Recaps / 2024

Guyette & Deeter, 6 Dec 2024

6
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
67%
Sold over the high estimate
$2,040
Top lot — Cigar Daisey Ruddy Duck

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,980 including premium. 67% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 6 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Reggie Birch2$840$42050%
Cigar Daisey1$2k$2,040100%
Miles Hancock1$1k$1,170100%
Harry V. Shourds1$480$480100%
Jamie Hand1$450$4500%

5 of 5 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.

Cigar Daisey – Ruddy duck – 2024Cigar Daisey ruddy duckest. $800–$1,200$2,040

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatMiles Hancock goldeneye brought 1.9× its high estimate ($1,170 against $600). The Cigar Daisey ruddy duck was close behind at 1.7×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.6 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.