Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
5
Lots we tracked
$8k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$5,400
Top lot — Ward Brothers Pair of Canvasback
5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $7,980 including premium. 40% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 5 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Sutton | 2 | $2k | $930 | 50% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $5k | $5,400 | 100% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $480 | $480 | 0% |
| John McLoughlin | 1 | $240 | $240 | 0% |
4 of 4 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 pair of canvasbackest. $3,500–$4,500$5,400Worth knowing
- Biggest beatSean Sutton long tail duck brought 1.4× its high estimate ($990 against $700). The Ward Brothers pair of canvasback was close behind at 1.2×.
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Pair of Canvasbackest. $3,500–$4,500$5,400over estimate
- 2Sean Sutton Long Tail Duckest. $500–$700$990over estimate
- 3Sean Sutton Pair of Bluebills, Chip Carved Finishest. $600–$900$870
- 4Harry V. Shourds Yellowlegsest. $300–$500$480
- 5John McLoughlin Black Duckest. $400–$600$240under estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.5 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.