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This whistling swan, made by John Haynes Williams in 1910, sold for $348,500, more than double its high estimate of $150,000.
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Fortune, 12 May 2018
John Haynes Williams' whistling swan decoy went for more than $348,000, the most ever for such a decoy and the artist.
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CBS News, 12 May 2018
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First Known Use
1785, in the meaning defined above
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“Whistling swan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whistling%20swan. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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