Recaps / 2023

Weekly Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter

9
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
44%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,800
Top lot — Ward Brothers Canvasback

9 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $6,210 including premium. 44% 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

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch2$930$4650%
Corb Reed2$840$4200%
Ward Brothers1$2k$1,800100%
Sean Sutton1$960$960100%
Harry V. Shourds1$660$660100%
Ira Hudson1$660$660100%
Bert Graves1$360$3600%

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.

Ward Brothers – Canvasback – 2023Ward Brothers canvasbackest. $700–$1,000$1,800

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatWard Brothers canvasback brought 1.8× its high estimate ($1,800 against $1,000). The Harry V. Shourds brant was close behind at 1.6×.

Top lots

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.