Recaps / 2020
The Sporting Sale 2020 — Copley
124
Lots we tracked
$605k
Brought, including premium
24%
Sold over the high estimate
$108,000
Top lot — Coffin Family The O'brien-nelson Hollow Nantucket Curlew
124 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $604,920 including premium. 24% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 124 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 20 | $166k | $960 | 40% |
| Mark McNair | 17 | $27k | $960 | 100% |
| Ward Brothers | 8 | $29k | $2,880 | 0% |
| Oliver Lawson | 6 | $7k | $780 | — |
| Joseph Lincoln | 5 | $54k | $1,800 | 0% |
| Steve Weaver | 5 | $4k | $840 | — |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 4 | $34k | $8,460 | 50% |
| Keith Mueller | 3 | $5k | $2,040 | 0% |
8 of 52 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.
Coffin Family the o'brien-nelson hollow nantucket curlewest. $125,000–$175,000 · a record for the maker$108,000Worth knowing
- RecordCoffin Family — $108,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $8,400 set in Jul 2017. One of 9 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatElmer Crowell miniature golden-winged warbler brought 2.6× its high estimate ($1,560 against $600).
- QuietMark McNair — 17 lots, typical $960, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Coffin Family The O'brien-nelson Hollow Nantucket Curlewest. $125,000–$175,000$108,000under estimate
- 2Elmer Crowell Important Calling Yellowlegsest. $60,000–$90,000$90,000
- 3Joseph Lincoln The Starr Lincoln American Merganser Drakeest. $50,000–$70,000$45,000under estimate
- 4Melvin Gardner Lawrence Sleeping Black Bellied Ploverest. $30,000–$50,000$42,000
- 5Elmer Crowell Outstanding Willetest. $25,000–$35,000$38,400over estimate
- 6Bert Graves Pintail Pairest. $15,000–$25,000$18,600
- 7Harry V. Shourds Exceptional Brantest. $20,000–$30,000$18,000under estimate
- 8Mason Decoy Factory Exemplary G. K. Schmidt Rig Mallard Drakeest. $15,000–$20,000$16,800
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.124 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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