Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter April 2024 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
293
Lots we tracked
$4.07M
Brought, including premium
55%
Sold over the high estimate
$480,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Preening Black Duck
293 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,067,490 including premium. 55% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 293 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 45 | $483k | $2,400 | 44% |
| Elmer Crowell | 40 | $1.02M | $4,350 | 40% |
| Charles Perdew | 22 | $125k | $3,300 | 68% |
| Ben Schmidt | 22 | $83k | $2,670 | 82% |
| Ward Brothers | 13 | $450k | $8,400 | 54% |
| Mark McNair | 13 | $41k | $2,700 | 100% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 11 | $574k | $12,000 | 36% |
| George Strunk | 10 | $17k | $1,800 | 80% |
8 of 50 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.
Elmer Crowell preening black duckest. $300,000–$500,000$480,000Worth knowing
- RecordHarry V. Shourds — $348,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $24,000 set in Aug 2023. One of 9 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatPete Peterson canvasback brought 5.3× its high estimate ($2,640 against $500).
- QuietMark McNair — 13 lots, typical $2,700, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Preening Black Duckest. $300,000–$500,000$480,000
- 2Harry V. Shourds Canada Gooseest. $90,000–$120,000$348,000over estimate
- 3Mason Decoy Factory Wood Duck Drakeest. $80,000–$120,000$198,000over estimate
- 4Ward Brothers Canada Gooseest. $70,000–$100,000$186,000over estimate
- 5Dodge Factory Swanest. $80,000–$120,000$168,000over estimate
- 6Charles Schoenheider, Sr. Canada Gooseest. $100,000–$150,000$162,000over estimate
- 7Ward Brothers Shovelerest. $30,000–$50,000$144,000over estimate
- 8Elmer Crowell Ploverest. $70,000–$100,000$144,000over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.293 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.