Recaps / 2024

Guyette & Deeter, 18 Apr 2024

7
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
43%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,440
Top lot — Harvey Stevens Black Duck

7 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,010 including premium. 43% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 7 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch3$2k$5400%
Harvey Stevens1$1k$1,440100%
John McLoughlin1$810$8100%
Leonard Pryor1$750$750100%
Ken Anger1$480$480100%

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.

Harvey Stevens – Black duck – 2024Harvey Stevens black duckest. $300–$500$1,440

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatHarvey Stevens black duck brought 2.9× its high estimate ($1,440 against $500).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.7 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.