Recaps / 2024

Guyette & Deeter, 31 Oct 2024

4
Lots we tracked
$3k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,680
Top lot — George Boyd Yellowlegs

4 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $3,060 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 4 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
George Boyd1$2k$1,6800%
Ben A. Heinemann1$630$630100%
Evans Decoy Company1$540$5400%
Harry V. Shourds1$210$2100%

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.

George Boyd – Yellowlegs – 2024George Boyd yellowlegsest. $1,200–$1,800$1,680

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatBen A. Heinemann wigeon brought 1.1× its high estimate ($630 against $600).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.4 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.