Recaps / 2026

Guyette & Deeter Second Quarter Super Sale 2026

189
Lots we tracked
$253k
Brought, including premium
46%
Sold over the high estimate
$8,760
Top lot — Ward Brothers Black Duck

189 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $253,050 including premium. 46% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 189 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Mason Decoy Factory26$34k$96027%
Ward Brothers25$68k$2,04068%
Oliver Lawson16$18k$96081%
George Strunk13$12k$72031%
R. Madison Mitchell12$9k$66050%
Mark McNair9$12k$84033%
Bill Gibian9$7k$75033%
Ira Hudson8$14k$1,03563%

8 of 33 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.

Ward Brothers – Black duck – 2026Ward Brothers black duckest. $1,500–$2,500$8,760

Worth knowing

  • Biggest beatCharlie Joiner miniature canada goose brought 6.0× its high estimate ($3,600 against $600).
  • QuietGrayson Chesser — 8 lots, typical $1,380, 100% over high estimate.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.189 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.