Recaps / 2023
Weekly Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
9
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
22%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,020
Top lot — Sean Sutton Merganser
9 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,500 including premium. 22% 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
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Birch | 3 | $1k | $420 | 0% |
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $2k | $780 | 50% |
| Corb Reed | 1 | $600 | $600 | 100% |
| Lloyd Tyler | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| David W. Nichol | 1 | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Doug Jester | 1 | $240 | $240 | 0% |
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.
Sean Sutton merganserest. $400–$600$1,020Worth knowing
- Biggest beatSean Sutton merganser brought 1.7× its high estimate ($1,020 against $600).
Top lots
- 1Sean Sutton Merganserest. $400–$600$1,020over estimate
- 2Corb Reed Scaupest. $300–$500$600over estimate
- 3Sean Sutton Curlewest. $400–$600$540
- 4Lloyd Tyler Doveest. $800–$1,200$510under estimate
- 5Reggie Birch Curlewest. $300–$500$480
- 6Reggie Birch Hooded Merganserest. $300–$500$420
- 7Reggie Birch Canvasbackest. $500–$700$390under estimate
- 8David W. Nichol Scaupest. $200–$400$300
Makers in this sale
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.