Recaps / 2024
American Sporting Auctions, 30 Nov 2024
131
Lots we tracked
$20k
Brought, including premium
9%
Sold over the high estimate
$870
Top lot — Will Mason Bluebill Drake
131 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $19,716 including premium. 9% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 131 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 19 | $5k | $240 | 17% |
| Ken Harris | 11 | $1k | $90 | 9% |
| Tom Martindale | 11 | $546 | $54 | 0% |
| John Wood | 6 | $1k | $210 | 0% |
| Mike & Susan Veasey | 4 | $192 | $51 | 0% |
| Harry V. Shourds III | 3 | $318 | $72 | 0% |
| Gus Wilson | 2 | $510 | $255 | 0% |
| Tom Ferguson | 2 | $480 | $240 | 0% |
8 of 73 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
- RecordWill Mason — $870 is the highest price we have for the maker. One of 43 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory tackeye bufflehead hen brought 1.8× its high estimate ($360 against $200). The Will Mason bluebill drake was close behind at 1.7×.
- QuietMason Decoy Factory — 19 lots, typical $240, 17% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Will Mason Bluebill Drakeest. $250–$500$870over estimate
- 2Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Teal Drakeest. $400–$600$810over estimate
- 3Mason Decoy Factory Hollow Pintail Drakeest. $500–$700$720over estimate
- 4Forest Jennings Ruddy Duckest. $200–$400$570over estimate
- 5Christopher Smith Two Decoysest. $300–$500$540over estimate
- 6Mason Decoy Factory Canada Gooseest. $800–$1,200$480under estimate
- 7Sam Denny Lowhead Bluebill Drakeest. $200–$400$450over estimate
- 8Mason Decoy Factory Premier Ringneckest. $400–$600$420
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.131 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.