Recaps / 2025

Guyette & Deeter, 11 Sep 2025

6
Lots we tracked
$3k
Brought, including premium
17%
Sold over the high estimate
$990
Top lot — Ben A. Heinemann Black Duck

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $3,120 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. Shourds2$630$31550%
Ben A. Heinemann1$990$9900%
Ken Anger1$570$5700%
Miles Hancock1$510$5100%
David W. Nichol1$420$4200%

5 of 5 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 – Black duck – 2025Ben A. Heinemann black duckest. $900–$1,200$990

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatHarry V. Shourds yellowlegs brought 1.1× its high estimate ($270 against $250).

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.