Recaps / 2023
Weekly auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
11
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
18%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,680
Top lot — Cigar Daisey Brant
11 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $6,060 including premium. 18% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 11 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Ducharme | 2 | $690 | $345 | 0% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $690 | $345 | 0% |
| Cigar Daisey | 1 | $2k | $1,680 | 100% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $840 | $840 | 0% |
| Sean Sutton | 1 | $750 | $750 | 100% |
| John McLoughlin | 1 | $540 | $540 | 0% |
| James Currier | 1 | $390 | $390 | 0% |
| L. Torry Ward | 1 | $270 | $270 | 0% |
8 of 9 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 brantest. $600–$900$1,680Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCigar Daisey brant brought 1.9× its high estimate ($1,680 against $900).
Top lots
- 1Cigar Daisey Brantest. $600–$900$1,680over estimate
- 2Mark McNair Early Preening Yellowlegsest. $800–$1,200$840
- 3Sean Sutton Ringneckest. $400–$600$750over estimate
- 4John McLoughlin Canvasbackest. $800–$1,200$540under estimate
- 5James Currier Canvasbackest. $300–$500$390
- 6Reggie Birch Merganserest. $500–$700$390under estimate
- 7Duncan Ducharme Scaupest. $300–$500$360
- 8Duncan Ducharme Canvasbackest. $300–$500$330
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.11 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.