Recaps / 2023

Guyette & Deeter, 16 Mar 2023

27
Lots we tracked
$48k
Brought, including premium
63%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,920
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Goldeneye

27 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $47,880 including premium. 63% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 27 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Cigar Daisey9$14k$1,17078%
Harry V. Shourds4$10k$2,10075%
David W. Nichol3$4k$1,44067%
Dave Umbrella Watson2$3k$1,5000%
George Boyd2$2k$93050%
Jess Heisler1$5k$4,560100%
Bert Graves1$3k$3,360100%
Augustus Moak1$2k$2,1600%

8 of 12 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.

Harry V. Shourds – Goldeneye – 2023Harry V. Shourds goldeneyeest. $1,500–$2,500$4,920

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatJess Heisler mallard brought 7.6× its high estimate ($4,560 against $600).
  • QuietCigar Daisey — 9 lots, typical $1,170, 78% over high estimate.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.27 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.