Recaps / 2024
Copley, July 2024
181
Lots we tracked
$1.07M
Brought, including premium
36%
Sold over the high estimate
$210,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Early Wood Duck Drake
181 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,066,680 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 181 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 44 | $519k | $1,320 | 34% |
| Mark McNair | 9 | $65k | $7,800 | 78% |
| Ward Brothers | 8 | $22k | $2,100 | 25% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 8 | $13k | $1,680 | 25% |
| Frank Finney | 8 | $9k | $870 | 50% |
| John Scheeler | 7 | $11k | $960 | 29% |
| John R. Wells | 5 | $47k | $9,600 | 20% |
| Roger Barton | 4 | $9k | $2,130 | 50% |
8 of 73 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 early wood duck drakeest. $200,000–$400,000$210,000Worth knowing
- RecordWales & Snow — $19,200 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 25 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatTownsend Garvie Carman outstanding preening brant brought 3.2× its high estimate ($9,600 against $3,000). The Mark McNair mallard was close behind at 3.0×.
- QuietMark McNair — 9 lots, typical $7,800, 78% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Early Wood Duck Drakeest. $200,000–$400,000$210,000
- 2Elmer Crowell The Hardy-chace Crowell Golden Ploverest. $45,000–$65,000$90,000over estimate
- 3Elmer Crowell The Chace Crowell Curlewest. $45,000–$65,000$48,000
- 4Thomas Chambers The Chambers Deming-seitz Canada Gooseest. $16,000–$24,000$37,200over estimate
- 5Elmer Crowell Outstanding White-winged Scoterest. $22,000–$28,000$30,000over estimate
- 6James Holly Blue-winged Tealest. $18,000–$24,000$28,800over estimate
- 7Elmer Crowell The Chace Crowell Running Yellowlegsest. $20,000–$40,000$27,600
- 8Elmer Crowell The Dempsey-chace Semipalmated Ploverest. $10,000–$20,000$25,200over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.181 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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