Recaps / 2024
American Sporting Auctions, 18 May 2024
142
Lots we tracked
$92k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,960
Top lot — Jim Schmiedlin Pintail Drake
142 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $92,454 including premium. 25% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 142 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 9 | $6k | $420 | 11% |
| Mike Borrett | 6 | $9k | $1,770 | 67% |
| Forest Jennings | 5 | $3k | $600 | 100% |
| George Strunk | 5 | $2k | $540 | 0% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 5 | $2k | $480 | 20% |
| Ken Kirby | 5 | $2k | $330 | 20% |
| Wildfowler Decoy Company | 5 | $390 | $84 | 0% |
| Ward Brothers | 4 | $4k | $1,020 | 0% |
8 of 79 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.
Worth knowing
- RecordHurley Conklin — $1,380 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $930 set in Nov 2023. One of 36 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatPete Peterson black duck brought 2.5× its high estimate ($3,000 against $1,200). The Mike Smyser loon & longtail was close behind at 2.0×.
- QuietMike Borrett — 6 lots, typical $1,770, 67% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Jim Schmiedlin Pintail Drakeest. $4,000–$6,000$3,960under estimate
- 2Cameron McIntyre Blue-winged Teal Drakeest. $3,000–$4,000$3,960
- 3Jim Schmiedlin Wood Duck Drakeest. $4,000–$6,000$3,720under estimate
- 4Jim Schmiedlin Canvasback Henest. $3,000–$5,000$3,480
- 5Pete Peterson Black Duckest. $800–$1,200$3,000over estimate
- 6Sean Sutton Gadwall Pairest. $800–$1,200$2,280over estimate
- 7David Ward Pintail Drakeest. $800–$1,200$2,280over estimate
- 8Mike Borrett Flying Pintail Pairest. $1,000–$1,400$1,920over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.142 lots from this sale are in Decoy Database — the makers we track by hand. Recaps count month-dated lots only.
The recap after every sale
One email after every major decoy auction: what sold, what it brought, which carvers moved.