Recaps / 2026

G&D Weekly — Guyette & Deeter

5
Lots we tracked
$4k
Brought, including premium
40%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,440
Top lot — Mike Borrett Ringneck

5 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,350 including premium. 40% 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.
Mike Borrett1$1k$1,4400%
Ward Brothers1$1k$1,320100%
Harry V. Shourds1$720$7200%
Ira Hudson1$660$660100%
Miles Hancock1$210$2100%

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.

Mike Borrett – Ring-necked duck – 2026Mike Borrett ringneckest. $1,000–$1,500$1,440

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatWard Brothers black duck brought 1.3× its high estimate ($1,320 against $1,000). The Ira Hudson canada goose was close behind at 1.1×.

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.