Recaps / 2023

Guyette & Deeter, 7 Sep 2023

6
Lots we tracked
$2k
Brought, including premium
17%
Sold over the high estimate
$660
Top lot — Reggie Birch Merganser

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,190 including premium. 17% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 6 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch3$1k$30033%
Charles Birch1$420$4200%
Charles Schoenheider, Sr.1$390$3900%
Harvey Stevens1$270$2700%

4 of 4 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.

Reggie Birch – Merganser – 2023Reggie Birch merganserest. $400–$600$660

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatReggie Birch merganser brought 1.1× its high estimate ($660 against $600).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.6 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.