November 7 & 8, 2012 - Easton, Maryland
Easton, Maryland - Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter's annual fall decoy auction was held November 7th & 8th in Easton, Maryland. The sale totaled more than $1.5 million dollars. Many who attended the sale also took time to enjoy the Easton Waterfowl Festival.
collectors. Bidding was strong with the auction grossing mid estimate at over $372,000.
The auction's top two lots include an Elmer Crowell plover at $103,500 and a Ward Brothers goldeneye hen at $80,500. Additionally 37 items sold for over $10,000.
This sale pushes Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter's all time sales over $138 million and furthers their position as the leading decoy auction house for both decoys and duck calls. Their next sale will be held in Charleston, South Carolina on February 15, in conjunction with the Southeastern Wildlife Expo. Investment quality consignments for this sale preferably from the Mid Atlantic region or the Carolinas, will be accepted until January 5 or until full. Space is very limited.
Blackduck by the Mason Decoy Factory
"Humpback" goldeneye hen by the Ward Brothers
Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
Canada goose by George Warin
Canvasback drake by Robert Elliston
Mallard drake by Charles Perdew
Mallard hen by Charles Walker
Mallard drake by Fred Allen
Mallard hen by Fred Allen
Dowitcher from the Rogers Rig
Dowitcher from the Rogers Rig
Golden plover by John Dilley
Eider drake from Monhegan Island, Maine
Miniature Canada goose by George Boyd
Folk art floor lamp
Miniature pintail drake by John Blair, Sr.
Miniature mallard drake by John Blair, Sr
Oldsquaw drake by Mark English
Full size curlew by Elmer Crowell
Preening blackduck by Oliver Lawson
Flying merganser drake by Delbert Hudson
Mallard drake by the Stevens Brothers
Bufflehead by the Stevens Brothers
Blackbellied plover by Elmer Crowell
Silhouette plovers by Elmer Crowell
Blackbellied plover by George Boyd
Yellowlegs
by George Boyd
Golden plover attributed to Joseph Lincoln
Pintail drake by Nate Quillen
Pair of canvasbacks by the Ward Brothers
Pintail drake by the Ward Brothers
Sleeping Canada goose by the Ward Brothers
Blackduck attributed to Arthur Cobb
Pintail drake by Ira Hudson
Brant by Nathan Cobb, Jr.
Canvasback drake by Lee Dudley
Swan by James Best
Black bellied plover from Accomack, Virginia
Dowitcher by John Dilley
Brant by Rowley Horner