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

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Ben A. Heinemann2$1k$70550%
Corb Reed1$1k$1,320100%
Nate Quillen1$1k$1,320100%
Charles Birch1$960$960100%
Ward Brothers1$900$9000%
Bob White1$630$6300%
David W. Nichol1$540$540100%
Doug Jester1$300$3000%

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 – Pintail – 2025Nate Quillen pintailest. $500–$700$1,320

Worth 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

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.