Recaps / 2024
Copley, February 2024
207
Lots we tracked
$1.23M
Brought, including premium
36%
Sold over the high estimate
$108,000
Top lot — Ward Brothers The Mackey-williams Pinch-breast Pintail Drake
207 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,233,600 including premium. 36% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 207 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Brothers | 16 | $311k | $3,540 | 25% |
| Mark McNair | 14 | $42k | $1,740 | 86% |
| Bill Gibian | 10 | $23k | $1,740 | 20% |
| Elmer Crowell | 8 | $85k | $11,400 | 25% |
| Jim Schmiedlin | 7 | $41k | $5,400 | 29% |
| Richard Janson | 7 | $34k | $3,600 | 0% |
| Frank Finney | 7 | $8k | $960 | 43% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 5 | $89k | $10,200 | 40% |
8 of 102 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.
Ward Brothers the mackey-williams pinch-breast pintail drakeest. $80,000–$120,000$108,000Worth knowing
- RecordJohn William Luedtke — $18,000 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 35 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatWilliam Doren great horned owl brought 4.2× its high estimate ($16,800 against $4,000). The Mark McNair outstanding preening willet was close behind at 3.6×.
- QuietMark McNair — 14 lots, typical $1,740, 86% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers The Mackey-williams Pinch-breast Pintail Drakeest. $80,000–$120,000$108,000
- 2Ward Brothers The Mackey-williams Pinch-breast Pintail Henest. $80,000–$120,000$103,200
- 3Mason Decoy Factory The Haid Mason Dust-jacket Swanest. $50,000–$60,000$63,000over estimate
- 4Charles Perdew "masterworks" G.k. Schmidt Rig Pintail Drakeest. $25,000–$35,000$39,600over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Bishops Head Black Duckest. $27,500–$32,500$33,600over estimate
- 6Charles Perdew "masterworks" Green-winged Teal Pairest. $20,000–$30,000$31,200over estimate
- 7Nathan Cobb, Jr. Purnell-kirson Cobb Black Duckest. $25,000–$45,000$28,800
- 8Ward Brothers The Ward-prescott Ruddy Duck Henest. $12,000–$18,000$26,400over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.207 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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