Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
7
Lots we tracked
$4k
Brought, including premium
14%
Sold over the high estimate
$840
Top lot — Ward Brothers Pair of Black Duck
7 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,260 including premium. 14% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 7 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $1k | $600 | 0% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $750 | $375 | 0% |
| Dave Umbrella Watson | 1 | $840 | $840 | 0% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $840 | $840 | 0% |
| Cigar Daisey | 1 | $630 | $630 | 100% |
5 of 5 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 pair of black duckest. $600–$900$840Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCigar Daisey bufflehead brought 1.1× its high estimate ($630 against $600).
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Pair of Black Duckest. $600–$900$840
- 2Dave Umbrella Watson Black Duckest. $1,000–$1,500$840under estimate
- 3Sean Sutton Green-winged Tealest. $500–$700$660
- 4Cigar Daisey Buffleheadest. $400–$600$630over estimate
- 5Sean Sutton Hooded Merganserest. $500–$700$540
- 6Reggie Birch Ruddy Duckest. $300–$500$390
- 7Reggie Birch Black Duckest. $300–$500$360
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.7 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.