Recaps / 2026

G&D Weekly — Guyette & Deeter

6
Lots we tracked
$5k
Brought, including premium
17%
Sold over the high estimate
$1,800
Top lot — Ira Hudson Merganser

6 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $4,740 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.
Ira Hudson2$3k$1,3350%
Corb Reed1$720$720100%
Benjamin Holmes1$570$5700%
Bob White1$510$5100%
Harry V. Shourds1$270$2700%

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.

Ira Hudson – Merganser – 2026Ira Hudson merganserest. $1,200–$1,800$1,800

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatCorb Reed bufflehead brought 1.2× its high estimate ($720 against $600).

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.