Recaps / 2024

Guyette & Deeter October Super Sale 2024

138
Lots we tracked
$151k
Brought, including premium
35%
Sold over the high estimate
$6,480
Top lot — Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Pintail

138 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $151,440 including premium. 35% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 138 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Mason Decoy Factory32$41k$54041%
George Strunk15$16k$96033%
Elmer Crowell12$12k$1,05017%
Pete Peterson11$9k$84055%
Ward Brothers8$18k$2,16038%
Mark McNair8$11k$1,20038%
Frank Finney6$4k$48017%
Bob White4$6k$1,56050%

8 of 28 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.

Mason Decoy Factory – Pair of Pintails – 2024Mason Decoy Factory pair of pintailest. $3,000–$5,000$6,480

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory pintail brought 6.0× its high estimate ($4,800 against $800).
  • QuietPete Peterson — 11 lots, typical $840, 55% over high estimate.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.138 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.