Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter, January 2024
56
Lots we tracked
$50k
Brought, including premium
53%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,320
Top lot — Pete Peterson Black Duck
56 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $50,460 including premium. 53% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 56 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Madison Mitchell | 13 | $10k | $390 | 38% |
| Pete Peterson | 9 | $13k | $930 | 100% |
| George Strunk | 7 | $5k | $690 | 43% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 7 | $4k | $510 | 29% |
| Bill Gibian | 6 | $10k | $1,020 | 100% |
| Tom Matus | 3 | $2k | $990 | 33% |
| Wildfowler Decoy Company | 3 | $2k | $330 | 33% |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | $1k | $720 | 100% |
8 of 14 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.
Pete Peterson black duckest. $600–$900$4,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatR. Madison Mitchell brant brought 7.0× its high estimate ($3,480 against $500).
- QuietPete Peterson — 9 lots, typical $930, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Pete Peterson Black Duckest. $600–$900$4,320over estimate
- 2Bill Gibian Pair of Yellowlegsest. $600–$800$4,080over estimate
- 3R. Madison Mitchell Brantest. $300–$500$3,480over estimate
- 4Bill Gibian Preening Yellowlegsest. $400–$600$2,040over estimate
- 5Pete Peterson Pair of Ruddy Duckest. $700–$1,000$1,800over estimate
- 6Pete Peterson Sap Suckerest. $300–$500$1,560over estimate
- 7George Strunk Curlewest. $600–$800$1,200over estimate
- 8Pete Peterson Hooded Merganserest. $500–$700$1,110over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.56 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.