Recaps / 2023

Guyette & Deeter, 10 Nov 2023

2
Lots we tracked
$1k
Brought, including premium
100%
Sold over the high estimate
$990
Top lot — Reggie Birch Mallard

2 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $1,470 including premium. 100% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 2 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch1$990$990100%
Harry V. Shourds1$480$480100%

2 of 2 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 – Mallard – 2023Reggie Birch mallardest. $500–$700$990

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatReggie Birch mallard brought 1.4× its high estimate ($990 against $700). The Harry V. Shourds brant was close behind at 1.2×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.2 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.