Recaps / 2023
Weekly Online-only Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
10
Lots we tracked
$7k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,920
Top lot — Ward Brothers Bluebill
10 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $6,960 including premium. 40% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 10 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Birch | 3 | $2k | $510 | 67% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $2k | $1,920 | 0% |
| Harvey Stevens | 1 | $870 | $870 | 100% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $540 | $540 | 100% |
| Corb Reed | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Doug Jester | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Jess Heisler | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Ken Anger | 1 | $360 | $360 | 0% |
8 of 8 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.
Ward Brothers bluebillest. $1,800–$2,200$1,920Worth knowing
- Biggest beatReggie Birch black duck brought 1.6× its high estimate ($930 against $600). The Harvey Stevens redhead was close behind at 1.4×.
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Bluebillest. $1,800–$2,200$1,920
- 2Reggie Birch Black Duckest. $400–$600$930over estimate
- 3Harvey Stevens Redheadest. $400–$600$870over estimate
- 4Harry V. Shourds Goldeneyeest. $200–$400$540over estimate
- 5Reggie Birch Curlewest. $300–$500$510over estimate
- 6Doug Jester Redheadest. $500–$700$510
- 7Jess Heisler Pintailest. $600–$900$510under estimate
- 8Corb Reed Canvasbackest. $400–$600$510
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.10 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.