Recaps / 2024

Guyette & Deeter, 4 Apr 2024

5
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,000
Top lot — John McLoughlin Black Duck

5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,370 including premium. 40% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 5 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch2$630$3150%
John McLoughlin1$3k$3,000100%
Ben A. Heinemann1$960$9600%
Ken Anger1$780$780100%

4 of 4 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.

John McLoughlin – Black duck – 2024John McLoughlin black duckest. $500–$700$3,000

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatJohn McLoughlin black duck brought 4.3× its high estimate ($3,000 against $700).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.5 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.