This sale had the fourth largest gross of any decoy auction ever. #1 McCleery 2000; #2 Aitken 2003; #3 Hillman 1996.
The gross of $2,335,800 was around 28% over estimate. Attendance was up and catalog sales were up.
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| Canada goose by Nathan Cobb
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Redhead by Albert Laing
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| Eider by Gus Wilson
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Black bellied plover by Nathan Cobb
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| Standing black duck by Elmer Crowell
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Pair of greenwing teal by Charles Perdew
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| Pair of mergansers by Thomas Gelston
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Pair of buffleheads by Rowley Horner
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| Cork body canvasback hen by Shang Wheeler
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Merganser by the Mason Decoy Factory
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| Canada goose by Charles Schoenheider
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Bluebill drake by John Blair, Sr
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| Merganser hen by Orran Hiltz
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Bluebills by George or Harvey Stevens
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| Pair of mergansers by Ira Hudson
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Black duck by Shang Wheeler
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| Swan by Mark McNair
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Pair of shooting stool goldeneye by the Ward Brothers
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| Yellowlegs by Thomas Gelston
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Cork body surf scoter by Shang Wheeler
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