Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter, September 2024
88
Lots we tracked
$115k
Brought, including premium
47%
Sold over the high estimate
$8,400
Top lot — Ward Brothers Gull
88 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $115,260 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 88 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 20 | $11k | $375 | 35% |
| Oliver Lawson | 9 | $13k | $1,110 | 100% |
| Mark McNair | 7 | $25k | $3,240 | 86% |
| Ward Brothers | 6 | $27k | $4,200 | 50% |
| Pete Peterson | 6 | $5k | $735 | 33% |
| George Strunk | 6 | $5k | $705 | 67% |
| Hurley Conklin | 5 | $2k | $540 | 40% |
| Cigar Daisey | 4 | $6k | $1,170 | 25% |
8 of 21 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.
Ward Brothers gullest. $3,000–$5,000$8,400Worth knowing
- Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory merganser brought 5.4× its high estimate ($2,160 against $400).
- QuietOliver Lawson — 9 lots, typical $1,110, 100% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Gullest. $3,000–$5,000$8,400over estimate
- 2Mark McNair Early Goldeneyeest. $1,500–$2,500$8,400over estimate
- 3Ward Brothers Pair of Wigeonest. $3,000–$4,000$6,000over estimate
- 4Bill Gibian Pair of Wigeonest. $2,000–$3,000$5,040over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Pair of Redheadest. $3,000–$4,000$4,800over estimate
- 6Mark McNair Hollow Carved Widgeonest. $1,200–$1,800$3,840over estimate
- 7Ward Brothers Pair of Blue-winged Tealest. $3,000–$4,000$3,600
- 8Mark McNair Pintailest. $1,500–$2,500$3,300over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.88 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.