Recaps / 2024
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
8
Lots we tracked
$4k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,020
Top lot — Bob White Hollow Carved Decoy
8 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,200 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob White | 1 | $1k | $1,020 | 100% |
| Henry Lockard | 1 | $750 | $750 | 100% |
| Sean Sutton | 1 | $660 | $660 | 0% |
| Frank Strey | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Lloyd Tyler | 1 | $450 | $450 | 0% |
| Jamie Hand | 1 | $360 | $360 | 0% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $270 | $270 | 0% |
| Reggie Birch | 1 | $180 | $180 | 0% |
8 of 8 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.
Bob White hollow carved decoyest. $600–$800$1,020Worth knowing
- Biggest beatBob White hollow carved decoy brought 1.3× its high estimate ($1,020 against $800). The Henry Lockard canvasback was close behind at 1.3×.
Top lots
- 1Bob White Hollow Carved Decoyest. $600–$800$1,020over estimate
- 2Henry Lockard Canvasbackest. $400–$600$750over estimate
- 3Sean Sutton Miniature Pair of Steller's Eiderest. $500–$700$660
- 4Frank Strey Scaupest. $800–$1,200$510under estimate
- 5Lloyd Tyler Wigeonest. $400–$600$450
- 6Jamie Hand Merganserest. $600–$800$360under estimate
- 7Harry V. Shourds Black Bellied Ploverest. $300–$500$270under estimate
- 8Reggie Birch Merganserest. $300–$500$180under estimate
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.