Recaps / 2023
Copley, July 2023
224
Lots we tracked
$2.45M
Brought, including premium
31%
Sold over the high estimate
$594,000
Top lot — Charles A. Safford The Safford Sleeping Goose
224 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,448,170 including premium. 31% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 224 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Decoy Company | 28 | $25k | $750 | — |
| Ward Brothers | 23 | $278k | $2,880 | 22% |
| Mark McNair | 19 | $64k | $2,760 | 93% |
| Elmer Crowell | 15 | $98k | $2,880 | 29% |
| Gus Wilson | 7 | $28k | $1,920 | 25% |
| Bill Gibian | 7 | $16k | $1,920 | 100% |
| Ben Schmidt | 6 | $3k | $540 | 0% |
| George Boyd | 5 | $278k | $3,600 | 20% |
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.
Charles A. Safford the safford sleeping gooseest. $500,000–$800,000 · a record for the maker$594,000Worth knowing
- RecordCharles A. Safford — $594,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $96,000 set in Mar 2022. One of 25 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatGus Wilson rare long-tailed drake brought 4.2× its high estimate ($12,600 against $3,000).
- QuietBill Gibian — 7 lots, typical $1,920, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Charles A. Safford The Safford Sleeping Gooseest. $500,000–$800,000$594,000
- 2Thomas Chambers The O'brien Chambers Wood Duckest. $200,000–$300,000$264,000
- 3George Boyd The Mccleery Boyd Merganser Drakeest. $100,000–$150,000$150,000
- 4Ward Brothers "white Mallard Club" Pinch-breast Pintailest. $60,000–$90,000$144,000over estimate
- 5Harry V. Shourds The Mackey-muller Shourds Long-tailest. $125,000–$175,000$120,000under estimate
- 6George Boyd The Mccleery Boyd Merganser Henest. $100,000–$150,000$120,000
- 7Harry V. Shourds The Mackey-muller Shourds Merganserest. $125,000–$175,000$120,000under estimate
- 8Verne Cheeseman The Cheeseman Goldeneye Drakeest. $20,000–$30,000$49,200over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.224 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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