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
Ken 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 DuckThomas 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 · ShovelerAddie Nichol — Goldeneye DrakeAddie NicholOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $450 · Goldeneye DrakeAl Glassford — Decorative Hooded MerganserAl GlassfordOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $1,140 · Decorative Hooded MerganserLloyd & Harold Nichol — Bluebill DrakeLloyd & Harold NicholOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $540 · Bluebill DrakeNichol Family — Bluebill HenNichol FamilyOntario—typical sale1salesRecord $360 · Bluebill Hen

Showing all 8 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