Recaps / 2024
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
8
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,200
Top lot — Sean Sutton Hollow Carved Pair of Blue Wing Teal, Both
8 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,560 including premium. 25% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 8 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $2k | $1,155 | 50% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $540 | $540 | 0% |
| Ira Hudson | 1 | $450 | $450 | 100% |
| Reggie Birch | 1 | $360 | $360 | 0% |
| William Bill R. Goenne | 1 | $330 | $330 | 0% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $300 | $300 | 0% |
| Jamie Hand | 1 | $270 | $270 | 0% |
7 of 7 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 blue wing teal, bothest. $800–$1,200$1,200Worth knowing
- RecordWilliam Bill R. Goenne — $330 is the highest price we have for the maker.
- Biggest beatSean Sutton miniature pair of canvasbacks, both brought 1.9× its high estimate ($1,110 against $600).
Top lots
- 1Sean Sutton Hollow Carved Pair of Blue Wing Teal, Bothest. $800–$1,200$1,200
- 2Sean Sutton Miniature Pair of Canvasbacks, Bothest. $400–$600$1,110over estimate
- 3Mark McNair Red Knotest. $400–$600$540
- 4Ira Hudson Black Duckest. $200–$400$450over estimate
- 5Reggie Birch Buffleheadest. $400–$600$360under estimate
- 6William Bill R. Goenne Cinnamon Tealest. $200–$400$330
- 7Harry V. Shourds Wood Duckest. $200–$400$300
- 8Jamie Hand Railest. $200–$400$270
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.8 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.