Annual Winter Feature Decoy & Sporting Art Auction 2026

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Record Duck Call Sales Continue.  Setting Duck Call Auction Records for Claude Stone, J.D. Costner, and Otis "Red" Boyette  -  January 24th, 2026

Our January 24th Winter Feature Decoy & Sporting Art auction provided a diverse offering of contemporary and antique decoys, duck calls, and fish decoys.  Including a variety of decorative carvings. 

The sale saw at least three new duck call auction records set with renowned call maker Claude Stone (1888-1973) of Hornersville, MO taking the top spot.  His record set and broke twice, with the new high water mark coming in at $7,320 for his checkered call.  Claude's smooth barrel call performed well reaching $5,640, more than doubling the prior high sale price for a smooth call of his.  Other notable call auction records set were by J.D. Costner at $3,120 and Otis 'Red' Boyette at $2,640.  Also well sold was a swimming bluewing teal drake by Jim Schmiedlin for $8,700.  In addition to strong contemporary sales, a single decorative greenwing teal hen by Leo McIntosh sold for $4,500, one of the highest prices paid for a single piece by him.  Quality fish decoys by Oscar Peterson and Ken Bruning did incredibly well with an Oscar Peterson brook trout selling for $3,250 and a Ken Bruning brook trout selling for $3,000.  In the antique decoy section, a world auction record was set for Walter Sellers at $7,200.  The auction rounded out with a $8,700 Elmer Crowell Black Duck, which had sold for nearly half that at auction just a few years earlier.

Below are some highlights from the auction.  Prices listed include buyers premium.  Click on the image to be brought to our detailed listing in our auction database.  If you have an item or collection you would like us to bring to auction, please contact owner Mike Martin at 315-576-6058.