Recaps / 2025
Weekly Online Auction: Decoys for Sale — Guyette & Deeter
11
Lots we tracked
$8k
Brought, including premium
55%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,320
Top lot — Nate Quillen Pintail
11 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $7,920 including premium. 55% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 11 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben A. Heinemann | 2 | $1k | $705 | 50% |
| Corb Reed | 1 | $1k | $1,320 | 100% |
| Nate Quillen | 1 | $1k | $1,320 | 100% |
| Charles Birch | 1 | $960 | $960 | 100% |
| Ward Brothers | 1 | $900 | $900 | 0% |
| Bob White | 1 | $630 | $630 | 0% |
| David W. Nichol | 1 | $540 | $540 | 100% |
| Doug Jester | 1 | $300 | $300 | 0% |
8 of 10 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.
Nate Quillen pintailest. $500–$700$1,320Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCorb Reed black duck brought 2.2× its high estimate ($1,320 against $600). The Charles Birch mallard was close behind at 1.9×.
Top lots
- 1Nate Quillen Pintailest. $500–$700$1,320over estimate
- 2Corb Reed Black Duckest. $400–$600$1,320over estimate
- 3Charles Birch Mallardest. $300–$500$960over estimate
- 4Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $1,200–$1,800$900under estimate
- 5Ben A. Heinemann Scaupest. $400–$600$900over estimate
- 6Bob White Canvasbackest. $600–$900$630
- 7David W. Nichol Scaupest. $200–$400$540over estimate
- 8Ben A. Heinemann Pintailest. $400–$600$510
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.11 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.