Recaps / 2024
Guyette & Deeter, 20 Dec 2024
24
Lots we tracked
$31k
Brought, including premium
38%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,200
Top lot — Harry V. Shourds Brant
24 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $30,540 including premium. 38% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 24 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigar Daisey | 4 | $9k | $1,965 | 50% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 3 | $6k | $720 | 0% |
| Doug Jester | 2 | $3k | $1,635 | 100% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $2k | $1,140 | 50% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 2 | $2k | $1,035 | 50% |
| Keyes Chadwick | 2 | $2k | $1,005 | 0% |
| L. Torry Ward | 2 | $1k | $600 | 50% |
| David W. Nichol | 1 | $2k | $1,920 | 100% |
8 of 14 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.
Harry V. Shourds brantest. $3,000–$5,000$4,200Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCigar Daisey ringneck brought 2.6× its high estimate ($3,960 against $1,500).
Top lots
- 1Harry V. Shourds Brantest. $3,000–$5,000$4,200
- 2Cigar Daisey Ringneckest. $1,000–$1,500$3,960over estimate
- 3Cigar Daisey Merganserest. $1,500–$2,000$2,760over estimate
- 4Doug Jester Red-breasted Merganserest. $1,000–$1,500$2,160over estimate
- 5David W. Nichol Green-winged Tealest. $1,000–$1,500$1,920over estimate
- 6Reggie Birch Wood Duckest. $600–$900$1,680over estimate
- 7Ben A. Heinemann Pintailest. $1,000–$1,500$1,560over estimate
- 8Cigar Daisey Curlewest. $800–$1,200$1,170
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.24 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.