Recaps / 2010
Copley, July 2010
251
Lots we tracked
$891k
Brought, including premium
22%
Sold over the high estimate
$105,000
Top lot — Gus Wilson Preening Raised-wing Black Duck
251 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $890,946 including premium. 22% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 251 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 40 | $52k | $460 | 11% |
| Elmer Crowell | 25 | $238k | $3,450 | 16% |
| Mark McNair | 14 | $51k | $3,163 | 36% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 10 | $18k | $532 | 20% |
| Ward Brothers | 9 | $74k | $3,738 | 11% |
| Ben Schmidt | 9 | $4k | $345 | 22% |
| Dodge Factory | 7 | $12k | $1,610 | 57% |
| Ira Hudson | 6 | $68k | $4,370 | 17% |
8 of 104 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.
Gus Wilson preening raised-wing black duckest. $100,000–$200,000$105,000Worth knowing
- RecordJohn Haff — $34,500 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 26 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatChauncey Wheeler black bellied plover brought 7.7× its high estimate ($6,900 against $900).
- QuietDodge Factory — 7 lots, typical $1,610, 57% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Gus Wilson Preening Raised-wing Black Duckest. $100,000–$200,000$105,000
- 2Elmer Crowell Hudsonian Curlewest. $50,000–$75,000$57,500
- 3Elmer Crowell Exceptional Red-breasted Merganser Pairest. $30,000–$60,000$40,250
- 4Nathan Cobb, Jr. Curlewest. $20,000–$40,000$34,500
- 5John Haff Reaching Curlewest. $30,000–$50,000$34,500
- 6Ira Hudson Hissing Canada Gooseest. $20,000–$40,000$29,900
- 7Ira Hudson Flying Pintail Drakeest. $30,000–$40,000$28,750under estimate
- 8Elmer Crowell Flying Common Ternest. $20,000–$30,000$23,000
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.251 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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