Recaps / 2025

Guyette & Deeter, 7 Aug 2025

6
Lots we tracked
$4k
Brought, including premium
17%
Sold over the high estimate
$2,280
Top lot — Ben A. Heinemann Gadwall

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,080 including premium. 17% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 6 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Harry V. Shourds3$1k$4800%
Ben A. Heinemann1$2k$2,280100%
Lloyd Tyler1$270$2700%
Dodge Factory1$210$2100%

4 of 4 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.

Ben A. Heinemann – Gadwall – 2025Ben A. Heinemann gadwallest. $600–$800$2,280

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatBen A. Heinemann gadwall brought 2.9× its high estimate ($2,280 against $800).

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.6 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.