Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter, May 2024
57
Lots we tracked
$32k
Brought, including premium
37%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,920
Top lot — Pete Peterson Pair of Blue-winged Teal
57 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $32,490 including premium. 37% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 57 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Madison Mitchell | 16 | $5k | $255 | 19% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 13 | $7k | $510 | 38% |
| George Strunk | 10 | $8k | $735 | 30% |
| Pete Peterson | 6 | $7k | $960 | 67% |
| Charles Perdew | 4 | $1k | $360 | 75% |
| Hurley Conklin | 2 | $1k | $735 | 100% |
| Wildfowler Decoy Company | 2 | $480 | $240 | 0% |
| Oliver Lawson | 1 | $750 | $750 | 100% |
8 of 11 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.
Pete Peterson pair of blue-winged tealest. $1,200–$1,800$1,920Worth knowing
- Biggest beatGeorge Strunk brant brought 2.1× its high estimate ($1,440 against $700). The Mason Decoy Factory yellowlegs was close behind at 1.7×.
- QuietPete Peterson — 6 lots, typical $960, 67% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Pete Peterson Pair of Blue-winged Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$1,920over estimate
- 2George Strunk Brantest. $500–$700$1,440over estimate
- 3George Strunk Woodcockest. $1,000–$1,400$1,320
- 4Pete Peterson Pair of Hooded Merganserest. $1,000–$1,500$1,200
- 5George Strunk Wood Duckest. $1,200–$1,800$1,020under estimate
- 6Pete Peterson Cootest. $600–$800$990over estimate
- 7Mason Decoy Factory Black Duckest. $800–$1,200$960
- 8Pete Peterson Hooded Merganserest. $500–$700$930over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.57 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.