Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter June Super Sale 2024
111
Lots we tracked
$155k
Brought, including premium
44%
Sold over the high estimate
$5,520
Top lot — Frank Finney Barn Owl Carved From One Piece of Wood
111 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $155,295 including premium. 44% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 111 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Brothers | 17 | $40k | $1,920 | 41% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 15 | $25k | $1,050 | 80% |
| George Strunk | 9 | $10k | $870 | 44% |
| Frank Finney | 7 | $11k | $750 | 14% |
| Sean Sutton | 7 | $6k | $660 | 29% |
| Pete Peterson | 6 | $8k | $765 | 50% |
| Mark McNair | 6 | $6k | $1,005 | 50% |
| Oliver Lawson | 5 | $7k | $990 | 80% |
8 of 26 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.
Frank Finney barn owl carved from one piece of woodest. $4,000–$6,000$5,520Worth knowing
- Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory green-winged teal hen brought 4.3× its high estimate ($3,840 against $900). The Mason Decoy Factory blue-winged teal was close behind at 3.5×.
- QuietMason Decoy Factory — 15 lots, typical $1,050, 80% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Frank Finney Barn Owl Carved From One Piece of Woodest. $4,000–$6,000$5,520
- 2Ward Brothers Pair of Canvasbackest. $4,500–$5,500$5,040
- 3Bob White Pair of Ruddy Duckest. $1,200–$1,800$4,440over estimate
- 4Bob White Pair of Sleeping Green-winged Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$4,200over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Bluebillest. $3,000–$4,000$4,080over estimate
- 6Ward Brothers Sleeping Canvasbackest. $2,000–$3,000$4,080over estimate
- 7Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Teal Henest. $600–$900$3,840over estimate
- 8Pete Peterson Pair of Long Tail Duckest. $800–$1,200$3,720over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.111 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.