Recaps / 2021
Copley, July 2021
228
Lots we tracked
$3.25M
Brought, including premium
45%
Sold over the high estimate
$372,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell The Waring Skyward-gazing Dust-jacket Plover
228 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $3,249,960 including premium. 45% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 228 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 32 | $1.31M | $4,800 | 64% |
| Mark McNair | 17 | $44k | $1,680 | 100% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 16 | $174k | $1,200 | 38% |
| Frank Finney | 12 | $49k | $3,450 | 100% |
| Allen J. King | 9 | $116k | $14,400 | 100% |
| Verity Family | 6 | $60k | $4,350 | 25% |
| Ward Brothers | 6 | $44k | $4,800 | 0% |
| Charles Birch | 5 | $34k | $3,000 | 67% |
8 of 97 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 waring skyward-gazing dust-jacket ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$372,000Worth knowing
- RecordHerman R. Trinosky — $186,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $84,000 set in 16 Feb 2019. One of 26 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatElmer Crowell miniature scarlet tanager brought 9.3× its high estimate ($8,400 against $900). The Allen J. King miniature wood duck pair with ducklings was close behind at 7.8×.
- QuietMark McNair — 17 lots, typical $1,680, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell The Waring Skyward-gazing Dust-jacket Ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$372,000
- 2Elmer Crowell The Waring Turned-head Dust-jacket Ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$324,000
- 3Elmer Crowell The Waring Feeding Dust-jacket Ploverest. $300,000–$500,000$288,000under estimate
- 4Herman R. Trinosky Kankakee Pintail Drakeest. $100,000–$150,000$186,000over estimate
- 5Orlando Os Bibber The Bibber Long-tailed Drakeest. $150,000–$250,000$150,000
- 6Robert Elliston The "masterworks" Elliston Preening Mallardest. $100,000–$150,000$100,200
- 7Mason Decoy Factory The Mccleery Slope-breast Mallard Henest. $20,000–$30,000$96,000over estimate
- 8Fred M. Nichols Nichols Feeding Yellowlegsest. $80,000–$120,000$96,000
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.228 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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