Top 50 Sold
Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction
| RANK | MAKER | STATE | DECOY | AUCTIONEER | DATE | PRICE | RECORD |
| 1 | Lothrop Holmes | MA | Red Breasted Mergaser Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-07 | $856,000 | Auction Record for any decoy/state of MA/Record for maker |
| 2 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | November-06 | $830,000 | Auction Record for any shorebird decoy/Record for maker |
| 3 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Preening Pintail Drake | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-03 | $801,500 | |
| 4 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Preening Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $684,500 | |
| 5 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Nesting Canada Goose | House "C" | July-09 | $661,250 | |
| 6 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Hissing Spread Wing Canada Goose Decorative | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-04 | $605,000 | Auction Record for any decorative carving |
| 7 | Unknown | PA/MA | Slot Neck Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-07 | $553,600 | Auction Record for an unknown carver |
| 8 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Preening Pintail | House "C" | July-09 | $546,250 | |
| 9 | Lothrop Holmes | MA | Ruddy Turnston | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $470,000 | |
| 10 | Thomas Gelston | NY | Preening Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | November-06 | $467,000 | Auction Record for state of NY/Record for maker |
| 11 | William Bowman | NY | Hollow Carved Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $464,500 | Auction Record for maker |
| 12 | Nathan Cobb, Jr. | VA | Hollow Carved Swimming Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-08 | $457,000 | Auction Record for state of VA/Record for maker |
| 13 | Lothrop Holmes | MA | Pair of Red Breasted Mergansers | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-03 | $394,500 | |
| 14 | Nathan Cobb, Jr. | VA | Running Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | November-06 | $390,000 | |
| 15 | Mason Decoy Factory | MI | Premier Grade Wood Duck | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $354,500 | Auctio Record for a Factory Made Decoy/State of MI |
| 16 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Dust Jacket Style Black Bellied Plover | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-04 | $352,000 | |
| 17 | Unknown | MA | Running Sickle Billed Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | July-97 | $335,500 | |
| 18 | Clinton Keith | MA | Pair of Red Breasted Mergansers | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-06 | $335,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 19 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Preening Pintail Drake | House "O" | July-86 | $319,000 | Same Decoy as #3 above |
| 20 | William Bowman | NY | Hudsonian Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $313,000 | |
| 21 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Dust Jacket Style Black Bellied Plover | Guyette & Deeter, Inc.. | April-04 | $297,000 | |
| 22 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $291,000 | |
| 23 | Lee Dudley | NC | Ruddy Duck | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-08 | $269,000 | Auction Record for State of NC/Record for maker |
| 24 | Nathan Cobb, Jr. | VA | Running Curlew | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $258,000 | |
| 25 | Charles Perdew | IL | Sleeping Mallard Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $252,000 | Auction Record for State of IL/Record for maker |
| 96% by lot of the top 25 decoys ever sold at auction | |||||||
| 97% by dollar value of the top 25 decoys ever sold at auction | |||||||
| 26 | William Bowman | NY | Tucked Head Lesser Yellowlegs | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $244,500 | |
| 27 | Nathan Cobb, Jr. | VA | Swimming Brant | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-04 | $241,500 | |
| 28 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover | House "S" | May-05 | $240,000 | |
| 29 | Unknown | PA/MA | Slot Neck Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $233,500 | |
| 30 | John English | NJ | Hollow Carved Pintail Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | July-07 | $225,000 | Auction Record for State of NJ/Record for maker |
| 30 | Attr. Tom Wilson | MA | Feeding Willet | House "DU" | July-08 | $225,000 | |
| 32 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Standing Blackduck | House "C" | July-08 | $214,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 32 | Ira Hudson | VA | Red Breasted Mergaser Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $214,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 32 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Feeding Semi-Palmated Plover | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-07 | $214,000 | |
| 32 | Bert Graves | IL | Pair of Oversized Hollow Carved Mallards | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | July-06 | $214,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 32 | John Blair, St. | PA | Hollow Carved Swimming Mallard Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-05 | $214,000 | Auction Record for State of PA/Record for maker |
| 37 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Standing Decorative Black Duck | Copley Auction Company | July-08 | $214,000 | |
| 38 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Wood Duck | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $211,500 | |
| 39 | Joseph Lincoln | MA | Wood Duck | House "B" | May-86 | $205,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 40 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Great Grey Heron | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's | January-07 | $204,000 | |
| 41 | Harry V. Shourds | NJ | Hollow Carved Hissing Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-96 | $203,500 | Auction Record for maker |
| 42 | William Hart | ONT | Hollow Carved Hooded Merganser | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-05 | $203,000 | Auction Record for Canada/Record for maker |
| 43 | Harry V. Shourds | NJ | Hollow Carved Gull | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $200,500 | |
| 44 | Gus Wilson | ME | Preening Raised Wing Black Duck | House "K" | May-05 | $195,500 | Auction Record for State of ME/Record for maker |
| 45 | Nathan Cobb, Jr. | VA | Hollow Carved Swimming Canada Goose | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-93 | $192,500 | Same Decoy as #10 above |
| 46 | Hucks Caines | SC | Snakey Neck Mallard | Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's | January-00 | $189,500 | Auction Record for State of SC/Record for maker |
| 47 | Thomas Chambers | ONT | Hollow Carved Wood Duck | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | April-04 | $187,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 48 | A.E. Crowell | MA | Running Curlew Decorative | House "C" | July-07 | $186,500 | |
| 49 | Fred Nichols | MA | Greater Yellowlegs | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | November-05 | $181,000 | Auction Record for maker |
| 50 | Joseph Lincoln | MA | Hooded Merganser Hen | Guyette & Deeter, Inc. | November-04 | $181,000 | |
