Recaps / 2023

Weekly Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter

9
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
44%
Sold over the high estimate
$960
Top lot — Ira Hudson Bluebill

9 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,070 including premium. 44% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 9 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Ira Hudson2$1k$735100%
Harry V. Shourds2$930$46550%
Reggie Birch1$660$660100%
Dave Umbrella Watson1$630$6300%
Cigar Daisey1$600$6000%
Corb Reed1$480$4800%
Frank Finney1$300$3000%

7 of 7 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 – Bluebill – 2023Ira Hudson bluebillest. $600–$900$960

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatReggie Birch mallard brought 1.3× its high estimate ($660 against $500). The Harry V. Shourds black duck was close behind at 1.2×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.9 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.