Recaps / 2023

Guyette & Deeter, 20 Jul 2023

7
Lots we tracked
$4k
Brought, including premium
29%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,110
Top lot — Corb Reed Canvasback

7 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,380 including premium. 29% 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.
Corb Reed2$2k$87050%
Cigar Daisey1$1k$1,0500%
Benjamin Holmes1$510$510100%
Ken Anger1$480$4800%
Lloyd Tyler1$330$3300%
Dodge Factory1$270$2700%

6 of 6 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.

Corb Reed – Canvasback – 2023Corb Reed canvasbackest. $800–$1,200$1,110

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatCorb Reed merganser brought 1.1× its high estimate ($630 against $600). The Benjamin Holmes black duck was close behind at 1.0×.

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.