Recaps / 2024
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
38
Lots we tracked
$45k
Brought, including premium
39%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,320
Top lot — Bert Graves Mallard
38 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $45,090 including premium. 39% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 38 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McLoughlin | 4 | $5k | $1,245 | 25% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 4 | $4k | $975 | 0% |
| Ken Anger | 4 | $3k | $750 | 0% |
| Bert Graves | 3 | $8k | $3,000 | 67% |
| David W. Nichol | 3 | $4k | $720 | 67% |
| David Ward | 3 | $2k | $420 | 33% |
| Dodge Factory | 2 | $4k | $2,085 | 50% |
| Josh Brewer | 2 | $3k | $1,590 | 50% |
8 of 18 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.
Bert Graves mallardest. $1,200–$1,800$4,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatDodge Factory pintail brought 3.1× its high estimate ($3,720 against $1,200). The Josh Brewer black duck was close behind at 2.5×.
Top lots
- 1Bert Graves Mallardest. $1,200–$1,800$4,320over estimate
- 2Dodge Factory Pintailest. $800–$1,200$3,720over estimate
- 3Bert Graves Pintailest. $1,500–$2,000$3,000over estimate
- 4David W. Nichol Wood Duckest. $700–$1,000$2,400over estimate
- 5Josh Brewer Black Duckest. $600–$900$2,280over estimate
- 6Evans Decoy Company Blue-winged Tealest. $1,500–$2,500$2,040
- 7Harry V. Shourds Merganserest. $800–$1,200$1,560over estimate
- 8John McLoughlin Scaupest. $2,500–$3,500$1,500under estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.38 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.