Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter, 5 Jun 2025
27
Lots we tracked
$28k
Brought, including premium
26%
Sold over the high estimate
$2,640
Top lot — Leonard Pryor Canvasback
27 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $28,380 including premium. 26% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 27 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McLoughlin | 8 | $5k | $465 | 0% |
| Bert Graves | 3 | $6k | $2,160 | 67% |
| Cigar Daisey | 2 | $2k | $1,125 | 0% |
| Corb Reed | 2 | $1k | $600 | 0% |
| James Currier | 2 | $1k | $510 | 0% |
| Reggie Birch | 2 | $780 | $390 | 0% |
| Leonard Pryor | 1 | $3k | $2,640 | 0% |
| John Blair, Sr. | 1 | $2k | $2,280 | 100% |
8 of 14 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.
Leonard Pryor canvasbackest. $3,000–$5,000$2,640Worth knowing
- Biggest beatDuncan Ducharme canvasback brought 3.6× its high estimate ($2,160 against $600).
- QuietJohn McLoughlin — 8 lots, typical $465, 0% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Leonard Pryor Canvasbackest. $3,000–$5,000$2,640under estimate
- 2Bert Graves Pintailest. $1,000–$2,000$2,400over estimate
- 3John Blair, Sr. Blue-winged Tealest. $1,200–$1,800$2,280over estimate
- 4Bert Graves Mallardest. $1,000–$1,500$2,160over estimate
- 5Duncan Ducharme Canvasbackest. $400–$600$2,160over estimate
- 6David W. Nichol Grebeest. $400–$600$1,440over estimate
- 7Horace Crandall Pintailest. $500–$700$1,320over estimate
- 8Miles Hancock Pintailest. $600–$900$1,320over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.27 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.