guyette and deeter

April 25 & 26, 2013 - St. Charles, Illinois

Pre Recession Enthusiasm and Pre Recession Prices at April Auction

St. Charles, Illinois - With a gross of $2.8 million this was our largest and most successful decoy auction since our November 2007 sale in Easton, Maryland. The number of lots selling for over $10,000 was 56, many of which were two and three times their estimates. Over ten world auction records for individual makers were established.

Gary Guyette and Jon Deeter attributed the results to high quality marketing, fresh to the market merchandise and Guyette, Schmidt & Deeter’s guaranteed condition reports (Not all decoy auction houses offer guaranteed condition reports).

The abundance of new buyers had a positive impact on bidding. They were in the audience as well as on the phone and online. Forty new buyers registered for our debut auction in Charleston, South Carolina in February of this year and they made their presence felt in St. Charles. New buyers combined with a strengthening economy made for a very successful event.

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(Prices Listed Include Buyer's Premium)


Preening scoter by Gus Wilson


Redhead by Harry V. Shourds
Sold for 2x Estimate


Oversize curlew by the Mason Decoy Factory


Hollow carved Canada goose from Long Point, Ontario
Sold for 2x Estimate


Mallard drake by Harry V. Shourds
Sold for 2x Estimate


Canada goose by John Blair, Sr


Widgeon by Ken Anger


Merganser drake by William Foster
World Auction Record for Maker



Brant by Harry V. Shourds
Sold for 3x Estimate


Whimbrel by Thomas Gelston


Black bellied plover by Luther Nottingham


Pair of greenwing teal by Charles Bergman


Pair of bluewing teal by the Evans Decoy Factory


Pair of mergansers by Thomas Gelston


Winchester "Cock of the Woods" Poster
World Auction Record for Poster


Sleeping redhead by Albert Laing
Sold for 2x Estimate


Running yellowlegs by Elmer Crowell


Black bellied plover by John Dilley


Canvasback drake by Joseph Sieger
World Auction Record for Maker


Brant by Jim Schmiedlin


Calling mallard hen by Horace Crandall
World Auction Record for Maker


Golden plover by John Dilley


Bluewing teal drake by Harvey Stevens


Preening mallard hen by Robert Elliston


Pair of bluebills by Charles Perdew


Leroy Leland shell box


E.K. Tryons Shell Box


Peters advertising sign


Winchester Arms advertisement


Peters shell Box


Robin Hood shell box


Swimming mallard by John Blair, Sr
Sold for 2x Estimate



Canvasback drake by Henry Ruggles
Sold for 6x Estimate
World Auction Record for Maker


Pair of mallards by Enoch Reindahl
World Auction Record for Maker


Pintail by Charles Walker
Sold for 2x Estimate
World Auction Record for Maker



Swan by James Best


Pair of mallards by Mitchell LaFrance


Curlew attributed to Nathan Cobb, Jr.


Old squaw by the Mason Decoy Factory


Wood duck drake by Marty Hanson
World Auction Record for Maker


Duck call by Charles Perdew


Duck call by Victor Glodo


Bluebill by Ferdinand Bach


Mallard hen Mandt Homme
Sold for 4x Estimate
World Auction Record for Maker


Swan by Reggie Birch
Sold for 3x Estimate
World Auction Record for Maker


Canada goose by John Reeves


"Ohio Blair" redhead
World Auction Record for Ohio Decoy


Brant by Rowley Horner
Sold for 3x Estimate


Mallard drake by Elmer Crowell


Canvasback drake by George Stevens


Brant by Lloyd Parker


Blackduck by the Ward Brothers


Canada goose by Harry V. Shourds
Sold for 2x Estimate


Pair of mergansers by Levi Rhodes Truex


Pintail hen by James Holly


Yellowlegs by Ira Hudson


Dowitcher by John Dilley


Yellowlegs by Harry V. Shourds


Yellowlegs by Ira Hudson


Widgeon drake by George Stevens
World Auction Record for Maker


Curlew attributed to Alonzo Foster


Trout spearing decoy by Charles Irwin


Robin Hood shell box


Championship shell box