Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter April 2025 Decoy & Sporting Art Auction
273
Lots we tracked
$4.03M
Brought, including premium
42%
Sold over the high estimate
$504,000
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Wood Duck Drake
273 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,032,350 including premium. 42% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 273 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Crowell | 39 | $1.89M | $9,000 | 56% |
| Mason Decoy Factory | 36 | $763k | $3,900 | 36% |
| Frank Finney | 25 | $146k | $3,000 | 56% |
| Ben Schmidt | 21 | $36k | $1,500 | 48% |
| Ward Brothers | 14 | $343k | $4,800 | 36% |
| Charles Perdew | 14 | $103k | $2,700 | 50% |
| John Tax | 13 | $61k | $1,020 | 8% |
| Tom Schroeder | 11 | $49k | $1,800 | 64% |
8 of 47 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.
Elmer Crowell wood duck drakeest. $175,000–$225,000$504,000Worth knowing
- RecordMason Decoy Factory — $354,000 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $198,000 set in Apr 2024. One of 5 maker records set in this sale.
- Biggest beatCharles Perdew duck call brought 5.6× its high estimate ($4,500 against $800). The Mason Decoy Factory blue-winged teal was close behind at 5.1×.
- QuietTom Schroeder — 11 lots, typical $1,800, 64% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Wood Duck Drakeest. $175,000–$225,000$504,000over estimate
- 2Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Wood Duckest. $60,000–$90,000$354,000over estimate
- 3Elmer Crowell Preening Black Duckest. $120,000–$180,000$324,000over estimate
- 4Elmer Crowell Pair of Redheadest. $80,000–$120,000$264,000over estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Pintailest. $60,000–$90,000$180,000over estimate
- 6Elmer Crowell Pair of Merganserest. $50,000–$70,000$144,000over estimate
- 7Elmer Crowell Black Duckest. $35,000–$45,000$132,000over estimate
- 8Elmer Crowell Sandpiperest. $40,000–$60,000$120,000over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.273 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.