Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter, September 2025
77
Lots we tracked
$152k
Brought, including premium
25%
Sold over the high estimate
$27,000
Top lot — Oliver Lawson Preening Pintail
77 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $151,890 including premium. 25% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 77 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 28 | $69k | $720 | 25% |
| R. Madison Mitchell | 9 | $3k | $270 | 0% |
| George Strunk | 5 | $3k | $480 | 0% |
| Ben Schmidt | 4 | $4k | $720 | 25% |
| Ward Brothers | 3 | $20k | $6,000 | 67% |
| George Boyd | 3 | $7k | $3,000 | 33% |
| Keyes Chadwick | 3 | $4k | $1,080 | 0% |
| Joseph Lincoln | 3 | $3k | $1,200 | 0% |
8 of 23 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.
Oliver Lawson preening pintailest. $5,000–$8,000$27,000Worth knowing
- Biggest beatOliver Lawson preening pintail brought 3.4× its high estimate ($27,000 against $8,000).
- QuietMason Decoy Factory — 28 lots, typical $720, 25% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Oliver Lawson Preening Pintailest. $5,000–$8,000$27,000over estimate
- 2Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Tealest. $8,000–$12,000$24,000over estimate
- 3Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Tealest. $2,500–$3,500$8,400over estimate
- 4Ward Brothers Canvasbackest. $4,000–$6,000$7,800over estimate
- 5Mason Decoy Factory Bluebillest. $3,000–$5,000$7,800over estimate
- 6Ward Brothers Black Duckest. $8,000–$12,000$6,000under estimate
- 7Ward Brothers Early Pintailest. $3,000–$5,000$5,700over estimate
- 8Mason Decoy Factory Redheadest. $3,000–$4,000$4,800over estimate
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.77 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.