guyette and deeter
Top 50 Sold

Top 50 Sold


Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction

RANK MAKER STATE DECOY AUCTIONEER DATE PRICE RECORD
1 Lothrop Holmes MA Red Breasted Mergaser Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-07 $856,000 Auction Record for any decoy/state of MA/Record for maker
2 A.E. Crowell MA Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November-06 $830,000 Auction Record for any shorebird decoy/Record for maker
3 A.E. Crowell MA Preening Pintail Drake Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-03 $801,500
4 A.E. Crowell MA Preening Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $684,500
5 A.E. Crowell MA Nesting Canada Goose House "C" July-09 $661,250  
6 A.E. Crowell MA Hissing Spread Wing Canada Goose Decorative Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-04 $605,000 Auction Record for any decorative carving
7 Unknown PA/MA Slot Neck Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-07 $553,600 Auction Record for an unknown carver
8 A.E. Crowell MA Preening Pintail House "C" July-09 $546,250  
9 Lothrop Holmes MA Ruddy Turnston Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $470,000
10 Thomas Gelston NY Preening Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November-06 $467,000 Auction Record for state of NY/Record for maker
11 William Bowman NY Hollow Carved Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $464,500 Auction Record for maker
12 Nathan Cobb, Jr. VA Hollow Carved Swimming Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-08 $457,000 Auction Record for state of VA/Record for maker
13 Lothrop Holmes MA Pair of Red Breasted Mergansers Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-03 $394,500
14 Nathan Cobb, Jr. VA Running Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November-06 $390,000
15 Mason Decoy Factory MI Premier Grade Wood Duck Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $354,500 Auctio Record for a Factory Made Decoy/State of MI
16 A.E. Crowell MA Dust Jacket Style Black Bellied Plover Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-04 $352,000
17 Unknown MA Running Sickle Billed Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc. July-97 $335,500
18 Clinton Keith MA Pair of Red Breasted Mergansers Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-06 $335,000 Auction Record for maker
19 A.E. Crowell MA Preening Pintail Drake House "O" July-86 $319,000 Same Decoy as #3 above
20 William Bowman NY Hudsonian Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $313,000
21 A.E. Crowell MA Dust Jacket Style Black Bellied Plover Guyette & Deeter, Inc.. April-04 $297,000
22 A.E. Crowell MA Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $291,000
23 Lee Dudley NC Ruddy Duck Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-08 $269,000 Auction Record for State of NC/Record for maker
24 Nathan Cobb, Jr. VA Running Curlew Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $258,000
25 Charles Perdew IL Sleeping Mallard Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $252,000 Auction Record for State of IL/Record for maker
96% by lot of the top 25 decoys ever sold at auction
97% by dollar value of the top 25 decoys ever sold at auction
26 William Bowman NY Tucked Head Lesser Yellowlegs Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $244,500
27 Nathan Cobb, Jr. VA Swimming Brant Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-04 $241,500
28 A.E. Crowell MA Feeding Dust Jacket style Black Bellied Plover House "S" May-05 $240,000
29 Unknown PA/MA Slot Neck Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $233,500
30 John English NJ Hollow Carved Pintail Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc. July-07 $225,000 Auction Record for State of NJ/Record for maker
30 Attr. Tom Wilson MA Feeding Willet House "DU" July-08 $225,000
32 A.E. Crowell MA Standing Blackduck House "C" July-08 $214,000 Auction Record for maker
32 Ira Hudson VA Red Breasted Mergaser Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $214,000 Auction Record for maker
32 A.E. Crowell MA Feeding Semi-Palmated Plover Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-07 $214,000
32 Bert Graves IL Pair of Oversized Hollow Carved Mallards Guyette & Deeter, Inc. July-06 $214,000 Auction Record for maker
32 John Blair, St. PA Hollow Carved Swimming Mallard Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-05 $214,000 Auction Record for State of PA/Record for maker
37 A.E. Crowell MA Standing Decorative Black Duck Copley Auction Company July-08 $214,000
38 A.E. Crowell MA Wood Duck Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $211,500
39 Joseph Lincoln MA Wood Duck House "B" May-86 $205,000 Auction Record for maker
40 A.E. Crowell MA Great Grey Heron Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Christie's January-07 $204,000
41 Harry V. Shourds NJ Hollow Carved Hissing Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-96 $203,500 Auction Record for maker
42 William Hart ONT Hollow Carved Hooded Merganser Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-05 $203,000 Auction Record for Canada/Record for maker
43 Harry V. Shourds NJ Hollow Carved Gull Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $200,500
44 Gus Wilson ME Preening Raised Wing Black Duck House "K" May-05 $195,500 Auction Record for State of ME/Record for maker
45 Nathan Cobb, Jr. VA Hollow Carved Swimming Canada Goose Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-93 $192,500 Same Decoy as #10 above
46 Hucks Caines SC Snakey Neck Mallard Guyette & Deeter, Inc./Sotheby's January-00 $189,500 Auction Record for State of SC/Record for maker
47 Thomas Chambers ONT Hollow Carved Wood Duck Guyette & Deeter, Inc. April-04 $187,000 Auction Record for maker
48 A.E. Crowell MA Running Curlew Decorative House "C" July-07 $186,500
49 Fred Nichols MA Greater Yellowlegs Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November-05 $181,000 Auction Record for maker
50 Joseph Lincoln MA Hooded Merganser Hen Guyette & Deeter, Inc. November-04 $181,000