Recaps / 2026
The Fall Sale 2026 — Copley
124
Lots we tracked
$108k
Brought, including premium
38%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,875
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Swimming Merganser
124 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $108,094 including premium. 38% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 124 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 14 | $15k | $719 | 43% |
| Bob White | 9 | $8k | $938 | 33% |
| Rick Brown | 6 | $3k | $359 | 17% |
| Joe King | 4 | $4k | $250 | 25% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 4 | $3k | $750 | 25% |
| Harold Haertel | 3 | $4k | $1,250 | 0% |
| Heck Whittington | 3 | $3k | $1,125 | 0% |
| Virgil Lashbrook | 3 | $2k | $625 | 0% |
8 of 71 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 swimming merganserest. $1,000–$3,000$3,875Worth knowing
- RecordChris Powers — $3,250 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 25 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatCoffin Family golden plover brought 3.0× its high estimate ($1,500 against $500). The Davison B. Hawthorne woodcock carving was close behind at 2.7×.
- QuietElmer Crowell — 14 lots, typical $719, 43% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Swimming Merganserest. $1,000–$3,000$3,875over estimate
- 2Chris Powers Mallard Pairest. $1,000–$2,000$3,250over estimate
- 3Joe King Mallard Pairest. $1,500–$2,500$2,875over estimate
- 4Charles Althoff Mallard Pairest. $800–$1,200$2,750over estimate
- 5Charles Perdew Mallard Pairest. $3,000–$5,000$2,625under estimate
- 6Sidney Duplessis Mallard Pairest. $600–$900$2,250over estimate
- 7Harold Haertel Mackey-aitken Ruddy Duck Henest. $1,000–$3,000$2,000
- 8Charles Schoenheider, Sr. Mallard Henest. $1,000–$2,000$1,875
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.124 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
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