Recaps / 2025
Guyette & Deeter, October 2025
49
Lots we tracked
$23k
Brought, including premium
12%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,440
Top lot — Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Mallard
49 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $23,340 including premium. 12% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.
Numbers computed from 49 reviewed lots
By maker in this sale
| Maker | Lots | Brought | Typical | Over high est. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Decoy Factory | 23 | $12k | $330 | 9% |
| George Strunk | 9 | $5k | $510 | 11% |
| R. Madison Mitchell | 5 | $1k | $270 | 0% |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | $1k | $690 | 50% |
| Bill Gibian | 2 | $1k | $525 | 50% |
| Rick Brown | 2 | $630 | $315 | 0% |
| Hurley Conklin | 2 | $600 | $300 | 0% |
| Ben Schmidt | 1 | $480 | $480 | 0% |
8 of 11 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.
Mason Decoy Factory pair of mallardest. $800–$1,200$1,440Worth knowing
- Biggest beatCharlie Joiner preening mallard brought 1.3× its high estimate ($660 against $500). The Mason Decoy Factory blue-winged teal was close behind at 1.3×.
- QuietGeorge Strunk — 9 lots, typical $510, 11% over high estimate.
Top lots
- 1Mason Decoy Factory Pair of Mallardest. $800–$1,200$1,440over estimate
- 2Mason Decoy Factory Mallard Drakeest. $1,000–$1,500$1,440
- 3Mason Decoy Factory Black Duckest. $1,200–$1,500$1,050under estimate
- 4Mason Decoy Factory Merganserest. $1,200–$1,800$990under estimate
- 5Mason Decoy Factory Mallardest. $1,200–$1,800$930under estimate
- 6George Strunk Brantest. $500–$700$900over estimate
- 7Mason Decoy Factory Blue-winged Tealest. $500–$700$900over estimate
- 8George Strunk Preening Mallardest. $600–$900$750
Makers in this sale
The written recap goes out by email after each sale.49 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.