Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter, May 2025
128
Lots we tracked
$122k
Brought, including premium
23%
Sold over the high estimate
$5,040
Top lot — Elmer Crowell Black Duck
128 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $122,220 including premium. 23% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 128 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 29 | $24k | $510 | 17% |
| Hurley Conklin | 12 | $3k | $255 | 0% |
| George Strunk | 9 | $7k | $810 | 56% |
| R. Madison Mitchell | 8 | $3k | $360 | 13% |
| Oliver Lawson | 7 | $8k | $990 | 14% |
| Frank Finney | 6 | $6k | $555 | 0% |
| Wildfowler Decoy Company | 6 | $2k | $360 | 0% |
| Ward Brothers | 5 | $14k | $3,000 | 20% |
8 of 28 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 black duckest. $3,000–$4,000$5,040Worth knowing
- Biggest beatRichard Janson pair of mallard brought 3.6× its high estimate ($4,320 against $1,200).
- QuietGeorge Strunk — 9 lots, typical $810, 56% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Elmer Crowell Black Duckest. $3,000–$4,000$5,040over estimate
- 2Charles Perdew Mallardest. $3,500–$4,500$4,320
- 3Richard Janson Pair of Mallardest. $800–$1,200$4,320over estimate
- 4Ward Brothers Pair of Scoterest. $4,000–$5,000$3,480under estimate
- 5Ward Brothers Pair of Canvasbackest. $2,500–$3,500$3,240
- 6Mason Decoy Factory Wigeon Drakeest. $2,500–$3,500$3,000
- 7Ward Brothers Brantest. $2,500–$3,500$3,000
- 8Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $1,200–$1,800$2,520over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.128 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.