Recaps / 2023

Weekly Auction - Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter

5
Lots we tracked
$3k
Brought, including premium
20%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,170
Top lot — Ira Hudson Brant

5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $3,120 including premium. 20% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 5 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch2$630$3150%
Ira Hudson1$1k$1,1700%
Dodge Factory1$780$780100%
Bert Graves1$540$5400%

4 of 4 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.

Ira Hudson – Brant – 2023Ira Hudson brantest. $1,800–$2,200$1,170

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatDodge Factory mallard brought 1.9× its high estimate ($780 against $400).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.5 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.