Recaps / 2024
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
27
Lots we tracked
$30k
Brought, including premium
37%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,120
Top lot — Bert Graves Mallard
27 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $30,060 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 27 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McLoughlin | 3 | $7k | $2,400 | 67% |
| Jamie Hand | 3 | $2k | $330 | 33% |
| Bert Graves | 2 | $5k | $2,400 | 50% |
| Ken Anger | 2 | $3k | $1,515 | 50% |
| Cigar Daisey | 2 | $3k | $1,275 | 50% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 2 | $3k | $1,260 | 0% |
| Doug Jester | 2 | $1k | $720 | 50% |
| Lloyd Tyler | 2 | $1k | $525 | 50% |
8 of 14 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.
Bert Graves mallardest. $800–$1,200$3,120Worth knowing
- Biggest beatBert Graves mallard brought 2.6× its high estimate ($3,120 against $1,200).
Top lots
- 1Bert Graves Mallardest. $800–$1,200$3,120over estimate
- 2John McLoughlin Green-winged Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$2,760over estimate
- 3Ken Anger est. $800–$1,200$2,400over estimate
- 4John McLoughlin Black Duckest. $1,000–$1,500$2,400over estimate
- 5John McLoughlin Pintailest. $1,800–$2,200$2,160
- 6Cigar Daisey Dowitcherest. $600–$900$1,800over estimate
- 7Bert Graves Mallardest. $1,200–$1,800$1,680
- 8Harry V. Shourds Goldeneyeest. $1,200–$1,800$1,560
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.27 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.