Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter, January 2025
40
Lots we tracked
$29k
Brought, including premium
33%
Sold over the high estimate
$3,120
Top lot — Albert Laing Swan
40 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $29,220 including premium. 33% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 40 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 9 | $10k | $480 | 44% |
| R. Madison Mitchell | 7 | $3k | $300 | 14% |
| George Strunk | 5 | $3k | $510 | 0% |
| Bill Gibian | 3 | $2k | $660 | 33% |
| Pete Peterson | 2 | $2k | $930 | 100% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 2 | $2k | $750 | 50% |
| Wildfowler Decoy Company | 2 | $1k | $570 | 100% |
| John R. Wells | 2 | $990 | $495 | 50% |
8 of 13 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.
Albert Laing swanest. $4,000–$6,000$3,120Worth knowing
- Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory wigeon brought 5.7× its high estimate ($2,280 against $400).
- QuietMason Decoy Factory — 9 lots, typical $480, 44% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Albert Laing Swanest. $4,000–$6,000$3,120under estimate
- 2Mason Decoy Factory Wigeonest. $200–$400$2,280over estimate
- 3Mason Decoy Factory Canvasback Henest. $400–$600$2,160over estimate
- 4Mason Decoy Factory Bluebillest. $400–$600$1,920over estimate
- 5Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Mallardest. $800–$1,200$1,560over estimate
- 6R. Madison Mitchell Pair of Blue-winged Tealest. $600–$800$1,320over estimate
- 7George Strunk Pair of Blue-winged Tealest. $1,000–$1,500$1,200
- 8Joseph Lincoln Canada Gooseest. $300–$500$1,110over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.40 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.