Recaps / 2022
Copley, July 2022
306
Lots we tracked
$1.40M
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$90,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Set of 22 Miniature Shorebirds
306 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,399,200 including premium. 25% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 306 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 30 | $417k | $2,640 | 50% |
| Frank Finney | 28 | $72k | $840 | 33% |
| Mark McNair | 23 | $43k | $1,680 | 0% |
| Ward Brothers | 19 | $128k | $2,880 | 0% |
| General Chester DeGavre | 15 | $10k | $600 | — |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 9 | $60k | $3,000 | 50% |
| George Boyd | 9 | $43k | $3,600 | 25% |
| Wendell Gilley | 9 | $31k | $1,920 | — |
8 of 88 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 set of 22 miniature shorebirdsest. $60,000–$80,000$90,000Worth knowing
- RecordCharles Sumner Bunn — $72,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $50,400 set in Feb 2021. One of 18 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatJoseph Lincoln wood duck brought 4.1× its high estimate ($20,400 against $5,000). The Frank Finney folk art bird tree was close behind at 3.7×.
- QuietJoseph Lincoln — 6 lots, typical $4,050, 67% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Set of 22 Miniature Shorebirdsest. $60,000–$80,000$90,000over estimate
- 2Elmer Crowell Wing-up Greater Yellowlegsest. $30,000–$50,000$84,000over estimate
- 3Elmer Crowell The Du Pont Crowell Woodcockest. $70,000–$100,000$72,000
- 4Charles Sumner Bunn Rare Curlewest. $60,000–$90,000$72,000
- 5Harry V. Shourds The Parrish Rig Shourds Canada Gooseest. $50,000–$70,000$54,000
- 6Elmer Crowell Turned-head Semipalmated Ploverest. $15,000–$25,000$45,000over estimate
- 7Ward Brothers 1936 Mallard Pairest. $40,000–$60,000$36,000under estimate
- 8Elmer Crowell The Du Pont Crowell Mallard Drakeest. $50,000–$80,000$36,000under estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.306 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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