Recaps / 2022
Copley, March 2022
272
Lots we tracked
$1.92M
Brought, including premium
32%
Sold over the high estimate
$216,000
Top lot — Shang Wheeler The Rockefeller Wood Duck Pair
272 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,922,520 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 272 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 39 | $484k | $2,400 | 43% |
| Frank Finney | 23 | $33k | $1,020 | — |
| Mark McNair | 16 | $42k | $1,740 | 100% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 16 | $37k | $960 | 10% |
| Allen J. King | 13 | $127k | $3,600 | 55% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 11 | $70k | $6,000 | 0% |
| Ward Brothers | 7 | $64k | $3,600 | 33% |
| Keith Mueller | 6 | $12k | $1,560 | 100% |
8 of 105 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.
Shang Wheeler the rockefeller wood duck pairest. $100,000–$200,000 · a record for the maker$216,000Worth knowing
- RecordShang Wheeler — $216,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $198,000 set in Jul 2017. One of 35 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatRichard Janson pintail pair brought 4.8× its high estimate ($16,800 against $3,500).
- QuietMark McNair — 16 lots, typical $1,740, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Shang Wheeler The Rockefeller Wood Duck Pairest. $100,000–$200,000$216,000over estimate
- 2Dodge Factory The Dodge Wood Duckest. $50,000–$70,000$108,000over estimate
- 3Elmer Crowell Outstanding Raised-wing Canvasback Pairest. $50,000–$80,000$102,000over estimate
- 4Charles A. Safford Safford Sleeping Canada Gooseest. $100,000–$200,000$96,000under estimate
- 5Herman R. Trinosky The Trinosky Family Kankakee Pintail Henest. $75,000–$95,000$84,000
- 6Elmer Crowell Golden Plover In Winter Plumageest. $18,000–$24,000$60,000over estimate
- 7Lee Dudley The Mackey-o'brien Dudley Canvasback Drakeest. $50,000–$80,000$60,000
- 8Elmer Crowell The Payson Crowell Preening Dowitcherest. $20,000–$30,000$54,000over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.272 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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