Recaps / 2025

Guyette & Deeter, 13 Mar 2025

5
Lots we tracked
$2k
Brought, including premium
60%
Sold over the high estimate
$750
Top lot — Ken Anger Black Duck

5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,490 including premium. 60% 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

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Ken Anger1$750$750100%
Ben A. Heinemann1$690$690100%
Russ Burr1$480$480100%
Miles Hancock1$360$3600%
Harry V. Shourds1$210$2100%

5 of 5 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.

Ken Anger – Black duck – 2025Ken Anger black duckest. $500–$700$750

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatRuss Burr woodcock brought 1.2× its high estimate ($480 against $400). The Ben A. Heinemann canvasback was close behind at 1.1×.

Top lots

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.