Recaps / 2023

Guyette & Deeter, 20 Apr 2023

7
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
14%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,140
Top lot — Harvey Stevens Gadwall

7 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,500 including premium. 14% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 7 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Harvey Stevens1$1k$1,1400%
Cigar Daisey1$1k$1,0800%
Reggie Birch1$660$660100%
Dave Umbrella Watson1$570$5700%
Harry V. Shourds1$390$3900%
Ken Anger1$360$3600%
David W. Nichol1$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.

Harvey Stevens – Gadwall – 2023Harvey Stevens gadwallest. $800–$1,200$1,140

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatReggie Birch gadwall brought 1.3× its high estimate ($660 against $500).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.7 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.