Recaps / 2025

Guyette & Deeter, 17 Jul 2025

5
Lots we tracked
$3k
Brought, including premium
20%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,440
Top lot — Jamie Hand Wood Duck

5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $2,550 including premium. 20% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 5 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Doug Jester2$690$3450%
James Currier2$420$2100%
Jamie Hand1$1k$1,440100%

3 of 3 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.

Jamie Hand – Wood duck – 2025Jamie Hand wood duckest. $500–$700 · a record for the maker$1,440

Worth knowing

  • RecordJamie Hand — $1,440 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $1,440 set in 28 Jun 2024.
  • Biggest beatJamie Hand wood duck brought 2.1× its high estimate ($1,440 against $700).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.5 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.