Recaps / 2019
The Sporting Sale 2019 — Copley
315
Lots we tracked
$2.51M
Brought, including premium
27%
Sold over the high estimate
$420,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell The Harmon Feeding "dust Jacket" Plover
315 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,511,070 including premium. 27% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 315 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McNair | 31 | $48k | $1,200 | 26% |
| Ward Brothers | 25 | $213k | $3,300 | 17% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 18 | $52k | $1,620 | 29% |
| Oliver Lawson | 13 | $42k | $1,440 | 45% |
| Elmer Crowell | 10 | $1.35M | $15,600 | 40% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 10 | $21k | $1,920 | 10% |
| Charlie Joiner | 10 | $14k | $1,050 | — |
| Verity Family | 8 | $26k | $840 | 29% |
8 of 123 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 the harmon feeding "dust jacket" ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$420,000Worth knowing
- RecordCaptain George Combs Sr. — $37,200 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 25 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatArnold T. Melbye sandpiper trio brought 7.8× its high estimate ($3,900 against $500).
- QuietMarty Hanson — 7 lots, typical $1,320, 71% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell The Harmon Feeding "dust Jacket" Ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$420,000
- 2Elmer Crowell The Harmon Turned-head "dust Jacket" Ploverest. $250,000–$450,000$396,000
- 3Elmer Crowell The Harmon "dust Jacket" Ploverest. $180,000–$240,000$324,000over estimate
- 4Elmer Crowell The Long Open-bill Calling Decorative Yellowlegsest. $50,000–$70,000$174,000over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers The Earnest-purnell Humpback Pintail Drakeest. $70,000–$100,000$72,000
- 6Charles A. Safford The Safford Swimming Gooseest. $60,000–$90,000$60,000
- 7Captain George Combs Sr. The Combs Flying Pintail Decoyest. $50,000–$70,000$37,200under estimate
- 8Ira Hudson The Mccleery-hudson Bufflehead Henest. $30,000–$40,000$31,200
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.315 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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