Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
15
Lots we tracked
$16k
Brought, including premium
67%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,840
Top lot — Ward Brothers Wigeon
15 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $16,050 including premium. 67% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 15 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $2k | $795 | 100% |
| Ken Anger | 2 | $1k | $525 | 50% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $4k | $3,840 | 100% |
| John McLoughlin | 1 | $2k | $2,280 | 100% |
| Bob White | 1 | $1k | $1,440 | 100% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $1k | $1,440 | 100% |
| Harvey Stevens | 1 | $1k | $1,200 | 100% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $1k | $1,140 | 100% |
8 of 13 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.
Ward Brothers wigeonest. $800–$1,200$3,840Worth knowing
- Biggest beatWard Brothers wigeon brought 3.2× its high estimate ($3,840 against $1,200).
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Wigeonest. $800–$1,200$3,840over estimate
- 2John McLoughlin Pintailest. $1,000–$1,500$2,280over estimate
- 3Bob White Blue-winged Teal Henest. $600–$900$1,440over estimate
- 4Harry V. Shourds Black Duckest. $400–$600$1,440over estimate
- 5Harvey Stevens Wigeonest. $600–$800$1,200over estimate
- 6Mark McNair Curlewest. $600–$900$1,140over estimate
- 7Sean Sutton Scoterest. $400–$600$960over estimate
- 8Cigar Daisey Merganserest. $1,000–$1,500$750under estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.15 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.