Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter First Quarter Super Sale 2025
125
Lots we tracked
$148k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$8,640
Top lot — Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Teal
125 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $148,205 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 125 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 21 | $25k | $720 | 29% |
| George Strunk | 10 | $12k | $1,035 | 40% |
| Bill Gibian | 10 | $9k | $705 | 50% |
| R. Madison Mitchell | 10 | $6k | $465 | 50% |
| Frank Finney | 7 | $10k | $1,440 | 57% |
| Bob White | 6 | $13k | $2,400 | 83% |
| Ward Brothers | 5 | $12k | $1,800 | 20% |
| Grayson Chesser | 5 | $6k | $780 | 40% |
8 of 30 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.
Mason Decoy Factory green-winged tealest. $2,000–$3,000$8,640Worth knowing
- Biggest beatGus Wilson preening scoter brought 3.8× its high estimate ($1,920 against $500).
- QuietBob White — 6 lots, typical $2,400, 83% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Tealest. $2,000–$3,000$8,640over estimate
- 2Ira Hudson Green-winged Tealest. $4,000–$5,000$5,160over estimate
- 3Joseph Lincoln Canada Gooseest. $1,200–$1,800$4,320over estimate
- 4Elmer Crowell Black Duckest. $2,000–$3,000$4,200over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $3,000–$5,000$3,720
- 6Ward Brothers Pintailest. $2,000–$3,000$3,360over estimate
- 7Frank Finney Cape Sugarbird Jewelry Boxest. $2,000–$3,000$3,120over estimate
- 8Bob White Pigeonest. $1,200–$1,800$2,880over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.125 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.