Recaps / 2020
The Winter Sale 2020 — Copley
254
Lots we tracked
$2.41M
Brought, including premium
41%
Sold over the high estimate
$210,000
Top lot — Charles Birch The Mackey Birch Swan
254 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,412,900 including premium. 41% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 254 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Brothers | 28 | $100k | $2,760 | 55% |
| Mark McNair | 21 | $35k | $1,080 | 43% |
| Oliver Lawson | 16 | $36k | $1,650 | 57% |
| Elmer Crowell | 13 | $390k | $9,000 | 55% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 12 | $377k | $4,950 | 73% |
| Ira Hudson | 7 | $208k | $10,200 | 60% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 7 | $86k | $3,300 | 20% |
| James Joseph Ahearn | 7 | $5k | $420 | 0% |
8 of 107 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.
Charles Birch the mackey birch swanest. $150,000–$250,000 · a record for the maker$210,000Worth knowing
- RecordCharles Birch — $210,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $60,000 set in 17 Feb 2017. One of 22 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory merganser pair brought 2.9× its high estimate ($22,800 against $8,000). The Caines Brothers black duck was close behind at 2.8×.
- QuietHarry V. Shourds — 12 lots, typical $4,950, 73% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Charles Birch The Mackey Birch Swanest. $150,000–$250,000$210,000
- 2Harry V. Shourds The Mackey Shourds Long-tailest. $80,000–$120,000$174,000over estimate
- 3Ira Hudson The Mackey-gregory Hooded Merganser Pairest. $150,000–$250,000$168,000
- 4Harry V. Shourds The Mackey Shourds Merganser Drakeest. $80,000–$120,000$162,000over estimate
- 5Elmer Crowell The Dr. Fritz Talbot Willetest. $40,000–$60,000$126,000over estimate
- 6Elmer Crowell Important Set of Twenty-five Miniature Waterfowlest. $60,000–$90,000$114,000over estimate
- 7Fred M. Nichols The Mccleery Nichols Feeding Yellowlegsest. $65,000–$85,000$102,000over estimate
- 8Mr. Webster Webster Raised-wing Golden Ploverest. $60,000–$90,000$102,000over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.254 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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