Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter, 2 Feb 2024
8
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
38%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,320
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Hooded Merganser
8 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,010 including premium. 38% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 8 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry V. Shourds | 2 | $2k | $1,095 | 100% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $720 | $360 | 0% |
| Miles Hancock | 2 | $660 | $330 | 0% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 1 | $870 | $870 | 100% |
| L. Torry Ward | 1 | $570 | $570 | 0% |
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.
Harry V. Shourds hooded merganserest. $200–$400$1,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatHarry V. Shourds hooded merganser brought 3.3× its high estimate ($1,320 against $400).
Top lots
- 1Harry V. Shourds Hooded Merganserest. $200–$400$1,320over estimate
- 2Ben A. Heinemann Canada Gooseest. $600–$800$870over estimate
- 3Harry V. Shourds Scaupest. $200–$400$870over estimate
- 4L. Torry Ward Shovelerest. $500–$700$570
- 5Reggie Birch Pintailest. $300–$500$450
- 6Miles Hancock Black Duckest. $300–$500$420
- 7Reggie Birch Wood Duckest. $300–$500$270under estimate
- 8Miles Hancock Canada Gooseest. $200–$400$240
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.8 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.