Recaps / 2025
Weekly online auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
8
Lots we tracked
$6k
Brought, including premium
100%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,320
Top lot — Charles Birch Canada Goose
8 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $5,940 including premium. 100% 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Hudson | 3 | $2k | $570 | 100% |
| Charles Birch | 1 | $1k | $1,320 | 100% |
| Mark McNair | 1 | $1k | $1,020 | 100% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $690 | $690 | 100% |
| Harry V. Shourds | 1 | $510 | $510 | 100% |
| James Currier | 1 | $330 | $330 | 100% |
6 of 6 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.
Charles Birch canada gooseest. $800–$1,200$1,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatIra Hudson bluebill brought 2.2× its high estimate ($1,080 against $500).
Top lots
- 1Charles Birch Canada Gooseest. $800–$1,200$1,320over estimate
- 2Ira Hudson Bluebillest. $300–$500$1,080over estimate
- 3Mark McNair Dowitcherest. $500–$700$1,020over estimate
- 4Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $300–$500$690over estimate
- 5Ira Hudson Bluebillest. $300–$500$570over estimate
- 6Harry V. Shourds Scaupest. $300–$500$510over estimate
- 7Ira Hudson Black Duckest. $200–$400$420over estimate
- 8James Currier Scaupest. $200–$300$330over 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.