On March 23rd, Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. conducted a small auction at the Great Lakes Decoy Collectors Show in Westlake, Ohio. The auction was unreserved and grossed $118,000 which was within the presale estimate. Top lot in the sale was a mallard drake by Charles Walker which sold over its estimate at $4,900. Jon Deeter and Zac Cote cataloged and ran the sale for Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. North Carolina auctioneer, Larry Carter did the bid calling for the sale.
Miniature redhead drake by Elmer Crowell
Miniature ruddy duck by Elmer Crowell
Ruddy duck by Frank Schmidt
Canvas over wood frame Canada goose by George Boyd
Swimming mallard hen by Jean Couret
Pair of pintails attributed to Tom Le Clair
Mallard drake by Charles Walker
Lot of 4 two-piece shotgun shell boxes, Peters Cartridge Company