Recaps / 2025
Copley, February 2025
246
Lots we tracked
$1.76M
Brought, including premium
52%
Sold over the high estimate
$222,000
Top lot — Dexter and Gardner The Mccleery Dexter-gardner Dowitcher Pair
246 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,755,480 including premium. 52% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 246 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McNair | 22 | $151k | $4,350 | 73% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 14 | $38k | $2,220 | 43% |
| Elmer Crowell | 12 | $321k | $27,600 | 33% |
| Charles Perdew | 11 | $74k | $4,500 | 73% |
| Frank Finney | 11 | $33k | $1,800 | 100% |
| Ward Brothers | 9 | $82k | $4,200 | 33% |
| Charles Bergman | 6 | $69k | $6,600 | 33% |
| Bert Graves | 6 | $36k | $4,650 | 67% |
8 of 110 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.
Dexter and Gardner the mccleery dexter-gardner dowitcher pairest. $200,000–$300,000 · a record for the maker$222,000Worth knowing
- RecordDexter and Gardner — $222,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $6,250 set in 26 Jul 2007. One of 34 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatBob May swimming bluebill pair brought 7.2× its high estimate ($3,600 against $500). The Ma Hai Feng life-size flying green-winged teal pair was close behind at 6.6×.
- QuietFrank Finney — 11 lots, typical $1,800, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Dexter and Gardner The Mccleery Dexter-gardner Dowitcher Pairest. $200,000–$300,000$222,000
- 2Lloyd Tyler The Tyler Hooded Merganserest. $100,000–$150,000$108,000
- 3Elmer Crowell Bobwhite Quailest. $20,000–$30,000$72,000over estimate
- 4Elmer Crowell Feeding Bobwhite Quailest. $20,000–$30,000$66,000over estimate
- 5Charles Schoenheider, Sr. Standing Pintail Drakeest. $30,000–$50,000$60,000over estimate
- 6Elmer Crowell Shorebird Trioest. $40,000–$60,000$42,000
- 7Elmer Crowell Complete Set of Twenty-five Miniature Waterfowlest. $40,000–$60,000$39,600under estimate
- 8Mark McNair Hollow Preening Great Blue Heronest. $5,000–$8,000$38,400over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.246 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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