Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter July 2024 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
264
Lots we tracked
$3.19M
Brought, including premium
47%
Sold over the high estimate
$258,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Black Duck
264 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $3,186,920 including premium. 47% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 264 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 46 | $927k | $3,000 | 46% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 26 | $267k | $3,900 | 54% |
| Ward Brothers | 20 | $294k | $6,000 | 40% |
| Frank Finney | 18 | $144k | $3,480 | 61% |
| Mark McNair | 15 | $55k | $2,700 | 53% |
| Ben Schmidt | 12 | $23k | $1,320 | 42% |
| Gus Wilson | 11 | $124k | $6,600 | 36% |
| Ira Hudson | 10 | $72k | $4,770 | 40% |
8 of 44 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.
Elmer Crowell black duckest. $80,000–$120,000$258,000Worth knowing
- RecordCharles Birch — $108,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $33,600 set in Apr 2024. One of 4 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatFrank Finney miniature snipe with carved feather detail brought 4.5× its high estimate ($3,600 against $800). The Ward Brothers pintail was close behind at 3.8×.
- QuietCameron McIntyre — 7 lots, typical $3,300, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Black Duckest. $80,000–$120,000$258,000over estimate
- 2Elmer Crowell Green-winged Teal Drakeest. $125,000–$175,000$168,000
- 3Charles Perdew Pair of Mallardest. $80,000–$120,000$120,000
- 4Charles Birch Swanest. $100,000–$150,000$108,000
- 5Elmer Crowell Yellowlegsest. $80,000–$120,000$105,000
- 6Elmer Crowell Black Bellied Ploverest. $100,000–$150,000$96,000under estimate
- 7Robert Elliston Mallard Henest. $60,000–$90,000$90,000
- 8George Boyd Red-breasted Merganserest. $70,000–$100,000$90,000
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.264 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.