Pair of Wood DuckSean SuttonNew Jersey · b. 1967$720typical sale180salesRecord $4,200 · Pair of Wood DuckHarry V. Shourds — Canada GooseHarry V. ShourdsNew Jersey · 1861–1920$720typical sale172salesRecord $348,000 · Canada GooseBob White — Rare Life-size Standing Bluewing Teal DrakeBob WhiteNew Jersey · b. 1939$1,500typical sale126salesRecord $15,600 · Rare Life-size Standing Bluewing Teal DrakeHurley Conklin — Swimming Wood Duck DrakeHurley ConklinNew Jersey · 1913–1991$300typical sale94salesRecord $1,380 · Swimming Wood Duck DrakeJamie Hand — Wood DuckJamie HandNew Jersey · b. 1953$270typical sale59salesRecord $1,440 · Wood DuckRick Brown — Pair of Wood DuckRick BrownNew Jersey—typical sale58salesRecord $840 · Pair of Wood DuckJohn McLoughlin — CanvasbackJohn McLoughlinNew Jersey · 1911–1985$510typical sale57salesRecord $3,300 · CanvasbackJess Heisler — WigeonJess HeislerNew Jersey · 1891–1943—typical sale19salesRecord $33,000 · WigeonDan English — Black DuckDan EnglishNew Jersey · 1883–1962—typical sale14salesRecord $6,300 · Black DuckJoe King — PintailJoe KingNew Jersey · 1905–1992—typical sale13salesRecord $19,200 · PintailJohn Blair, Sr. — MallardJohn Blair, Sr.New Jersey—typical sale13salesRecord $240,000 · MallardWilliam Quinn — PintailWilliam QuinnNew Jersey · 1915–1969—typical sale12salesRecord $36,000 · PintailMichael Braun — CanvasbackMichael BraunNew Jersey—typical sale6salesRecord $1,140 · CanvasbackClarence Fennimore — CormorantClarence FennimoreNew Jersey—typical sale5salesRecord $390 · CormorantHerb Miller — Black DuckHerb MillerNew Jersey—typical sale3salesRecord $510 · Black DuckRobert Freirich — Black DuckRobert FreirichNew Jersey · 1912–1971—typical sale2salesRecord $19,200 · Black DuckLenny Maiorano — Green-winged Teal PairLenny MaioranoNew Jersey—typical sale1salesRecord $630 · Green-winged Teal PairMark Kears — Bluebill HenMark KearsNew Jersey—typical sale1salesRecord $330 · Bluebill Hen

Showing all 19 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