Sale Featuring Decoys and Sporting Art
July 25 & 26, 2017 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Guyette & Deeter, Inc. conducted annual summer decoy and sporting art auction on July 25 & 26 at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The auction grossed just under $2.25 million, with 28 lots selling for over $10,000 and 2 lots selling for over $100,000. The top decoy in the sale was a very important Canada goose by Charles Safford, which sold for $517,500, the 12th most expensive decoy ever sold at auction. An old squaw and greenwing teal by Joseph Lincoln were also highlights, selling for $143,750 and $74,750. The sale featured the collections of Jim Andrews, Jim Barthe, Dwight Belanger, William Berry & Pat Kalinsky, Peter Brown, Gene Carr, Ellen & Doug Miller, Harold O'Connor, Carl Olson, Denny Tracey, and the Vinal Collection.
Gary and Jon attributed the solid prices to Guyette & Deeter's guaranteed condition reports and a Buyer's Premium that has remained at 15%. Guyette & Deeter's next sale will be held in November in conjunction with the Easton, Maryland Waterfowl Festival. Quality Consignments accepted until September 10.
Old squaw, Joseph Lincoln
Full size yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell
Pair of bluewing teal, Ivar Fernlund
Canvasback, Ferdinand Bach
Robin snipe, Harry V. Shourds
Running plover, Elijah Burr
Pair of redheads, Markham Rig
Canvasack hen, Ward Brothers
Yellowlegs, Taylor Johnson
Merganser hen, Harry M. Shourds
Black duck, Enoch Reindahl
Muskie fish decoy from Lake Chautauqua
Goldeneye, Elmer Crowell
Pintail, Joseph Lincoln
Ruddy turnstone from Toronto Harbor
Pair of pintails, Charles Perdew
Robin snipe, Daniel Lake Leeds
Sandpiper, Elmer Crowell
Yellowlegs, Harry V. Shourds
Pair of mergansers, Clarence Earnst
Golden plover, Chauncey Wheeler
Redhead, Alain Macdonald
Bluebill hen, Ward Brothers
Bufflehead, Harry V. Shourds
Pair of redheads, Ivar Fernlund
Curlew, a member of the Leeds Family
Pair of bluebills, Walter Humphrey
Black bellied plover, Daniel Lake Leeds
Eider, Charles Jacobs
Two shorebird silhouettes, Elmer Crowell
Greenwing teal, Joseph Lincoln
Merganser from Long Island, New York
Full size yellowlegs, Elmer Crowell
Full size snipe, Elmer Crowell
Wood duck, Elmer Crowell
Miniature black duck, Elmer Crowell
Canada goose, Phinneas Reeves
Curlew, Daniel Lake Leeds
Pintail, Charles Walker
Kingfisher, Elmer Crowell
Fish Decoy, Frank Kuss
Canvasback, George Warin
Pair of bluebills, Richard Janson
Curlew from the Fox Rig
Merganser hen, Elmer Crowell
Shoveler hen, John Tornberg
Oil on canvas, Shang Wheeler
Duck call, Bill Clifford
Canada goose, Ira Hudson
Goldeneye hen, Elmer Crowell
Greenwing teal, Mason Decoy Factory
Bluebill, Ward Brothers
Black bellied plover, Harry V. Shourds
Duck call display, Bill Clifford
Bluebill, Elmer Crowell
Pair of old squaws, Steven Bedlam
Merganser, Gus Wilson
Duck call, Newt Rule
Scoter, Ward Brothers