Recaps / 2023

Weekly auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter

3
Lots we tracked
$2k
Brought, including premium
67%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,080
Top lot — Mark McNair Sanderling

3 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,250 including premium. 67% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 3 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Mark McNair1$1k$1,080100%
Thomas Chambers1$600$6000%
Ira Hudson1$570$570100%

3 of 3 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.

Mark McNair – Sanderling – 2023Mark McNair sanderlingest. $600–$900$1,080

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatMark McNair sanderling brought 1.2× its high estimate ($1,080 against $900). The Ira Hudson hollow carved brant was close behind at 1.1×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.3 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.