Recaps / 2023
Weekly Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
8
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,680
Top lot — Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duck
8 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,730 including premium. 25% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 8 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $1k | $510 | 50% |
| Cigar Daisey | 1 | $2k | $1,680 | 0% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $1k | $1,080 | 100% |
| Reggie Birch | 1 | $600 | $600 | 0% |
| Keyes Chadwick | 1 | $570 | $570 | 0% |
| David Ward | 1 | $480 | $480 | 0% |
| David W. Nichol | 1 | $300 | $300 | 0% |
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.
Cigar Daisey ruddy duckest. $1,200–$1,800$1,680Worth knowing
- Biggest beatSean Sutton canvasback brought 1.2× its high estimate ($720 against $600). The Mark McNair curlew was close behind at 1.1×.
Top lots
- 1Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duckest. $1,200–$1,800$1,680
- 2Mark McNair Curlewest. $700–$1,000$1,080over estimate
- 3Sean Sutton Canvasbackest. $400–$600$720over estimate
- 4Reggie Birch Canada Gooseest. $400–$600$600
- 5Keyes Chadwick Redheadest. $800–$1,200$570under estimate
- 6David Ward Curlewest. $300–$500$480
- 7David W. Nichol Mallardest. $250–$350$300
- 8Sean Sutton Miniature Golden Ploverest. $200–$400$300
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.8 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.