Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
10
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
30%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,080
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Coot
10 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,070 including premium. 30% 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 | $1k | $675 | 50% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $450 | $225 | 0% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $1k | $1,080 | 100% |
| Jamie Hand | 1 | $660 | $660 | 0% |
| Doug Jester | 1 | $480 | $480 | 0% |
| John McLoughlin | 1 | $480 | $480 | 100% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 1 | $360 | $360 | 0% |
| Miles Hancock | 1 | $210 | $210 | 0% |
8 of 8 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 cootest. $200–$400$1,080Worth knowing
- Biggest beatHarry V. Shourds coot brought 2.7× its high estimate ($1,080 against $400).
Top lots
- 1Harry V. Shourds Cootest. $200–$400$1,080over estimate
- 2Sean Sutton Miniature Pair of Wood Ducks, Slightly Turned Headsest. $500–$700$840over estimate
- 3Jamie Hand Swanest. $500–$700$660
- 4Sean Sutton Miniature Pair of Spectacled Eidersest. $500–$700$510
- 5John McLoughlin Canvasbackest. $200–$400$480over estimate
- 6Doug Jester Black Duckest. $600–$800$480under estimate
- 7Ben A. Heinemann Wigeonest. $600–$900$360under estimate
- 8Reggie Birch Wood Duckest. $300–$500$270under 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.