Recaps / 2026

September 24 Weekly Online Auction 2026 — Guyette & Deeter

33
Lots we tracked
$22k
Brought, including premium
18%
Sold over the high estimate
$2,640
Top lot — Ward Brothers Mallard

33 lots we track crossed the block, bringing $22,110 including premium. 18% of the lots with an estimate beat the high number. The written recap goes out by email after each sale.

Numbers computed from 33 reviewed lots

By maker in this sale

MakerLotsBroughtTypicalOver high est.
Ward Brothers3$6k$2,5200%
Mason Decoy Factory3$4k$1,20033%
Miles Hancock2$900$4500%
George Strunk2$540$2700%
Bert Graves1$2k$2,1600%
Mark McNair1$1k$1,170100%
Bob White1$960$9600%
Charles Birch1$750$750100%

8 of 27 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 – Mallard – 2026Ward Brothers mallardest. $3,000–$5,000$2,640

Worth knowing

  • RecordHerb Miller — $510 is the highest price we have for the maker, passing $510 set in 7 Sep 2024. One of 2 maker records set in this sale.
  • Biggest beatCharles Birch goldeneye brought 1.5× its high estimate ($750 against $500). The Mark McNair yellowlegs was close behind at 1.3×.

Top lots

The written recap goes out by email after each sale.33 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.