Recaps / 2023
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
42
Lots we tracked
$58k
Brought, including premium
33%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,560
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Brant
42 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $58,230 including premium. 33% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 42 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigar Daisey | 8 | $16k | $2,040 | 75% |
| Ward Brothers | 5 | $8k | $1,680 | 20% |
| George Boyd | 4 | $6k | $1,560 | 25% |
| Sean Sutton | 3 | $3k | $990 | 33% |
| John McLoughlin | 3 | $2k | $630 | 0% |
| Miles Hancock | 3 | $2k | $630 | 33% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 2 | $5k | $2,640 | 100% |
| Josh Brewer | 2 | $5k | $2,280 | 50% |
8 of 19 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.
Harry V. Shourds brantest. $1,200–$1,800$4,560Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCigar Daisey yellowlegs brought 2.6× its high estimate ($1,800 against $700). The Harry V. Shourds brant was close behind at 2.5×.
- QuietCigar Daisey — 8 lots, typical $2,040, 75% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Harry V. Shourds Brantest. $1,200–$1,800$4,560over estimate
- 2Cigar Daisey Wigeonest. $1,000–$2,000$2,880over estimate
- 3Cigar Daisey Canvasbackest. $1,000–$1,500$2,640over estimate
- 4Cigar Daisey Pintailest. $4,000–$5,000$2,640under estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Pintailest. $1,200–$1,800$2,520over estimate
- 6Josh Brewer Wood Duckest. $800–$1,200$2,400over estimate
- 7Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duckest. $800–$1,200$2,280over estimate
- 8Josh Brewer Pintailest. $1,500–$2,500$2,160
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.42 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.