Recaps / 2024
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
10
Lots we tracked
$9k
Brought, including premium
50%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,320
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Black Duck
10 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $8,610 including premium. 50% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 10 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $2k | $1,140 | 50% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 2 | $2k | $960 | 100% |
| Harvey Stevens | 2 | $2k | $900 | 100% |
| Miles Hancock | 1 | $750 | $750 | 0% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 1 | $690 | $690 | 0% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $630 | $630 | 0% |
| Jamie Hand | 1 | $540 | $540 | 0% |
7 of 7 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.
Harry V. Shourds black duckest. $800–$1,200$1,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatHarvey Stevens scaup brought 2.3× its high estimate ($1,170 against $500).
Top lots
- 1Harry V. Shourds Black Duckest. $800–$1,200$1,320over estimate
- 2Sean Sutton Bluebillest. $500–$700$1,200over estimate
- 3Harvey Stevens Scaupest. $300–$500$1,170over estimate
- 4Sean Sutton Two Pairs of Miniaturesest. $800–$1,200$1,080
- 5Miles Hancock Canada Gooseest. $1,000–$1,500$750under estimate
- 6Ben A. Heinemann Redheadest. $800–$1,200$690under estimate
- 7Mark McNair Brantest. $700–$1,000$630under estimate
- 8Harvey Stevens Canvasbackest. $200–$400$630over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.10 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.