Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
10
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
20%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,680
Top lot — Sean Sutton Hollow Carved Pair of Harlequin Ducks, Slightly Turned Heads
10 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $6,270 including premium. 20% 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hand | 2 | $720 | $360 | 50% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $510 | $255 | 0% |
| Sean Sutton | 1 | $2k | $1,680 | 100% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 1 | $1k | $1,050 | 0% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $1k | $1,020 | 0% |
| Bob White | 1 | $870 | $870 | 0% |
| Miles Hancock | 1 | $240 | $240 | 0% |
| Ken Anger | 1 | $180 | $180 | 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.
Sean Sutton hollow carved pair of harlequin ducks, slightly turned headsest. $700–$1,000$1,680Worth knowing
- Biggest beatSean Sutton hollow carved pair of harlequin ducks, slightly turned heads brought 1.7× its high estimate ($1,680 against $1,000).
Top lots
- 1Sean Sutton Hollow Carved Pair of Harlequin Ducks, Slightly Turned Headsest. $700–$1,000$1,680over estimate
- 2Ben A. Heinemann Mallardest. $1,200–$1,800$1,050under estimate
- 3Mark McNair Early Feeding Dowitcherest. $1,000–$1,400$1,020
- 4Bob White Miniature Swanest. $700–$1,000$870
- 5Jamie Hand Long Tail Duckest. $200–$400$450over estimate
- 6Reggie Birch Buffleheadest. $300–$500$300
- 7Jamie Hand Flickerest. $300–$500$270under estimate
- 8Miles Hancock Canada Gooseest. $400–$600$240under 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.