Recaps / 2008
Copley, July 2008
206
Lots we tracked
$1.36M
Brought, including premium
39%
Sold over the high estimate
$218,500
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Life-size Reaching Black Duck
206 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,364,550 including premium. 39% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 206 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 20 | $484k | $6,181 | 40% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 10 | $70k | $3,738 | 30% |
| Mark McNair | 10 | $46k | $5,175 | 90% |
| Charles Perdew | 7 | $25k | $3,738 | 29% |
| George Soule | 6 | $2k | $403 | 17% |
| Ward Brothers | 5 | $84k | $13,800 | 0% |
| Charles Hart | 5 | $25k | $2,760 | 60% |
| Ira Hudson | 4 | $4k | $776 | 25% |
8 of 116 makers in this sale. Typical is the median lot; “over high est.” is the share of lots with an estimate that beat the high number.
Elmer Crowell life-size reaching black duckest. $80,000–$120,000$218,500Worth knowing
- RecordGeorge William McLellan — $43,700 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 45 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatMark McNair preening curlew brought 4.8× its high estimate ($7,188 against $1,500). The Mark McNair feeding curlew was close behind at 4.6×.
- QuietMark McNair — 10 lots, typical $5,175, 90% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Life-size Reaching Black Duckest. $80,000–$120,000$218,500over estimate
- 2John Tax Tucked-head and Sentinel Geeseest. $100,000–$150,000$103,500
- 3John Tax Feeding Snow Gooseest. $80,000–$120,000$86,250
- 4Joseph Lincoln Exceptional Matched Pair of Canada Geeseest. $60,000–$90,000$69,000
- 5Elmer Crowell "dusk Jacket" Rig Black-bellied Ploverest. $80,000–$120,000$69,000under estimate
- 6Joseph Lincoln Canada Gooseest. $30,000–$50,000$52,900over estimate
- 7George William McLellan Exceptional Flying Mechanical Brantest. $30,000–$40,000$43,700over estimate
- 8Elmer Crowell Golden Ploverest. $25,000–$35,000$42,550over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.206 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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