Recaps / 2024

Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter

6
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
50%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,680
Top lot — Ben A. Heinemann Scaup

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,550 including premium. 50% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 6 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Ben A. Heinemann2$3k$1,33550%
Sean Sutton1$1k$1,170100%
Keith Mueller1$780$780100%
Evans Decoy Company1$480$4800%
Reggie Birch1$450$4500%

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.

Ben A. Heinemann – Scaup – 2024Ben A. Heinemann scaupest. $1,000–$1,500$1,680

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatKeith Mueller cork goldeneye brought 1.3× its high estimate ($780 against $600). The Sean Sutton pair of redhead was close behind at 1.2×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.6 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.