Recaps / 2011
Copley, July 2011
261
Lots we tracked
$1.56M
Brought, including premium
32%
Sold over the high estimate
$247,250
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Running Curlew
261 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,564,910 including premium. 32% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 261 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 54 | $660k | $3,306 | 37% |
| Allen J. King | 21 | $80k | $3,220 | 62% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 10 | $29k | $1,553 | 40% |
| George Boyd | 9 | $28k | $2,875 | 22% |
| Gus Wilson | 8 | $19k | $2,300 | 25% |
| Russ Burr | 8 | $6k | $345 | 25% |
| Ward Brothers | 6 | $90k | $3,881 | 50% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 6 | $61k | $6,756 | 33% |
8 of 103 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 running curlewest. $60,000–$90,000$247,250Worth knowing
- RecordLothrop Holmes — $218,500 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $10,500 set in 26 Jul 2007. One of 22 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatXavier Bourg coot pair brought 6.0× its high estimate ($2,415 against $400).
- QuietAllen J. King — 21 lots, typical $3,220, 62% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Running Curlewest. $60,000–$90,000$247,250over estimate
- 2Lothrop Holmes Canvas Covered Swimming Old Squawest. $150,000–$250,000$218,500
- 3Elmer Crowell Outstanding Wood Duck Drakeest. $100,000–$200,000$115,000
- 4Lothrop Holmes Long Tail Duck Drakeest. $60,000–$90,000$74,750
- 5Lee Dudley Outstanding Canvasback Drakeest. $40,000–$60,000$69,000over estimate
- 6Ward Brothers Bold Canvasback Drakeest. $30,000–$50,000$63,250over estimate
- 7Elmer Crowell Bobwhite Quailest. $30,000–$50,000$48,875
- 8Mason Decoy Factory Rare Hudsonian Curlewest. $15,000–$25,000$37,375over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.261 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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