Recaps / 2026

Guyette & Deeter, May 2026

64
Lots we tracked
$37k
Brought, including premium
30%
Sold over the high estimate
$4,800
Top lot — Mason Decoy Factory Green-winged Teal

64 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $36,570 including premium. 30% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 64 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Mason Decoy Factory22$17k$46536%
R. Madison Mitchell13$4k$2700%
Ben Schmidt7$4k$42043%
George Strunk7$3k$5100%
Charlie Joiner5$3k$60060%
Oliver Lawson2$2k$1,065100%
Joseph Lincoln2$1k$63050%
Robert Capriola2$510$2550%

8 of 12 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 – Green Wing Teal – 2026Mason Decoy Factory green-winged tealest. $300–$500$4,800

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatMason Decoy Factory green-winged teal brought 9.6× its high estimate ($4,800 against $500).
  • QuietBen Schmidt — 7 lots, typical $420, 43% over high estimate.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.64 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.