Recaps / 2025
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
5
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$2,400
Top lot — Ward Brothers Canvasback
5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,620 including premium. 40% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 5 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Finney | 2 | $1k | $615 | 50% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $2k | $2,400 | 100% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 1 | $510 | $510 | 0% |
| Reggie Birch | 1 | $480 | $480 | 0% |
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.
Ward Brothers canvasbackest. $1,200–$1,800$2,400Worth knowing
- Biggest beatFrank Finney tern with split tail carving and glass eyes brought 1.6× its high estimate ($930 against $600). The Ward Brothers canvasback was close behind at 1.3×.
Top lots
- 1Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $1,200–$1,800$2,400over estimate
- 2Frank Finney Tern With Split Tail Carving and Glass Eyesest. $400–$600$930over estimate
- 3Ben A. Heinemann Scaupest. $500–$700$510
- 4Reggie Birch Wood Duckest. $500–$700$480under estimate
- 5Frank Finney Miniature Grosbeak With Glass Eyesest. $400–$600$300under estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.5 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.