Recaps / 2023
Weekly Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
7
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
43%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,800
Top lot — Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duck
7 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,590 including premium. 43% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 7 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $1k | $630 | 50% |
| Charles Schoenheider, Sr. | 2 | $330 | $165 | 0% |
| Cigar Daisey | 1 | $2k | $1,800 | 100% |
| Ira Hudson | 1 | $870 | $870 | 100% |
| Duncan Ducharme | 1 | $330 | $330 | 0% |
5 of 5 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.
Cigar Daisey ruddy duckest. $1,000–$1,500$1,800Worth knowing
- Biggest beatIra Hudson bluebill brought 1.7× its high estimate ($870 against $500). The Reggie Birch goose was close behind at 1.4×.
Top lots
- 1Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duckest. $1,000–$1,500$1,800over estimate
- 2Ira Hudson Bluebillest. $300–$500$870over estimate
- 3Reggie Birch Gooseest. $400–$600$840over estimate
- 4Reggie Birch Yellowlegsest. $300–$500$420
- 5Duncan Ducharme Mallard and Pintailest. $400–$600$330under estimate
- 6Charles Schoenheider, Sr. Mallardest. $200–$400$210
- 7Charles Schoenheider, Sr. Mallardest. $200–$400$120under estimate
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.7 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.