Recaps / 2025
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
36
Lots we tracked
$45k
Brought, including premium
39%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,560
Top lot — Ben A. Heinemann Teal
36 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $44,760 including premium. 39% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 36 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ward | 6 | $5k | $675 | 50% |
| Ben A. Heinemann | 5 | $14k | $2,520 | 60% |
| Cigar Daisey | 5 | $8k | $1,680 | 80% |
| George Boyd | 4 | $4k | $975 | 25% |
| Dodge Factory | 3 | $2k | $540 | 0% |
| John McLoughlin | 3 | $2k | $510 | 0% |
| Keyes Chadwick | 2 | $4k | $1,920 | 50% |
| Nate Quillen | 2 | $2k | $975 | 0% |
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.
Ben A. Heinemann tealest. $1,200–$1,800 · a record for the maker$4,560Worth knowing
- RecordBen A. Heinemann — $4,560 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $2,400 set in Nov 2023.
- Biggest beatKeyes Chadwick black duck brought 3.8× its high estimate ($2,640 against $700). The Ben A. Heinemann mallard was close behind at 3.3×.
- QuietDavid Ward — 6 lots, typical $675, 50% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Ben A. Heinemann Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$4,560over estimate
- 2Ben A. Heinemann Mallardest. $800–$1,200$3,960over estimate
- 3Keyes Chadwick Black Duckest. $500–$700$2,640over estimate
- 4Ben A. Heinemann Black Duckest. $1,200–$1,800$2,520over estimate
- 5Ben A. Heinemann Blue-winged Tealest. $2,500–$3,500$2,400under estimate
- 6Cigar Daisey Green-winged Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$2,280over estimate
- 7Cigar Daisey Canvasbackest. $800–$1,200$1,800over estimate
- 8Duncan Ducharme Canvasbackest. $600–$900$1,680over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.36 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.